The self-taught son of a boot-and-shoe-machine operator is causing a run on critical superlatives in highbrow London’s literary marketplace. “One of the most remarkable first books I have read,” wrote ...

Look no further than apples for a study of intellectual property. When the University of Minnesota several years ago was preparing to introduce a new variety of apple into the market, it decided ...

Intellectual freedom is now—and will likely always be—a necessary topic for librarians to examine. If every book has its reader, most books will also have a challenger. In addition to considering ...

In 2023, the American Library Association documented 1,247 demands to censor library books and resources. From 2010-2019, popular titles such as "The Handmaid's Tale," "The Hunger Games" and even ...

NOTHING is more difficult, for the beginning librarian than to discover in what profession he is engaged. Certain professions define themselves. Others are defined by those who practise them. The ...