For anyone who has ever contemplated the “cheeseburger in the library” dilemma [summed up thusly “If we’re just going to be everything the patrons want, why not serve cheeseburgers with our books and DVDs?”] you will enjoy
Barbarians at the Gates of the Public Library: How Postmodern Consumer Capitalism Threatens Democracy, Civil Education and the Public Good. I’m about on Chapter 5.
Author: jessamyn
DebW in Gawker!
So nice to see my long-time e-colleague Deb Wassertzug looking lovely and interviewed in Gawker. [thanks all]
the USAPA “a long bill”
Well, looks like someone else got to hear Kerry mention the USA PATRIOT Act, John Perry Barlow.
DoJ prints almost retraction
If you were a government depository library that destroyed those DoJ documents when they asked you to, and then they changed their mind, and now you’d like fresh copies, there’s a page up on the DoJ web site where you can order them. In case you were wondering what all the hubbub is about forfeiture lately, this site will give you an activist overview of the controversy.
librariansforbush
Tired of librarians talking about the USA PATRIOT Act? Then you both will and will not like Librarians For Bush which does talk about USAPA a lot, but from a different perspective.