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Introducing the Association of Library Professionals' Statement on the Academic Freedom of Librarians
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The question as to whether or not librarians employed by colleges and universities should be granted academic freedom rights on par with those of regular teaching faculty has long been plagued wit...
Old News, Part Two
“Exterior view of the Boston Public Library,” by John Andrew, 1858. Founded in 1848, the Boston Public Library was the first urban free public library in the United States. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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Old News, Part One
“New York, New York. Newsroom of the New York Times newspaper. Reporters and rewrite men writing stories, and waiting to be sent out. Rewrite man in background gets the story on the phone from reporter outside,” by Marjory Collins, 1942; im...
Using Generative A.I. Responsibly in Writing
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The Challenge—and Opportunity
The rapidly-mutating world of Generative A.I. is changing professional practices and our daily lives in multiple ways, so much so that tracking changes or even bringing them to...
The Power of Clear Writing
In 1776, a short pamphlet changed history. Common Sense convinced many ordinary Americans that independence from Britain was not only possible but necessary. Around the same time, Benjamin Franklin used clear, practical writing to explain i...
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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. Experiencing Portland\ud83d\ude2c. Pro Somaliland!
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
Sesquicentennial Professor of Law, University of Richmond. Bloviates about intellectual property, consumer contracts, sports, and the occasional bird sighting.
Senior Research Manager at Apple | Former Professor and Dean | Startup Founder | Author
Mark Lenker is a Teaching and Learning Librarian and Associate Professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas Libraries and author of the essay collection The Human Relationship with Information (Routledge, 2026).
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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