In the Library with the Lead Pipe

In the Library with the Lead Pipe is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers topics about libraries.

In the Library with the Lead Pipe

Discipline	Library science
Language	English
Publication details
History	2008-present
Frequency	Continuous
Open access	Yes
License	Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0
Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4	Libr. Lead Pipe
Indexing CODEN (alt) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L
ISSN	1944-6195
LCCN	2008214052
OCLC no.	848928592
Links
Journal homepage Online archive

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Library & Information Science Source^[1] and EBSCO databases.^[2]

History

In the Library with the Lead Pipe was founded as a blog and then developed into a library practice journal. In 2014 the journal created "Library Pipeline", "a non-profit for developing library projects and librarians’ professional development".^[3]

A survey of 67 university librarians and archivists showed that only 5% were regular readers of In the Library with the Lead Pipe.^[4] The Library and Information Technology Association incorporated involvement^{[clarification needed]} with the journal into its 2010 strategic plan.^[5] A 2015 editorial in College & Research Libraries asserted that the journal "pushes forward a critical dimension, blurring the lines between blog and peer-reviewed journal."^[6] This includes authors such as Fobazi Ettarh, who defined the term "vocational awe" within a January 2018 article in the publication.^[7][8][9]