Dr. Elizabeth Headrick (Bluestocking)
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Digital Scholarship Librarian | Podcaster | Writer | Recently defended a dissertation podcast that examines the rhetoric of knowledge control and dissemination in academia through the lens of libraries in speculative fiction | she/her
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Okey dokey, it's officially time to move over here because that other site is just picking up speed on it's way down the hill. So, hi! I'm Elizabeth, I'm a PhD candidate in Rhetoric and I'm currently creating Anxiety in the Archives, my podcast dissertation.
Anxiety in the Archives: A Podcast Dissertation on Apple Podcasts
Education · 2023
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Since I seem to be gaining some new followers, I suppose now would be a good time to post a reminder that I recently completed a podcast dissertation about libraries and knowledge control. My focus is mainly on academia but I also bring in the current state of school and public libraries as well.
I also find it interesting that several academic publishers are straight up lying about the new NIH compliance. T&F is telling me that PMC only accepts open access articles, which is patently false. The truth is that T&F and other pubs want us to believe an exorbitant OA fee is the only option.
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I also find it interesting that several academic publishers are straight up lying about the new NIH compliance. T&F is telling me that PMC only accepts open access articles, which is patently false. The truth is that T&F and other pubs want us to believe an exorbitant OA fee is the only option.
I've been working with academic publications and open access for almost 8 years now but until yesterday I was totally unaware that the journal Nature charges $12,690.00 to publish an article as open access. TWELVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY DOLLARS, Y'ALL.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I've been working with academic publications and open access for almost 8 years now but until yesterday I was totally unaware that the journal Nature charges $12,690.00 to publish an article as open access. TWELVE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND NINETY DOLLARS, Y'ALL.
So, the NIH updated their policy and did away with the 12-mo embargo on Author Accepted Manuscripts in PubMed, which is great. I love that. What i don't love is that the big academic publishers are using this as a way to extort absolutely ludicrous open access fees... (1/7)
November 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
So, the NIH updated their policy and did away with the 12-mo embargo on Author Accepted Manuscripts in PubMed, which is great. I love that. What i don't love is that the big academic publishers are using this as a way to extort absolutely ludicrous open access fees... (1/7)
It’s been 8 years since I busted any library ghosts but this felt like a good time for a reboot. #halloween2025
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
It’s been 8 years since I busted any library ghosts but this felt like a good time for a reboot. #halloween2025
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this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
On another note, I gave a presentation on copyright and publishing at the Fall ‘25 nursing colloquium today. It went really well! And then I tripped at the corner of the busiest intersection of the school on my way back to the library and busted my face up. So that was awesome.
October 24, 2025 at 1:43 AM
On another note, I gave a presentation on copyright and publishing at the Fall ‘25 nursing colloquium today. It went really well! And then I tripped at the corner of the busiest intersection of the school on my way back to the library and busted my face up. So that was awesome.
Well my follower count just went bonkers which I guess means I’ve been added to a new list somewhere? But the joke’s on y’all because I barely post and I don’t auto-follow. It’s quiet as the grave over here. I’m just here to lurk.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Well my follower count just went bonkers which I guess means I’ve been added to a new list somewhere? But the joke’s on y’all because I barely post and I don’t auto-follow. It’s quiet as the grave over here. I’m just here to lurk.
Hey y'all, it's been awhile, I think. Let's get back into things with some #FairytaleTuesday fun!
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#FairytaleTuesday: Herr Korbes
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted so here’s a reminder: I’ve been going through the Grimm’s 1812 volume of fairytales, one after the other for a few years. I’ll finish eventually, I promise. [CW: …
steampunklibrarian.blog
September 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey y'all, it's been awhile, I think. Let's get back into things with some #FairytaleTuesday fun!
steampunklibrarian.blog/2025/09/16/f...
steampunklibrarian.blog/2025/09/16/f...
Time to curl up w Castaways, the new book from @craigschaeferbooks.com, and forget about the world for a little while.
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February 24, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Time to curl up w Castaways, the new book from @craigschaeferbooks.com, and forget about the world for a little while.
I gotta say, it is really satisfying to be the one to shepherd my own dissertation through Vireo and into the TWU repository, which has become such a primary part of of my work life over the last 8 years. It feels like the perfect end to this bonkers PhD adventure: hdl.handle.net/11274/16897
Anxiety in the Archives: A podcast dissertation about knowledge control and dissemination in academia
Using a podcast format, this dissertation examines our cultural and societal relationships with libraries and archives, both as places of wonder and as places of fear. My examination is conducted thro...
