Stories of 2011: One Person’s (My) Adventures in Growing a New Academic Library
by Kim Leeder It’s official: we’ve entered the holiday season. Thanksgiving (and Black Friday) are safely behind us and the party invitations are beginning to... Read More
Editorial: Occupy Librarianship: 5 Variations on a Theme
by Kim Leeder and Editorial Board Introduction Over the past few months, several of us at Lead Pipe have been watching the Occupy Wall Street... Read More
(The Universal Interrogative Participle)* is going on with the Authors Guild?
* by Emily Ford The Authors Guild won’t give up. Their settlement agreement with Google Books was rejected by Judge Chin on March 22nd and... Read More
Is the United States Training Too Many Librarians or Too Few? (Part 1)
by Brett Bonfield For new library school graduates, or for more seasoned librarians ready for a change, entering the job market can be an intimidating,... Read More
Editorial: Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
By Editorial Board, Ellie Collier and Brett Bonfield We at Lead Pipe have had so much going on with us individually and as a collective... Read More
Resilience vs. Sustainability: The Future of Libraries
by Karen Munro The New Status Quo Inside and outside of libraries, everybody is nervous about change. We use terms like “disruptive change” and “tipping... Read More
Leading with Heart
by Eric Frierson Introduction There are sections of the bookstore many people don’t want to be seen in. For me, it’s the business section. Every... Read More
Are You Reading YA Lit? You Should Be.
by Gretchen Kolderup I’m a young adult librarian, but I didn’t read young adult lit when I was a teen myself. I was a precocious... Read More
Collaborating with Faculty Part 2: What Our Partnerships Look Like
This is the second in a two-part series on librarian collaboration with faculty. Part 1, published on April 7, 2011, presents a five-step program for... Read More
TAKE ACTION NOW! Becoming a Legislative Advocate for Libraries
by Emily Ford Introduction If you work in a library, chances are you’ve seen or heard calls for you to become a library legislative advocate.... Read More