Library Babel Fish

Thinking about the Third World Quarterly situation.

It's hard to learn when you can't go to a library, use the internet, and rely on volunteer teachers. But motivated people can do it, even when incarcerated.

I have no idea what a publication should do when it comes to comments, but it’s a fascinating problem.

When we say "everyone is welcome here" there's a self-excluding exception.

How are you addressing our changing information environment in your teaching? How do you make room for new realities and attendant controversies?

How can libraries enact their values in the wake of Charlottesville? Can we impart those values to our students?

In the wake of Elsesvier scooping up boxes of library work on open access with their acquisition of Bepress, I'm pondering why it hurts so much - and what's next.

It's either the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning.