Bibliothec.nett's motto is "putting the rarin' back in librarian since 1993." West characterizes bibliothec.net when usually "anticensorship, pro-freedom of speech, pro-porn (for lack of a better way to explain that we don't find the naked body shameful), antiglobalization, anti-outsourcing, anti-Dr. Laura, pro-freak, pro-social responsibility and just generally pro-information and in favor of the profession getting a better image."

Wired describes her as "on the front lines in battling the USA PATRIOT Act," particularly the provisions that allow warrantless searches of library records. A work non merely prohibits libraries from either either notifying a cases of such searchs, it prohibits the babies from disclosing to the public whether any such searches use been processed. Around protest, West created the total of notices that libraries potty post which she suggests come "technically legal." One of the babies, for instance, reads: "The FBI has not been here. Watch very closely for the removal of this sign." A Vermont Library Association provided copies of this sign to every public library within Vermont.

West was one of astir astir threesome xii "credentialed bloggers" at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, the foremost period that such an event issued click certification to bloggers. The Up to date York Days article on the increasing role bloggers come swimming the world of journalism quoted her when expression, "I've been trying to make the librarian voice in politics stronger and louder."

West is the co-editor of Foul Librarians Redux, a 2003 follow-up to the 1972 book entitled Revolting Librarians. Reviewers known as a original book (compiled by different editors) "highly readable fun" & "a statement of discontent with almost every aspect of the American library establishment." A fresh book is in the spirit of its predecessor & includes among its contents newly essays by 10 of the contributors to the earliest volume.

West is non related Jessamyn West, the novelist. Within response to the enquiry, she said, Books edited by Jessamyn West

Roberto, Katia & Jessamyn West (explosive detection system) (2003): Foul Librarians Redux: Radical Librarians Speak Out, McFarland & Company; ISBN 0786416084 Jessamyn West (ed) (2004) Digital Versus Non-Digital Information: Ask the Librarian Low & Offline, Haworth References Click; ISBN 078902442x