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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results27 Connexions Library1 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 23 Sources Library 2 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAlternative Library Literature 1986-1987 Berman, Sanford & Danky, James P. Book 1988 An anthology of writings about alternative literature and sources and producers of alternative literature, as well as about libraries themselves, and about what is happening within libraries to make t... Alternative Materials in Libraries Book 1982 Handbook with extensive bibliographies. What, where, how and why to buy Alternative and small press publications for libraries - also useful for individuals and bookstore. Amicus Website Service giving search access to over 30 million records from 1,300 Canadian libraries including Library and Archives Canada. Enables users to check library holdings, loan policies, homepages, etc., an... Bringing Books and Seeking Peace in Colombia: Bringing Peace to a Beleaguered Country Chelala, Cesar Unclassified 2014 A teacher, two donkeys, and a big pile of books are working to enrich the lives of the children in a small community in Colombia. Challenged Books List Article 2004 A partial list of books subjected to censorship attempts in Canada from the early 1980s to 2003. The Common Good Chomsky, Noam; interviewed by David Barsamian Book 1998 Interviews with Noam Chomsky on the U.S. and the world. Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 1 - Fall 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Culture Inc.: The Corporate Takeover of Public Expression Schiller, Herbert I. Book 1989 Schiller defends democratic expression and free access to information while demonstrating the ways in which public expression, public space, and public access to information are becoming increasingly ... Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper Baker, Nicholson Book 2001 Double Fold examines the preservation of books in United States libraries over the past 50 years. It details the libraries' "war" on books -- the alarming lack of preservation and the destruction of ... Leave the libraries alone. You don't understand their value. Pullman, Philip Article 2011 I love the public library service for what it did for me as a child and as a student and as an adult. I love it because its presence in a town or a city reminds us that there are things above profit, ... Library and Archives Canada Website Information about the collections and services of Library and Archives Canada, and direct access to a wide range of online resources. The Library at Night  Manguel, Alberto Book 2006 The Library at Night tells the story of the important role of libraries in human civilization and how books are an essential link between the individual and the world. Library of Congress World Wide Web site Website A gateway to massive amounts of information. Main site of the U.S. Library of Congress. The Loneliest Library in the World Sainath, P. Article 2014 At 73, P.V. Chinnathambi runs one of the loneliest libraries anywhere. In the middle of the forested wilderness of Kerala’s Idukki district, the library’s 160-books — all classics — are regularly borr... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 17, 2017: Collective Memory and Cultural Amnesia Diemer, Ulli Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Our society is obsessed with the short-term present. It devalues memory and the past. But there are those who do remember, and who work to preserve and share our collective memory. But they have to co... Red Menace #2: Volume 2, Number 1 - Summer 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 A Libertarian Socialist Newsletter The Secret Museum: Pornography in Modern Culture Kendrick, Walter Book 1988 Kendrick looks at the idea of pornography since the word was coined a century and a half ago, concentrating less on the books and pictures that have instigated battles over "pornography" than on what ... A Tale of Two Offices Farragher, Elaine Article 1977 Daily life and offices politics viewed through the experience of working in two libraries with very different management styles. Toronto Public Library Online Website An on-line catalogue of more than one million books, serials, government documents, maps, scores, sound recordings and other materials. Extensive Canadiana and Toronto and Ontario local history sectio... Towards a two-tiered knowledge society Harries-Jones, Peter Article 2015 On the Conservative government's actions to reduce Internet access and library access to a large portion of the population. Towns for People Worpole, Ken Book 1992 Examines the pressures, lifestyle changes, and social factors that contributed to the decline in urban public life in the late 20th century. You Can't Read This: Forbidden Books, Lost Writing, Mistranslations, and Codes Ross, Val Book 2006 Written for children ages ten and up, You Can't Read This explores the development of alphabets, the decoding of ancient languages, and censorship in Ancient Rome and modern America.
Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesRed Menace, The The online archive of the libertarian socialist newsletter The Red Menace. Articles on socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, h... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAutomated book-culling software drives librarians to create fake patrons to "check out" endangered titles Doctorow, Cory 2017 Two employees at the East Lake County Library created a fictional patron called Chuck Finley and then used the account to check out 2,361 books over nine months in 2016, rescuing the books from automa... Charles Darwin's Beagle library 1831 The voyage of the Beagle (1831-1836) was one of the most important scientific expeditions in history. On board was the young naturalist Charles Darwin. His investigations would change science and the ... The City in History Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects Mumford, Lewis 1961 Beginning with an interpretation of the origin and nature of the city, Mumford follows the city's development from Egypt and Mesopotamia through Greece, Rome, and the Middle Ages to the modern world. Finding Answers The Essential Guide to Gathering Information in Canada Tudor, Dean 1993 Outlines the essentials of how to find and use information.
