Tricia G., MLS

James O'Shea

@ohjimaz

SQUIRREL !!!

Stig & The Grumble @StigIrish

Stubbs Sploot. #squirrel

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This angers me to no end.

FirstAmendmentGirl @FirstAmendmentGirl

It promises the possibility of fines and imprisonment with HARD LABOR

Louisiana HB 777 Would Criminalize Librarians and Libraries Who Join the American Library Association

Louisiana Library workers or libraries who seek membership in the largest professional organization would be criminalized for doing so.

11:17 AM - Apr 04, 2024

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"I see a strong, repetitive, strategic pattern between the recent attacks on Harvard faculty who work in DEI and the attacks on my work that started last week."

https://www.insidehighered...

insidehighered.com

Black scholars face anonymous accusations in anti-DEI crusade

Since right-wing firebrand Christopher Rufo helped bring down Harvard’s president, at least seven more scholars—most of them Black—have confronted accusations of plagiarism or research misconduct spread by conservative media. This year began with a seismic event in higher education: Claudine Gay res..

05:57 PM - Apr 01, 2024

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"While most of the institutions call the requirement digital literacy, it is closer to what has often been termed media literacy with a focus on understanding and identifying accurate online news sources, misinformation, opinion and advertising. "

https://bit.ly/4ave4Jq

bit.ly

Colleges adding digital literacy as graduation requirement

As concerns mount about online misinformation, AI-created images and the ethics of the digital landscape, several institutions are requiring courses in digital media literacy. Universities spent the late 1990s and early 2000s ensuring students could attach documents to email, fill out spreadsheets a..

12:13 PM - Mar 31, 2024

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"...the human remains used in the book’s binding no longer belong in the Harvard Library collections, due to the ethically fraught nature of the book’s origins and subsequent history."

https://library.harvard.ed...

05:43 PM - Mar 29, 2024

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"New York’s public libraries are home to more than books: they provide shelter and care, and many offer just about every social service imaginable..."

prismreports.org

NYC library budget cuts are impacting the most vulnerable

The new budget proposal would only leave libraries operational Monday through Friday

05:08 AM - Mar 29, 2024

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Right? That would be nice...

Post from: natasha @NatashaVianna
"An app where you can transfer your imposter syndrome to people who shouldn't be in positions of power"

07:57 AM - Mar 07, 2024

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Remember, colleagues. impact > intent.

"Faculty, staff, administrators, and students experience varying degrees of power and privilege on institutional campuses; their powers and privileges often relate to their professional role."

https://www.academicimpres...

academicimpressions.com

Is It a Microaggression? - Academic Impressions

Is it a microaggression? Two leading experts discuss how microaggressions operate within an academic workplace and how to identify them.

07:22 AM - Mar 07, 2024

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Ha! While reviewing some applications, "Welcome to the Jungle" appeared on my Thumbprint Radio station on Pandora. 🙃

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"If they’re interested and they are thinking about it, my advice would be: just do it. This has been one of the most worthwhile projects that I have done."

https://www.insidehighered...
#OER

insidehighered.com

How one professor made her own OER textbook (podcast)

A University of Cincinnati at Clermont accounting professor shares how she wrote and published an OER textbook, saving students thousands of dollars each semester. Many college students are worried about the financial impact of higher education, and course materials are one key example. A 2023 surve..

02:33 PM - Mar 06, 2024

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Renovations are almost done, and UVA is going to rename the main library.... Nice!

https://news.virginia.edu/...

news.virginia.edu

Ahead of Grand Opening, Board Renames UVA’s Main Library

The former Alderman Library has been renamed for the University’s fourth president, Edgar F. Shannon Jr.

12:14 PM - Mar 02, 2024 (Edited)

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*All the Sighs...*
https://www.npr.org/2024/0...

npr.org

Georgia bill would cut all American Library Association ties : NPR

Several other states have made moves to disassociate from the nation's oldest library professional association. But Georgia's bill, the first of its kind in the nation, goes further than the others.

10:38 AM - Mar 02, 2024

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"We’re not just here for the paycheck. We’re here because, like you, we value higher education."

(note: may require a free-to-you account signup)

https://www.chronicle.com/...

06:51 PM - Mar 01, 2024

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To quote one of my student colleagues?
*All the sighs* #VagueSpoutingTheAcademy

08:19 PM - Mar 01, 2024

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"We’re not just here for the paycheck. We’re here because, like you, we value higher education."

(note: may require a free-to-you account signup)

https://www.chronicle.com/...

