Link Roundup #23: Feminist Fashion, Academic Freedom, & Student Debt

Link Roundup #23: Is feminist fashion good activism? The limits of academic freedom, the burden of student debt, and more.

Valerie ShaindlinSeptember 1, 2019poverty, feminism, fashion, Tavi Gevinson, academia, book clubs, brains, anxiety, activism, Margaret Atwood, domestic work, librarian, Ai-jen Poo, students, debtComment

Diversity in Library HR

A brief overview of and reflection on Strengthening the pipeline-talent management for libraries: A human resources perspective (2015) by Agnes K. Bradshaw, Assistant University Librarian for Organizational Development at Virginia Commonwealth University libraries.

LibrarianValerie ShaindlinJanuary 22, 2019librarian, HR, business, management, diversityComment

Deconstructing the Library with Jacques Derrida

When I saw a book chapter applying Derridean thought to Library & Information Science, I was immediately intrigued.

LibrarianValerie ShaindlinJanuary 3, 2019librarian, jacques derrida, library, michel foucaultComment

Social Justice in LIS Instruction: A Reading List

This is a list of academic articles, books, libguides, monographs, and websites, all related to Social Justice in LIS Instruction. This list is a resource my friend Holiday and I shared with attendees of our round table discussion at the Hawaiʻi Library Association’s 2018 conference.

LibrarianValerie ShaindlinDecember 13, 2018social justice, instruction, education, library, librarian

HLA Article: Full Interview with Guha Shankar

An Interview I did with Guha Shankar, a keynote speaker at the Hawaiʻi Library Association’s 2018 conference, was featured in this winter’s HLA newsletter. Here is the full version of that interview, and a more personal introduction.