New Grads, Meet New Metrics: Why Early Career Librarians Should Care About Altmetrics & Research Impact
In Brief How do academic librarians measure their impact on the field of LIS, particularly in light of eventual career goals related to reappointment, promotion,... Read More
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... Read More
On Scholarly Communication and the Digital Humanities: An Interview with Kathleen Fitzpatrick
In Brief: At Temple University Libraries (TUL), librarian Fred Rowland began conducting interviews and sharing them as streaming audio through TUL’s website in 2007. The... Read More
Two-way libraries, open catalogues and the future of sharing culture
In brief by Phil Minchin For various reasons, libraries have largely ignored the volume of new content whose creation has been enabled by the internet. We... Read More
A New Polemic: Libraries, MOOCs, and the Pedagogical Landscape
In Brief: The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) has emerged in the past few years as the poster child of the online higher education revolution. ... Read More
Aaron Swartz
In Brief:This article discusses Aaron Swartz’s life and legacy, especially his contributions to libraries. Via video, narrative, and archived email discussions, it conveys a sense... Read More
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... Read More
An Interview with Paul Ford and Gina Trapani
By Brett Bonfield Gina Trapani and Paul Ford are programmers, interface designers, authors, editors, and broadcasters. They are consistently involved in the kinds of projects that... Read More
Q&A: Lead Pipe on Professional Development
By Editorial Board This week, In the Library with Lead Pipe fields professional development and career questions from library school students at the University of North... 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