Author Archives: Gold Leaf

An interview with Jochen Johannsen At RWTH Aachen University information literacy is liberating in a very literal sense: the Library stages Escape Rooms which you can only get out of by researching information!We spoke to Library Director Jochen Johannsen about this, Intellectual Freedom and navigating disruptions in our final part the De Gruyter interview series “Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom”: To readContinueContinue reading “Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, part 6”

An interview with Marcela Rivera Cornejo Inclusive librarianship and keeping up with rapid changes in the academic landscape are just two of the many topics Marcela Rivera Cornejo, Deputy Director of Information Resources and Archives at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile talked to us about. Read the fifth instalment of our interviews with librarians series on De Gruyter Conversations:  ToContinueContinue reading “Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, part 5”

An interview with Fiona Greig “The concept of great literature doesn’t work for everyone. The literature that works for you is what you should explore.” Fiona Greig from University of Winchester talks about the role of the librarian today and many more in our latest instalment of the “Academic librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change”ContinueContinue reading “Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, part 4”

An interview with Beau Case This week, Beau Case reflects on his career as a university librarian, culminating in his current role as the Inaugural Dean of Libraries at the University of Central Florida. He talked to us about the challenges he had faced, social bias in libraries, and why he doesn’t mind students puttingContinueContinue reading “Academic Librarians on Intellectual Freedom and Change, part 3”