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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 approaches to librarianship and anti-marketisation of information is reflected not only in our subject matter but in our publishing model, our licensing model, and our organisational practices. We hope to...

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 library researchers is the survey. The authors of this article, all participants in the 2014 Institute for Research Design in Librarianship, recognize that there are sound reasons for using a...

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, we’re highlighting Ian’s recent piece on the ACRL Framework. In Brief: The recently adopted ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education has generated much critique and discussion, including...

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 on In the Library with the Lead Pipe in 2008 as a founding editor and author, despite hating to write. The prospect seemed too exciting to let my own dislike...

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 following interview transcript with digital humanities scholar Kathleen Fitzpatrick offers insight into her work and a discussion about the future of scholarly communication. An introduction has been added to the...

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 in early January, we’re sharing some of our favorite non-Lead Pipe articles, essays, speeches, or posts from the previous twelve months. By Editorial Board, Brett Bonfield, Cecily Walker, Ellie Collier,...

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 research methods and their relation to LIS. What is the context of these twentieth century methods and what might they mean to a librarian in the twenty-first century? Read along...

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 complementary aims: increasing and diversifying professional development; improving strategies and collaboration; fostering more innovation and start-ups, and encouraging LIS-related publishing and publications. In the Library with the Lead Pipe is...

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 process that dramatically cut turnaround times—from the point of ordering to the shelf—to under five days, all without increasing costs. This was accomplished by focusing on three areas: small-batch ordering,...

In Brief This article discusses the changing nature of animated Graphics Interchange Format images (GIFs) as a form of visual communication on the Web, and how that can be adapted for the purposes of information literacy and library instruction. GIFs can be displayed simultaneously as a sequence of comic book like panels, allowing for...

A radical publishing collective: the Journal of Radical Librarianship

#DitchTheSurvey: Expanding Methodological Diversity in LIS Research

Beyond the Threshold: Conformity, Resistance, and the ACRL Information Literacy Framework for Higher Education

A Conversation with Librarian-Editors

On Scholarly Communication and the Digital Humanities: An Interview with Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Editorial: These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things

Exploring Critical and Indigenous Research Methods with a Research Community: Part II – The Landing

Introducing Library Pipeline

Responsive Acquisitions: A Case Study on Improved Workflow at a Small Academic Library

Using Animated GIF Images for Library Instruction