A Genealogy of Refusal : Walking away from crisis and scarcity narrativesMain MenuCrisis narratives frame our responseBartleby at the WallHow can fiction and popular culture inform the way we promulgate or refuse crisis & scarcity narratives in librarianship?Proud Descendants who "Prefer not to"Some recent gems from Bartleby's lineageA Kinship Diagram of Workplace RefusalSatire is richComedic instances of workplace refusal are especially powerfulDark side of parodyMore SatireWhen Expectations Cross the lineWhy don't librarians "Just say No"?Do we prefer to suffer in silence because its a vocation and not "just a job"Feminized LabourSaying Yes all the TimeSuperhero LibrariansIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a librarian!I am not your heroMurderbot: the alternate patron saint for librariansThe invocation of crisis narratives is relentlessNo individual solution to our problemsDebunking myths that hold us back to enable collective ways of moving forwardWhat refusal can we take up?A Cosmic GiftManifest NOBecoming fluent in hearing and saying NoAsset FramingBibliographyWorks cited, featured, mentioned and consulted for Genealogy of Refusal projectGlossary of Key ConceptsMultiple PathsA compendium of paths through the Genealogy of Refusal content: a choose-your-own-adventure approach to this companion piece.We welcome contributionsLearn how to contribute to this projectAbout the AuthorsNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3Mikala Narlockdb843c923469f0dadab98d57ee053b00c88a64b1Kim Stathersb8f352d1ce6eb714d5242702eaa05362c8eae357Multimedia project for the The Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship Special Issue on Refusing Crisis Narratives
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12021-03-10T15:51:04-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Common Ground9Common Ground by Charles Luna (2013 Painting - Oil On Canvas)plain2021-03-10T15:56:05-08:002013There is a danger to our humanity when we choose to substitute simulated social interaction for direct social interaction especially in situations where we have an option not to.Charles Luna . All Rights ReservedCharles LunaPainting - Oil On CanvasNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:46:04-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street8Melville, Herman. 1853. Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11231 "Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 issues of Putnam's Magazine. In the story, a Wall Street lawyer hires a new clerk who, after an initial bout of hard work, refuses to make copies or do any other task required of him, with the words "I would prefer not to".plain2021-04-15T11:19:30-07:001853Melville, Herman. 1853. Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11231bookMelville, HermanKim Stathersb8f352d1ce6eb714d5242702eaa05362c8eae357
12021-03-31T12:45:55-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Beyond books: Librarians on front line of opioid crisis7County librarians are finding themselves responsible for responding to overdosesmeta2021-04-12T13:55:41-07:0007/19/2017National Association of Counties news article about how librarians are finding themselves responsible for responding to overdoses and The American Library Association is working to create a guide for librarians on how to recognize opioid use and how to address it.Barton, Mary Ann. 2017. “Beyond Books: Librarians on Front Line of Opioid Crisis.” NACo. July 19, 2017. https://www.naco.org/articles/beyond-books-librarians-front-line-opioid-crisis.webpageBarton, Mary AnnAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-10T15:11:49-08:00AnonymousClerks film clip7Kevin Smith. 1994. Clerks Movie CLIP - We’re So Advanced.plain2021-03-10T15:18:03-08:001994Kevin SmithBrian O'HalloranJeff AndersonNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12020-12-07T12:18:05-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Bartleby Owl6Bartleby for a Critical Inquiry Classplain2020-12-07T12:22:00-08:00MimixMokNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
1media/librariannotnationalguard_thumb.png2020-12-13T20:29:01-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22I'm a librarian not a member of the National Guard or FEMA6Panel from Librarians of the World Unite!media/librariannotnationalguard.pngplain2021-04-14T14:27:46-07:00June 17, 2020Anonymous (2020) Librarians of the World Unite! The Nib, https://thenib.com/librarians-of-the-world-unite/Kim Stathersb8f352d1ce6eb714d5242702eaa05362c8eae357
