"[A]narchists are NOT against organization . . . they
are against centralized forms of governance and hierarchical power
structures. . . . So, while hierarchy in the workplace
is a problem, hierarchy in the card catalog is not."
-- Jessamyn West
K.R. Roberto's homage to infamous activist cataloger Sandy Berman, professional fly in the ointment.
Danielle Dennie's weblog tracks news useful for politically active librarians. The About page includes useful links for to organizations and topics of discussion.
This website, which protests President Bush's policies towards civil liberties, hasn't been updated since early 2005, but contains useful information about the USA PATRIOT Act.
Larry T. Nix is a library history nut, and his website is dedicated to tracing the history of librarianship and library artifacts.
Progressive Librarian is the journal of the Progressive Librarians Guild. Many of the articles are not the Internet so you need to subscribe by joining the Guild. Do so. Today.
All your political and social issue questions, answered by a dedicated group of volunteer librarians.
Do libraries and librarians have social responsibilities? They SRRTainly do! The ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table, working to solve social problems.
A page of activist librarian sites, alternative press links and lots of fun stuff "cobbled together by Chris Dodge." A treasure trove of alternative library culture!
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