John M. Jackson
@johnxlibris.bsky.social
Gardener. Father. Academic librarian. (bibliothecarius communicendi). I drink and I know things. https://johnxlibris.com #librarians #libraries #skybrarians
The University of Houston has launched a peer mentoring program that trains students to develop their own info lit workshops, connect with student organizations, and represent the library at outreach and tabling events. 📚 libraries.uh.edu/reimagined/f...
University of Houston Libraries
The University of Houston Libraries serves University of Houston students, faculty, staff, and the scholarly community. The system consists of MD Anderson Library, the William R. Jenkins Architecture,...
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January 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The University of Houston has launched a peer mentoring program that trains students to develop their own info lit workshops, connect with student organizations, and represent the library at outreach and tabling events. 📚 libraries.uh.edu/reimagined/f...
The University of Utah Library is spotlighting some of the most prolific and renowned fine presses established in the Intermountain West 📚 blog.lib.utah.edu/we-recommend...
J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | We Recommend — Small Presses in the Rocky Mountain West
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January 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The University of Utah Library is spotlighting some of the most prolific and renowned fine presses established in the Intermountain West 📚 blog.lib.utah.edu/we-recommend...
Here's what academic libraries have been up to on social so far this month www.johnxlibris.com/2026/01/acad... 📚
Academic libraries on social: January 2026 - john, from the library
Academic libraries are determining what's in and what's out, leaning into carousels, and celebrating analog. This month on social media.
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January 15, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Here's what academic libraries have been up to on social so far this month www.johnxlibris.com/2026/01/acad... 📚
The D'Amour Library at WNE University has started lending out a sewing machine 🧵📚 library.wne.edu/blog/New-Sew...
D'Amour You Know - D'Amour Library at Western New England University
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January 15, 2026 at 2:56 AM
The D'Amour Library at WNE University has started lending out a sewing machine 🧵📚 library.wne.edu/blog/New-Sew...
The UC Berkeley Library has a few recommended reads by Muslim and Muslim-heritage authors 📚 update.lib.berkeley.edu/2026/01/08/j...
January 2026 Muslim-American Heritage Month - UC Berkeley Library Update
Celebrate Muslim-American Heritage Month this January with our featured collection of books by Muslim and Muslim-heritage authors. Celebrate Muslim-American Heritage Month this January with our featur...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The UC Berkeley Library has a few recommended reads by Muslim and Muslim-heritage authors 📚 update.lib.berkeley.edu/2026/01/08/j...
Northwestern University Libraries is helping their faculty understand the Anthropic copyright class action litigation. 📚 sites.northwestern.edu/northwestern...
University authors, don’t sleep on Anthropic AI settlement | LIBRARIES | Blog
By Liz Hamilton, Copyright Librarian If you are one of the many authors in the Northwestern community who has received an email titled “Court Notice:...
sites.northwestern.edu
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Northwestern University Libraries is helping their faculty understand the Anthropic copyright class action litigation. 📚 sites.northwestern.edu/northwestern...
“Help University Libraries, Get Free Books!” Ohio University makes its deaccession list publicly searchable 📚 youtu.be/nJTBPQBwRq4?...
How to Find Books in the Deaccession List Spreadsheet
YouTube video by OhioULibraries
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January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
“Help University Libraries, Get Free Books!” Ohio University makes its deaccession list publicly searchable 📚 youtu.be/nJTBPQBwRq4?...
"As I have been working on an inventory of our medical instruments..." Archivists really do have the coolest jobs in libraries. From University of Louisville Libraries 📚 uofllibraries.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/f...
From the archives: When poison was medicine
By Cassidy Polack As I have been working on an inventory of our medical instruments in the Kornhauser Health Sciences Library’s historical collection, I have come across a wide variety of items. Su…
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January 8, 2026 at 4:13 AM
"As I have been working on an inventory of our medical instruments..." Archivists really do have the coolest jobs in libraries. From University of Louisville Libraries 📚 uofllibraries.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/f...
Duke University Libraries asks: why are LLMs still hallucinating? 📚 blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2026/01...