1media/COWLMotivation_thumb.png2021-03-08T07:19:12-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22COWL Illustration5C.O.W.L. The Chicago Organized Workers League C.O.W.L. Principles of Power Chapter 1 Motivationmedia/COWLMotivation.pngplain2021-04-15T13:21:34-07:0005/01/2014ComicImage Comics, Inc.Kyle HigginsAlec SiegelRod ReisAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:46:02-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22A Paradise Built in Hell : The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster5The most startling thing about disasters, according to award-winning author Rebecca Solnit, is not merely that so many people rise to the occasion, but that they do so with joy. That joy reveals an ordinarily unmet yearning for community, purposefulness, and meaningful work that disaster often provides. A Paradise Built in Hell is an investigation of the moments of altruism, resourcefulness, and generosity that arise amid disaster’s grief and disruption and considers their implications for everyday life. It points to a new vision of what society could become-one that is less authoritarian and fearful, more collaborative and local.plain2021-04-12T14:42:07-07:0008/31/2010Rebecca Solnit. 2010. A Paradise Built in Hell : The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster. Penguin Books. http://rebeccasolnit.net/book/a-paradise-built-in-hell/.bookRebecca SolnitAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-02-14T14:43:51-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Failure is an Option5Fall 2020 Jacobin coverplain2021-04-12T14:42:44-07:002020“Failure Is an Option.” Jacobin, no. 39. https://www.jacobinmag.com/.Mark Pernice10/01/2020Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
1term2021-03-31T12:45:59-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Constructing Crisis: Leaders, Crises and Claims of Urgency4There is no such thing as a crisis. Rather than an actual, corporeal thing, a crisis is a claim asserted from a position of power and influence, intended to shape the understanding of others. A constructed crisis by a leader may or may not be legitimate, and, legitimate or not, the content of a claim alone does not determine whether people decide to believe it. Rather than viewing crises as the result of objective events, Spector demonstrates that leaders impose crises on organizations to strategically assert power and exert control. Interpreting crisis through a critical lens, this interdisciplinary book encompasses not just management and organizational literature, but also sociology, history, cognitive science, and psychology. The resulting wide-ranging, critical, and provocative analysis will appeal in particular to students and academics researching leadership and crisis management.plain2021-04-13T15:08:14-07:002019Spector, Bert. 2019. Constructing Crisis: Leaders, Crises and Claims of Urgency. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1125096372.bookSpector, BertNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-01-09T16:19:37-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Reference Tramp4The Reference Tramp image is an altered pulp cover and is from “Professional Literature for Librarians” at simplebooklet.complain2021-01-09T16:22:21-08:00LISAGENIUSNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-26T14:01:54-07:00Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3Feminist Data Manifest-No4The Manifest-No is a declaration of refusal and commitment. It refuses harmful data regimes and commits to new data futures.plain2021-04-01T14:39:57-07:002019Cifor, M., Garcia, P., Cowan, T.L., Rault, J., Sutherland, T., Chan, A., Rode, J., Hoffmann, A.L., Salehi, N., Nakamura, L. (2019). Feminist Data Manifest-No. Retrieved from: https://www.manifestno.com/.Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:46:04-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Compassion: “Bartleby, the Scrivener” by Herman Melville”4Herman Melville (1819-1891), today hailed as one of America’s greatest writers, had in his own time a very mixed career. Some of his early sea-stories and…plain2021-04-12T14:40:18-07:0001/12/2020Kass, Amy A.; Kass, Leon R.; Schaub, Diana; McClay, WilfredvideoRecordingKass, Amy A.; Kass, Leon R.; Schaub, Diana; McClay, WilfredAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:46:00-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Editorial: Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street4Simón, Ryan. 2019. “Editorial: Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street.” AMERICAN VULGARIA. April 21, 2019. https://americanvulgaria.com/bartleby-scrivener/.plain2021-04-15T11:17:46-07:0004/21/2019Simón, Ryan. 2019. “Editorial: Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street.” AMERICAN VULGARIA. April 21, 2019. https://americanvulgaria.com/bartleby-scrivener/.webpageSimón, RyanKim Stathersb8f352d1ce6eb714d5242702eaa05362c8eae357
