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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 1d

We are honored to receive an NDSA Digital Preservation Excellence award. In accepting the award, @lyndamk.bsky.social expressed how this work is only possible due to our volunteers who "have spent countless hours working to ensure that public data remains a public good that is publicly accessible."

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ICPSR @icpsr.bsky.social · 13d

U-M Workshop Explores Generative AI in Social Science Research, Calls for Clearer Guidelines: myumi.ch/2rgeJ

#ResearchDataEcosystem #GenerativeAI #SocialScience

Abstract illustration of data lifecycle with title: "Uses of AI through the Social Science Data Lifecycle."

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 13d

I had the opportunity to see a pre-screening of this a couple months ago and it is excellent, if heartbreaking. It’s showing soon for a couple weeks at Film Forum in NYC and other places across the nation…great way to honor #BannedBooksWeek
@thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

THE LIBRARIANS | Official Trailer

YouTube video by The Librarians Film

youtu.be

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Ethan Soutar-Rau @ethansr.bsky.social · 18d

I wonder how much if this is a consequence of paywalling science… pulling papers from z library or whatever means sacrificing metadata.

MIT Technology Review @technologyreview.com · 18d

Some companies are working to remedy the issue.

AI models are using material from retracted scientific papers

Some companies are working to remedy the issue.

www.technologyreview.com

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 19d

Harvard's new AI over semantic search tool is now available to use in beta: library.harvard.edu/about/news/2.... I'm curious as to what the advantage here is beyond being able to respond to natural language queries, especially considering it "may make mistakes"

Now in Beta: Explore Harvard’s Collections with AI-powered Discovery

Collections Explorer, a new AI-powered search tool for Harvard’s special collections and archives, is now available in beta.

library.harvard.edu

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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · 19d

It's time for #ClimateWeekNYC! On Thursday Sept 25 @ 3:30 pm, we’re co-hosting an in-person panel with @nrginstitute.bsky.social exploring how AI technologies may reinforce legacies of unjust natural resource exploitation. Space is limited; reserve your spot! resourcegovernance.org/events/ai-an...

resourcegovernance.org

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 19d

I haven't seen libraries hiring "AI librarians" but rather, "AI engineers" which seems potentially more problematic. Hiring non-librarians for library roles has been a thing for a while unfortunately especially in higher ed

Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 19d

I was also reminded of how AMAZING the glass harmonica is…is this not basically the first turntable?! The good and bad from history can and should exist side by side in our cultural heritage institutions

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 19d

Things like this could most likely disappear

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 19d

Spent some time today playing tourist in my hometown to fill in some remaining gaps for #saveoursigns. Independence Park in Philly is receiving particular scrutiny for whitewashing history in preparation for the 250 year USA birthday celebrations next year

Doug Burgum and Sean Duffy will be at Independence Park for America 250 prep as Trump admin mulls fate of President’s House

Burgum will be stepping foot in the park just days after reports emerged that his department will be making changes to the President’s House Site at Independence National Historical Park.

www.inquirer.com

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 19d

As an added bonus, I was reminded of how AMAZING the glass harmonica is…is this not basically the first turntable?! The good and bad from history can and should exist side by side in our cultural heritage institutions...

Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 19d

Things like this will likely disappear soon...

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Per Axbom @axbom.com · 23d

If you're on #LinkedIn, this is the link for declining their use of your data for training their AI models:

www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 23d

"...librarians report being treated like robots over library reference chat, and patrons getting defensive over the veracity of recommendations they’ve received from an AI-powered chatbot. Essentially, like more people trust their preferred LLM over their human librarian."

Librarians Are Being Asked to Find AI-Hallucinated Books

It’s a trippy time to have a library card.

www.404media.co

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 29d

Great piece on why effective metadata is crucial for data portals! At DRP, we 💖 metadata. But we beg portal and dashboard creators to consider and simplify data extraction. We've faced challenges ... So. Many. Challenges. #DataRescue

www.govtech.com/biz/data/d-c...

