Week 3: The Neoliberal University in the Age of Information and Excellence –...
I found the reading material (Bosquet and Readings) particularly arduous this week. First, Bosquet begins by insulting me (as a healthcare worker) then goes on to insult the millions of people whose...
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Journal Review: Children and Libraries – Liz Glaser
Children and Libraries: A look at topical content from Winter 2011 – Summer/Fall 2013 Children and Libraries (CAL) is published three times a year by the ALA. It is the official journal of the...
View ArticleWeek 4: Public Institutions and Common Goods – Class discussion notes
Concepts Tragedy of the Commons As pertaining to natural resources Extractive resource use “This is why we can’t have nice things” Nowviskie (U Virg) – Fight Club Soap...
View ArticleWeek 5: Access to (and Enclosures of) Information – Class discussion notes
Consider – How institutions fail, when they don’t realize they’re failing to provide access Ex: LoC cat headings are meant to make it easier for people to find things across different library...
View ArticleWeek 6: Theories of the Archive – Class discussion notes
“Nothing is less clear today than the concept of the archive” – Derrida Regarding Derrida Trained as a linguist Career based on the idea that language is not transparent Wordplay he utilizes...
View ArticleWeek 12: Computation and Culture – Comments on the readings
I found a couple articles in the popular media that reflect interesting aspects of Golumbia’s assertions in The Cultural Logic of Computation. The first article, Does Apple Have a Big Data Problem?, is...
View ArticleWhy Support WMSE? – OpEd, EGlaser
Column for Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Online (jsonline.com) Opinion-Local Perspectives Why Support WMSE? Liz Glaser ‘Tis the season of giving. This year, instead of a sweater or tie which they’ll...
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