Radical Reference Unpanel: Alternative Materials in Libraries

Submitted by jenna on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 10:48am
Short Description: 

Following the model of the unconference, this will be a peer education session facilitated by a public and an academic librarian. Participants (librarians, non-librarians & creators of media) will be discussing the current and historical significance of having their works preserved in library collections, the barriers radical/independent/local media can encounter in public/academic libraries, strategies for inclusion (from inside and out), and the social/political consequences of exclusion. Participants will be asked to share their successes, challenges, and strategies for getting their publications (of all types, e.g. books, newspapers, videos) into library collections.

Presenters
Presenter One Name: 
Jenna Freedman
Presenter One Info: 

Jenna Freedman of Radical Reference is the Coordinator of Reference Services and Zine Librarian at Barnard College. Talks, publications, and blog at http://jenna.openflows.com

Presenter Two Name: 
Jess Ross
Presenter Two Info: 

Jess Ross is a public librarian and prison activist, working with Books Through Bars-NYC and the New York Coalition for Women Prisoners.