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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results37 Connexions Library3 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 11 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 31 Sources Library 4 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAlternative Library Literature 1986-1987 Berman, Sanford & Danky, James P. Book 1988 An anthology of writings about alternative literature and sources and producers of alternative literature, as well as about libraries themselves, and about what is happening within libraries to make t... Alternative Materials in Libraries Book 1982 Handbook with extensive bibliographies. What, where, how and why to buy Alternative and small press publications for libraries - also useful for individuals and bookstore. Banned Books Online Website A sampling of books which have been censored or subject to censorship attempts. Banning of Books Alarms Freedom Advocates Kuppusamy, Baradan Article 2010 The confiscation and banning of books by Malaysian authorities is sending alarm bells ringing among activists, who want the repeal of laws that the government is using to suppress freedom of expressio... Books banned by governments, list of: Connexipedia Article Article This article intends to list works, such as novels, nonfiction books, short stories, and essays that have banned by governments over time. Bringing Books and Seeking Peace in Colombia: Bringing Peace to a Beleaguered Country Chelala, Cesar Unclassified 2014 A teacher, two donkeys, and a big pile of books are working to enrich the lives of the children in a small community in Colombia. Canadian Library Association Website The Case for Grassroots Archives  Diemer, Ulli Article 2012 Grassroots archives play a valuable role in what has been called "the battle of memory". People's history projects such as grassroots archives preserve and share stories of resistance, hidden historie... Challenged Books and Magazines List 2009 Freedom to Read Article 1989 This updated document provides a list of 100 books and magazines which have been challenged due to their content between the years of 1989 and 2009. Challenged Books List Article 2004 A partial list of books subjected to censorship attempts in Canada from the early 1980s to 2003. Connexions: Volume 7, Number 3 - July 1982 - Prairie Region/Region des Prairies Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper Baker, Nicholson Book 2001 Double Fold examines the preservation of books in United States libraries over the past 50 years. It details the libraries' "war" on books -- the alarming lack of preservation and the destruction of ... The Expo Files: Articles by the Crusading Journalist Larsson, Stieg Book 2012 Collected here for the first time are Stieg Larsson's essays and articles on right-wing extremism and racism, on violence against women and women's rights, on homophobia and honour killings. 451 at Zuccotti Park: "Where man starts by burning books he ends up by burning people." Linebaugh, Peter Article 2011 The books at Zuccotti Park were hauled away in dumpsters belonging to the sanitation department. The pretext of the destruction was "cleaning" the park which, the Mayor said, was filled with "filth". ... Freedom to Read Week Website Freedom to Read Week encourages Canadians to think about and reaffirm their commitment to intellectual freedom. Frequently Asked Questions about Sources Article 2009 SOURCES is a media service that connects journalists, editors, authors and researchers with the sources they need for their work. SOURCES spotlights organizations, institutions, government agencies, c... Helping you reach the media: How Sources can help you get more and better media coverage Article 2009 Media coverage is the most valuable kind of publicity there is because it is based on the news value or information value of what you do or say, and is therefore far more credible than paid publicity ... History on the Printed Page: Against The Current vol. 135 Le Blanc, Paul Article 2008 A small volume could be produced listing the books dealing with the times I have written about here. I will offer only a couple dozen. The Ideal Book Morris, William Book 1893 The designer William Morris describes his ideas about book design.
