RachelJ
@rjwcore.bsky.social
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
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Check out this new article—"The Invisible Default: Examining Representation in Digital Collections"—that Dorothy Terry, Jasmine S. Kirby, @racheljwittmann.bsky.social, and @annaneat.bsky.social just published in ITAL!
ital.corejournals.org/index.php/it...
ital.corejournals.org/index.php/it...
The Invisible Default: Examining Representation in Digital Collections
| Information Technology and Libraries
ital.corejournals.org
September 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Check out this new article—"The Invisible Default: Examining Representation in Digital Collections"—that Dorothy Terry, Jasmine S. Kirby, @racheljwittmann.bsky.social, and @annaneat.bsky.social just published in ITAL!
ital.corejournals.org/index.php/it...
ital.corejournals.org/index.php/it...
More of this plz 🍦
Hikers who climbed a Colorado mountain got more than just a sweeping view at the top. A man in an ice cream cone costume unexpectedly was handing out frozen treats.
Man carries ice cream and dry ice up Colorado peak as treat for other hikers
Hikers who climbed a Colorado mountain got more than just a sweeping view at the top. A man in an ice cream cone costume unexpectedly was handing out frozen treats.
www.ksl.com
September 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
More of this plz 🍦
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Lora Webb Nichols’s photographs of boom and bust in her small Wyoming town might be the largest photographic record of the era and region.
A Woman’s Intimate Record of Wyoming in the Early Twentieth Century
Lora Webb Nichols created and collected some twenty-four thousand negatives documenting life in her small town.
www.newyorker.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Lora Webb Nichols’s photographs of boom and bust in her small Wyoming town might be the largest photographic record of the era and region.
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Tune in to #NISOPlus25 on September 16 at 3pm ET to hear more about what the MaRMAT team has been up to!
@racheljwittmann.bsky.social
@annaneat.bsky.social
@racheljwittmann.bsky.social
@annaneat.bsky.social
Love #metadata? #NISOPlus25 (September 16–17) has got you covered with sessions like Reparative Metadata Assessment with MaRMAT, presented by @lib.utah.edu librarians @kpalex91.bsky.social Aiden deBoer & Rachel Wittmann. Join from anywhere (it's a virtual conference!): niso.plus/niso-plus-20...
August 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Tune in to #NISOPlus25 on September 16 at 3pm ET to hear more about what the MaRMAT team has been up to!
@racheljwittmann.bsky.social
@annaneat.bsky.social
@racheljwittmann.bsky.social
@annaneat.bsky.social
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Excelling in … Excel? Inside the high-stakes, secretive world of competitive spreadsheeting
Excelling in … Excel? Inside the high-stakes, secretive world of competitive spreadsheeting
New documentary Spreadsheet Champions follows six competitors as they head to the Microsoft Office Specialist world championship in Florida
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Excelling in … Excel? Inside the high-stakes, secretive world of competitive spreadsheeting
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Please join @racheljwittmann.bsky.social and @kpalex91.bsky.social for Reparative Metadata Assessment with MaRMAT: A New Tool for Identifying Harmful and Outdated Language today at 2:00 cdmcd.co/5n5ywB #ALAAC25 - session will demo the tool with time for you to get it up and running on your laptop!
ALA 2025 Annual Conference
cdmcd.co
June 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Please join @racheljwittmann.bsky.social and @kpalex91.bsky.social for Reparative Metadata Assessment with MaRMAT: A New Tool for Identifying Harmful and Outdated Language today at 2:00 cdmcd.co/5n5ywB #ALAAC25 - session will demo the tool with time for you to get it up and running on your laptop!
