Peter Johnson
@libraryvines.bsky.social
Medical librarian #medlibs also into Tolkien, history, Star Wars, amateur Excel skills, and inclusivity
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We don’t talk enough about Alfre Woodard’s performance in Star Trek: First Contact. Stunning. And among other things, brought out some of Patrick Stewart’s moments. He rarely had a partner who could meet his energy, but she did. 🖖🏽
a woman is standing in front of a display of ships and says " you broke your little ships "
Alt: a woman is standing in front of a display of ships and says " you broke your little ships "
media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:22 PM
We don’t talk enough about Alfre Woodard’s performance in Star Trek: First Contact. Stunning. And among other things, brought out some of Patrick Stewart’s moments. He rarely had a partner who could meet his energy, but she did. 🖖🏽
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Reproducibility and open science are great, but they don't necessarily equate to rigor. You can perfectly share a study and still draw weak conclusions. True rigor lives in the questions we ask, the designs we choose, and the inferences we make.
February 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Reproducibility and open science are great, but they don't necessarily equate to rigor. You can perfectly share a study and still draw weak conclusions. True rigor lives in the questions we ask, the designs we choose, and the inferences we make.
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googling “how to intimidate groundhog”
February 2, 2026 at 11:56 AM
googling “how to intimidate groundhog”
#medlibs and #evidencesynthesis nerds - the next Library Evidence Synthesis Services Symposium (LESSS) is upon us and open for free registration 😊 sites.google.com/view/lesss/r...
LESSS 2026 - Register
Register Now for LESSS 2026
June 15-18, 2026
11:30am - 3:30pm
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January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
#medlibs and #evidencesynthesis nerds - the next Library Evidence Synthesis Services Symposium (LESSS) is upon us and open for free registration 😊 sites.google.com/view/lesss/r...
I used Claude to figure out where the option to turn off the AI Meeting Notes prompt is in Notion’s settings (it’s in Notifications).
Pitting one AI against another is how we win this thing, folks 😉
Pitting one AI against another is how we win this thing, folks 😉
January 28, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I used Claude to figure out where the option to turn off the AI Meeting Notes prompt is in Notion’s settings (it’s in Notifications).
Pitting one AI against another is how we win this thing, folks 😉
Pitting one AI against another is how we win this thing, folks 😉
Policy via signage is never my favorite option, but this reminder in our staff area always makes me smile. 🧼
January 28, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Policy via signage is never my favorite option, but this reminder in our staff area always makes me smile. 🧼
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in a real role reversal today i got to give a bandaid to a medical student at the reference desk.
January 27, 2026 at 7:25 PM
in a real role reversal today i got to give a bandaid to a medical student at the reference desk.
#medlibs - a must read thread, especially for the indexing nerds 🤓
Just when you thought it was safe to dive into MeSH terms...
I'm popping up a bit late to give a peek at what I've found for new #2026MeSH descriptors. Behold, a #medlibs and adjacent #expertsearching thread!
I'm popping up a bit late to give a peek at what I've found for new #2026MeSH descriptors. Behold, a #medlibs and adjacent #expertsearching thread!
January 21, 2026 at 11:29 PM
#medlibs - a must read thread, especially for the indexing nerds 🤓
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Meet Yuriko, who brings knowledge from the past into the present so more people can learn from it #Wikipedia25
January 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Meet Yuriko, who brings knowledge from the past into the present so more people can learn from it #Wikipedia25
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#medlibs Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
Exclusive: Inaccurate information presented in summaries, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
#medlibs Google AI Overviews put people at risk of harm with misleading health advice
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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The name Peter "rocks". Literally. It comes from the Greek word meaning "rock" and has been borne by saints, emperors, musicians, cartoon characters, and athletes 🧵⬇️ (1/5)
January 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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#medlibs #MedlibProblems Muscle memory forcing you to capitalize ANDs AND ORs in your day-to-day (non-search) communication.
January 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
#medlibs #MedlibProblems Muscle memory forcing you to capitalize ANDs AND ORs in your day-to-day (non-search) communication.
Proud to have been a part of this 🙂 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Melatonin Use in Young Children
This systematic review examines the long-term safety and effectiveness associated with melatonin use among young children.
jamanetwork.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Proud to have been a part of this 🙂 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Welcome to the Public Domain, THE MALTESE FALCON (1930) 🦅💎
🕵️ Sam Spade is on the Case of the Disappearing Copyright as The Maltese Falcon novel joins the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
🕵️ Sam Spade is on the Case of the Disappearing Copyright as The Maltese Falcon novel joins the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Welcome to the Public Domain, THE MALTESE FALCON (1930) 🦅💎
🕵️ Sam Spade is on the Case of the Disappearing Copyright as The Maltese Falcon novel joins the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
🕵️ Sam Spade is on the Case of the Disappearing Copyright as The Maltese Falcon novel joins the public domain.
Learn more ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...
