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Wednesday, December 07, 2022
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Entrepreneurial Librarianship Is Alive and Well: The Entrelib Conference 2022
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by Dave Shumaker
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Entrepreneurial librarianship is going global and playing an ever-increasing role in library services. That was the overall takeaway from the 2022 Entrepreneurship & Libraries Conference (Entrelib or ELC International for short).
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The National FOI Summit 2022: Safeguarding the Right to Public Records
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by Kurt Brenneman
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From Oct. 18 to 20, 2022, the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC) presented the 17th annual National FOI Summit. This virtual summit was for everyone interested in freedom of information (FOI) and access to government records. Panelists included journalists, attorneys, academics, government officials, and citizens.
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The 30th Anniversary of Texting
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Chris Matyszczyk, contributing writer for ZDNet, shares texting data in "It's 30 Years Since the First Text. Here's How Far Civilization Has Fallen."
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Thoughts on Simon & Schuster From The Passive Voice
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The Passive Voice blog shared an article from Literary Hub titled "In Praise of the Worker-Owned Company (OR: What to Do About Simon and Schuster)."
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SAGE Debuts New Social Science for Social Justice Book Series
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SAGE will publish a new book series called Social Science for Social Justice that offers "a platform for emerging academics, journalists, and activists of color to address vital societal issues."
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The Latest News From Springer Nature
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Springer Nature announced that it is the first publisher to join the Generation Valuable mentoring program created by the Valuable 500, which "aims to develop the next generation of leaders with disabilities by matching a mentee with a member of its Executive team."
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Grolier Club Exhibit Shares the History of Books
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Jennifer Schuessler writes the following in "The 2,000-Year Story of Building the Book" for The New York Times: "'Building the Book from the Ancient World to the Present Day,' on view through Dec. 23, draws on the more than 100,000 items in the [Rare Book School's] teaching collection."
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Dark Patterns Deep Dive
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by Kelly LeBlanc
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In November 2021, Kelly LeBlanc wrote "The Magic of Dark Patterns: Can We Evade Their Trickery?" for NewsBreaks. Throughout 2022, she covered various dark patterns in depth for Information Today. The following are excerpts from her article series.
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