Monthly Archives: March 2013

Yami, Kuro and Other Terms for Black

I’ve been sick lately and that has affected my blogging. I do need to get on with this. Examining my old friend the Progressive Librarians Guild is an easy task but a little different this time around. This is meant … Continue reading

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Have I already used Black and Tan?

Under a loooooot of pressure lately, so this may come out as more than one post. First up, CoOL, a site dedicated to the preservation of collections. Obviously, this is meant to appeal to archivists and provides links to several … Continue reading

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Blackberry Jam

I will write more on this tomorrow but I want to get this kick-started tonight. I have been traveling most of today and had little access to a computer. I have to compare two professional journals. Sounds easy right? Not … Continue reading

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Who is This Lying Blackguard?

I wrote this rant as an overblown but passionate response to an article by author Terry Deary that you can read here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/feb/13/libraries-horrible-histories-terry-deary This article was mind-numbing. I haven’t read an article this loaded with phony equivocation outside of an … Continue reading

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State of the Black Address

From the titles of all my posts, you might think I’m in the Nation of Islam or maybe a rapper. Wrong on both counts, although I would include books about them in a library. Funny story, when I went to … Continue reading

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