This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries, ICADL 2020, which was planned to be held in Kyoto, Japan, in November/December 2020, but it was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 10 full, 15 sho…
"Susan Orlean reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution--our libraries." "Orlean chronicles the LAPL fire and its aftermath to showcase the larger, crucial role that libra…
On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the Los Angeles Public Library. As the moments passed, patrons and staff outside of the building realized this was not the usual fire alarm. As one fireman recounted, "Once that first stack got going, it was 'Goodbye, Cha…
Partiendo del hecho de que en todas las épocas y civilizaciones el libro, como fuente de saber, ha debido luchar contra la intransigencia y la barbarie, el autor realiza un recorrido por la historia universal de la destrucción de los libros, pasto de la voracidad de los insectos…
"L'autodafé symbolique a commencé. La nuit tombe sur l'esprit. Une fournaise barbare s'élève dans le pâle horizon de la culture. Le papier brûle. Les livres brûlent. Nos livres. Nos bibliothèques, emportées par la Vague numérique. Sur leurs ruines, on construit des "'troisièmes …
"Explores the praxis, history and practice of reference librarianship in the context of social justice"--
"Explores the praxis, history and practice of reference librarianship in the context of social justice"-- "Reference work often receives short shrift in the contemporary discourse and practice of librarianship. Reference Librarianship & Justice: History, Practice & Praxis highl…
"Over the past fifteen years, librarians have increasingly looked to theory as a means to destablize normative discourses and practices with LIS, to engage in inclusive and non-authoritarian pedagogies, and to organize for social justice. "Critlib", short for "critical librarian…
"Over the past fifteen years, librarians have increasingly looked to theory as a means to destablize normative discourses and practices with LIS, to engage in inclusive and non-authoritarian pedagogies, and to organize for social justice. "Critlib", short for "critical librarian…
"Over the past fifteen years, librarians have increasingly looked to theory as a means to destablize normative discourses and practices with LIS, to engage in inclusive and non-authoritarian pedagogies, and to organize for social justice. "Critlib", short for "critical librarian…
"Over the past fifteen years, librarians have increasingly looked to theory as a means to destabilize normative discourses and practices within LIS, to engage in inclusive and non-authoritarian pedagogies, and to organize for social justice. "Critlib," short for "critical librar…
"Over the past fifteen years, librarians have increasingly looked to theory as a means to destabilize normative discourses and practices within LIS, to engage in inclusive and non-authoritarian pedagogies, and to organize for social justice. "Critlib," short for "critical librar…
"Over the past fifteen years, librarians have increasingly looked to theory as a means to destablize normative discourses and practices with LIS, to engage in inclusive and non-authoritarian pedagogies, and to organize for social justice. "Critlib", short for "critical librarian…
