Cyberpunk Librarian

Cyberpunk Librarian

Daniel Messer

Episodes 76
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Highly Active
Since Nov 2013
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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About This Podcast

High tech, low budget. Library technology, FOSS, and cyberpunk.

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Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 70 – Tales from the Dark Side

Feb 12, 2026 49m

Dan dives into the past and brings you a talk that was the genesis of his Defcon 32 presentation. We’re going to talk about shadow libraries, shadow librarianship, and what the traditional library…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 69 – Electric Libraryland

Sep 16, 2025 49m

It’s time for something a little different and this time around, Dan brings you a presentation from IUG 2025! We’re going to dive into AI, copyright, and data ownership and how the times are…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 68 – Come With it Now

Aug 05, 2025 46m

Episode 67 leads right into episode 68 as Dan takes on the theory and practice of underground librarianship, anarchivism, and shadow librarianship. Links No right to information at public…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 67 – Rise Above

Nov 19, 2024 35m

Libraries are in danger and Dan is angry. There have been more books banned in the last two years than ever before. Censorship and attacks on libraries are both on the rise, but we can fight back. We…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 66 – The Radical Act of Self-Hosting

Jun 11, 2024 43m

You can have it your way, on your hardware, with software you prefer. Your little free Cyberpunk Librarian gets into the philosophies and basics of self-hosting! Links Are You Keeping Up with…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 65 – Infopump

Dec 29, 2023 39m

It's a full episode follow up and we're gonna talk about a free and open source library project that Dan is building with his own three hands! Links The L0WL1F3 Podcast - Dystopia? Check.…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 64 – Catching Up

Nov 22, 2023 44m

The Cyberpunk Librarian is back! Again! I think? Anyway, Dan finally got some time to make podcasts again so welcome back to the high tech, low budget world of Cyberpunk Librarian! As things go,…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 63 – My Favourite Operating System

Aug 31, 2022 54m

Holy crap! The Cyberpunk Librarian is back with a new episode about his favourite operating system that’s not actually an operating system. But then again, it may as well be, because that’s what he’s…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 62 – Cyberpunk Community Librarian Part Three

Dec 20, 2021 36m

Build your own Netflix with free, open source software and the Cyberpunk Librarian. Join Dan for part three of the cyberpunk community library series and learn how to set up your own media streaming…

A Second Very Special Episode – Cyberpunk Librarian and the L0WL1F3 Podcast

Jun 04, 2021 2h 37m

You thought it was done. You thought it was over. But it's not over, and nothing is ever done. The Cyberpunk Librarian and the L0WL1F3 Podcast are back for part two of their descent into madness - a…

A Very Special Episode – Cyberpunk Librarian and The L0WL1F3 Podcast

May 28, 2021 2h 53m

Join me for a special crossover episode with the L0WL1F3 gang from the LOWL1F3 Podcast! We dive into a forgotten piece of cyberpunk media, so forgotten that some people don't even realize it's…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 61 – Cyberpunk Community Librarian Part Two

Feb 15, 2021 35m

You're a librarian for a small community and someone hands you an SSD. Opening it up you discover three folders named eBooks, Magazines, and Comics. Total file count: 6,271. You nod, fire up some…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 60 – Cyberpunk Community Librarian Part One

Jan 25, 2021 35m

Your community, your library. Whether you’ve got a small group of friends, or a small town, the Cyberpunk Librarian has the solutions for your ILS problems! Join Dan for an introduction to a…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 59 – Situation: Offline

Jun 08, 2020 1h 11m

Whether you’re disconnecting out of necessity or choice, you don’t have to shut down when you go offline! Join the Cyberpunk Librarian for tips, tricks, and tactics for working and keeping yourself…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 58 – Static, Not Stagnant

Jan 15, 2020 30m

Oh my god, he's back! After over a year of craziness and massive life changes, the Cyberpunk Librarian is back! Join Dan in this comeback episode where he helps you get acquainted with static site…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 57 – A Prescription for Your Subscription Addiction

Sep 26, 2018 47m

Are you tired of paying for content? Do you have four or five services you subscribe to for music, eBooks, or movies? Maybe even more than five? Feeling a bit burned out pitting one service over…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 56 – The FOSSiL Projects

Jul 30, 2018 37m

The Cyberpunk Librarian is back and he’s talking about software… His own software! Join Dan for a look at The FOSSiL Projects and discover what he’s been working on for the past couple of months! And…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 55 – At Odds With Odds and Ends

Mar 05, 2018 44m

Holy crap! Cyberpunk Librarian is back! On this episode, Dan talks about the projects that have been holding up the show and what’s going on in his life. It’s a conversation over coffee with your…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 54 – Nexus and Empathy

Oct 06, 2017 39m

Join Dan for a special episode of Cyberpunk Librarian where he looks at what it is to be human in an increasingly technological world, and within the world of one of the greatest novels in the…

Cyberpunk Librarian – Episode 53 – Free and Mine

Sep 19, 2017 29m

Sometimes it’s far harder than it should be to find that academic paper or research article. Papers and journals are locked behind paywalls, paywalls that don’t matter to your patrons. So let Dan…

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