Heterodoxy in the Stacks
HxL Substack, Kathleen McCook, S. Anderson, Sarah Hartman-Caverly, Michael Dudley, Robert Jensen, Craig Gibson, Caroline Nappo, Katelyn Golsby, Jonathan Lawler, Robert, Luc Lelievre, Kyle BrenemanIntellectual freedom, library neutrality, and libraries in democracy
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Writes Substack, "Ebla to E-Books: The Preservation and Annihilation of Memory. " Teaches "History of Books & Libraries" - School of Information, University of South Florida. (my views do not reflect those of USF )
Information ethicist, intellectual freedom scholar, librarian, (slow) runner. BA Anthropology, MS Library and Information Science, MS Information Systems
Canadian academic librarian at the University of Winnipeg; Master's degrees in Library and Information Studies and in City Planning.
Emeritus Professor in the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Texas at Austin and a founding board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center.
Professional library lover.
Jonathan Lawler an archivist and author passionate about political liberty, viewpoint diversity, and classical liberalism. Soli Deo gloria.
Writing about culture, politics, and performative activism. Reflecting on the state of things since October 7th.
Greetings from Canada! My background may be very similar to anyone else's. I grew up in poverty. Since my beginnings, I have only been a bookstore rat. I read relentlessly. Regards, Luc
I'm an academic librarian in Baltimore with another degree in cybersecurity. Deeply interested in the humanities, and still haven't decided what to focus on for a doctorate. Inept at distilling my individuality into a few sentences!
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