Keeping Books Safe: A Bad Law Threatens Our Past Nicol, Elizabeth Mullaney Article 2009 Imagine a dystopian horror tale in which virtually all books from the past were destroyed...Books that did not meet the ideologies of the publishers, the demands of the mass market, the trends of the ... Librarians and Palestine: An Interview with Vani Natarajan Jacobs, Ron Article 2013 Working to preserve Palestinian records and memory in the face of deliberate destruction by Israel. The Library at Night Manguel, Alberto Book 2006 The Library at Night tells the story of the important role of libraries in human civilization and how books are an essential link between the individual and the world. Memory as Resistance: Grassroots Archives and the Battle of Memory: Preservation as subversion: Do grassroots archives have a future? Article 2012 CONNEXIONS and Beit Zatoun are spotlighting grassroots archives this November with an open house and networking event November 24, a talk and discussion November 27, and an exhibit (November 16-27). G... Occupy!: Scenes from Occupied America Taylor, Astra; Gessen, Keith (eds) Book 2011 An unofficial record of the New York branch of the Occupy movement, Occupy! combines adrenalin-fueled first-hand accounts of the early days and weeks of Occupy Wall Street with contentious debates and... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - December 17, 2017: Collective Memory and Cultural Amnesia Diemer, Ulli Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Our society is obsessed with the short-term present. It devalues memory and the past. But there are those who do remember, and who work to preserve and share our collective memory. But they have to co... The Price of Books, The Value of Civilization Mundy, Toby Article 2014 I have come to think that books occupy this valuable position in our civilisation because they are the only medium for thick descriptions of the world that human beings possess. By ‘thick’ description... Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation Sennett, Richard Book 2012 Richard Sennett contends that "living with people who differ -- racially, ethnically, religiously, or economically -- is the most urgent challenge facing civil society today. We tend socially to avoid... Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions Mason, Paul Book 2012 From London to Cairo, Wisconsin to Tehran, Paul Mason charts new forms of collective action: fluid networks of agile, Twitter- and Facebook-savvy networks of youthful protesters. The events, says Maso... The William Morris Internet Archive Website A subarchive of the Marxists Internet Archive, featuring the works of the English socialist, writer, and artist William Morris.
You Can't Read This: Forbidden Books, Lost Writing, Mistranslations, and Codes Ross, Val Book 2006 Written for children ages ten and up, You Can't Read This explores the development of alphabets, the decoding of ancient languages, and censorship in Ancient Rome and modern America.
Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesConnexions Archive & Library The Connexions Archive & Library is Toronto-based project dedicated to keeping alive the rich history of grassroots movements for social justice.
Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that r... Media Names and Numbers Published by Sources, Media Names & Numbers is a comprehensive directory of the Canadian news media, including television and radio stations and programs, daily, weekly, ethnic and campus newspapers, ... Sources HotLink, The The Sources HotLink is a newsletter, published by Sources, featuring articles, practical ideas and tips for getting positive media coverage. The Sources HotLink is sent free to companies... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryBeing Wrong Adventures in the Margin of Error Schulz, Carol 2010 Being wrong is an improving, humbling experience. The experience of error is an adventure, because the propensity for making mistakes is inseparable from our imagination. It is necessary if we are to ... The Book-of-the-Millennium Club Macdonald, Dwight 1952 For $249.50, which is (for all practical purposes) $250, one could buy, in 1952, a hundred pounds of Great Books: four hundred and forty-three works by seventy-six authors, ranging chronologically and... Bookworms Rejoice Digital deal paves the way for online access Johnson, Bobbie 2008 Google and the US book industry struck a deal to sell digitized books online and distribute royalties to their authors and publishers through a third party. Capital on CD-Rom, Cat Optional - CD-Rom Review Finkel, Joel R. 1999 Karl Marx's Multimedia Capital, v.1. Cominsane Press, 1998. Distributed by Monthly Review Press, 1-800-670-9499. $20.
The Cost of Free Speech Lee, Simon 1990 In the wake of the Ayatollah's "fatwah" against Salman Rushdie and in the turbulent context of terrorism in Northern Ireland, free speech really can lead to death, according to the author. This book o... Cover story: a year of beautiful books Publishers are fighting back against the ebook tide with great designs Hughes, Kathryn 2011 Publishers have started building their marketing strategies around form rather than content.
