Episodes

Thursday Feb 27, 2025
146 - Overdose community response in libraries feat. Samantha and Nicole
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
We’re talking with Nicole of Brave Co-op about their overdose sensors, and Samantha of Guelph Public Library. Trigger warning: death by overdose is mentioned several times
Media mentioned
Welcoming Streets Guelph: https://guelphchc.ca/welcoming-streets/
Hope House Guelph: https://www.hopehouseguelph.ca/
Facts on Narcan and fent test strips in Texas: https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/healthcare-news-202301_Fentanyl_Facts.aspx
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Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/j4gauhdc

Thursday Feb 20, 2025
145 - Queer Liberation Library with Avi and Amber
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
We're talking with QLL about who they are and what they do!
Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/queerliblib
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/queerliblib/?hl=en
Bsky https://bsky.app/profile/queerliblib.bsky.social
Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@queerliblib
Media mentioned
https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/books/queer-libraries-book-bans-activism-255227
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/library_sp/68/
https://www.gaycity.org/library-information/
Donate: https://givebutter.com/J9nhcW
Preorder The Emperor of Gladness (% of pre-order proceeds go to QLL): https://sites.prh.com/emperor-of-gladness/preorder/

Friday Feb 14, 2025
144 - BIBFRAME must die
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
It’s in the title.
Media mentioned
BIBFRAME Must Die,Jeff Edmunds https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/fc19faee-70b9-44b3-9346-18e40a2cd990
BIBFRAME Must Die, Part II: the Official RDA Toolkit, JEFF EDMUNDS https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/40be29ce-4342-475f-b380-d8ed065b3643
BIBFRAME Must Die, Part III: A Brief History of the Future of Cataloging https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/6100de9a-5f6f-400f-90ea-fe517d16152d
“Missing the MARC: Utilization of MARC fields in the search process.” https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1314&context=lib_pubs
Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/ssabs0oo
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Sunday Jan 26, 2025
143 - Peer Mentoring (PeMento) and Your Growing Career feat. Rachel
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
Sunday Jan 26, 2025
We’re talking with Rachel about peer mentoring, networking, friend groups, and how we’re navigating the online social space. What experiences do we have with peers, how is engagement changing after COVID?
Media mentioned
“They didn’t teach this in Library School” Against The Grain 30, no. 6 (2019) https://issuu.com/against-the-grain/docs/atg_v30-6
Descriptive presentation at Charleston 2022 https://youtu.be/_mkHudh_LAg?si=gSril-1fQa9Ue344)
Amplifying Historically Marginalized Voices Through Open Pedagogy in Rethinking Institutional Repositories p.219
Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/g1wgo1nk
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Sunday Dec 29, 2024
142 - Library publishing and NISO feat. Mike Nason
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
This week we have Mike Nason on to talk about open scholarship, publishing, Crossref, NISO, and decentralized publishing futures. Also Jay airs his grievances against Dublin Core.
https://bsky.app/profile/ahemnason.bsky.social
Media referenced
Better Practices in Journal Metadata https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/metadata-practices/en/
(NISO) JAV Revision + Draft https://www.niso.org/standards-committees/jav-revision
PIDs and Open Infrastructure Deck https://slides.com/ahemnason/pids-osi-2024
Identifying Metadata Quality Issues Across Cultures (preprint) https://osf.io/6fykh
Mike’s https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5527-8489
Getting Found, Staying Found: https://docs.pkp.sfu.ca/getting-found-staying-found/en/
Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/k67htspf
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Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
141 - Library Futures feat. Jennie Rose Halperin
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
Wednesday Dec 18, 2024
We’re talking about Library Futures! All of them! All at once! CDL, ebook contracts, opera, genAI, and some surprisingly deep Jennie-lore.
https://www.libraryfutures.net/who-we-are
https://bsky.app/profile/littlewow.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/libraryfutures.bsky.social
Media mentioned
The End of Ownership https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262535243/the-end-of-ownership/
UC AI-generated course: https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/comparative-literature-zrinka-stahuljak-artificial-intelligence?taid=6755debeb8836e000133c355
New Research Report: OER in Public Libraries: https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/new-research-report-oer-in-public-libraries
Hoopla content issues: https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/hooplas-content-problem
Storm Center (1956) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049800/
Library Futures ebook legislation: https://www.libraryfutures.net/library-futures-ebooks-policy-paper
How to Read a Contract: https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/how-to-read-a-contract
Library Freedom Project vendor scorecard: https://libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Library-Freedom-Vendor-Scorecard-110719.pdf
Authors Alliance - Developing a public interest training commons of books: https://www.authorsalliance.org/2024/12/05/developing-a-public-interest-training-commons-of-books/
I think AI should leave: https://violetbfox.info/against-ai/
Justin’s word list: https://pastecode.io/s/s3kq4kzo
More from Library Futures
https://cats.libraryfutures.net/
https://www.cilip.org.uk/news/685877/US-Election---the-risk-for-libraries.htm
https://syllabus.pirate.care/topic/piratecareintroduction/
https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/were-still-fighting-for-fair-use
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2020/the-library-commons/
https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542333/the-promise-of-access/
https://www.libraryfutures.net/oer
https://www.libraryfutures.net/post/how-much-does-obamas-summer-reading-list-cost-your-library
CATS! from Library Futures https://cats.libraryfutures.net
Vintage banger: https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2014/who-are-you-empowering/
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4184946
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Transcripts: https://pastecode.io/s/ri7ufg9o

