Librarianship at the Crossroads of ICE Surveillance
In Brief Information capitalism, the system where information, a historically, largely free and ubiquitous product of basic communication, is commodified by private owners for profit,... Read More
Consultants in Canadian Academic Libraries: Adding New Voices to the Story
In Brief The practice of hiring consultants in academic libraries is widespread, but research on the topic is not. We argue that this practice stems... Read More
When Does Burnout Begin? The Relationship Between Graduate School Employment and Burnout Amongst Librarians
In Brief Burnout issues are of increasing concern for many service professionals, including Library and Information Science (LIS) workers; however, the majority of articles addressing... Read More
Leading from the Center: Reimagining Feedback Conversations at an Academic Library
In Brief What if we brought the same compassion and learner mindset that we use with students to our interactions with colleagues? Inspired by change... Read More
Against medicine: Constructing a queer-feminist community health informatics and librarianship
In Brief Community health informatics (CHI) is rapidly developing as a field of library practice but remains constrained by unexamined definitions of “community”, “health”, and... Read More
Sliding Across the Database Divide with Proactive Chat Help
In Brief Proactive chat help has gained attention in academic libraries for increasing the number of questions from online users. Librarians have reported a significant... Read More
“All I did was get this golden ticket”: Negative Emotions, Cruel Optimisms, and the Library Job Search
In Brief Drawing from survey results and interviews with recent job seekers, this article investigates the effect behind defeatist attitudes, anxieties, resiliency narratives, and intimacies... Read More
Shifting the Balance of Power: Asking Questions about the Comics-Questions Curriculum
In Brief We shift the balance of power in this paper by discussing a particular library lesson, the Comics-Questions Curriculum, with some of the students... Read More
All carrots, no sticks: Relational practice and library instruction coordination
In Brief: This article explores the relational practices that comprise the feminized work of instruction coordinators in academic libraries. It is a continuation of research... Read More
New Hampshire Public Library Services for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
In Brief Domestic violence and sexual assault survivors experience unique information needs that can be answered through formal avenues such as a crisis center or... Read More