D.C.'s Data Dilemma: When Portals and Dashboards Aren't Enough

A presidential order and police union claims have fueled doubt about D.C.'s crime numbers. This prompts a critical question for governments: What should open data portals share that can't be captured…

www.govtech.com

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · Sep 10

"... contemporary discovery systems operate through what Zuboff identifies as extraction architectures that gather user behavioral data while providing search results optimized for vendor algorithms rather than local ... strengths or community needs."

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/26/g...

Guest Post — Beyond Classification: The Human Cost of Library and Information Labor Under Digital Capitalism - The Scholarly Kitchen

In an era of information abundance and epistemic chaos, libraries serve as crucial sites for democratic knowledge practices -- protecting them is critical to preserving the infrastructure of informed ...

scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · 29d

Beyond the obvious hypocrisy in inciting violence, this is not and will never be an “archive.” Archivist are ethically trained professionals with commitments to upholding first amendment rights and safeguarding privacy. How dare they

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · Sep 1

❤️ #Wikidata

Big Tech locks data away. Wikidata gives it back to the internet

From tracking sanctions to fact-checking elections, the world’s largest free knowledge graph is proving that open data beats corporate APIs every time.

www.fastcompany.com

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Aug 26

Calling all NYC #DataRescuers, we're going to be in your area! Help #SaveOurSigns finish strong with an in-person rescue event. Please register in advance.

lu.ma/w7cfkk26

#SaveOurSigns Manhattan · Luma

We will gather together before splitting off into groups to work on saving signs at NPS sites around Manhattan. We will provide a list of sites that we need…

lu.ma

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · Aug 19

#pennsylvania people!! This won't just affect Philadelphia and #septa... #Amtrak train service is also on the chopping block. Tell Your Legislators: If Transit Stops, We All Stop. www.congressweb.com/ppta/2?frame...

Tell Your Legislators: If Transit Stops, We All Stop.

Tell your lawmakers: PA can’t afford to stall out. If we want to grow, compete, and deliver for our communities – transit has to stay on track. Add Your Voice Transit keeps Pennsylvania moving...

www.congressweb.com

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Data & Society @datasociety.bsky.social · Aug 18

We’re thrilled to be hosting a 4-part fall event series in collaboration with the New York Public Library, exploring the social implications of AI & its impacts on democracy, the environment, & human labor. Learn more and RSVP to attend live in NYC or via livestream! datasociety.net/events/under...

Text on an blue, green, orange, and purple background with the title of the event series, Understanding AI, which is a collaboration with the New York Public Library. It says, “Join us online or live in NYC at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL).” It continues with the dates and titles of the four events in this series; the event on September 5, 2025 is titled Understanding AI: What the Public Needs to Know; the event on September 23, 2025 is titled The Environmental Costs of AI Are Surging — What Now?; the event on October 29, 2025 is titled Reorienting AI in the Public Interest; and the event on November 20, 2025 is titled Standing Up for Human Value in the AI Economy.

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · Aug 6

Fresh report just out from NISO Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) on #genai #artificialintelligence and #library discovery: tinyurl.com/4cyf97hh

Dropbox

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 5

Eleven more libraries will reopen on Sundays, thanks to the leadership of the City Council. They never should've been closed in the first place.

As Mayor, I'll end this absurd budget dance that keeps our beloved libraries in limbo year after year.

11 more NYC libraries will soon open on Sundays

A $2 million City Council deal will expand seven-day service to more than 30 branches citywide.

gothamist.com

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Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · Aug 6

There's a fine line between human-in-the-loop processing and ghost work. Would love to see the actual output of these tools...

Kat/hleen Burlingame @katscade.bsky.social · Aug 4

VERY concerning: "It was a move with few precedents in the century-long history of economic statistics in the United States. And for good reason: When political leaders meddle in government data, it rarely ends well." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.

www.nytimes.com