Comments on: Aaron Swartz

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Links 11/3/2013: X Server 1.14, Red Hat Takes Over OpenJDK 6 | Techrights — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:25:22 +0000

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By: Brett Bonfield

Brett Bonfield — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:48:32 +0000

Thanks. This is one of those articles I knew could never be as good as I wanted it to be, but was worth writing anyway. I’m glad it worked for you (and, I hope, others as well) in the way I hoped it might.

By: Emily Ford

Emily Ford — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:45:30 +0000

I don’t know how you do it, but I truly enjoy reading anything you write, Brett. This particular article is heartfelt and sincere. Your timeline must have taken quite a bit of work, but it was worth it because it adds quite a lot of value in that we can better understand Aaron’s life and influence on our work as information folks. Thank you for this article–truly and sincerely.

By: Brett Bonfield

Brett Bonfield — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:29:19 +0000

Thanks for this comment, and for linking to your article. I liked it very much, and it informed my thinking, as did the articles you link to by librarians John Dupuis, Jonathan Rochkind, and Nancy Sims. And to that list, I would add posts by library folks Myron Groover, Eric Hellman, Ed Summers, and Jessamyn West, as well as a memory from Gabriel Farrell, and the conversations I had with colleagues, especially Alexia Hudson, who created the ALA Memorial Resolution for Aaron. And there are probably several I'm forgetting. I'm particularly pleased that you discussed computer access, and access to information, in academic libraries. I realize it's not an easy problem to solve, but that doesn't mean we can't figure out how to solve it.

By: Aaron Swartz and Too-Comfortable Research Libraries – Library Hat

Aaron Swartz and Too-Comfortable Research Libraries – Library Hat — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:56:31 +0000

[...] [Added] Bonefield, Brett. 2013. “Aaron Swartz” Accessed February 21. http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2013/aaron-swartz/ [...]

By: bohyunkim

bohyunkim — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:53:07 +0000

Thanks for writing this, Brett! I really appreciate the post and also you making available Swartz’s “Picking Winners” video. I think there will continue to be authors like Chomsky and DFW in the world Aaron tried to realize. It will actually be a better environment where information and knowledge are easier to access and more transparent, thereby encouraging more exchange of ideas and thoughts across different areas. But it will not come by itself and we will have to work for it. I wrote about academic libraries and Swartz’s legacy in ACRL TechConnect: http://acrl.ala.org/techconnect/?p=2823 and hope more librarians/libraries would start thinking about what we can do to free access to information and knowledge as much as possible. I love the part in which Swartz talks about the desire to represent his favorite books on the Internet. Libraries need to be able to connect with those sentiments and ideas from their patrons. Thx again for this beautiful post and sharing your correspondence with Aaron.