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Aug 17 18:14

Internship at Marvel Library

Apparently they haven't received any applications from library and information science students yet. So if you're in an LIS program and looking for a for credit internship, and you want to work with comics (How could you not?), please get in touch with these nice people!

Apr 24 14:42

Tech and Reference: a Feminist Perspective

On Saturday April 25, 2009 ASIS&T and SILSSA will be jointly hosting a New Media Symposium at PMC room 609 from 2pm to 7pm. Pratt Institute, New York, NY.

Presentation: 
Mar 30 13:32

Library Activism Sample Platter

Co-presenter: 

Vani Natarajan

Event: 

Deirdre Stam's LIS class at LIU/The Palmer School, Thursday, April 2, 2009

Abstract: 

Vani Natarajan of the Brooklyn Public Library and I are speaking at Deirdre Stam's LIU LIS class, offering two minute lightning talks on 10 library activism topics.

  1. Jenna: Radical Reference
  2. Vani: Historical people of color activist librarianship
  3. Jenna: ALA Social Responsibilities Round Table
  4. Vani: Outreach to prisoners--Books Through Bars, METRO SIG, Prisoner Express
  5. Jenna: PLG
  6. Vani: Infoshops/bookstore collectives
  7. Jenna: Alternative press/zines at Barnard
  8. Vani: Working with media makers
  9. Jenna: Free/open source software
  10. Vani: Organizing a conference
Nov 17 18:54

Pratt Insitute Library Media Specialists class

Barnard Library Zine Collection
Pratt Institute LMS Class

November 19, 2008

with Teacher/Librarian Melissa Jones
Professor Jessica Hochman

Co-presenter: 

Jessica Hochman

Melissa Jones

Event: 

Pratt Insitute Library Media Specialists class

Abstract: 

Barnard Library Zine Collection
Pratt Institute LMS Class

November 19, 2008

with Teacher/Librarian Melissa Jones
Professor Jessica Hochman

Presentation: 
Nov 05 17:41

QCLISSA Zine Library Tour

This is a tour of the Barnard Library Zine Collection for QCLISSA.

Event: 

QCLISSA Zine Library Tour

Presentation: 
Mar 27 16:19

Radical Reference and Zines: Effecting Change at Your library, Online, and in the Street

I'll be at Pratt Institute on April 9, 2008 to talk about Radical Reference, the Barnard Zine Collection, and general topics of library activism.

Event: 

Pratt Institute library school talk, April 9, 2008.

Abstract: 

This is about activism in your library and in your life, focusing on Radical Reference and the Barnard Library Zine Collection and hoping that session participants will feel empowered to develop projects and collections in their libraries and lives. Romel Espinel invited me on behalf of SILSSA.

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Presentation: 
Sep 23 14:09

Pittsburgh Progressive Library Skillshare report back

It's now been three weeks since the Progressive Library Skillshare in Pittsburgh, so my report back will not do justice to the event, I'm afraid. I'm just going to list the highlights, since too much time has passed for me to produce a thoughtful narrative.