12021-03-31T12:45:57-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22'All Watched over by Machines of Loving Grace': Care and the Cybernetic University3We can trace the histories of our schools, our beliefs and practices about teaching and learning, our disinvestment in public institutions, our investments in technological solutions to discover how and why we got here — to this moment where everything is falling apart and the solution (from certain quarters) is software that sounds like "panopticon." It's that last bit — the histories of our investment in technological solutions (and our faith in technological solutions even when they are obviously so utterly dystopian) — that is really the focus of my work.meta2021-04-12T14:04:28-07:0005/27/2020Watters, Audrey. 2020. “‘All Watched over by Machines of Loving Grace’: Care and the Cybernetic University.” Hack Education. May 27, 2020. http://hackeducation.com/2020/05/27/machines-of-loving-grace.webpageWatters, AudreyAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:46:01-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Last Library3Ward Shelley, Brooklyn NY The Last Library August 21 - October 16, 2015 The Last Library is 2 rooms full of about 4,000 (fake) books, books that have not been written. The rooms and the fake books are just supports for the text, but they are not neutral carriers. Apart from what they may individually be about, books and libraries are loaded with meaning in our culture just as symbols, and they represent many things to many people. As such, they add a certain kind of spin to the words we have written on them. You can say a lot with a few words. Where did the titles come from? There was a web page where people could submit titles; from there they were printed out on a book spine and put into the library. Like most creative projects, most of the titles came from a group of interested persons, the artist did a lot of them himself, but was not the most prolific.plain2021-04-12T14:21:24-07:0003/03/2016Shelley, Ward; Kurzner, LisaLast Library. 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwVtvfUPMg4.interviewShelley, Ward; Kurzner, LisaAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:46:01-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Essential, Yet Disposable: How the Career Faculty FTE Cuts Impact Librarians3At Unviersity of Oregon Career non-tenure-track faculty with contracts up for renewal in the 2020-21 academic year had their FTE cut in half, and have received 1-year contracts instead of 2- or 3-year contracts .plain2021-04-12T14:05:02-07:0006/04/2020Shaffer, Anne“Essential, Yet Disposable: How the Career Faculty FTE Cuts Impact Librarians.” 2020. Save the UO Librarians (blog). June 4, 2020. https://www.uolibrariansunited.com/fte-cuts/essential-yet-disposable-how-the-career-faculty-fte-cuts-impact-librarians/.blogPostShaffer, AnneAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:46:04-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Black Study, Black Struggle3The university is not an engine of social transformation. Activism is.plain2021-04-12T14:22:05-07:0003/07/2016Kelley, Robin D. G. 2016. “Black Study, Black Struggle.” Text. Boston Review. March 7, 2016. https://bostonreview.net/forum/robin-d-g-kelley-black-study-black-struggle.webpageKelley, Robin D. G.Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-02-05T12:49:53-08:00Kim Stathersb8f352d1ce6eb714d5242702eaa05362c8eae357First Lady Nancy Reagan speaking at a "Just Say No" rally in Los Angeles, 19873Photograph of Mrs. Reagan speaking at a "Just Say No" Rally in Los Angelesmeta2021-02-05T12:54:48-08:00U.S. National Archives and Records Administration1987Kim Stathersb8f352d1ce6eb714d5242702eaa05362c8eae357
12021-03-31T12:46:01-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Cory Doctorow on technological immortality, the transporter problem, and fast-moving futures3Cory Doctorow has made several careers out of thinking about the future, as a journalist and co-editor of Boing Boing, an activist with strong ties to the Creative Commons movement and the...plain2021-04-12T14:27:39-07:0007/16/2017Robinson, Tasha. 2017. “Cory Doctorow on Technological Immortality, the Transporter Problem, and Fast-Moving Futures.” The Verge. July 16, 2017. https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/16/15978554/cory-doctorow-interview-walkaway-consciousness-uploads-fast-moving-futures.webpageRobinson, TashaAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:45:55-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Company to Supply Free Narcan to Libraries3Emergent BioSolutions, a biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, announced October 24 that it is offering two free doses of the anti-overdose drug Narcan Nasal Spray (naloxone hydrochloride) to all 16,568 public library locations in the United States.plain2021-04-12T14:28:58-07:0010/24/2018Inklebarger, Timothy. 2018. “Company to Supply Free Narcan to Libraries.” American Libraries Magazine. 