We love working on Lead Pipe just as much as you love reading it. Thanks for joining us & for the kind words. These are a few of our favorite tweets and mentions!
2016
- In the Library with the Lead Pipe was included in an article on the state of open peer review on ACRL.
- In the Library with the Lead Pipe was listed as an “EWOC to consider” in Ariadne.
2015
- “Our profession’s understanding of diversity is progressing, thanks to efforts of publications like In the Library with the Lead Pipe.” – Ione Damasco at #acrlny15
- “Randall Munroe’s What If as a Test Case for Open Access in Popular Culture” by Nancy Foasberg was selected as an editor’s choice at Digital Humanities Now.
- In the Library with the Lead Pipe was mentioned along with Library Juice Press, John Buschman, and #critlib regarding critical theory/pedagogy in an editorial by James Elmborg and Scott Walter in College & Research Libraries vol 76 (1).
- In the Library with the Lead Pipe was mentioned in the Journal for Radical Librarianship‘s first editorial.
2014
- “Ice Ice Baby: Are Librarian Stereotypes Freezing Us out of Instruction?” by Nicole Pagowsky and Erica DeFrain was reviewed by Jennifer Ann Bartlett for Library Leadership & Management (Vol 29, No 1).
- “Librarian, Heal Thyself: A Scholarly Communication Analysis of LIS Journals” by Micah Vandegrift and Chealsye Bowley was selected as the Library Link of the Day for May 4th; included in the London School of Economics & Political Science “Impact Blog” roundup on April 26th; and was selected as ‘Editor’s Choice’ for Digital Humanities Now on April 29th.
2013
- “What We Talk About When We Talk About Public Libraries” by Hugh Rundle was selected as the Library Link of the Day for November 4, 2013.
2012
- Awarded Best General Blog Award in the 2012 Salem Press Library Blog Awards: “In the Library with the Lead Pipe was a clear winner of the public vote as well as a favorite among this year’s judges, who appreciated the blog’s cast of diverse writers and wide range of topics and perspectives. In the words of one judge, “almost every post is gold.”” Salem Press: 2012
- Join us at ACRL 2013! Our Lead Pipe panel proposal titled “From the Periphery into the Mainstream: Library DIY culture(s) and the academy” was accepted for ACRL 2013. Hope to see you in Indianapolis this April!
- Anne Helen Petersen: “…In the Library with the Lead Pipe, an awesome open-access, peer-reviewed publication for hip librarians” celebrity gossip, academic style: August 29, 2012
- Barbara Fister: “…a blog that publishes substantial, sourced, peer-reviewed essays that are always worth reading…” Inside Higher Ed Library Babel Fish: August 28, 2012
- Paul Lai: “…check out Emily Ford’s new article “What do we do and why do we do it?”, a thoughtful argument for why librarians need to take a step back to articulate a philosophy of what we do in order to understand our work better.” Hack Library School: August 8, 2012
- Coral Sheldon-Hess: “In looking for some facts about the EL program, I found this really fantastic critique on In the Library with the Lead Pipe. It’s a couple of years old, and they have taken some of the suggestions to heart; for instance, there isn’t a lot of brainstorming about how to change ALA, anymore. Lots of other things still haven’t changed, though, so I would encourage you to read it if you’re thinking of applying for Emerging Leaders.” Web Librarian — A newish librarian’s view of the world: July 20, 2012
- Ben Hassenger: “This is one of the better articles I’ve found about teaching via video and other remote means, with many good tips. https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2009/learning-to-teach-through-video/. One of the things I like about this article is how it talks about how to keep things simple and not give too much information at once, which will overload the student.” Ben’s Edublog: July 18, 2012
- Angela D. Rathmel: “First up, Brett Bonfield of ITLWLP https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2012/the-ebook-cargo-cult/ . Fear not the seemingly tired topics of ‘scholarly publishing crisis, e-books, and library core values’ upon which this particular post expounds. Bonfield gives a most clear, well paced, and relevant discussion, outlining the currently available and ideal purchase/license models in a nifty table and a brief discussion of each” desperately seeking truthbrarian: July 11, 2010
- Carrie Moran: “I just read an excellent blog post about community college librarianship that I’d highly recommend to anyone in this field or anyone considering it.” Digital Carrie: June 6, 2012
- Jami Bryan: “Over at In the Library with the Lead Pipe, Kim Leeder wrote a wonderful post that takes on the issue of “snobbery” towards community colleges. Kim writes: “If you look down on community colleges, consciously or unconsciously, you may be surprised to learn that community colleges don’t look up at you. Faculty, staff, and students are proud of their colleges and their accomplishments.” Yes. Exactly this.” View from Beyond the Stacks: June 4, 2012
- Cheryl LaGuardia: “I’d like to give a big shout out about this post, ‘Consensus Decision-Making and its Possibilities in Libraries,’ by Emily Ford on the wonderful In the Library with the Lead Pipe blog.” Library Journal Reviews: January 25, 2012
2011
- Robin Hastings: “Besides having one of the best blog titles EVAR, In the Library with the Lead Pipe also has some of the most thought-provoking, long-form blog posts out there.” a passion for ‘puters: April 21, 2011
- Karen Munro: “If you don’t know Lead Pipe, it’s a terrific blog edited by a great group of folks. The posts are substantial and peer-reviewed, and always thought-provoking. It’s definitely a good blog to put on your RSS feed (if it’s not already there.)” Karen Munro, Learning Librarian: August 25, 2011
- Meredith Farkas: “Every semester my students seem about 50-50 split on whether In the Library with the Lead Pipe is a fantastic blog or way-too-long journal articles pretending to be blog posts. To each his own. Not everyone is going to like your writing. And if you’re not a long-form writer, don’t try to be. But I personally think blogs like In the Library with the Lead Pipe and Library Babelfish offer such valuable food for thought. I usually have to save their posts until I really have time to digest them, but they’re so worth the wait.” Information Wants To Be Free: July 19, 2011
2010
- Michael Stephens: “In the Library with the Lead Pipe is one of my favorite blogs. The writing is peer-reviewed, balanced and well-reasoned.” Tame the Web: November 20, 2010
2008
- Jessamyn West: “One of the online things I’ve been reading has been the group library blog In the Library with the Lead Pipe. It’s a long-form blog by six authors that gets to go a little more in-depth into library issues than your average blog. Recent posts I’ve enjoyed include this look at the idea of universal catalogs and this look at how to make bibliographic instruction “sticky” (memorable). The thing I like about this blog is that in addition to having really good writing and heaps of links to more information, the authors actually comment on each other’s posts so that you get more of a sense of the authors’ perspectives and also some built-in discussion at the end of nearly every essay. This is one of my favorite new blogs of 2008.” librarian.net: December 9, 2008
- Peter Bromberg: “ITLWTLP offers a superb and accomplished roster of authors, a truly engaging design (courtesy of Derik Badman), and a quality of writing that’s going to knock our socks off…” Library Garden: October 8, 2008