SHOUT! For Libraries
68 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago -SHOUT! For Libraries is a show on CJSR 88.5 FM about the topics affecting libraries around the world. Each month, students from the University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies take an in-depth look at the serious issues that matter to librarians, like censorship, diversity, and… romance novels.
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Episodes
S03E03 – Digital Preservation and Archives
November 23, 2018 22:09 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBDigital preservation and Archives: fire in Brazil, Metis archives at the University of Alberta and Documentaries on archives.
S03E02 – Halloween
October 26, 2018 21:08 - 46 minutes - 74.7 MBFor our Halloween episode we speak to Konn Lavery about writing Edmonton-based horror, talk to Beth and Megan Dart about their experience writing local history into haunted house events, discuss Meg Braem’s new play, Blood…. and debut the hot new rap single, MLIYAS KWEENS. We even squeeze in a scathing review of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein!
S03E01 – Makerspaces
September 28, 2018 20:58 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this episode, we embrace the Maker movement! Our newest host, Julia Guy, takes her first trip into the Edmonton Public Library's downtown Makerspace, and then we speak with Associate Manager Holly Arnason about the many ways in which accessibility is built into the design and evolution of the environment. We round out the episode as our new reporter, Hongyi, talks with Kim Martin about the Makerbus project in London, Ontario. It's a jam-packed first episode for the 2018-2019 sea...
S02E08 – Digital Privacy
April 13, 2018 20:53 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBThis month we look at some current digital privacy issues facing Canadians. Topics include the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s recent report on privacy-enhancing technologies, to how libraries are informing users about data collection and tracking, a new initiative for consent-based use of technology, and an overview of a privacy self-assessment exercise.
S02E07 – Libraries And Homelessness
March 16, 2018 20:40 - 29 minutes - 53.2 MBIn this episode of Shout for libraries we discuss homelessness and the library: a look at the important work being done by Edmonton’s libraries to meet their patrons needs no matter their income or area code.
S02E06 – Palentines Day
February 16, 2018 21:36 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBIn this episode, we discuss sexual harassment in the library. “…the truth is, every female and non-binary public librarian has dozens of stories just like this one; uncomfortable, but harmless interactions of harassment. We … tend to consider these offenses as an unfortunate, but inevitable part of the job.”
S02E05 – Canadian Copyright
January 19, 2018 21:34 - 29 minutes - 40 MBIn this episode we go deep on copyright. After an appetizing history of Canadian copyright from Michelle Terriss, we talk with UofA Libraries’ Copyright Librarian, Amanda Wakaruk, about common issues and challenges for academic institutions grappling with copyright, the upcoming review of Canada’s Copyright Act, and her efforts to reform rules for Crown copyright.
S02E04 – What We Have On Hold
December 22, 2017 21:32 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBIn this episode we give you a list of things we have on hold over the Christmas holidays, with reviews of everything from indigenous and privacy podcasts to Project Runway and Christmas in Wonderland. And wait until you find out what Grimm’s Fairy Tales have to do with libraries….
S02E03 – Indigenous Storytelling
November 24, 2017 21:30 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBOur focus is on indigenous storytelling! We have an interview with Shelia Laroque and Kayla Lar-Son on the UofA Libraries’ Decolonizing Descriptions Working Group; an interview with Lese Skidmore about the Voices of Amiskwaciy project; a narrative poem by Norma Dunning; and overview of the indigenous and colonization-related themes in the fall blockbuster, Thor: Ragnorok!
S02E02 – Ghosts, Libraries in the Apocalypse, and FunDrive 2017
October 27, 2017 20:29 - 1 hour - 96.4 MBIn our annual FunDrive fundraising episode, we explore ghosts in libraries and archives. We also talk with Marty Chan and Ben Ehlers abut makerspaces, storymaking, and how libraries might respond to zombie invasions, the singularity, and more….!
S02E01 – Free Speech versus Hate Speech
September 29, 2017 20:27 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this episode, we talk to incoming library school students about why libraries are still important; we ask an ethics expert about the issues of renting library space to hate groups and keeping holocaust denial literature in public library collections; and we review “Stranger In The Woods” by Michael Finkel.
S01E07 – True Crime
March 17, 2017 19:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBIn this episode we talk to Jonathan Christenson, creator of Catalyst Theatre’s “Vigilante” musical about the Black Donnellys; talk to Mike Eaton about community services provided to inmates through Edmonton Public Library’s book borrowing project; and we take a look at how to tell if that online store you’re looking at is legitimate or not.
S01E06 – Romance
February 17, 2017 20:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBSince February is the month of love, this episode looks at romance. From how to find new romance authors, to the history of Harlequins and the cataloging of books, we’ve got you covered. To finish things off, Lindsey Campbell provides a list of non-traditional Valentine’s Day movie recommendations.
S01E05 – Library and Information Studies Research
January 20, 2017 20:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBKnow more about the latest research projects by the scholars at the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alberta.
S01E04 – Politics in the Library
December 23, 2016 20:00 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis show introduces the idea of politics in the library and includes an interview with Dr. Michael McNally, Professor at the School of Library & Information Studies and Sam Popowich, Discovery Systems Librarian at the University of Alberta.
S01E03 – What Are You Blocking?
November 18, 2016 20:04 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBThis episode explores the use, and non-use, of Internet filters in libraries with three Edmonton librarians: Allison Stewart, Director at the Stony Plain Public Library, Dan Mirau, Library Director and Director of Learning Enhancement Projects at the Concordia University of Edmonton; and Sandra Shores, Senior IT and Facilities Officer at the University of Alberta Libraries.
S01E02 – Let’s Talk About Sex
October 21, 2016 18:55 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this episode, we tackle sexual education in libraries. Kyle Marshall, the planning assessment and research analyst at Edmonton Public Library, discusses how youth seek and share information about sex in both overt and covert ways, and how librarians can help promote sexual health. This episode also features a review of Barry Jenkins’ film “Moonlight.”
S01E01 – Seeking Reconciliation
September 23, 2016 19:50 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBStudents from the University of Alberta’s School of Library and Information Studies explore the library’s role in promoting the healing of Indigenous communities. This episode features interviews with Dr. Patti LaBoucane-Benson, the director of Native Counselling Services of Alberta, and Michael Dudley, the author of the blog The Decolonized Librarian.