Journal of the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science
B Sides is an open access peer reviewed journal that showcases student and alumni work from The University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science, including writing, images, posters, presentation slides, audio recordings, and videos. It provides a space for current students and alumni to converse about their work and contribute to the scholarly literature of Library and Information Science.
Regarding early vinyl records, B sides were a place where artists could push themselves intellectually and experiment without being constrained by the forms that their record labels believed would be commercially successful. For collectors, musicians' B sides have become rare treasures that allow fans and scholars to more fully appreciate the nuances and intricacies of talented recording artists. The B side metaphor carried over from vinyl records to cassette tapes in the 1980s, when certain groups of underrepresented musicians weren't being heard because record labels failed to recognize the value of their creative processes and would not produce their work. Refusing to accept silence, these innovative musicians took initiative and began producing and distributing their own "mix tapes." Today, these musicians are considered among the most influential and important artists of that era.
B Sides, the journal of the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science, proudly carries the B side metaphor forward by giving an underrepresented group of new scholars a voice to experiment, explore, and contribute to a growing field.
Articles from 2015
Creating a Digital Scholarly Edition of Walt Whitman's Short Fiction: A Case Study in TEI/XML, Stephanie M. Blalock
Breaking Down Invisible Barriers: Using Bookmobiles To Facilitate Library Outreach in Urban and Suburban Communities, Cassandra I. Elton
Homebound Services in Public Libraries: understanding an antiquated service in a modern society, Shawna M. Fredrickson
Legality of the Legacy: Cultivating Seed Lending Programs at Iowa Public Libraries, Madeline M. Jarvis
Articles from 2014
File Naming Standards for Digital Collections, Jessica Rogers
Articles from 2013
How and Why, Not What and Where, Sarah B. Alexander
Where the Queer Things Are: Library Services to LGBTQ Youth, Sarah B. Alexander
An Examination of Youth Services in Public Libraries, Carla Frazer
Librarians in the Midst, Barbara C. Harvey
Spaces of Encounter: Community and the Public Library, Bennett C. Magnino
Articles from 2012
Promises to Keep: A Defense of Women's Studies in the Academy, Sarah Alexander
The Public As Collaborator: Towards Developing Crowdsourcing Models for Digital Research Initiatives, Melody H. Dworak
Library 2.0: How Did We Get Here? A Resource Guide, Jen Eilers
Established, Emerging, or Phantom? The State of the Film Studies Discipline, Holly J. Petersen
Free as in Freedom, Not as in Beer: Free and Open Source Software ILS and the Library Community, Kelly J. Thompson
Where’s the “T”?: Improving Library Service to Community Members Who Are Transgender-Identified, Kelly J. Thompson
Articles from 2011
A Conceptual Framework Model for Information Literacy Instruction: Pedagogical Tool and Guided Student Framework, Katie Hassman
Articles from 2010
Why I Can't Love the Homemade Semantic Web, Jason A. Bengtson
Raising the Bar in Public Libraries: Literacy, Adolescent Development and Young Adult Services, Nicki Blair
Reading Ireland: Print, reading, and social change in early modern Ireland, a book review, Annette Bramstedt
Book Review: The Philosophy of Horror or Paradoxes of the Heart. By Noel Carroll. New York: Routledge, 1990. 272 pp. $39.95 ISBN 0-415-90145-6, Katherine A. Bullen
Freedom of Information Act and Libraries, Katherine A. Bullen
Understanding and Creating Comics with Seventh Graders, Amelia M. Carl
Information Handling Course LibGuide, Megan Conley
Learning Beyond Borders, Rachel D. Hall
"Reading Rants!": Exploring the Design and Implementation of a Social Cataloging Tool for Teens, Rachel Hall, Rebecca Troup, and Rebecca Ramsey
Open Source Software Libraries, Sherry Lochhaas and Melissa Moore
An Introduction to the Graphic Novel, Vicky Maloy
Developing Career Resources in Public Libraries, Christine Mastalio
World Digital Library: Bringing together best practices and superb content, Angela P. Murillo
Cloud Computing and Health Information, Leah C. Osterhaus
Environmental Sciences LibGuide, Leah C. Osterhaus
Learning from the Past: Digitization and Information Loss, Julia Skinner
Digitizing Vaudeville, Amy J W Slowik
Flora and Fauna in the Folio of a 14th Century Psalm, Amy J W Slowik
Recent titles on the Global Climate Crisis and Ecology: a basic collection for mid-size and branch libraries, James C. Swaner
Feminist Communities Online: What it means to be a Jezebel, Katelyn M. Wazny