open access – In the Library with the Lead Pipe

by Betsy Yoon Abstract/In Brief The term open has become a familiar part of library and education practice and discourse, with open source software being...

2022–01–19

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Are we walking the talk? A snapshot of how academic LIS journals are (or aren’t) enacting disciplinary values

By Rachel Borchardt, Symphony Bruce, Amanda Click, and Charlotte Roh In Brief The academic library field claims to value social responsibility, open access, equity, diversity,...

2019–02–20

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Care, Code, and Digital Libraries: Embracing Critical Practice in Digital Library Communities

In Brief In this article, the author explores the necessity of articulating an ethics of care in the design, governance, and future evolution of digital...

2018–07–25

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In Pursuit of Equity: Applying Design Thinking to Develop a Values-Based Open Access Statement

In Brief We wanted to rethink how our library supported open access, so we attempted to ask ourselves and our staff why they supported “open”...

2015–10–21

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A Critical Take on OER Practices: Interrogating Commercialization, Colonialism, and Content

Photo by Flickr user arbyreed (CC BY NC 2.0) In Brief Both Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Access (OA) are becoming more central to...

2015–04–08

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Randall Munroe’s What If as a Test Case for Open Access in Popular Culture

In Brief: Open access to scholarly research benefits not only the academic world but also the general public. Questions have been raised about the...

2015–03–25

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A radical publishing collective: the Journal of Radical Librarianship

In Brief: the Journal of Radical Librarianship is a new open-access journal publishing scholarly work in the field of radical librarianship. The focus on critical...

2014–09–10

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

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...

2012–12–12

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Open Ethos Publishing at Code4Lib Journal and In the Library with the Lead Pipe

In Brief: The library world is deeply entrenched in the open ethos, yet there are few examples of library publications that engage in open editorial...