ElenaRowan

Today book sales data from NPD BookScan heavily influences who and what gets published. Yet the data is flawed & basically inaccessible to anyone beyond the publishing industry For @PublicBooks, I wrote about why that's a big problem publicbooks.org/where-is-all-t…

So excited to be heading to New York to attend the @library_futures @nyuengelberg event Exploring the Anti-Ownership Ebook Economy! Can't wait to learn more about this important issue affecting libraries everywhere. can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

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For grad student Elena Rowan, the Internet Archive offers more than just a trip down memory lane. “For scholarly work and nostalgia researchers, it's a treasure trove of goodies.” Learn more about Rowan’s research in our latest post: blog.archive.org/2023/10/23/gra…

@banreportcards @internetarchive @banreportcards remember those!?

@internetarchive Huh " ...she found a beloved video game that came in a cereal box from her childhood,..."

Hey! It's Open Access Week! We believe in equitable access to information every day, but this is the week when we get to celebrate how open culture benefits us all. openaccessweek.org

❓Ever wonder why it's so hard to leave social media platforms? @doctorow unveils the strategy behind the impossible disconnection in his latest book, "The Internet Con." Join us for an eye-opening discussion on #Interoperability at next week's book talk: eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-th…

When talking about commons and commonly shared spaces, the internet is an obvious one, but for how much longer? Graduate student @ElenaRowan3 will guide us through a discussion on archiving the internet and activists fighting privatization on Sept 28: milieux.concordia.ca/event/talk-arc…

More little libraries! A collection of books collected & found, housed on these little shelves.

A lawsuit against @InternetArchive is threatening the future of 4 million digital books—as well as libraries' digital rights nationwide. Take action now: battleforlibraries.com/?source=twitte… #DigitalRightsForLibraries

One of 2 library kiosks for borrowing books at the airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia! Pick one up on your way and drop it off when you return home. What an awesome example of all the places library books travel. Halifax Public Library is the best!

Little 'take a book, leave a book' at the Frigo Vert. Lovely collection of textbooks, manifestos, guidebooks and leisure reads.

Adorable Little Free Library I walked by in the Plateau. Had some nostalgia-inducing children's books and a couple great travel books. Also what a cute shape!

‘It’s easy to look at public library services and see how a lack of data, and specifically open data, is holding back the sector’. More really interesting food for thought from ⁦@librarieshacked⁩, thanks for sharing. #libraries #opendata blog.librarydata.uk/advocating-for…

My personal library, guarded by Lester the Lobster and Kura the Kiwibird

Mini little library photo-dump in preparation for hosting a workshop on Saturday on 'Curating Nostalgia'. So excited! @Nostagain @TAG_News

Little collection of works published by members of the Milieux Institute.