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Preserving and Building on Our Knowledge: The Vanishing Role of Special Libraries [Bill Stauffer and William White, Recovery Review]
A fascinating look at the history of special libraries in supporting addiction recovery and the role of Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (SALIS)
A tribute to Kansas City librarian Irene Ruiz
In this podcast episode of the series “A People’s History of Kansas City,” learn about the career of librarian Irene Ruiz at the Westside branch and her work with Mexican immigrants and Latinos, beginning in the 1970s, including her project, the Hispanic Oral History Collection.
Pop-up exhibit honors Augusta Baker’s legacy [USC College of Information and Communications]
A wonderful way to bring awareness to a pioneer of librarianship! Check out the news story about the pop-up exhibit by Dr. Nicole Cooke to honor Augusta Baker:
Dr. Cooke notes that Augusta Baker “broke a lot of barriers, she was a groundbreaking Black librarian at the New York Public Library, she was a social justice activist, an author, and later a storyteller in residence at the School of Information Science” at the University of South Carolina.
Even Librarians Live in Information Silos | Back Talk [Wayne A. Wiegand, Library Journal]
Library History Timeline
Michael Upshall recently created this useful chronology of library history!:
https://www.consultmu.co.uk/timeline-of-library-history/
Check out our compilation of library history-related timelines and infographics from around the web at: https://lhrt.news/infographics/
News from Related Fields…
The Book Collector–August 2024 issue
https://www.thebookcollector.co.uk/publications/2024-03
Printing History–No. 35
https://printinghistory.org/product/old-series-35/
And check out Richard Hollick’s Making Book blog, where the newest post is “The Stationers’ Company”:
History Talks Lecture series from the National Library of Medicine
Read about the National Library of Medicine’s history talks series, a collection of lectures on the history of medicine viewed through the world’s largest biomedical library, in this Washington Post article.
Link Rot is Real [Kathleen McCook, From Ebla to Ebooks]
Dr. McCook notes that “38% of webpages that existed in 2013 are no longer accessible a decade later.” The loss of web information is an issue of importance to all historians, including library historians. Check out her full Substack post on this issue at:
Preserving the History of the American Library Association [Cara Bertram, IFLA Journal]
ALA Archivist Cara Bertram offers an overview of and reflection on the history of the ALA Archives!