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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 17h

I’m still thinking about this. Look at the FAQ page — even if you’re inclined to defer judgment (…I’m not), there is not a single forward-looking question that anticipates the “pivotal” and “transformational” opportunity UNC is selling.

Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 1d

My day is shot bc a colleague just shared this UNC press release about a still to-be-named, to-be-designed, to-be-planned AI school where the only known fact seems to be that it will replace the library school.

www.unc.edu/posts/2025/1...

University leadership announces development of new school at Carolina | UNC-Chapel Hill

The School of Information and Library Science and the School of Data Science and Society will be founding leaders of a new school to amplify and lead Carolina’s response to the information and data ne...

www.unc.edu

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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 1d

lol it’s worth nothing, just like a library degree from AI University

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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 1d

My day is shot bc a colleague just shared this UNC press release about a still to-be-named, to-be-designed, to-be-planned AI school where the only known fact seems to be that it will replace the library school.

www.unc.edu/posts/2025/1...

University leadership announces development of new school at Carolina | UNC-Chapel Hill

The School of Information and Library Science and the School of Data Science and Society will be founding leaders of a new school to amplify and lead Carolina’s response to the information and data ne...

www.unc.edu

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 4d

On this day where librarians consider the closing of Baker & Taylor, I would like to remind you that Sandy Berman still walks this earth and today is his birthday.

www.sanfordberman.org

Welcome to the Sanford Berman website devoted to the work of librarian Sanford Berman who created an innovative, radical and inclusive catalog which used terms we use when looking for information instead of the 19th century language of the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Berman worked for the Hennepin County library from 1973 until 1999. Sandy continues to create subject headings and works for political and social justice.

www.sanfordberman.org

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James Truitt @linguistory.bsky.social · 3d

For real, though, if you want a librarian/archivist-oriented intro to regex (and where, how, and for what you can use it), check out this presentation I put together last year

docs.google.com/presentation...

RegEx Pres

Reg(ular )?Ex(pressions)? A Multi-Tool for Working with Text James Truitt BitCurator Forum Philadelphia Satellite 2024-03-19 Intro Imagine that a student or volunteer has filled out a metadata spreads...

docs.google.com

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cigarro nas salas de leitura @yungquiabo.bsky.social · 3d

two core planks of 21st c. librarianship:
• nationalize OCLC
• protracted people’s war against
clarivate

Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 3d

What the shit, Clarivate! Anyone using Ebook Central MARC records, be warned. They're jamming those records with AI generated metadata. Auto-enabled but you can disable it.

Dear Alex,
We are writing to share an important update coming to Ebook Central that will help improve ebook discoverability. At the end of October 2025, Ebook Central Express MARC records will include AI-generated metadata when publisher metadata fields are not available.

Why are we introducing AI-generated metadata to Ebook Central records?

Most publishers include subject information in their metadata, but there are times when this information is not included, leading to limited search availability in discovery systems. For this reason, we are providing AI-generated Library of Congress subject headings only when not available from the publisher to improve the completeness of our metadata and discoverability of Ebook Central titles.

Which AI-generated fields are included in Express MARC? 

The AI-generated fields will include Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) (6XX); Library of Congress Classification (050); Dewey Decimal (082); Description (520); and Source of Description (588). To learn more, please visit our FAQ page.

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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 8d

Just as well the cover illustrator was uncredited

Sojourner Truth’s portrait in the 1853 edition of her narrative. “Sojourner Truth” on the cover of the 1971 Avon Books popularization.

Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 9d

“A.I. stated that a previously undetected record might be found at Swarthmore.”

a woman in a black dress is sitting at a table with wine glasses

Alt: a woman in a black dress is sitting at a table with wine glasses, and furiously flips the table

media.tenor.com

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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 9d

There are 1500+ objects in our artifact collection and I know almost nothing about any of them so I’m very excited to learn with the ten students doing a semester-long object study (and exhibit!)

One student picked the cutest lil scale (it includes weights mapped to international currencies)

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Laura @lauropea.bsky.social · 14d

manuscripts reading room: do not bring anything in, including yourself. place your internal organs in a clear plastic bag and keep it on the table at all times

office at rare books seller: hold manuscript at least 20cm away from your face if eating a hotdog. ashtrays must be kept on the windowsill

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elle @girlinsynthesis.bsky.social · 15d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep:

1. Literally just say something and let me run
2. I can rant for hours
3. I'm not angry, really; I just have a lot of thoughts

Sam Still Masks 🪉 @theailingwitch.bsky.social · 15d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep:

1. English literature and poetry analysis
2. Shipwrecks, particularly steamships in the 18th century (yup, I’m Shipwreck Fixation flavored ND)
3. Disability rep in fantasy & scifi

Noor @noorlovelace.bsky.social · 15d

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep

1. American injustices against disabled people
2. Fashion & home decor, why they’re connected, and the racism that started the minimalism trend
3. Cryptids

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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 15d

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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 18d

Does it have to be by an archivist? Because book historians talk about how digital surrogates are not the thing itself a lot, like @wynkenhimself.bsky.social

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Yr Spooky Friend Camille @yrouttasight.bsky.social · 24d

So this is 40. Unbothered. Moisturized. Happy. In My Lane. Focused. Flourishing.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 20d

If you are considering or planning to seek appointment or run for your local library board, FTP is here to support you. You can complete this form and we'll be in touch soon re: applying to join our next candidates' cohort kicking off in early 2026: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

FTP Library Elections & Appointments Training Cohort

Hello! You're filling out this form because you've expressed interest in running for or seeking appointment to a local library board seat in your community (or because you're a serving trustee who'd l...

docs.google.com

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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 21d

TGIF from your friend PALLID QUAKER DRAB

COLOR STANDARDS
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COLOR NOMENCLATURE
RIDG WAY

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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 21d

Dan has set me up for success with his early morning text. May all library workers have a Dan!

Dan McQuade @dhm.bsky.social · 21d

Make sure to wish a librarian a happy Gerald Ford Trapped in The Penn Library Elevator Day.

A sign in an elevator

On the 19th day of September, 1984
Former U.S. President
Gerald R. Ford
was temporarily trapped in this elevator.
VAN PELT-DIETRICH
LIBRARY CENTER

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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 22d

“I think your instinct is correct that Grok is not able to provide you a real reference” is an email I just sent to a patron :(

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Caitlin Goodman @caitlinest.bsky.social · 23d

Got to teach about friendship albums yesterday and ended up a little sad that a contemporary parallel one of the students suggested was “shared Spotify playlists”

The same student said “slam books” though so I guess the vibe also endures in a vendor-nonspecific way

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