Jill ONeill
@jillmwo.bsky.social
Only semi-retired from the information industry. I read a lot and across multiple subject areas. All opinions my own. Likes indicate interest rather than endorsement.
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The citation catastrophe: Propagation of AI-generated counterfeit citations in scholarship
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A+ librarian research. Slop citations having real citation counts in Ggle Scholar is bad. So many use Scholar as their only source of info, but the pool is full of piss.
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A+ librarian research. Slop citations having real citation counts in Ggle Scholar is bad. So many use Scholar as their only source of info, but the pool is full of piss.
The citation catastrophe: Propagation of AI-generated counterfeit citations in scholarship
Knowledge creation in the academy is built upon the research of previous scholars. This legacy scholarship is tracked in new papers through the use of…
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December 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The citation catastrophe: Propagation of AI-generated counterfeit citations in scholarship
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A+ librarian research. Slop citations having real citation counts in Ggle Scholar is bad. So many use Scholar as their only source of info, but the pool is full of piss.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A+ librarian research. Slop citations having real citation counts in Ggle Scholar is bad. So many use Scholar as their only source of info, but the pool is full of piss.
I am without words for this type of cost-cutting. They ultimately plan to completely close down the university library. It's just too short-sighted. depauliaonline.com/80758/news/d...
DePaul lays off over 100 staff members amid budget cuts
Joining universities nationwide, DePaul makes sweeping budget cuts amid enrollment decline and federal uncertainty.
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December 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I am without words for this type of cost-cutting. They ultimately plan to completely close down the university library. It's just too short-sighted. depauliaonline.com/80758/news/d...
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Fifteen Years of #ISNI: A Milestone for Global Identity Management isni.org/page/article... #metadata #libraries #scholcomm @oclc.org
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Fifteen Years of #ISNI: A Milestone for Global Identity Management isni.org/page/article... #metadata #libraries #scholcomm @oclc.org
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Like I was saying last week! “There’s a simple truth here that I feel the larger publishing industry has forgotten: if you make cheap books, you will bring in more readers.”
The era of the mass market paperback is coming to an end, and that’s not good thing for anyone.
I jotted down some thoughts about the history of the format and why its end isn’t a great sign for the publishing industry: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/mass-market-...
I jotted down some thoughts about the history of the format and why its end isn’t a great sign for the publishing industry: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/mass-market-...
Stories for the masses
The Mass Market paperback format is ending with a whimper
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December 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Like I was saying last week! “There’s a simple truth here that I feel the larger publishing industry has forgotten: if you make cheap books, you will bring in more readers.”
Announcing new Leadership for Ithaka S+R
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Announcing New Leadership for Ithaka S+R - Ithaka S+R
I’m excited to announce a leadership transition that sets the stage for Ithaka S+R’s next era of impact. On December 31, 2025, Catharine (“Cappy”) Bond Hill will step down as managing director after n...
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December 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Announcing new Leadership for Ithaka S+R
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In The Messy Middle. A post by Charlie Rapple. Quote: ...for publishers to really understand and meet the needs of libraries, it’s helpful to get a really rounded, visceral feel for the day-to-day reality" scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/15/i...
In the Messy Middle: Observations from the Front Line at the UKSG Forum - The Scholarly Kitchen
The UKSG Forum is "an entire 2-3 day conference stripped back to bare essentials and completed in just one day". Here are the key takeaways.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In The Messy Middle. A post by Charlie Rapple. Quote: ...for publishers to really understand and meet the needs of libraries, it’s helpful to get a really rounded, visceral feel for the day-to-day reality" scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/15/i...
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So excited to announce that my book "God and the Little Grey Cells: Religion in Agatha Christie's Poirot Stories" is now out in paperback! And the Kindle version is less than $20! Just in time for Christmas 🎅
www.bloomsbury.com/us/god-and-t...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/god-and-t...