06:51 PM - Mar 01, 2024

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Fumie Ichikawa

@fumie

This would be life changing for many:

nytimes.com

$1 Billion Donation Will Provide Free Tuition at a Bronx Medical School

Dr. Ruth Gottesman, a longtime professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is making free tuition available to all students going forward. The 93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financie...

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#KOSA #InformationPolicy #ChillingEffects

Halo-Halo w/ All the Sighs @halohalomls

More reasons why KOSA is dangerous. A script is included with the quoted spout. #WolfInSheepsClothing #ChillingEffects

Library Futures | The Kids Online Safety Act Denies Young People’s Freedoms of Expression and Privacy

Championing the right to equitable access to knowledge.

03:28 PM - Feb 19, 2024

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While my home state is making sure they have our backs...

https://www.publishersweek...

04:37 PM - Feb 19, 2024

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Holy cannoli... (link retained for crossposting)

https://www.newsandsentine...

04:33 PM - Feb 19, 2024

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Halo-Halo w/ All the Sighs @halohalomls

Yet another poorly written "but think of the children" Internet bill. This one's SOPA on Ludicrous speed...

Don’t Fall for the Latest Changes to the Dangerous Kids Online Safety Act | Electronic Frontier Foundation

The authors of the dangerous Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) unveiled an amended version this week, but it’s still an unconstitutional censorship bill that continues to empower state officials to target services and online content they do not like.

07:52 AM - Feb 19, 2024

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Read aBannedBook @RetiredLibrarian

Librarians are educators. We do more than promote books and reading. Academic librarians teach information literacy to students. I was a tenured associate professor when I retired. I can't turn off my need to teach. I'm grateful to have a platform here for the Spoutible @BannedBookClub 💙💛💙
01:29 AM - Feb 14, 2024

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kyrssy #2024 #YearOfConvictions

@kyrssy

My long time nail tech told me that Year of Dragon for me (snake) means I need to accept party invitations this year and good things will come to me. Interesting 🤔

AssiduousRabbit @AssiduousRabbit

To all who celebrate - Happy Chinese New Year!

12:37 PM - Feb 10, 2024

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And why a vocal group of "Real Americans" are going after our libraries...

Sheilah Hayden @Tsquared2001

Reading as Resistance!
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.
Kurt Vonnegut
12:01 PM - Feb 10, 2024

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👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Simon Sands @richceo69

Join Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and The All of Us Research Program’s Black Greek Letter Consortium (BGLC) as we celebrate Black History Month.

See Registration Link: https://bit.ly/Alphasblack...

Please share.
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05:21 PM - Feb 07, 2024

05:22 PM - Feb 07, 2024 (Edited)

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In the most recent College and Research Libraries News...

https://crln.acrl.org/inde...

Pullquote from Nicollette:

"To echo sentiments from DeAnn and Jess, it is liberatory to release the able-bodied, cis-hetero, white gaze. "
#DEI #AcademicLibraries

12:56 PM - Feb 07, 2024

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Robin

@NorthwoodsRobin

I have two former friends that work at Headstart who screamed all over Facebook that they were against the mandate & that masks were a form of child abuse. Apparently exposing the little kids under their charge to Covid19 was not a thing nor abuse. #RememberTheLost 💛

Eddie Stewart @EddieDexter

When there's a national medical emergency, the government has the right to "provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare" of the nation.

Not wearing mask during COVID-19 isn’t a free speech right, appeals court says | AP News

A federal appeals court has shot down claims that there's a First Amendment right not to wear face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak.

07:18 AM - Feb 07, 2024

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ميجان the Librarian

@sassybibrarian

#genealogy yields some very interesting finds!

08:19 PM - Feb 03, 2024

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As Liz shares in this Literary Hub article, attempts to ban books in the US are not new. Attempts have a long history.
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Free People Read Freely. Period.

Liz N Is Tired of the Nonsense @knitquiltsewst1

"In the late 1930s, the children’s book 'The Story of Ferdinand,' about a bull who would rather smell flowers than fight a matador, was interpreted as carrying a pacifist political message...

A Brief History of the Grand Old American Tradition of Banning Books ‹ Literary Hub

Book banning is a chaotic and illogical business. How a book is received or understood is often subject to the historical moment—and the tastes of individuals. The notion of an objective measure or…

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Lola Gayle

@LolaGayleC

Good morning! Here is the list of all the news I read yesterday in case you missed anything. Enjoy!

News Dump for Jan. 27, 2024

https://serene-lolagaylene...

07:45 AM - Jan 28, 2024

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My Flying Car 2020

@Flying2020