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
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... Read More
#DitchTheSurvey: Expanding Methodological Diversity in LIS Research
Survey rating scale: In Brief: Recent content analyses of LIS literature show that, by far, the most popular data collection method employed by librarians and... Read More
Beyond the Threshold: Conformity, Resistance, and the ACRL Information Literacy Framework for Higher Education
Throwback Thursday for July 16, 2015: In the Library with the Lead Pipe welcomes Ian Beilin to our Editorial Board! In honor of Throwback Thursday,... Read More
A Conversation with Librarian-Editors
In brief: Ellie Collier interviews several librarian-editors about the publishing process, with a focus on “call for chapters” style books. By Ellie Collier Introduction: I began working... 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
Editorial: These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things
In our last editorial of the year, the In the Library with the Lead Pipe Editorial Board is looking back at 2014. As we did... Read More
Exploring Critical and Indigenous Research Methods with a Research Community: Part II – The Landing
Photo by Flickr user Paulio Geordio (CC BY 2.0) In Brief: This article is the second and final installment of my research exploring critical and Indigenous... Read More
Introducing Library Pipeline
In Brief: We’re creating a nonprofit, Library Pipeline, that will operate independently from In the Library with the Lead Pipe, but will have similar and... Read More
Responsive Acquisitions: A Case Study on Improved Workflow at a Small Academic Library
In Brief: Fast acquisitions processes are beneficial because they get materials into patrons’ hands quicker. This article describes one library’s experience implementing a fast acquisitions... Read More