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February 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I gotta say, it is really satisfying to be the one to shepherd my own dissertation through Vireo and into the TWU repository, which has become such a primary part of of my work life over the last 8 years. It feels like the perfect end to this bonkers PhD adventure: hdl.handle.net/11274/16897
Reposted by Dr. Elizabeth Headrick (Bluestocking)
David Lynch on inspiration in diners.
January 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
David Lynch on inspiration in diners.
Reposted by Dr. Elizabeth Headrick (Bluestocking)
This one really hurts 😞
January 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This one really hurts 😞
I’m gonna watch this about a billion times 😭
December 13, 2024 at 6:45 PM
I’m gonna watch this about a billion times 😭
And. There. We. Go. Achievement unlocked! #phdlife #rhetoricphd
December 13, 2024 at 6:22 PM
And. There. We. Go. Achievement unlocked! #phdlife #rhetoricphd
Graduation is tomorrow. It’s the end of an era, y’all 😭
December 13, 2024 at 2:21 AM
Graduation is tomorrow. It’s the end of an era, y’all 😭
The TikTok algorithm is crazy. You like a couple of videos of jacked, tattooed guys in masks and the next thing you know your FYP is wall-to-wall sexy Ghostface 😳
December 12, 2024 at 1:42 AM
The TikTok algorithm is crazy. You like a couple of videos of jacked, tattooed guys in masks and the next thing you know your FYP is wall-to-wall sexy Ghostface 😳
I just spent the last 2 hours re-reading the pile of short stories I wrote in 2007 when my brain was on the Topamax wavelength and damn, these are really good. Like, they need work and I don’t know if I can still write like that anymore but I feel like I should do something w them. 🤔
December 11, 2024 at 3:52 AM
I just spent the last 2 hours re-reading the pile of short stories I wrote in 2007 when my brain was on the Topamax wavelength and damn, these are really good. Like, they need work and I don’t know if I can still write like that anymore but I feel like I should do something w them. 🤔
Well, it was a helluva thing getting this done, and I had to make some drastic format changes in the process but my dissertation has officially been approved by the grad school, a week before graduation!
December 5, 2024 at 12:20 AM
Well, it was a helluva thing getting this done, and I had to make some drastic format changes in the process but my dissertation has officially been approved by the grad school, a week before graduation!
One thing that has become very clear about doing a dissertation podcast is that citation styles are going to have to catch up to the format. Otherwise you end up with a really frustrated student who is about to rip out her hair because her EPISODE TRANSCRIPTS aren't conforming to the style guide.
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November 19, 2024 at 4:12 PM
One thing that has become very clear about doing a dissertation podcast is that citation styles are going to have to catch up to the format. Otherwise you end up with a really frustrated student who is about to rip out her hair because her EPISODE TRANSCRIPTS aren't conforming to the style guide.
#FairytaleTuesday: The Robber Bridegroom - In the original 1812 Grimm story, a princess has been promised to a prince (business as usual, am I right?) and he keeps harassing her about visiting him at his home. She does not want to visit him at his home...
steampunklibrarian.blog/2024/11/19/f...
steampunklibrarian.blog/2024/11/19/f...
#FairytaleTuesday: The Robber Bridegroom
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted so here’s a reminder: I’ve been going through the Grimm’s 1812 volume of fairytales, one after the other for a few years. I’ll finish eventually, I promise.…
steampunklibrarian.blog
November 19, 2024 at 2:43 PM
#FairytaleTuesday: The Robber Bridegroom - In the original 1812 Grimm story, a princess has been promised to a prince (business as usual, am I right?) and he keeps harassing her about visiting him at his home. She does not want to visit him at his home...
steampunklibrarian.blog/2024/11/19/f...
steampunklibrarian.blog/2024/11/19/f...
“48 years young…” I whisper to myself as I fall asleep on the couch at 8:45 on a Friday night.
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November 16, 2024 at 2:44 AM
“48 years young…” I whisper to myself as I fall asleep on the couch at 8:45 on a Friday night.
It’s almost like orange cats have been genetically engineered to be the handsomest cats ever. Also, this is Braax. He’s 18 years old, 16.5 pounds, and tall enough that hobbits could ride him into battle. He’s my best boy 💖
November 16, 2024 at 12:35 AM
It’s almost like orange cats have been genetically engineered to be the handsomest cats ever. Also, this is Braax. He’s 18 years old, 16.5 pounds, and tall enough that hobbits could ride him into battle. He’s my best boy 💖
Y’all, things just got really real. Graduation is right around the corner 🥺
November 15, 2024 at 8:16 PM
Y’all, things just got really real. Graduation is right around the corner 🥺