Friday Dec 06, 2024
Friday Dec 06, 2024
This week we’re interviewing Brandon and Katherine on metadata related to indigenous issues, but we of course stray into many other topics.
Katherine: https://linktr.ee/katwitzig
Brandon: bcastle [at] umass [dot] edu
Media mentioned
https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZtaU2XZlPEhmIW1OV7k8O
PCC Task Group Charge: https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/taskgroup/Metadata-Related-to-Indigenous-Peoples-Americas-TG-charge.pdf
Preliminary Report (PCC Task Group for Metadata Related to Indigenous Peoples of the Americas): https://www.loc.gov/aba/pcc/taskgroup/Metadata-Related-to-Indigenous-Peoples-Americas-TG-preliminary-report.pdf
Short article on our work in Descriptive Notes (blog of Society of American Archivists): https://saadescription.wordpress.com/2024/05/20/taking-on-the-challenge-pccs-metadata-justice-work-for-indigenous-communities/
https://localcontexts.org/labels/traditional-knowledge-labels/
Transcripts:https://pastecode.io/s/ck3tz6ym
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Friday Nov 22, 2024
Friday Nov 22, 2024
What can library workers actually do within their institutional limitations?
Media mentioned
https://www.404media.co/leaked-documents-show-what-phones-secretive-tech-graykey-can-unlock-2/
https://www.blackrosefed.org/anarchists-in-the-labor-movement-4/
https://github.com/rechelon/zine_library
https://www.digitalrightsbytes.org/
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Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/3h472fne

Monday Oct 14, 2024
138 - Hiring Librarians feat. Emily Weak
Monday Oct 14, 2024
Monday Oct 14, 2024
This week we’re talking with Emily Weak from Hiring Librarians and answering listener questions about getting the MLS, job hunting, and more!
https://bsky.app/profile/hiringlibrarians.com
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Transcripts: https://pastecode.io/s/rakyczca

Friday Sep 27, 2024
137 - Copyright Mythology
Friday Sep 27, 2024
Friday Sep 27, 2024
We’re getting into our favorite copyright myths and some copyright related news.
Media mentioned
Tattoo copyright news: https://apnews.com/article/kat-von-d-tattoo-trial-miles-davis-388d1831c0a065b096fe4f69fe8a224e
Wiley news, sells rights to AI https://www.thebookseller.com/news/wiley-set-to-earn-44m-from-ai-rights-deals-confirms-no-opt-out-for-authors
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Disclaimer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_issues_with_fan_fiction
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Disclaimer
https://www.eff.org/pages/eff-screen-lock-images-new-logo
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Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/q0qhmqpg