2018. https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/narcan-company-supply-free-narcan-to-libraries/.webpageInklebarger, TimothyAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:45:55-07:00AnonymousIt’s Not Imposter Syndrome: Resisting Self-Doubt as Normal For Library Workers3"success risks jealousy, bullying, or being undermined within a competitive workforce, and that deferring to those higher up the ladder is part of the everyday emotional labour performed to manage the emotions of those with more power than ourselves. "an individualistic workplace can be isolating, controlling, and abusive. How can we advise workers to be vulnerable and authentic, if institutions replicating whiteness may in fact end up harming workers who express themselves with trust or authenticity?" "workplace policies can directly contribute to a culture of anxiety, uncertainty, stress, and internalized blame within their employees. The onus is on the worker to become resilient and less sensitive, gracefully absorbing harm for the comfort of the institution."plain2021-04-15T13:29:27-07:0006/10/2020Andrews, Nicola. 2020. “It’s Not Imposter Syndrome: Resisting Self-Doubt as Normal For Library Workers – In the Library with the Lead Pipe.” In the Library with the Lead Pipe, June. /2020/its-not-imposter-syndrome/.journalArticleAndrews, NicolaAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12020-12-11T15:18:45-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Walkaway3The author, Cory Doctorow's, webpage for his novel Walkawayplain2020-12-11T15:21:34-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:46:03-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Gendered Expectations for Leadership in Libraries3Despite significant gains in representation at the administration level, there is still a disparity between the percentage of women in our profession and women as library leaders. Additionally, even when women attain leadership roles, even top positions in libraries, there are still hurdles in the shape of gendered expectations. This article examines the history of gender representation in the field, discusses some recent trends, and then makes some recommendations for creating an environment in which women can succeed and how, more specifically, the profession could become more supportive of women in leadership roles.plain2021-04-12T14:20:44-07:0011/04/2015Olin, Jessica, and Michelle Millet. 2015. “Gendered Expectations for Leadership in Libraries.” In the Library with the Lead Pipe, November. http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2015/libleadgender/.journalArticleOlin, Jessica; Millet, MichelleAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-01-09T16:22:48-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Bookmobile Bad Girl2The Bookmobile Bad Girl image is an altered pulp cover (original title: Sin on Wheels) and is from “Professional Literature for Librarians” at simplebooklet.complain2021-01-09T16:26:01-08:00LISAGENIIUSNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:45:55-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Living a feminist life2Showing how feminist theory is generated from everyday life and the ordinary experiences of being a feminist, Sara Ahmed highlights the ties between feminist theory and living a life that sustains it by building on legacies of feminist of color scholarship and discussing the figure of the feminist killjoy.plain2021-04-12T14:25:31-07:002017Ahmed, Sara. 2017. Living a Feminist Life. Durham [North Carolina]: Duke University Press. https://www.degruyter.com/openurl?genre=book&isbn=9780822373377.bookAhmed, Sara; Walter de Gruyter & Co978-0-8223-7337-7Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12020-12-07T14:11:42-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Bartleby the Scrivener2T Shirt Projectplain2020-12-07T14:11:46-08:00May 9, 2013frisca-freakNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:46:00-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Library workers fight for safer working conditions amid coronavirus pandemic2Over the last month, the #closethelibraries campaign has called to close library buildings not only to the public but also to library staff.plain2021-04-12T14:08:06-07:0004/08/2020Solon, Olivia. 2020. “Library Workers Fight for Safer Working Conditions amid Coronavirus Pandemic.” NBC News. April 8, 2020. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/library-workers-fight-safer-working-conditions-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-n1179346.webpageSolon, OliviaAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
1media/ssshlibrarian_thumb.jpg2021-02-20T15:33:13-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Ssssshh Librarian2Frame clip crop of the Librarian going ssssh in Parks and Rec Jammy Episodemedia/ssshlibrarian.jpgplain2021-02-20T15:33:55-08:00Holland, Dean. 2015. “Ron & Jammy.” Deedle-Dee Productions, Fremulon, 3 Arts Entertainment.Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:45:59-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Libraries find themselves on the front lines of Michigan’s opioid crisis2The opioid epidemic reaches every corner of life in our state. That includes libraries, where administrators and staff are figuring out the best responseplain2021-04-12T13:56:04-07:0006/25/2018Staff, Stateside. 