God and the Little Grey Cells
Dan W. Clanton, Jr. examines the presence and use of religion and Bible in Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels and stories and their later interpretations.…
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December 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
So excited to announce that my book "God and the Little Grey Cells: Religion in Agatha Christie's Poirot Stories" is now out in paperback! And the Kindle version is less than $20! Just in time for Christmas 🎅
www.bloomsbury.com/us/god-and-t...
www.bloomsbury.com/us/god-and-t...
ICYMI (as I had)
The Library Company of Philadelphia will become part of Temple Libraries
now.temple.edu/news/2025-12...
now.temple.edu/news/2025-12...
Temple University Board of Trustees vote to approve merger with Library Company of Philadelphia
Upon completion of the merger, the Library Company will become part of Temple Libraries, helping to further enrich one of the top university research libraries in North America.
now.temple.edu
December 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
ICYMI (as I had)
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Folks, if you follow me, I check out your thread. If all I see there are repostings and nothing in your own voice -- then I am going to assume you're a 'bot and block you. Why do people here use the same bad habits encountered on other social platforms. Try To Be Authentic. You're pissing me off.
October 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Folks, if you follow me, I check out your thread. If all I see there are repostings and nothing in your own voice -- then I am going to assume you're a 'bot and block you. Why do people here use the same bad habits encountered on other social platforms. Try To Be Authentic. You're pissing me off.
Excellent piece --> Print Books vs E-Books: 5 reasons why print books persist in the digital age librarianth.home.blog/2025/11/28/p...
Print Books vs E-Books: 5 reasons why print books persist in the digital age
The digital age has fundamentally transformed the academic library, with the acquisition of e-books and online resources becoming the dominant force in collection development. The sheer volume, eas…
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December 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Excellent piece --> Print Books vs E-Books: 5 reasons why print books persist in the digital age librarianth.home.blog/2025/11/28/p...
Silverchair today announced the full commercial launch of ScholarOne Gateway, a modern interface that transforms how researchers engage with publishers throughout the submission and peer review process.
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Silverchair Launches ScholarOne Gateway to Transform the Researcher Experience in ScholarOne Manuscripts - Silverchair
Silverchair announced the full launch of ScholarOne Gateway, transforming how researchers engage with publishers throughout the submission and peer review process.
www.silverchair.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Silverchair today announced the full commercial launch of ScholarOne Gateway, a modern interface that transforms how researchers engage with publishers throughout the submission and peer review process.
www.silverchair.com/news/silverc...
www.silverchair.com/news/silverc...
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⏳ Don't forget to share feedback on the draft Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project Recommended Practice by **next Monday,** December 15! View the draft; leave a comment, or view others' 'comments on the project website:
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#libraries #AcademicLibraries
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#libraries #AcademicLibraries
December 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
⏳ Don't forget to share feedback on the draft Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project Recommended Practice by **next Monday,** December 15! View the draft; leave a comment, or view others' 'comments on the project website:
niso.org/standards-co...
#libraries #AcademicLibraries
niso.org/standards-co...
#libraries #AcademicLibraries
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Powerful new AI features have been added to #OCLCworldshare Record Manager and #OCLCconnexion, helping catalogers save time and improve accuracy by automatically suggesting classification numbers and subject headings.
⤵️ Read more. 🧵 1/4 #OCLCnews
⤵️ Read more. 🧵 1/4 #OCLCnews
OCLC introduces new AI tools to make cataloging faster and smarter | OCLC
OCLC has added powerful new AI features to its WorldShare Record Manager and Connexion cataloging applications that automatically suggesting classification numbers and subject headings.
www.oclc.org
December 9, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Powerful new AI features have been added to #OCLCworldshare Record Manager and #OCLCconnexion, helping catalogers save time and improve accuracy by automatically suggesting classification numbers and subject headings.
