Understanding library impacts on student learning
In the Library with the Lead Pipe is pleased to welcome guest author Derek Rodriguez. Derek serves as a Program Officer with the Triangle Research... Read More
Tangoing All the Way: Is Everything Negotiable?
By Brett Bonfield “Negotiation seems like dancing the Tango, two steps forward, two steps back and suddenly three surprising steps forward.” — Margot Wallström Smart,... Read More
A Short Distance Correctly: 13 Ways of (Not) Writing (Contrarian) Librarianship
by Leigh Anne Vrabel “It’s one of those things a person has to do; sometimes a person has to go a very long distance out... Read More
Revisiting the ALA Membership Pyramid
by Eric Frierson Introduction Almost three years ago, Emily Ford wrote a post on ALA’s membership pyramid. In this post, she commented on the need... Read More
What are Libraries For?
In the Library with the Lead Pipe welcomes guest author Hugh McGuire, the founder of LibriVox.org, the world’s most prolific publisher of audiobooks (all read... Read More
Collaborating with Faculty Part 1: A Five-Step Program
This is the first in a two-part series on librarian collaboration with faculty. Part 1 presents a five-step program for building collaborative relationships, while Part... Read More
Filter This
In the Library with the Lead Pipe welcomes Audrey Barbakoff, a librarian at the Milwaukee Public Library, and Ahniwa Ferrari, Virtual Experience Manager at the... Read More
On the Internet, with the Exploded Text
Looking at print books from a writer’s first-person perspective By Jessamyn West I wrote a book in 2009 and 2010. It’s getting published this year... Read More
Editorial: Lead Pipe Debates the Stealth Librarianship Manifesto
By Editorial Board, Ellie Collier and Brett Bonfield A few weeks ago John Dupuis, of Confessions of a Science Librarian fame, posted his Stealth Librarianship... Read More
Struggling to Juggle: Part-time Temporary Work in Libraries
By Emily Ford Several of my In the Library with the Lead Pipe posts have centered around work/life balance, or being happy and healthy in... Read More