2018. “Libraries Find Themselves on the Front Lines of Michigan’s Opioid Crisis.” June 25, 2018. https://www.michiganradio.org/post/libraries-find-themselves-front-lines-michigan-s-opioid-crisis.webpageStateside StaffAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:46:04-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Distant Reading for Quick Insights2April 22, 2020 Presentation at the US GOFAIR 3-part webinar: "Fighting COVID-19 by Mining Insights from Heterogeneous Datasets" Hosted on the Open Science Framework Slides 3-4 are about text mining library websites related to their COVID-19 closures. Only a minority came right out and said "We are closed"plain2021-04-12T14:08:26-07:0004/11/2020Meyers, Natalie, Eric Lease Morgan, and David Molik. 2020. “Distant Reading for Quick Insights,” April. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/DTZC8.journalArticleMeyers, Natalie; Morgan, Eric Lease; Molik, David10.17605/OSF.IO/DTZC8Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:45:57-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Librarians advocate closing campus libraries during coronavirus pandemic2While many colleges and universities have closed their libraries, others say they can't operate without keeping them open.plain2021-04-12T14:09:12-07:0003/19/2020Flaherty, Colleen. 2020. “Librarians Advocate Closing Campus Libraries during Coronavirus Pandemic.” Inside Higher Ed. March 19, 2020. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/03/19/librarians-advocate-closing-campus-libraries-during-coronavirus-pandemic.webpageFlaherty, ColleenAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:46:05-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Listening to Refusal: Opening Keynote2plain2021-04-12T14:03:23-07:0007/01/2019Lanclos, Donna. 2019. “Listening to Refusal: Opening Keynote.” Presented at the APTconf, July 1. https://www.donnalanclos.com/listening-to-refusal-opening-keynote-for-aptconf-2019/.presentationLanclos, DonnaAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:46:03-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Most Libraries Are Closed. Some Librarians Still Have to Go In.2Though many public libraries in the U.S. are completely shut, employees at some are concerned that they have been asked to continue showing up for work.plain2021-04-12T14:09:40-07:0004/14/2020Moynihan, Colin. 2020. “Most Libraries Are Closed. Some Librarians Still Have to Go In.” The New York Times, April 14, 2020, sec. Arts. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/arts/library-workers-us-coronavirus.html.newspaperArticleMoynihan, Colin0362-4331Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
12021-03-31T12:45:57-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Libraries are an essential service. Give librarians the vaccine now | Opinion2For America to return to full health, we need institutions like libraries ready to help us connect with who we are and to energize us for what is to come.plain2021-04-12T14:03:48-07:0002/26/2021Chrastka, John. 2021. “Libraries Are an Essential Service. Give Librarians the Vaccine Now | Opinion.” Newsweek, February 26, 2021. https://www.newsweek.com/libraries-are-essential-service-give-librarians-vaccine-now-opinion-1572082.magazineArticleChrastka, JohnAnna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3
1media/bartlebypettygods_thumb.png2021-03-13T12:29:42-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Bartleby Compendium Entry1Bartleby the Scrivener Petty God of Inactivitymedia/bartlebypettygods.pngplain2021-03-13T12:29:42-08:00LeBlanc Jr., Richard J. 2010. Petty Gods: Revised & Expanded Edition. Old School Role-Playing Community. https://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=20649&editionid=23646.Patrick KennedyRichard J. LeBlanc, JrNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:45:55-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Librarians of the World Unite!1How the pandemic manifested labor solidarity at a rapid pace in one library system.2021-03-31T12:45:55-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:45:56-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Dismantling the public sphere : situating and sustaining librarianship in the age of the new public philosophy1This work presents a thorough examination of librarianship and the social and economic contexts in which the profession and its institutions operate. As a basis of analysis, Buschman employs critical education scholarship and the research of German philosopher Jurgen Habermas, whose seminal work on the public sphere—the arena in which the public organizes itself and formulates public opinion—serves as a meta-framework for Buschman's study of librarianship. Buschman asserts that a significant shift has occurred from the library as a contributor to the public good to a model where economic rationality directs policy. He challenges much of the current thinking and assumptions guiding libraries, exploring the circumstances in which librarians and libraries operate and linking the profession back to democratic and public purposes as the core essence of the field.
