This week, the ALA and libraries in many places are celebrating Banned Books Week. It’s a wonderful idea, and something I am proud of my profession for – the active advocacy on behalf of our right to free speech here in the United States.
Archive for September, 2010
September 30, 2010
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Banned Books Week
By Jason W. Dean in American Library Association, Culture, Librarianship, Library, Library Advocacy, Library History
September 29, 2010
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New Yorker iPad App
By Jason W. Dean in Apple, Digitization, iPad, Librarianship, Library, Periodicals, Personal, Reading, Technology, The New Yorker, UpdatesAfter months of patiently waiting and hoping… The New Yorker iPad app has finally arrived! It even includes a great intro video:
September 28, 2010
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How to Open a New Book
By Jason W. Dean in Books, Culture, Digital Citizenship, Digital Libraries, Digitization, Library, ReadingThis has been floating around the internet for a while, and I’d like to share with you some thoughts about the image and why it has such interest now. First, though, here’s the graphic:
September 28, 2010
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Autumn Has Arrived
By Jen Dean in Personal, UpdatesMy favorite season is officially here, dear readers. As of September 22nd, my dreams of pumpkin patches, falling leaves, and once again making homemade chili will soon become a reality.
September 27, 2010
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The Privatization of Public Libraries
By Jason W. Dean in Librarianship, Library, Library AdvocacyI was going through my Google Reader feed recently when I came across