It's 2026. Why Are LLMs Still Hallucinating? - Duke University Libraries Blogs
Way back in spring 2023, we wrote about the emergence of ChatGPT on Duke’s campus. The magical tool that could help, “Write papers! Debug Code! Create websites from thin air! Do your laundry!” By 2026...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Duke University Libraries asks: why are LLMs still hallucinating? 📚 blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2026/01...
For National Science Fiction Day, the Marriott Library at U of Utah dives into the importance of readings sci-fi. 📚 blog.lib.utah.edu/national-sci...
J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | National Science Fiction Day
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January 2, 2026 at 4:46 PM
For National Science Fiction Day, the Marriott Library at U of Utah dives into the importance of readings sci-fi. 📚 blog.lib.utah.edu/national-sci...
With fall semester coming to a close, what are academic libraries up to? Well, since November here's what we've seen:
✈️ airport exhibits
🛠️ maker spaces
🥽 VR drop-ins
👗 creative databases promos
💰 $10 million saved in textbook costs
Read about this and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/12/rece... 📚
✈️ airport exhibits
🛠️ maker spaces
🥽 VR drop-ins
👗 creative databases promos
💰 $10 million saved in textbook costs
Read about this and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/12/rece... 📚
Recently in Academic Libraries: Nov/Dec 2025 - john, from the library
This month in academic libraries, we saw makerspaces, good vibes, millions of $$ saved for students, folk music, and more!
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December 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
With fall semester coming to a close, what are academic libraries up to? Well, since November here's what we've seen:
✈️ airport exhibits
🛠️ maker spaces
🥽 VR drop-ins
👗 creative databases promos
💰 $10 million saved in textbook costs
Read about this and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/12/rece... 📚
✈️ airport exhibits
🛠️ maker spaces
🥽 VR drop-ins
👗 creative databases promos
💰 $10 million saved in textbook costs
Read about this and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/12/rece... 📚
Stony Brook University launched a Library AI Steering Committee 📚 library.stonybrook.edu/2025/11/18/s...
Stony Brook University Libraries Launches New AI Steering Committee | Stony Brook University Libraries
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November 25, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Stony Brook University launched a Library AI Steering Committee 📚 library.stonybrook.edu/2025/11/18/s...
SMU Libraries hides stress balls in the stacks. Find one and students score a Stress Reduction Kit libcal.smu.edu/event/15792415 📚
Say Neigh to Stress: SMU Libraries Scavenger Hunt
Say Neigh to Stress with a scavenger hunt happening December 1 – December 5 across SMU Libraries! Search Fondren, Duda, and Hamon Libraries for a hidden Peruna stress ball—once you...
libcal.smu.edu
November 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
SMU Libraries hides stress balls in the stacks. Find one and students score a Stress Reduction Kit libcal.smu.edu/event/15792415 📚
Stony Brook University Libraries hosts violin concerts in their library atrium library.stonybrook.edu/2025/11/17/b... 📚
Brilliant Performances at Art of the Violin | Stony Brook University Libraries
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November 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Stony Brook University Libraries hosts violin concerts in their library atrium library.stonybrook.edu/2025/11/17/b... 📚
The University of Idaho Libraries hosted a lecture by a Native American cookbook author and paired that with a cooking class on indigenous inspired recipes: www.instagram.com/p/DQxlXFMj7R...
Native Vandal on Instagram: "Thank you @indigikitchen 🫶🏽
We were honored to welcome Mariah Gladstone to the University of Idaho as part of our Native American Heritage Month celebrations! Mariah capt...
294 likes, 9 comments - uinativecenter on November 7, 2025: "Thank you @indigikitchen 🫶🏽
We were honored to welcome Mariah Gladstone to the University of Idaho as part of our Native American Heritage...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The University of Idaho Libraries hosted a lecture by a Native American cookbook author and paired that with a cooking class on indigenous inspired recipes: www.instagram.com/p/DQxlXFMj7R...