Chapters include:
• Crisis Culture and the Need for a Defense of Librarianship in the Public Sphere
• The New Public Philosophy and Critical Educational Analysis
• The Public Sphere: Rounding Out the Context of Librarianship
• Studies in Librarianship and the Dismantling of the Public Sphere
• Follow the Money: Library Funding and Information Capitalism
• Follow-the-Leader Library Management and the New Public Philosophy
• On Customer Driven Librarianship
• Drifting Toward the Corporate Model: ALA
• Notes on Postmodern Technology, Technocracy, and Libraries
• The Public Sphere and Democratic Possibility
Highly recommended for courses in policy and librarianship, as well as for academic and public library directors, this work will also be of interest to theorists in the social sciences.2021-03-31T12:45:56-07:002003Buschman, John. 2003. Dismantling the Public Sphere : Situating and Sustaining Librarianship in the Age of the New Public Philosophy. Westport (Conn.): Libraries Unlimited.bookBuschman, John.0-313-32199-X 978-0-313-32199-3Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-04-11T15:46:34-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22A Quirky, Funny and Inspirational Game - SAY NO! MORE Review1A Quirky, Funny and Inspirational Game - SAY NO! MORE Review SAY NO! MORE is the world's first NPG (NO!-Playing Game). Play as an intern with a burning ...plain2021-04-11T15:46:35-07:00YouTube2021-04-09T13:00:06Z5VWsjY7gwKcIndie DirectNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:45:58-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Fictional Labor Unions in Science Fiction12021-03-31T12:45:58-07:002020Crowdsourced. 2020. “Fictional Labor Unions in Science Fiction.” Fandom: Concordances and Characters. 2020. https://concord.fandom.com/wiki/Fictional_Labor_Unions_in_Science_Fiction.webpageCrowdsourcedNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12020-12-07T14:47:12-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22I'm Not Your Hero - The Murderbot Diaries Animatic1CONTENT WARNINGS: blood, guns, scopophobia, slight body horror and injuries (toned down in comparison to the books) i've watched this so many times that ...plain2020-12-07T14:47:12-08:00YouTube2020-10-26T22:46:12ZyDMSHgQY5rMmarNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:46:00-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22An ode to campus libraries1Get thee to thy school’s library, where superheroes await, magic unfolds and rare sanctuary can be found2021-03-31T12:46:00-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12020-12-10T13:06:18-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Todd Rundgren Play Like A Champion Concert: Bang The Drum All Day1Todd Rundgren's Play Like A Champion Concert featured over 30 Notre Dame undergraduate students performing 18 songs with Toddplain2020-12-10T13:06:18-08:00YouTube2018-09-26T21:29:20Z7sjAUE2GsIkNotreDameFTTNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12020-12-11T14:45:54-08:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Big U First Edition Cover1This is the front cover art for the book The Big U written by Neal Stephenson. The book cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher, Vintage Books, or the cover artist.plain2020-12-11T14:45:54-08:000394723627Stephenson remarked on his website that the first edition of Big U was published with a suitably lurid cover that still makes me laugh when I see it at book signings.Vintage BooksNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:46:02-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Libraries, Librarians, and the Discourse of Fear1This article presents examples of representations of libraries and librarians taken from modern popular culture, including popular film, television, and novels. Using Michel Foucault's approach to discourse, we assert that such representations are made possible by, and decoded within, the structures of a discourse of fear, a practice of speech and symbols that equates the control and fear of discourse in fundamental ways. The library as an institution falls squarely into the lived tensions of this discourse, and these tensions are made apparent in the themes of the threshold: the librarian as formidable gatekeeper between order and chaos, the other-worldliness of the library, the library as cathedral, the humiliation of the user, the power of surveillance, and the consequences of disrupting the sacred order of texts. The discourse of fear is a language and a vocabulary. It is a way of speaking about the library and the librarian that transcends any specific image or portrayal. Outside of the discourse of fear, such representations would not be recognizable as libraries or librarians at all.2021-03-31T12:46:02-07:002001Radford, Gary P. and Marie L. Radford. 2001. “Libraries, Librarians, and the Discourse of Fear.” The Library Quarterly: Information, Community, Policy 71 (3): 299–329. http://www.jstor.org.proxy.library.nd.edu/stable/4309528.journalArticleRadford, Gary P.; Marie L. Radford3299-3297100242519, 1549652XNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:46:02-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Confronting the democratic discourse of librarianship : a Marxist approach1"Traces the connections between library history and the larger history of capitalist development, suggesting that the relationship between the library and capitalism is closer and more insidious than the democratic tradition allows"--.2021-03-31T12:46:02-07:002019Popowich, Sam. 2019. Confronting the Democratic Discourse of Librarianship : A Marxist Approach.bookPopowich, Sam978-1-63400-087-1 1-63400-087-0Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22
12021-03-31T12:46:03-07:00Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22The Starless Sea1librarians with brands for life in disintegrating stacks.2021-03-31T12:46:03-07:002019Morgenstern, Erin. 2019. The Starless Sea. PenguinRandomHouse. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/535366/the-starless-sea-by-erin-morgenstern/.bookMorgenstern, Erin978-1-101-97138-3Natalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22