Transcript librarians are more freedom fighters than shushers

“…librarians are more freedom fighters
than shushers.”
--Carla Hayden, Ms. Magazine
Mission Statement: Radical Reference is a collective of
volunteer library workers who believe in social justice and
equality. We support activist communities, progressive
organizations, and independent journalists by providing
professional research support, education and access to
information. We work in a collaborative virtual setting and
are dedicated to information activism to foster a more
egalitarian society.
http://www.radicalreference.info
Serving activists and independent journalists
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online
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in the street
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in the classroom
Helping ourselves, too
So what? What does this have to do with library
work and getting tenure, promotion, or a raise?
Online
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Answering questions
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Other resources
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international e-mail collaboration
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decision making process
in the street
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ready reference kits
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handouts
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rumor control
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communications
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Instruction
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conference, IMC, and classroom skillshares on
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fact checking, FOIA & FOIL, public library
resources, advanced Internet research, "web 2.0"
tools, open source software
At ALA
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skill shares at Counterpoise, now SRRT booth on
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police codes, blogging with Bloglines, street
reference, alternative libraries, etc.
Helping ourselves, too
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Community
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LIS Education Forum
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Critical Mass
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Bicycling Resources
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Critical Mass Tip Sheet
Pride parade
Local collectives
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Autonomous
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Salons in NYC: activism at work, copyright, race, social
forum
So what? What does this have to do with library work
and getting tenure, promotion, or a raise?
● Do things for yourself, because you think they should
be done, and not to get ahead.
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List of projects: pick one for an internship, or just to
do.
Work with open source advanced technologies.
Group collaboration, connect with other library
workers and students.
A place to provide the service you wish you could at
work.