This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Reclaim Your Inbox
In Brief: In this article, co-authors Lindsay Sarin and Erin Dorney experiment with managing email (testing three existing systems), explore the idea of managing communication... Read More
Editorial: Our Philosophies of Librarianship
In brief: Members of the Lead Pipe Editorial Board reflect on their own personal philosophies of librarianship in response to Emily Ford’s recent article. What... Read More
Editorial: Have We Changed the World Yet? (Oh, Just Wait)
In brief: It’s our birthday! As In the Library with the Lead Pipe turns four, the editors reflect on its evolution into an award-winning publication.... Read More
Running the Library Race
In Brief: This article draws a parallel between fatigued runners and overworked librarians, proposing that libraries need to pace work more effectively to avoid burnout.... Read More
And the Survey Says…
In Brief: The results are in for the In the Library with the Lead Pipe reader poll. Detailed results and sample responses for each question... Read More
“That’s how we do things around here”: Organizational culture (and change) in libraries
In the Library with the Lead Pipe welcomes a guest article by Jason Martin, Head of Public Services at Stetson University. Jason holds an Ed.D.... Read More
What do we do and why do we do it?
In Brief: The library community should develop a philosophy of librarianship. In order to do so the community should engage in a dialogue about what... Read More
Dynamic Duo: The Web Developer and the Public Services Librarian
By Eric Frierson When I undertook my first library website redesign a few years ago, I stumbled upon an ongoing culture clash in web-based industries between... Read More
The Ebook Cargo Cult
By Brett Bonfield Libraries created the present crisis in scholarly publishing, and we are creating a similar crisis now with our approach to ebooks. We... Read More
What Is Digital Humanities and What’s it Doing in the Library?
tl;dr – Libraries and digital humanities have the same goals. Stop asking if the library has a role, or what it is, and start getting... Read More