Killing Sir Walter Scott: A Philosophical Exploration of Weeding
In Brief: Weeding a library collection, while an absolutely essential part of collection management, is a much more complex issue than library literature—and library practitioners—would... Read More
An Interview with Steve Roggenbuck
In Brief: An interview with poet and blogger Steve Roggenbuck about publishing, social media, writing, and, of course, libraries. by Erin Dorney Introduction How many... Read More
Adventures in Rhetoric: The Traditional Library
In Brief: Librarians make frequent reference to “the traditional library” yet there is no accepted definition of the term. Responding to a debate that began... Read More
Becoming a Writer-Librarian
In Brief: This article offers a reflection on my pursuit to become a writer-librarian. In addition to participating in a professional writing program at my institution,... Read More
Open Ethos Publishing at Code4Lib Journal and In the Library with the Lead Pipe
In Brief: The library world is deeply entrenched in the open ethos, yet there are few examples of library publications that engage in open editorial... 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
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
In the Library with the Lead Pipe Reader Poll
This poll is no longer being monitored, but we left it available in order to make the results article make sense. We’d still like to... Read More
Out of the Library and Into the Wild
By Lana Mariko Wood Librarians and library school students have a lot to gain by sharing their skills with groups outside of the library, such as... Read More
Resilience vs. Sustainability: The Future of Libraries
by Karen Munro The New Status Quo Inside and outside of libraries, everybody is nervous about change. We use terms like “disruptive change” and “tipping... Read More