It would be so cool to have so many libraries on campus you could run a 5K around them. From UF Libraries: 😆📚https://communications.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/10/30/intrepid-5k-runners-visit-all-six-campus-libraries/
Intrepid 5K Runners Visit All Six Campus Libraries » Communications » UF Libraries » University of Florida
The first official Smathers Centennial 5K race was held on Sunday, October 26 at 8am outside of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. More than 255 runners and walkers made their way through campus to visit all s...
communications.uflib.ufl.edu
November 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It would be so cool to have so many libraries on campus you could run a 5K around them. From UF Libraries: 😆📚https://communications.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/10/30/intrepid-5k-runners-visit-all-six-campus-libraries/
Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt has created a new position for a librarian for creative and instructional technologies newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2025/10/hear... 📚
Heard Libraries bolster digital technology resources with new librarian, expanded lending library, more
Have you ever wanted to create a website, record a podcast, or produce a video but didn’t know where to start? Are you in need of technology or training to bring your digital projects to fruition? The...
newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu
November 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt has created a new position for a librarian for creative and instructional technologies newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2025/10/hear... 📚
CalTech Library’s TechHub invites students to sew plushies for Mole Day 😆 📚 library.caltech.edu/blog/TechHub...
Caltech Library News - Library at California Institute of Technology
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November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
CalTech Library’s TechHub invites students to sew plushies for Mole Day 😆 📚 library.caltech.edu/blog/TechHub...
Now THIS is how you promote databases (from Tulane Libraries) 📚🔥 www.instagram.com/reel/DQuIikI...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Now THIS is how you promote databases (from Tulane Libraries) 📚🔥 www.instagram.com/reel/DQuIikI...
Y'all.... Y'ALL! The Univ of Wyoming marketing team has an official webpage dedicated to their pets! www.uwyo.edu/publicrelati...
Meet our Furriest Team Members
If you've ever wondered why Institutaional Marketing produces extraordinary work, it's not just because of our talent, wisdom and work ethic. Behind every meeting or project request are the real heros...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Y'all.... Y'ALL! The Univ of Wyoming marketing team has an official webpage dedicated to their pets! www.uwyo.edu/publicrelati...
The J. Willard Marriott Library at U of Utah is hosting what looks like an amazing panel with booksellers. 📚 blog.lib.utah.edu/booksellersp...
J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | Commerce and Culture: A Booksellers’ Panel
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November 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The J. Willard Marriott Library at U of Utah is hosting what looks like an amazing panel with booksellers. 📚 blog.lib.utah.edu/booksellersp...
It's spooky season in academic libraries across the U.S. This month we saw:
💀 explorations of memento mori
🌎 celebrations of open data sets
✍️ postcards as creative writing prompts
🔨 new makerspaces
☠️ lots of skeletons
www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece...
💀 explorations of memento mori
🌎 celebrations of open data sets
✍️ postcards as creative writing prompts
🔨 new makerspaces
☠️ lots of skeletons
www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece...
Recently in Academic Libraries: October 2025 - john, from the library
This October, academic libraries are celebrating open data sets, exploring memento mori, creating makerspaces... oh, and more skeletons.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's spooky season in academic libraries across the U.S. This month we saw:
💀 explorations of memento mori
🌎 celebrations of open data sets
✍️ postcards as creative writing prompts
🔨 new makerspaces
☠️ lots of skeletons
www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece...
💀 explorations of memento mori
🌎 celebrations of open data sets
✍️ postcards as creative writing prompts
🔨 new makerspaces
☠️ lots of skeletons
www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece...
Students at Stony Brook University Libraries used postcards as creative writing prompts 📚 library.stonybrook.edu/2025/10/23/g...
Greetings from Long Island: Using Postcards as Creative Writing Prompts | Stony Brook University Libraries
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October 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Students at Stony Brook University Libraries used postcards as creative writing prompts 📚 library.stonybrook.edu/2025/10/23/g...
This past month in academic libraries, we saw everything from a plushie conservation project to a major grant to preserve HBCUs archives www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece... 📚
Recently in Academic Libraries: September 2025 - john, from the library
This September, academic libraries built AI scraping policies, launched new data platforms, preserved plushies, and more!
www.johnxlibris.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This past month in academic libraries, we saw everything from a plushie conservation project to a major grant to preserve HBCUs archives www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece... 📚