Second News Update – Ruth Rikowski
Dear All
Here are another four news items.
1. Painswick Campaign
A very successful campaign is taking place in Painswick, Gloucestershire, re threat posed to the library there. This is also being linked to my work.
See the second item down at:
http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=news&sub=General%20News%20Items
2. Knowledge Management book
The book that I have edited on Knowledge Management is now out:
Knowledge Management: Social, Cultural and Theoretical PerspectivesEdited by Ruth Rikowski Chandos Publishing, Oxford, 2007, ISBN 1 84334 139 5Contributors include:Bob Bater, Isabelle Cabos, Paul Catherall, Bruce Lloyd, Ruth Rikowski, Lee Rose and Mandy Webster
http://www.chandospublishing.com/catalogue/record_detail.php?recordID=67 This book focuses on various aspects of KM - including social, political and philosophical perspectives; practical perspectives and theoretical perspectives. It concludes with an alternative view on KM, placing it into an Open Marxist theoretical framework and emphasising how KM helps to ensure the success of the knowledge revolution, this being the latest phase of capitalism.Orders to: Turpin Distribution Services Ltd, Stratton Business Park, Pegasus Drive, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. SG18 8TQ Tel No. +44 (0) 1767 604951 Fax No. +44 (0) 1767 601640 Email: custserv@turpin-distribution.com
3. Feminist Library
I went to the meeting about the survival of the Feminist Library in London yesterday (24th February). There were about 35 people there altogether. The situation is quite serious, although everyone was optimistic and many people volunteered to help. The meeting was called by the Management Committee, of which there are four members, but more are needed (and more were requested at the meeting). The Feminist Library was founded in 1975, at the height of the Women's Liberation and Feminist Movement here in the UK. This contrasts with The Women's Library - housed at London Metropolitan University - which was set up in the 1920s, in response to struggles for the vote for women and the Suffragette Movement. One option would be for the feminist collection to move into The Women's Library. But having now attended the meeting, I personally think that it would be unfortunate if this unique, original and important collection could not be kept intact - though it is good to have this fallback position. The Feminist Library used to be part of the Greater London Council, but when the Thatcherites got rid of the GLC it became part of the London Residual Body, and moved to Southwark. Southward Council are now demanding a high rent which is beyond the capacity of The Feminist Library to meet, at present. Hence the reason for calling the meeting in an effort to find a solution to this situation. We were all given tours of the library. The collection is wonderful, with a lot of original material, that would be a tragedy to lose. What hit me in particular though, was how this situation is linked to the businessification of social life, including libraries.
4. Linear Hymns
Linear Hymns is a book of poetry by Giles Paley-Phillips. Proceeds from the book go to the Leukaemia Research Fund. There is a message from Giles regarding how his book project is progressing at Glenn Rikowski's blogs Wavering on Ether at MySpace: http://blog.myspace.com/glennrikowski
Paul Catherall reviewed Linear Hymns for Information for Social Change Issue No.23.
You can see Paul Catherall's review at: http://libr.org/isc/issues/ISC23/D1%20Paul%20Catherall%20reviewing%20Giles%20Paley-Phillips.pdf
The contents for Issue No.23 of Information for Social Change can be viewed at: http://libr.org/isc/toc.html
The general URL for Information for Social Change is: http://libr.org/isc
Best wishes
Ruth
March 2007
Dear All
Here are another four news items.
1. Painswick Campaign
A very successful campaign is taking place in Painswick, Gloucestershire, re threat posed to the library there. This is also being linked to my work.
See the second item down at:
http://www.flowideas.co.uk/?page=news&sub=General%20News%20Items
2. Knowledge Management book
The book that I have edited on Knowledge Management is now out:
Knowledge Management: Social, Cultural and Theoretical PerspectivesEdited by Ruth Rikowski Chandos Publishing, Oxford, 2007, ISBN 1 84334 139 5Contributors include:Bob Bater, Isabelle Cabos, Paul Catherall, Bruce Lloyd, Ruth Rikowski, Lee Rose and Mandy Webster
http://www.chandospublishing.com/catalogue/record_detail.php?recordID=67 This book focuses on various aspects of KM - including social, political and philosophical perspectives; practical perspectives and theoretical perspectives. It concludes with an alternative view on KM, placing it into an Open Marxist theoretical framework and emphasising how KM helps to ensure the success of the knowledge revolution, this being the latest phase of capitalism.Orders to: Turpin Distribution Services Ltd, Stratton Business Park, Pegasus Drive, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. SG18 8TQ Tel No. +44 (0) 1767 604951 Fax No. +44 (0) 1767 601640 Email: custserv@turpin-distribution.com
3. Feminist Library
I went to the meeting about the survival of the Feminist Library in London yesterday (24th February). There were about 35 people there altogether. The situation is quite serious, although everyone was optimistic and many people volunteered to help. The meeting was called by the Management Committee, of which there are four members, but more are needed (and more were requested at the meeting). The Feminist Library was founded in 1975, at the height of the Women's Liberation and Feminist Movement here in the UK. This contrasts with The Women's Library - housed at London Metropolitan University - which was set up in the 1920s, in response to struggles for the vote for women and the Suffragette Movement. One option would be for the feminist collection to move into The Women's Library. But having now attended the meeting, I personally think that it would be unfortunate if this unique, original and important collection could not be kept intact - though it is good to have this fallback position. The Feminist Library used to be part of the Greater London Council, but when the Thatcherites got rid of the GLC it became part of the London Residual Body, and moved to Southwark. Southward Council are now demanding a high rent which is beyond the capacity of The Feminist Library to meet, at present. Hence the reason for calling the meeting in an effort to find a solution to this situation. We were all given tours of the library. The collection is wonderful, with a lot of original material, that would be a tragedy to lose. What hit me in particular though, was how this situation is linked to the businessification of social life, including libraries.
4. Linear Hymns
Linear Hymns is a book of poetry by Giles Paley-Phillips. Proceeds from the book go to the Leukaemia Research Fund. There is a message from Giles regarding how his book project is progressing at Glenn Rikowski's blogs Wavering on Ether at MySpace: http://blog.myspace.com/glennrikowski
Paul Catherall reviewed Linear Hymns for Information for Social Change Issue No.23.
You can see Paul Catherall's review at: http://libr.org/isc/issues/ISC23/D1%20Paul%20Catherall%20reviewing%20Giles%20Paley-Phillips.pdf
The contents for Issue No.23 of Information for Social Change can be viewed at: http://libr.org/isc/toc.html
The general URL for Information for Social Change is: http://libr.org/isc
Best wishes
Ruth
March 2007
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