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Media mentioned Radical Infrastructure | University of California Press https://luminosoa.org/books/m/10.1525/luminos.261 (Open Access) Radical Infrastructure 2023 paper: Radical Infrastructures NMS - BRITT S. PARIS Podcast w/ 404 Podcast: The Physical Politics of the Internet with Britt Paris Muskism book https://www.harpercollins.com/products/muskism-quinn-slobodianben-tarnoff Railroad Luxemburg: Rosa Luxemburg’s Theory of Infrastructure and its Consequences for a Public Service Internet https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/1461 The Accumulation of Capital: A Contribution to an Economic Explanation of Imperialism https://www.marxists.org/archive/luxemburg/1913/accumulation-capital/ Why We Fear AI: On the Interpretation of Nightmares https://www.commonnotions.org/buy/why-we-fear-ai What is Communalism? The Democratic Dimension of Anarchism https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/murray-bookchin-what-is-communalism Become a member of AAUP: https://www.aaup.org/join QLL librarypunk team: https://givebutter.com/qqlls-pride-campaign-2026-rg3yn3/librarypunk-loves-qll/sadieg1 Transcript: https://pastebin.com/i21ttpMM Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/qWPTurTnkT

This week we’re talking with children’s author and children’s librarian Hal to talk about zir new book, vampires, monstrosity, the Old Internet, and the publishing landscape.

Recording of our first ever live show! Guests Alison and Jennie talk with us about organizing, contracts, AI nonsense, updates, and more! You don’t want to miss the audience participation either! info@libraryfreedom.org Email for LFP mailing list. Media mentioned SPARC contracts library: https://sparcopen.org/our-work/big-deal-knowledge-base/contracts-library/ Data Cartels, Sarah Lamdan - https://www.sup.org/books/law/data-cartels https://commonslibrary.org/organizing-people-power-and-change-the-one-on-one-meeting/ Capitalist Realism, Mark Fisher - https://files.libcom.org/files/%5BMark_Fisher%5D_Capitalist_Realism_Is_There_no_Alte(BookZZ.org).pdf The fourth Librarian Futures report reveals critical gaps—and opportunities—in how librarians can lead on AI integration in higher education https://www.sagepub.com/explore-our-content/press-office/press-releases/2025/05/20/new-technology-from-sage-report-explores-librarian-leadership-in-the-age-of-ai Siembra ICE training: https://www.siembranc.org/ Kay Slater, Library Trends upcoming article on AI. https://labornotes.org/events One on One training https://commonslibrary.org/organizing-people-power-and-change-the-one-on-one-meeting/ Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/whwtxubp Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG

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 Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcripts: https://pastecode.io/s/57rpgz05 (more disjointed than usual due to recording issue)

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 Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG

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 Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/j4gauhdc

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 Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG

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 Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG