In the Library with the Lead Pipe – Page 16 – An open access, peer reviewed journal

Photo by Flickr user Paulio Geordio (CC BY 2.0) In Brief: This article is the second and final installment of my research exploring critical and Indigenous research methods and their relation to LIS. What is the context of these twentieth century methods and what might they mean to a librarian in the twenty-first century? Read along...

In Brief: We’re creating a nonprofit, Library Pipeline, that will operate independently from In the Library with the Lead Pipe, but will have similar and complementary aims: increasing and diversifying professional development; improving strategies and collaboration; fostering more innovation and start-ups, and encouraging LIS-related publishing and publications. In the Library with the Lead Pipe is...

In Brief: Fast acquisitions processes are beneficial because they get materials into patrons’ hands quicker. This article describes one library’s experience implementing a fast acquisitions process that dramatically cut turnaround times—from the point of ordering to the shelf—to under five days, all without increasing costs. This was accomplished by focusing on three areas: small-batch ordering,...

In Brief This article discusses the changing nature of animated Graphics Interchange Format images (GIFs) as a form of visual communication on the Web, and how that can be adapted for the purposes of information literacy and library instruction. GIFs can be displayed simultaneously as a sequence of comic book like panels, allowing for...

In brief: Intellectual freedom and equal access to information are central to libraries’ mission, but libraries often fail to consider the intellectual freedom needs of teenage patrons, or lump teen patrons in with children in conversations of intellectual freedom. However, adolescence is developmentally distinct from childhood, and the freedom to access information of all kinds...

Editor’s note: On July 16th, 2014 we published Open Source Outline: Locating the Library within Institutional Oppression, where we discussed nina de jesus’s Outline for a Paper I Probably Won’t Write and called for authors to use her open source outline as the basis for an article of their own. We are pleased that nina herself and Joshua Beatty...

In brief: Lead Pipe is changing our licensing from CC-BY-NC to CC-BY. Here, we explain why. by Editorial Board, Brett Bonfield, Ellie Collier, Erin Dorney and Coral Sheldon-Hess In the Library with the Lead Pipe has, since we began publishing in 2008, been run by volunteers with a desire to spread ideas for positive change as...

by Ellie Collier and Editorial Board In the Library with the Lead Pipe is seeking applications for a Social Media Editor. This volunteer position will serve on the Lead Pipe Editorial Board for a two-year term of service. Lead Pipe is an open access, open peer reviewed journal founded and run by an international team...

by Editorial Board We’ve just finalized revamping our publication process documentation. Now that the new documentation is live we thought it was a good time to post another call for articles. What We Publish We publish high quality peer-reviewed articles in a range of formats. Whilst we are open to suggestions for new article types...

Exploring Critical and Indigenous Research Methods with a Research Community: Part II – The Landing

Introducing Library Pipeline

Responsive Acquisitions: A Case Study on Improved Workflow at a Small Academic Library

Using Animated GIF Images for Library Instruction

The Right to Read: The How and Why of Supporting Intellectual Freedom for Teens

Locating the Library in Institutional Oppression

Locating Information Literacy within Institutional Oppression

Editorial: Open for Business – Why In the Library with the Lead Pipe is Moving to CC-BY Licensing

Call for Social Media Editor

Call for Articles