The article emphasises that the whole point of a good book design is to grab the attention of both the rea... The Danger of Being Neighborly Without a Permit Friedersdorf, Conor 2015 Three years ago, The Los Angeles Times published a feel-good story on the Little Free Library movement.The idea is simple: A book lover puts a box or shelf or crate of books in their front yard. Neigh... Defining Moments in Books The Greatest Books, Writers, Characters, Passages, and Events that Shook the Literary World Lucy, Daniel 2007 ebookcollective Bills itself as "a centralized location for your leftist literature." The Encyclopedia of American Comics From 1897 to the Present Goulart, Ron (Ed.) 1990 A reference work of over a 1000 entries devoted to the phenomenon of the American comic, covering almost a century of comic production from the introduction of the genre in 1897 to the latest (1990) s... Fanning the flames of intolerance The burning of books -- an ultimate form of control and condemnation Henley, John 2010 A historical overview of book burnings by political and religious regimes. Fiction v nonfiction - English literature's made-up divide Fiction v non: an English affliction? Lea, Richard 2016 Some cultures do not distinguish between fiction and nonfiction - and instead talk of 'stories'. Is that a barrier to English-language writers and publishers? Or should they just learn to enjoy tellin... For bibliomaniacs, there is no cure Literary hoarders were once seen as antiscocial but historians thank them now Berry, Lorraine 2017 An essayist looks into the curious pastime of book collecting, as well as her own lifelong passion to grow her collection. From Cave Paintings to the Internet Norman, Jeremy 2013 Chronological and Thematic Studies on the History of Information and Media. Getting your story into the media 2009 Stories are the heart and soul of the media. Journalism is about telling stories, and good stories require sources # human contacts, the people who provide informed comment and expertise, the people w... 'I really want to find it before I die': why are we so fascinated by lost books? From the Book of Kells to Walter Benjamin, literary history is marked with tantalising absences – which two bibliophiles have made it their Berry, Lorraine 2018 Essay on the allure of rare and lost books, inspired by Giorgio van Straten's recent work, " In Search of Lost Books". IFJ Calls on Writers to Demand Their Rights from Google Sources News Release 2009 the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on all journalists who have had their books scanned by Google through its Google Book Search to claim their rights to payment. International Book of Comics Gifford, Denis 1984 First appearing in 1984, the book takes a nostalgic look at comics from the early and latter day British strips and comic books, right through to Continental European publications, and North American ... Iran: Book Censorship The Rule, Not The Exception Sarkouhi, Faraj 2007 Censorship in Iran has intensified over the last two years, with many books appearing only in expunged versions, while others previously available have had subsequent print runs banned. A library without books? OSU and other universities purging dusty volumes Rubinkam, Michael 2018 A library without books? Not quite, but as students abandon the stacks in favour of online reference material, university libraries are unloading millions of unread volumes in a nationwide purge that ... Meet the man crowd-funding Gaza's first English library Gadzo, Mersiha 2017 Mosab Abu Toha, works to expand his collection of English books to create a public library that will enrich the lives and society within Gaza during the Israeli occupation. My life as a bibliophile Barnes, Julian 2012 From school prizes to writing his own novels, the author reflects on his lifelong bibliomania and explains why, despite e-readers and Amazon, he believes the physical book and bookshops will survive. A novel oasis: why Argentina is the bookshop capital of the world Goñi,Uki 2015 Buenos Aires alone has more bookstores per person than any other city in the world - just enough for inquisitive Argentinians to indulge their literary cravings. Powerful publicity and marketing tools for publishers and authors 2009 Helping authors and publishers to publicize themselves and their books with a package of marketing and media relations tools designed to get publicity in the media and to reach readers and book buyers... Sources gives you powerful tools to help you stand out from the crowd 2009 An overview of how you can use SOURCES to amplify your message.
SOURCES is a media service that connects journalists, editors, writers, producers and researchers with the sources they need for their ... Twelve of the world's most beautiful bookshops 2015 From an underground carpark in China to a converted theatre in Argentina, take a look at some of the most stunning bookshops around the world. The Woman Reader Jack, Belinda 2012 Belinda Jack's history of women's reading and the ceaseless controversies it has inspired, explores what and how women of widely differing cultures have read through the ages. From the Connexions ArchivesDocs Populi Documents for the public Website Dedicated to documenting and publishing oppositional artwork of the late 20th century.
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