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Open access, open peer-reviewed journal on all things librar*, established in 2008.

There are no Article Processing Charges or any other charges associated with publishing in this journal (also known as the #DiamondOA model).

(This account primarily provides announcements of new articles and submission windows. If you'd like a response, please email the address listed on our journal site, as it is checked more frequently than messages received here.)

Journal home	https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/
DOAJ listing	https://doaj.org/toc/1944-6195?source=%7B%22query%22%3A%7B%22bool%22%3A%7B%22must%22%3A%5B%7B%22terms%22%3A%7B%22index.issn.exact%22%3A%5B%221944-6195%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%7D%2C%22size%22%3A100%2C%22sort%22%3A%5B%7B%22created_date%22%3A%7B%22order%22%3A%22de

Library Lead Pipe

19h ago

Call for #archives professionals

Link to full call:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ORgurwXmtzcwSZp-3rFx9xXG1OCoGytp436AVTTDK_Y/edit?usp=sharing

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Library Lead Pipe

1d ago

"DigitalArc (DA), was designed to support the creation of low-cost sustainable digital exhibits and archives built by and for communities who want to control how their histories are presented online."

Operationalizing Minimal Computing Values Through Shared Computing-Platform Development: A Case Study of DigitalArc and Opaque Publisher by Kalani Craig, @michelledalmau and @teamseaslug
https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/digitalarc/

Seeking Approval, Confronting Objectivity: Neutrality in the Library of Congress Subject Headings Approval Process
by Allison Bailund, Deborah Tomaras, Michelle Cronquist, and Tina Gross

https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/seeking-approval/

Library Lead Pipe

Mar 18

Seeking Approval, Confronting Objectivity: Neutrality in the Library of Congress Subject Headings Approval Process
by Allison Bailund, Deborah Tomaras, Michelle Cronquist, and Tina Gross

https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/seeking-approval/

Library Lead Pipe

Feb 25

Memorial for Fobazi Ettarh

https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2026/fobazi-ettarh/

Memorial for Fobazi Ettarh – In the Library with the Lead Pipe

There’s a lesson here, perhaps, about the tangled relationship between what is •typical• and what is •correct•, and what it is that LLMs actually do:

When medical professionals ask medical questions in technical medical language, the answers they get are typically correct.

When non-professional ask medical questions in a perhaps medically ill-formed vernacular mode, the answers they get are typically wrong.

The LLM readily models both of these things. Despite having no notion of correctness in either case, correctness is more statistically typical in one than the other.

Library Lead Pipe

Feb 3

Thanks to everyone who submitted a proposal during our January open submission window. We look forward to reviewing all the proposals!

For anyone interested in when our next open submission window will be, we make that decision in response to our reviewing workload (that is, based on how many submissions we accept during this round), so we haven't selected a time yet. Based on previous years, it is likely to be around August 2026 - we will post an official time once we've finalized a decision.

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Library Lead Pipe

Jan 27

"Disabled patrons often engage in labor to manage others’ discomfort, navigate inaccessible environments, and advocate for their needs. This labor includes emotional and cognitive efforts to avoid being perceived as disruptive or burdensome, to explain one’s disability, or perform normativity..."