Progressive Librarian Issue no. 23, Spring 2004


ARTICLES

Repetitive Strain Injuries, Ergonomics Regulation, and Catalogers, by John Gehner page 1

The Scarf-and-Mitten Adventure: A Meditation on Emergent Poetries and the Library, by David Pavelich page 10

The School Library/Media Center and Construction of the Subject, by Bria O'Brien page 32

The Basis of a Humanist Librarianship in the Ideal of Human Autonomy, by Mark Rosenzweig page 40


DOCUMENTS

Librarianship as a Radical Profession, by Naomi Klein page 46

International Relations Committee and Intellectual Freedom Committee: REPORT ON CUBA, page 55


ADDED ENTRIES

In Praise of Learning, by Bertolt Brecht page 60

The Answer to "Bad" Speech: a Comment on ALA Debate, by Mark Rosenzweig page 61

Progressive Librarian Adopts Creative Commons, page 64


BOOK REVIEWS

Henry Giroux's Abandoned Generation & Critical Librarianship: A Review Article, by Ryan Gage page 65

Dismantling the Public Sphere, by John Buschman, Reviewed by Bernd Frohmann page 75

A Note on Frohmann, by John Buschman page 87

Philosophical Scaffolding for the Construction of Critical Democratic Education, by Richard Brosio. reviewed by Michael J. Carbone page 89

Revolting Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out, edited by Katia Roberto and Jessamyn West. reviewed by John Buschman page 91


NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS,
page 93


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