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(DIR) Post #AUov4M6SZJyA3Yk5s8 by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-12T20:42:49Z
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- J. Edgar Hoover started his career as a library clerk and created a numerical system to organize surveillance data on radical groups and individuals - In 1919 he was appointed head of the FBI's "Radical Division," which used this data to enable attacks such as Woodrow Wilson's 1919-1920 Palmer Raids - By the time Hoover enacted COINTELPRO in 1956, he had already amassed more than 30 years of surveillance data - Ghostwriters used his system to send anonymous letters and phone calls, as well as other false information, to undermine movements Read more: - "Moving toward Transformative Librarianship" by Myrna E. Morales and Stacie Williams: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edited-volume/5114/chapter/3075316/Moving-toward-Transformative-Librarianship-Naming#History #Library #Politics
(DIR) Post #AUov4MoPvt8CFtJCO8 by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-13T15:51:11Z
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In a 2005 census by the Society of American Archivists of the archival profession, 88% of archivists were white; less than 3% were BlackRead more here: - "A*Census Diversity Report" by the Society for American Archivists: https://www2.archivists.org/sites/all/files/Banks-ACENSUS.pdf- "Praxis for the People" by Rachel E. Winston: https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-edited-volume/5114/chapter/3075330/Praxis-for-the-People-Critical-Race-Theory-and#History #Library #Politics
(DIR) Post #AUov4NODmlls2w3nCC by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-13T20:11:21Z
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- The King County Archives in Seattle, Washington contain the only extant investigative files from the Ted Bundy investigation - The Archives' first processing plan for the collection included consulting with a psychologist to prevent trauma to staff working directly with it- The archivists had to read, process, and describe every document, but the details of this project were never incorporated into the catalog or mentioned on the Archives' websiteRead more here: - "Disgust and Fascination" by Amanda Demeter: https://journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jclis/article/view/124#History #Library #Politics
(DIR) Post #AUov4O9iw9liQGHjEm by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-14T16:38:20Z
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The John Hay Library at Brown University has a special collection on childhood sexual abuse and survivor advocacy, with materials ranging from the 1980s to the early 2000sRead more: - "I am a survivor" by Amanda E. Strauss: https://nursingclio.org/2023/01/12/i-am-a-survivor-childhood-sexual-abuses-collections-the-archives/
(DIR) Post #AUov4Om0doOSL0CIue by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-15T15:30:51Z
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The Telecommunications Group History Archives in Denver, Colorado has special collections about the history of telephonesIt includes photographs, telephone directories, and other documents about their operation and historyThe Telecommunications History Group also runs museums in Denver and in Seattle, WashingtonRead more: https://www.telcomhistory.org/telecommunications-history-archives/#History #Library #Technology
(DIR) Post #AUov4PHYkVd9uqxV5c by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-16T12:37:01Z
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In 2012, John Szabo was appointed City Librarian of the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) system Since then LAPL's security budget grew from $1.1 million in 2013 to a proposed $10.4 million in 2020A majority of logged incidents in the LAPL online reporting system were nonviolentRead more: "Police in Libraries" by Ella Fassler and Anya Ventura: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/police-public-libraries#Library #Politics
(DIR) Post #AUov4RdbzUSVDpI8jw by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-19T19:36:34Z
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In Spring 2022, the Archival Workers Collective gave a survey about experiences working during the COVID-19 pandemicA majority criticized organizations for- ignoring local outbreaks- prematurely removing safety measures- treating different classes of employees differently and unfairly- unequally enforcing workplace precautionsAbout half of respondents reported leaving or considering leaving their positions Read more: "Archival Workers Collective 2022 Survey Summary": https://awefund.wordpress.com/2023/04/17/archival-workers-collective-2022-survey-summary/#Covid #Library #Politics
(DIR) Post #AUov4SAa0upWs4iT7w by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-19T19:45:55Z
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Throughout the 21st century, public libraries in the US South were segregated and provided little or no services to Black patronsFor example, the Memphis Public Library in Tennessee had the policy of only checking out books to Black patrons if they were there to retrieve books for white men Public libraries were thus early locations for anti-segregation sit-insThe American Library Association (ALA) did not issue an official apology until 2018Read more: "Desegregating Public Libraries" by George M. Eberhart: https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/desegregating-public-libraries/#History #Library #Politics #Racism
(DIR) Post #AUov4SjfuQu2cv8UpU by tsvga@ni.hil.ist
2023-04-19T19:59:01Z
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The Library of Mistakes in Edinburgh, Scotland has over 4,000 books on economics and finance It was inspired by the 2008 Great Recession and founded in 2014 The library warns against using quantitative economic algorithms as a sense of objectivity Its stated mission is to promote the study of financial historyIt also has lectures on its website(I don't know if this library is actually any good or not)Read more: "How to prevent financial meltdowns, according to the Library of Mistakes" by Amanda Shendruk: https://qz.com/2163887/how-to-avoid-financial-crises-according-to-the-library-of-mistakesLibrary of Mistakes webpage: https://www.libraryofmistakes.com/"Library of Mistakes" on Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/library-of-mistakes#Economics #History #Library #Politics