Library Babel Fish

I've started a list of tacit knowledge many of us have about information based on experiences that our students haven’t had.

By Barbara Fister

All libraries face a certain amount of conflict over weeding. But weeding is just one aspect of a broader struggle over books.

By Barbara Fister

Whenever I hear some official reassure us that “ordinary Americans have nothing to fear,” I start to worry.

By Barbara Fister

Open access publishing has been gaining ground. I thought it would be instructive to talk to Doug Eyman, editor of Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, & Pedagogy - which has been exploring the potential of open access web-based publishing since 1996.

By Barbara Fister

I have never taken to calling people who use libraries “customers.”

By Barbara Fister

Let's end the tyranny of the impact factor.

By Barbara Fister

Aaron McCullough and Meredith Kahn answer questions about an innovative new imprint at Michigan Publishing.

By Barbara Fister

The Supreme Court’s ruling last week that states can limit Freedom of Information Act requests to residents of those states is troubling.

By Barbara Fister