Episodes
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
010 - Information Shitteracy
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
This week we’re talking disinformation and misinformation. Also we feature a new segment!
Diary of a wimpy kid getting arrested
Santa Monica Library Branch to Reopen Under Self-Service Model - SM Mirror
Moving Forward, critically (handbook): Critical Disinformation Studies
librarypunk on twitter.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
009 - Movie time
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
This week we talk about library worker representation in media! Movies, webcomics, TV, and more!
Perceptions of a Profession: Librarians and Stereotypes in Online Videos
16 Great Library Scenes in Film
Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian
Cover image: "Day 12 - Jan 12: Madame Librarian" by Paul Howard Photo is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
008 - Making spaces
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
Sunday Apr 11, 2021
This week we’re joined by temporary replacement Jay, Peter Woods, to talk about makerspaces, Maker (™) movements, gender, and education. We also get into who would be the best nu-metal library rockstar.
You can follow Peter on Twitter at @PeterJWoodsPhD. His DIY Peloton stream https://www.twitch.tv/xpelotonx.
(PDF) (Re)making Whiteness: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Equity-Based Maker Literature
Articles Peter referenced:
Funds of knowledge and discourses and hybrid space
Creating Hybrid Spaces for Engaging School Science Among Urban Middle School Girls
Stem-Rich Maker Learning: Designing for Equity with Youth of Color
Weird makerspace cult Jay wanted to talk about https://lassonde.utah.edu/studios/
Image credit: "Milwaukee Makerspace at the 2011 Frolics Parade" by plural is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
007 - Transmorpher Agreements
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
Saturday Apr 03, 2021
CONTENT WARNING: We briefly mention events at Charlottesville during Unite the Right.
We are joined by Dave @saggiotipo to talk about so-called transformative agreements. What are they? How to they affect everything in the library? We get into the specifics of the University of California deal (as far as we have them).
Read Dave’s musings prior to the UC announcement here: https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:35125/
Ginny Steel criticism in 2016: https://www.library.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/Ginny-Steel_open-letter_OA2020-PIF_October-2016_0.pdf
Full UC MOU with Elsevier here: https://ucsf.app.box.com/s/gb2zj4dmk3h11p4munjvt9gsvtxr84qw
And UC’s description of their deal: https://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/uc-publisher-relationships/elsevier-oa-agreement/#basics
We also answer a superfan’s question! So keep writing in on Twitter @librarypunk.
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
006 - Commulism
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
This episode we are joined by Sam Popowich to talk about ideology, specifically the liberal kind, and how it permeates libraries and library workers. We also talk dual power, and ask if libraries would exist after the revolution? Plus we finally talk about anime again.
Buy Sam’s book: Confronting the Democratic Discourse of Librarianship: A Marxist Approach.
Follow Sam on Twitter, @redlibrarian
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Sunday Mar 07, 2021
005 - career>path ft. Luisa Díez
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
CONTENT WARNING: We discuss stories of people involved in 9/11 and its aftermath.
We’re joined by anthropologist Luisa Díez to talk about labor in museums and libraries, navigating college, winding career paths, and specifically the 9/11 museum where Luisa worked for six years. Luisa and Carrie also get into what makes a good museum experience.
Follow Luisa at @luisadieznuts on Twitter and her podcast Why You Mad.
Warm up article: https://themarkup.org/news/2021/03/02/major-universities-are-using-race-as-a-high-impact-predictor-of-student-success
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
004 - copywrong - fair use edition
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
Sunday Feb 28, 2021
It's Fair Use Week! We talk about copyright, music, movies, and gay porn. Find out what AFAB really means, how to behave in Kmart, and why library workers are not cops.
Is This Beverly Hills Cop Playing Sublime's 'Santeria' to Avoid Being Live-streamed?
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
003 - LearningAnalytics.js
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
Sunday Feb 21, 2021
We're joined by Dorothea Salo to talk about learning analytics! Learn more about the Data Doubles project at https://datadoubles.org
Add your pay: https://bit.ly/libsal
THE BIO BUTTON: https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-surveilled-student
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
002 - open.access
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
This episode we talk about butts, boob windows, and open access.
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
001 - Pr1va-C
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Welcome to the premiere of the top rated library worker podcast! We talk about privacy, vendor agreements, and fascism.