<p><strong>Description:</strong> In this episode, we chat with special guest Ludi Price about the intersection of fan studies and library and information sciences. We talk about the interdisciplinary nature of librarianship, myths about researching “unserious” topics, and how to explore passion projects. </p> <p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSSc2HvCPVMT9mNHrqL_Gc4pLAum-x705-Z2vj9JrX--TCeugH43CV3dPpwqPQBcbAKBCOST5meFjo6/pub" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Access the transcript</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong></p> <p><strong>Ludi Price </strong>is a visiting lecturer in Library Science at the University of London, City St Georges. She is a sometime librarian, and previously the Far Eastern Cataloger and the librarian for China and Asia, SOAS University of London. Ludi is also co-founder of the <a href="https://blogs.city.ac.uk/fanlis/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FanLIS Project</a>, which aims to build bridges between fandom, fan studies, and LIS.</p> <p><strong>Show notes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://blogs.city.ac.uk/fanlis/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FanLIS homepage</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003020547/loving-fanfiction-brit-kelley" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Loving Fanfiction: Exploring the Role of Emotion in Online Fandoms</em> by Brit Kelley</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://oprpodcast.ca/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Open peer review podcast</a> project</p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://twitter.com/TheRealFanLIS" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FanLIS Twitter</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://blogs.city.ac.uk/ludiprice/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ludi’s personal blog</a></p> </li> <li><p>Production and editing by Amber Sewell.</p> </li> </ul> <li><ul> <li>Music is Palms Down by Confectionery by Blue Dot Sessions (<a href="http://www.sessions.blue" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.sessions.blue</a>). <br />Submission forms for researchers and reviewers available at <a href="https://libparlor.com/podcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">libparlor.com/podcast</a>.</li> </ul> </li>