Radical Militant Librarians Then & Now
Co-presenter:
Mitch Freedman
Event:
Rutgers LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association) Colloquium
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Radical Reference: Librarian and Open Source Developer
Co-presenter:
Eric Goldhagen
Event:
Rutgers LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association) Presents
Abstract:
- how reference is delivered online and in the street
- its bibliographic instruction program
- international online collaboration
- the free/open source tools used for content management and organizational coordination
- why librarians should care about software licenses
- the Library Education Forum to be held on March 11 in NYC
Presentation:
Communication Skills for Library Managers class, "Do What You Do, Not What I Say."
Event:
Pratt Institute Management Class
Presentation:
Locating the Disconnected: Zines in Academic Libraries
Co-presenter:
Jennifer Gilley
Kayo Denda
Sharon Ladenson
Event:
National Women's Studies Association conference
Abstract:
As the explosion of feminist knowledge production of the last 40 years encounters the expansive potential of the digital age, the outlook for ease of access to women’s studies research materials seems bright indeed, but the picture is not an uncomplicated one. This panel will explore the most pressing issues facing the future of women’s studies information-seeking. Issues specifically considered are 1) the creation of an ontology, or common vocabulary for researchers, that could make searching for feminist materials uniform and effective over many databases, and 2) the importance of collecting and providing access to zines and other alternative materials.
Presentation:
Fact Up: Fact Checking and FOIA
Co-presenter:
Dena Marger
Event:
National Conference on Organized Resistance 2006
Abstract:
This workshop gives marginalized media some of the same tools available to their mainstream counterparts. Whether they use them effectively or not, corporate journalists have access to fact checkers and news libraries. FOIA, the Freedom of Information Act is a powerful tool that forces federal agencies to disclose requested records. Radical Reference librarians will teach attendees how to do access and report important information themselves. Radical Reference is a collective of volunteer library workers who believe in social justice and equality.
Presentation:
Radical Reference and Zines: Activist Librarianship at Your library, Online, and in the Street
Event:
LACUNY
Abstract:
This presentation focuses on expanding library services for activists and independent media makers, especially youth. Specifically the volunteer organization Radical Reference and the zine collection at Barnard College will be discussed.
Radical Reference is a collective of volunteer librarians who support activist communities, progressive organizations, and independent journalists by providing professional research support, education, and access to information. Zines are self-publications with roots in American revolutionary war pamphlets and science fiction fanzines. How do these new initiatives support the mission of urban librarianship in a public higher education setting?
Presentation:
Research Like a Librarian
Co-presenter:
Julie Crawford Tozer
Event:
Grassroots Media Conference, 2006
Presentation:
What Is Librarianship and What Does a Librarian Need to Know?
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Event:
Forum on Education for Librarianship
Ask a Zine Librarian
Co-presenter:
Event:
Boston Zine Fest
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Presentation:
Open Source Software and Community Activism: The Radical Reference Model
Co-presenter:
Eric Goldhagen
Event:
National Conference on Organized Resistance 2007
Abstract:
What do people mean when they say "free software"? What do we lose as a movement when we make decisions to use tools that are developed by profit-centric corporations? What community-centric alternatives exist?
In answering the above questions, we will give an accessible history of Free/Open Source software, including touching on licensing and copyright issues and then applying them to an activist community project, Radical Reference. This is a discussion for activists that use the internet as well as those that consider themselves to be techies.