Hush… : The Dangers of Silence in Academic Libraries
In Brief This article critiques the idea that civility rhetoric decreases workplace bullying or discrimination. We use Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to do a rhetorical... Read More
Spring Reading
It’s time for spring cleaning, and your editors here at In the Library with the Lead Pipe are cleaning out our bookmarks, bedside reading piles,... Read More
Recruiting and Retaining LGBTQ-Identified Staff in Academic Libraries Through Ordinary Methods
In Brief While the American academic library field works hard to include all patrons and materials that represent less dominant populations, it should be more... Read More
Nothing Tweetable: A Conversation or How to “Librarian” at the End of Times
In Brief In 2015, Joshua Finnell (JF) was appointed data librarian at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Shortly thereafter, in 2016, Lareese Hall (LH) was appointed... Read More
Sparking Curiosity – Librarians’ Role in Encouraging Exploration
In Brief Students often struggle to approach research in an open-minded, exploratory way and instead rely on safe topics and strategies. Traditional research assignments often... Read More
Updated Submission Guidelines for What We Publish
It’s been about a year since we updated our publication schedule, and we thought it a good time to revisit our submission guidelines and clarify... Read More
Social Media at The College of New Jersey Library
In Brief: This article discusses how and why The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Library decided not to develop library-specific social media channels and why... Read More
Liaisons as Sales Force: Using Sales Techniques to Engage Academic Library Users
In Brief Liaison librarians are assuming a wide variety of new roles that serve their institutions’ students, staff, and faculty. An essential foundation of these... Read More
Critical Pedagogy, Critical Conversations: Expanding Dialogue about Critical Library Instruction through the Lens of Composition and Rhetoric
In Brief: As interest among academic librarians in critical pedagogy has grown, discussions about this concept and its implications for librarianship have been richly expanding... Read More
Library Lockdown: An escape room by kids for the community
In Brief Hoping to bring the unexpected to Nebraska City, the Morton-James Public Library applied for an ALA Association for Library Service to Children Curiosity... Read More