Episodios
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We’re talking with Kelly about the IMLS executive order and fallout.
Kelly on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/heykellyjensen.bsky.social
Literary Activism Newsletter: https://bookriot.com/newsletter/literary-activism/
Media mentioned
https://mn.gov/mmb/budget/federal-investments/data-and-reporting/
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/virginia-beach-moca-museum-of-contemporary-art-federal-grant-terminated/291-bbbaeb6f-6954-4f3a-ab6d-96d63b962619 May 11
IMLS stories
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.rid.59257/gov.uscourts.rid.59257.64.0.pdf (May 21)
https://bookriot.com/trump-seeks-stay-in-imls-injunction-sonderling-bashes-imls-employees-in-declaration/ (May 20)
https://www.wordsandmoney.com/ala-urges-court-to-deny-dojs-motion-for-reconsideration-in-imls-case/ (May 14)
https://bookriot.com/massive-victory-in-lawsuit-filed-against-trump-administrations-dismantling-of-imls/ (May 13)
https://bookriot.com/the-latest-from-the-institute-of-museum-and-library-services/ (May 6, 2025)
https://bookriot.com/recent-attacks-on-libraries/ (Apr 15, 2025)
https://bookriot.com/imls-gutted/ (Mar 31, 2025)
Labor Lessons from the US South event: bit.ly/laborlessons
Live show tickets: https://bit.ly/librarypunklive25
Conference sticker fundraiser: https://ko-fi.com/s/8b9407ef58
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Transcripts: https://pastecode.io/s/57rpgz05 (more disjointed than usual due to recording issue)
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We're doing a commentary track for Party Girl! Download this and manually sync up while you listen.
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This week we’re talking with the editors of the new book Censorship is a Drag. We talk about putting yourself on the line, personal and professional risks, and reacting to the latest administration’s onslaught against queer people.
Order Censorship is a Drag here: https://litwinbooks.com/books/censorship-is-a-drag/
Media mentioned
The Joy of Gay Sex: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-joy-of-gay-sex-charles-silversteinfelice-picano
Sara Ahmed’s works
The Feminist Killjoy Handbook: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sara-ahmed/the-feminist-killjoy-handbook/9781541603752/?lens=seal-press
Bri Watson join Homosaurus call: https://bsky.app/profile/brimwats.com/post/3lkvvyv4szk2w
Form for Homosaurus: https://forms.gle/tADEnq9qPYk3e5eE6
Fairhope Public Library story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/24/alabama-fairhope-public-library-book-bans
Indigenous metadata projects to look into:
Maori: https://natlib.govt.nz/librarians/nga-upoko-tukutuku
Others: https://guides.library.ubc.ca/Indiglibrarianship/knowledgeorganizations
Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/r8istne2
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We’re talking with Josh from TWOAPW about Patmos Public Library, his personal connections to it, and the issues around public library funding and censorship of LGTBQ materials.
https://www.worstpossible.world/
https://www.twitch.tv/traditional_scrench
TWOAPW Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kp7xkxfutoinhqeg3sfswghd
Media Mentioned
Segment: https://www.kcrg.com/2025/02/25/bill-ban-obscene-material-iowa-libraries-advances/
Why it’s called the Patmos library: https://hudsedfound.org/what-we-do/engage-alumni/marvinandjunepatmos.html
Whose Children Are They: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18559276/
Reporting from the time of the initial removal vote:
https://www.metrotimes.com/news/conservative-michigan-town-defunds-library-over-lgbtq-book-30736450https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/upset-over-lgbtq-books-michigan-town-defunds-its-library-tax-vote https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/politics/jamestown-township-library-close-failed-millage-lgbtq/69-021f241b-611c-4856-bd7f-0994f967e714Go Fund Me set up: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fund-patmos-library-for-2023Reporting on the failure of the second vote:
https://www.mlive.com/politics/2022/11/patmos-library-millage-fails-again-following-controversy-over-lgbtq-books.htmlMLA statement after second vote: https://www.milibraries.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1375:statement-on-patmos-library-millage---news---michigan-library-association&catid=44:news-advocacy&Itemid=311Funding approved:
https://lanthorn.com/101674/news/allendale/jamestown-library-funding-approved-after-multi-year-content-disagreements/https://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/politics/michigan-politics/millage-vote-fund-jamestown-township-patmos-library-fails-ottawa-county/69-8102ff6f-1944-4246-a967-c2b3dc3a119eMLive documentary on banning books in Michigan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x043zuGWgMA
Another Michigan library: https://bookriot.com/alpena-public-library/
Porn hunters in Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6656855
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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
https://www.brave.coop/about
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
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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://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/queer-liberation-library-offers-free-lgbtq-books-response-wave-school-rcna156463
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/
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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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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
https://pemento.org/
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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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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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
https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-communications/an-app-called-libby-and-the-surprisingly-big-business-of-library-e-books
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
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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://www.landgrabu.org/
https://localcontexts.org/
https://localcontexts.org/labels/traditional-knowledge-labels/
https://ailanet.org/
Transcripts:https://pastecode.io/s/ck3tz6ym
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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/
https://ssd.eff.org/
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Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/3h472fne
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This week we’re talking with Emily Weak from Hiring Librarians and answering listener questions about getting the MLS, job hunting, and more!
https://x.com/HiringLib
https://emilyweak.com/
https://bsky.app/profile/hiringlibrarians.com
https://livingwage.mit.edu/
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Transcripts: https://pastecode.io/s/rakyczca
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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
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We’re joined by Adam Jones from Acid Horizon to talk about cybernetics and systems of control. We talk about how systems of control impact libraries, and how cybernetics can help us see the connections between different systems.
Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG
Media Mentioned
Acid Horizon podcast: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/
Anti-Oculus https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734147/anti-oculus-by-acid-horizon/
"Queer Animality", Animacies: Biopolitics, Racial Mattering, and Queer Affect, Mel Y. Chen. https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/1652/chapter-abstract/178668/Queer-Animality?redirectedFrom=fulltextTrap Door: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262544894/trap-door/
That Particular Flavor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distrust_That_Particular_Flavor
Resisting AI https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/resisting-ai
Work Without the Worker https://www.versobooks.com/products/2518-work-without-the-worker
Heike Bauer, ‘Burning Sexual Subjects: Books, Homophobia and the Nazi Destruction of the Institute of Sexual Science in Berlin’, in Book Destruction from the Medieval to the Contemporary, eds. Partington and Smyth (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), pp. 17–33. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137367662_2
Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/y926mbqh
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The gang talks about linked open data. What did we learn in library school? What’s the future? Where does it fall off a cliff?
Media mentioned
https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/graph-types/
The Ethics of Sustaining Linked Data Infrastructure https://scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/430f30bf-e029-483d-b1c8-d7e9bb430a8e
Aaron Swartz unfinished book https://web.archive.org/web/20220512132144/https://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/abs/10.2200/S00481ED1V01Y201302WBE005
Tim Berners Lee
https://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/Overview.htmlhttps://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/RDFnot.htmlhttps://neuromatch.social/@jonny/111938123937338008
https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/111939286501257910
https://neuromatch.social/@jonny/111731459659839112
https://jon-e.net/surveillance-graphs/#knowledge-graphs-a-backbone-in-the-surveillance-economy
http://microblogging.infodocs.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/publishing_bnb_as_lod.pdf
https://www.oclc.org/en/news/releases/2024/20240507-introducing-oclc-meridian.html
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Transcript (plaintext): https://pastecode.io/s/qundkp0n
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This week we’re talking about museums, ethics, and taxonomy. Probably other stuff too!
Media mentioned
https://www.geocurator.org/images/resources/geocurator/vol7/geocurator_7_6.pdf#page=14
"FRONTIERS TO SCIENCE: FREE TRADE AND MUSEUM ETHICS" by Tristram P. Besterman, 2001
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-69005527
"US curator denies smuggling scorpions and spiders from Istanbul" BBC News, 2024
https://webarchive.unesco.org/web/20230926050719/https://en.unesco.org/cultnatlaws/list
The web archived version of the UNESCO database for national cultural heritage laws, which ....they've taken down from their website for some reason? I was literally working from this list last year so idk what happened
https://www.audubon.org/news/the-history-and-evolution-migratory-bird-treaty-act
The Audubon website's heavily summarised history of the MBTA; pay particular note to the blurbs under 1900 and 1916
https://www.ducks.org/ The Ducks Unlimited website. Note Conservation and Hunting as top two tabs.
https://www.ducks.ca/about/our-partners/ The Ducks Unlimited Canada website page of corporate partners! Count the number of oil pipelines!
https://pridesource.com/article/stomping-spots-queer-feelings-for-a-bad-bug-heading-to-michigan
Episode transcript in HTML (download to view): https://pastecode.io/s/e7ye92tz
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We’re joined by All Gamers Are Bastards to talk about Pentiment, a mystery game with an opening similar to the novel/film Name of the Rose (1986) in many ways. Time for the history boys to drop some historiography.
https://soundcloud.com/agabpod
https://x.com/agabpod
https://x.com/kayandskittles
https://x.com/laborkyle
Kay’s other podcast and YouTube show
https://x.com/vgatwtoe
https://www.youtube.com/@KayAndSkittles
Kyle’s other podcasts
https://x.com/horrorvanguard
https://x.com/profaneshow
Media mentioned
Kay’s video: Two Games About History (And Why You Should Care) https://youtu.be/A1ibaKebZjo?si=wY_gStTszO9a_Uz3
https://forgottencitygame.com/
Episode transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/xiawczu3
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This week we’re talking about digital remains and death! How do things get into archives? What happens to your social media accounts when you die? Should you be planning now? Mormon transhumanists! All this and more!
Death Glitch: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300248272/death-glitch/
Media mentioned
Tamara’s presentation at the Mormon Transhumanist Association: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmfjjwmJ1Hc
Anya Bernstein Russian immortalists in the 19th century https://anthropology.fas.harvard.edu/people/anya-bernstein
Jacob Boss https://aiandfaith.org/featured-interview-jacob-boss
https://www.wired.com/story/using-generative-ai-to-resurrect-the-dead-will-create-a-burden-for-the-living/
Episode transcript: https://pastebin.com/0RWi1j5R
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Movie night again! We’re talking about the film Close-Up about a strange case of fraud in Iran surrounding a film director, made by a film director who was part of the events because he wanted to make a movie about it. The layers!
Media Mentioned
https://web.archive.org/web/20120322165628/http://www.projectorhead.in/one/closeup.html
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1492-close-up-prison-and-escape
https://sabzian.be/text/%E2%80%9Cambient-genocide%E2%80%9D
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