⤵️ Read more. 🧵 1/4 #OCLCnews
⤵️ Read more. 🧵 1/4 #OCLCnews
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Sweet article by Robert McCrum with a sweeter Oscar Wilde quote: www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Sweet article by Robert McCrum with a sweeter Oscar Wilde quote: www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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SEO Still Matters: Building Blocks for the Future of Content Discoverability scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/09/s...
SEO Still Matters: Building Blocks for the Future of Content Discoverability - The Scholarly Kitchen
As the search and user behavior landscapes undergo dramatic evolutions, marketers and others are left to wonder what SEO means for publishers now.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
SEO Still Matters: Building Blocks for the Future of Content Discoverability scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/09/s...
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Congratulations to 2025 AUPresses Stand UP Award recipient Brett Bobley, former director @neh-odh.bsky.social. This award recognizes his decades-long leadership that empowered university presses to use digital technologies to experiment, collaborate & reach new audiences. https://bit.ly/3XJ3ydj
December 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Congratulations to 2025 AUPresses Stand UP Award recipient Brett Bobley, former director @neh-odh.bsky.social. This award recognizes his decades-long leadership that empowered university presses to use digital technologies to experiment, collaborate & reach new audiences. https://bit.ly/3XJ3ydj
The thinking here seems realistic in its outlook: www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-ai-bus...
The AI bust scenario that no one is talking about
Even if AI works, and even if it gets adopted very fast, it might not make profit.
www.noahpinion.blog
December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The thinking here seems realistic in its outlook: www.noahpinion.blog/p/the-ai-bus...
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I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
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Important notice: AI-generated archival references
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December 8, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
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Funniest thing I've read about artificial intelligence thus far: terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Funniest thing I've read about artificial intelligence thus far: terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
Releasing the Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals (www.authorsalliance.org/2025/12/03/r...) The initial focus of the service is on a corpus development, discovery, and access solution for books data (digitized and/or born digital text with metadata) at scale.
Releasing The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals
Today, we are pleased to release The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals. This release builds on the recap of our final planning workshop and anticipates release of our final deliverable la…
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December 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Releasing the Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals (www.authorsalliance.org/2025/12/03/r...) The initial focus of the service is on a corpus development, discovery, and access solution for books data (digitized and/or born digital text with metadata) at scale.
Impelsys and Delta Think Join Forces to Expand Strategy and Technology Capabilities www.deltathink.com/impelsys-and...
Impelsys and Delta Think Join Forces to Expand Strategy and Technology Capabilities
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December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Impelsys and Delta Think Join Forces to Expand Strategy and Technology Capabilities www.deltathink.com/impelsys-and...
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What is the advantage of a DOI (Digital Object Identifier)? https://bit.ly/3l50Qem
University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.
Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!
University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.
Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
What is the advantage of a DOI (Digital Object Identifier)? https://bit.ly/3l50Qem
University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.
Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!
University press publishers answer frequently asked questions like this one on our #AskUP site.
Curious about how university press publishing works? #AskUP!
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Friends, please share? Brown2026 is advertising for its 3rd year of fellowships. Would love to have you consider this opportunity to work with us as we face 2026. Link to position and application info in the thread: And more info about the initiative is here: brown2026democracy.brown.edu 1/
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Friends, please share? Brown2026 is advertising for its 3rd year of fellowships. Would love to have you consider this opportunity to work with us as we face 2026. Link to position and application info in the thread: And more info about the initiative is here: brown2026democracy.brown.edu 1/
I honestly found some of this to be surprising as an analysis of my activity on Bluesky. Check out your 2025 Bluesky Harvest from @anisota.net! anisota.net/harvest/
Anisota's Annual Bluesky Harvest 2025
A recap of your year on Bluesky. Discover patterns, connections, and insights from your journey in the ATmosphere.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I honestly found some of this to be surprising as an analysis of my activity on Bluesky. Check out your 2025 Bluesky Harvest from @anisota.net! anisota.net/harvest/