The elusive evidence of public library research
LibParlor contributor Margaret A.E. Alexander shares their experiences as both a public and academic librarian and the way research plays out in both spaces.
Category: Contributing Editor
From Philosophy to Action, Improving the Workplace for Library Employees through Research
Vivian Bynoe interviews Kaetrena Davis Kendrick, Dean of Dacus Library and Pettus Archives at Winthrop University.
Practical Research: Interview with Tameca Beckett
Tameca Beckett discusses her practical research experiences in the public and academic library.
Book Review: Library Trends Issue: Labor in Academic Libraries
Diverging from only reviewing books, Matthew Weirick Johnson explores the recent issue of Library Trends.
LibParlor Introduces Our New Contributing Editors
LibParlor is proud to announce our new Contributing Editors!
Listen In: Discussions from the Field
In this Listen-In post, Symphony shares recent research about academic librarians’ opinions on union membership.
Book Review: Pushing the Margins: Women of Color and Intersectionality in LIS
Lorin Jackson’s response to an earlier College & Research Libraries book review.
Book Review: The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit: Finding Success on the Job Hunt and in Your First Job
LibParlor Contributing Editor, Grace Haynes, reviews The Future Academic Librarian’s Toolkit.
Featured Researcher Spotlight on: Nicollette Brant, Laura Jara, Melissa Maldonado, and Marisa Méndez-Brady
Contributing Editor Paige Sundstrom discusses and explores POC mentorship in research in this Featured Researchers post
Book Review: Masked by Trust: Bias in Library Discovery
Masked by Trust: Bias in Library Discovery (2019), written by Matthew Reidsma, Web Services Librarian at Grand Valley State University, and published by Library Juice Press, an imprint of Litwin Books, takes the burgeoning literature in critical algorithm studies and applies it to library discovery systems.