#PublicDomainDay #CopyrightFree
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Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
"Horrible", "boring", and "cheap": Experts pan new chatbot NPCs, but some leave room for optimism
We speak to a collection of developers and AI experts about the potential impact of LLM-powered NPCs in videogames.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
A listserv changed their config and has now bypassed the filter directing it to a subfolder and away from the inbox.
a black and white photo of a waterfall coming down a wall .
Alt: a black and white photo of a waterfall coming down a wall .
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A listserv changed their config and has now bypassed the filter directing it to a subfolder and away from the inbox.
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The [free!] recording is available for our December 15th Taubman Talks webinar "Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets"!
You can find the recording and files at the bottom of the webinar page on the Taubman Talks site:
guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks...
You can find the recording and files at the bottom of the webinar page on the Taubman Talks site:
guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks...
Research Guides: Taubman Library Talks: Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets (December 2025)
The home for videos and webinars created by Informationists at the Taubman Health Sciences Library
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December 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The [free!] recording is available for our December 15th Taubman Talks webinar "Developing Systematic Search Skills: Peer-to-Peer Learning with Practice Sets"!
You can find the recording and files at the bottom of the webinar page on the Taubman Talks site:
guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks...
You can find the recording and files at the bottom of the webinar page on the Taubman Talks site:
guides.lib.umich.edu/TaubmanTalks...
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New measure of academic impact just dropped: number of citations received to papers that chatgpt created and fraudulently attributed to you.
These are all the 42 papers Google Scholar has found citing "our" paper that we never wrote - who knows how much actual human touch went into them? scholar.google.com.vn/scholar?star...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
New measure of academic impact just dropped: number of citations received to papers that chatgpt created and fraudulently attributed to you.
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The #MLAUXCaucus hosted the EBSCOhost Idea Exchange to discuss outstanding issues, solutions, and suggested enhancements in the new UI. We’ve synthesized feedback from the nearly 400 attendees into one resource. DM me if you need a PDF #medlibs #EvidenceSynthesis go.brown.edu/ebscohost-ex...
EBSCOhost Idea Exchange: A synthesis of reported issues
EBSCOhost Idea Exchange A synthesis of reported issues Produced in December 2025 by the Medical Library Association's User Experience (UX) Caucus. Chair: Michele McGinnis ([email protected]),...
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December 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The #MLAUXCaucus hosted the EBSCOhost Idea Exchange to discuss outstanding issues, solutions, and suggested enhancements in the new UI. We’ve synthesized feedback from the nearly 400 attendees into one resource. DM me if you need a PDF #medlibs #EvidenceSynthesis go.brown.edu/ebscohost-ex...
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To earn your stripes as a librarian, you must:
1. Create a LibGuide
2. Join and leave a listserv
3. Clean up something weird
4. Get rejected by ALA Annual
1. Create a LibGuide
2. Join and leave a listserv
3. Clean up something weird
4. Get rejected by ALA Annual
achievement unlocked: rejected from ALA Annual
December 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
To earn your stripes as a librarian, you must:
1. Create a LibGuide
2. Join and leave a listserv
3. Clean up something weird
4. Get rejected by ALA Annual
1. Create a LibGuide
2. Join and leave a listserv
3. Clean up something weird
4. Get rejected by ALA Annual
I moved off of Firefox to Vivaldi months ago in anticipation of Google’s search engine financing of Mozilla ending, but it turns out there were other good reasons too www.reuters.com/technology/m...
Mozilla names insider Enzor-DeMeo as CEO, looks to add AI features to Firefox
Firefox developer Mozilla on Tuesday said it has appointed insider Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its CEO, as the company navigates changes in the browser market brought on by artificial intelligence products...
www.reuters.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I moved off of Firefox to Vivaldi months ago in anticipation of Google’s search engine financing of Mozilla ending, but it turns out there were other good reasons too www.reuters.com/technology/m...
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UVA Library’s new fundraiser asks folks to donate $20 to cover the library fee Edgar Allan Poe left at the university
1. For a fundraising campaign this is very clever
2. Every year the Dean of the library should symbolically forgive Poe’s fee in a ceremony like the Thanksgiving turkey pardon
1. For a fundraising campaign this is very clever
2. Every year the Dean of the library should symbolically forgive Poe’s fee in a ceremony like the Thanksgiving turkey pardon
December 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
UVA Library’s new fundraiser asks folks to donate $20 to cover the library fee Edgar Allan Poe left at the university
1. For a fundraising campaign this is very clever
2. Every year the Dean of the library should symbolically forgive Poe’s fee in a ceremony like the Thanksgiving turkey pardon
1. For a fundraising campaign this is very clever
2. Every year the Dean of the library should symbolically forgive Poe’s fee in a ceremony like the Thanksgiving turkey pardon
It’s been that kind of morning 💻 😴
December 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It’s been that kind of morning 💻 😴