For bibliomaniacs, there is no cure Literary hoarders were once seen as antiscocial but historians thank them now Berry, Lorraine 2017 An essayist looks into the curious pastime of book collecting, as well as her own lifelong passion to grow her collection. For the love of books: Mobile libraries around the world Mitchell, Charlotte 2018 A look at the people behind mobile libraries serving communities from Nigeria to the Netherlands. South Africa: Former Pharmacist Runs Children's Library Out of Shipping Container Chaballa, Jeanette 2017 Reporting on the work of Muzi Nkosi, a South African former pharmacist who runs a library for children. France’s libraries discovering a new lease of life beyond just books Potet,Frédéric 2015 Seminars, events and cafes are helping some formerly staid institutions reinvent themselves as social 'third spaces' beyond work and the home. History of the Book in Canada Volume Two: 1840 - 1918 Lamonde, Yvan, Fleming, Patricia Lockhart, Black, Fiona. A. 2005 The second of three volumes dealing with the history of publishing in Canada. Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries Johnson, Alex 2015 Improbable Libraries showcases a wide range of images and interviews with librarians who are overcoming geographic, economic, and political difficulties to bring the written word to an eager audience. Improbable libraries: unusual places to bury your head in a book Johnson, Alex 2015 Alex Johnson looks at the imaginative forms the modern library takes. An Intelligent Guide to Intelligent Research A review of The Oxford Guide to Library Research, by Thomas Mann Diemer, Ulli 2000 Review of the Oxford Guide to Library Research, a first-rate guide to how to think about research and how to formulate strategies for answering research questions. Intelligent Technologies in Library and Information Service Applications Lancaster, F.W., Warner, Amy 2001 A technical study, funded by the Special Libraries Association, surveying the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to library information service environments. A library without books? OSU and other universities purging dusty volumes Rubinkam, Michael 2018 A library without books? Not quite, but as students abandon the stacks in favour of online reference material, university libraries are unloading millions of unread volumes in a nationwide purge that ... Meet the man crowd-funding Gaza's first English library Gadzo, Mersiha 2017 Mosab Abu Toha, works to expand his collection of English books to create a public library that will enrich the lives and society within Gaza during the Israeli occupation. The Oxford Guide to Library Research Mann, Thomas 1998 An overview of little-known but powerful strategies used by librarians and information specialists, with clear explanations of fundamental methods searching.
The Web Library Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources Tomaiuolo, Nicholas, G. 2004 What is Distinctive about the Library of Congress In Both its Collections and its Means of Access to Them And The Reasons LC Needs to Maintain Classified Shelving of Books Onsite, And A Way to Deal Effectively with the Problem of "Books on the Fl Mann, Thomas 2009 The Library cannot solve its space problems by adoption of a "digital strategy"
without seriously damaging our larger mission to promote scholarship of unusual scope and
depth. If the Library’s own ... What is Going on at the Library of Congress? Mann, Thomas 2006 What is going on at the Library of Congress? Several recent decisions by the current LC
administration have produced firestorms of protest, both inside and outside the Library, that LC is abdicating ... Will Google's Keyword Searching Eliminate the Need for LC Cataloging and Classification? Mann, Thomas 2005 Google Print does not "change everything" regarding the need for professional cataloging and classification of books; its limitations make cataloging and classification even more important to research... World's oldest library reopens in Fez: 'You can hurt us, but you can't hurt the books' Shaheen, Kareem 2016 After years of restoration, the ninth-century Qarawiyyin library in north-eastern Morocco is finally set to reopen – with strict security and a new underground canal system to protect its most prized ... Zoia Horn, librarian jailed for not testifying against protesters Zoia Horn refused to testify against antiwar activists accused of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger. Egelko, Bob 2014 Zoia Horn refused to testify against antiwar activists accused of plotting to kidnap Henry Kissinger. From the Connexions ArchivesLibrary and Archives Canada / Canadian Acquisitions Division and Legal Deposit Office Organization All Canadian periodicals are required to file two copies of each issues with the National Library. The Red Menace A libertarian socialist newsletter Serial Publication (Periodical) 1975 Articles on topics such as socialism, Marxism, anarchism, work, popular education, organizing, wages for housework, Leninism, bureaucracy, hierarchy, jargon, prostitution, obscenity, science fiction, ... |