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We're presenting in just a few minutes as part of the Metadata Interest Group program on Assessing Metadata for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Cultural Heritage Institutions cdmcd.co/LE4qmd #ALAAC25 @kpalex91.bsky.social @racheljwittmann.bsky.social
ALA 2025 Annual Conference
cdmcd.co
June 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We're presenting in just a few minutes as part of the Metadata Interest Group program on Assessing Metadata for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Cultural Heritage Institutions cdmcd.co/LE4qmd #ALAAC25 @kpalex91.bsky.social @racheljwittmann.bsky.social
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Our great team at the University of Utah is presenting at ALA on a new, free open source tool that helps with reparative metadata projects! #ALAAC25 www.marmatproject.org
Home - MaRMAT
MaRMAT Marriott Reparative metadata assessment tool Download MaRMAT 2.6.0-RC Heading to ALA in June? Be sure to find us at the Philadelphia Convention Center for our MaRMAT presentation and demo, "Rep...
www.marmatproject.org
June 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Our great team at the University of Utah is presenting at ALA on a new, free open source tool that helps with reparative metadata projects! #ALAAC25 www.marmatproject.org
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We are absolutely heartbroken by the loss of Arthur Folasa Ah Loo.
A gofundme has been set up to support his family in this unimaginable time.
If you can, please donate.
If not, please share.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-laura...
A gofundme has been set up to support his family in this unimaginable time.
If you can, please donate.
If not, please share.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-laura...
Donate to Help Laura, Vera, and Isaac After Afa's Passing, organized by Lindsey Olson
On June 14th, our beloved Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, known to many as Afa, wa… Lindsey Olson needs your support for Help Laura, Vera, and Isaac After Afa's Passing
www.gofundme.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
We are absolutely heartbroken by the loss of Arthur Folasa Ah Loo.
A gofundme has been set up to support his family in this unimaginable time.
If you can, please donate.
If not, please share.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-laura...
A gofundme has been set up to support his family in this unimaginable time.
If you can, please donate.
If not, please share.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-laura...
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Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
About this Collection | Chronicling America | Digital Collections | Library of Congress
Search America's Historic Newspaper Pages through 1963 Please Note: The Library of Congress has transitioned the longstanding Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers website to this new digi...
www.loc.gov
May 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some sad confirmation from @bcgl.bsky.social while I was at UW last week—the National Digital Newspaper Program—which builds Chronicling America—has been shut down
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
Historical newspapers are probably the archival material most used by the general public—for genealogy, local history—it’s such a loss
The closure of this trail without community input is a slap in the face to the residents of Ogden who use and love our trail system. Shame on everyone who let this happen! Sign the petition in the story.
Ogden residents have been 🏃 and 🚴 over the path for decades. But the city took action after its insurer warned of “significant legal and financial liabilities.”
Closure of Mount Ogden Golf Course’s decades-old unofficial trail hits a nerve
The city’s insurance agency recommended the closure. But many defend the trail for its accessibility compared to its steeper, rockier counterparts.
www.kuer.org
May 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The closure of this trail without community input is a slap in the face to the residents of Ogden who use and love our trail system. Shame on everyone who let this happen! Sign the petition in the story.
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Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
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Looking forward to my first #ALAAnnual Conference this June! @racheljwittmann.bsky.social, @annaneat.bsky.social, and I will be sharing the new and improved MaRMAT, our open-source software for assessing collections metadata. Until then, check out MaRMAT (Beta) on GitHub: github.com/marriott-lib...!
April 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Looking forward to my first #ALAAnnual Conference this June! @racheljwittmann.bsky.social, @annaneat.bsky.social, and I will be sharing the new and improved MaRMAT, our open-source software for assessing collections metadata. Until then, check out MaRMAT (Beta) on GitHub: github.com/marriott-lib...!
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Copyright protection under 17 U.S. Code § 105 is not available for any work of the United States Government.
The White House is the People’s House.
Content for every @WhiteHouse is in the public domain, never copyrighted with “All Rights Reserved.”
Small stuff vs human rights violations, but BS.
The White House is the People’s House.
Content for every @WhiteHouse is in the public domain, never copyrighted with “All Rights Reserved.”
Small stuff vs human rights violations, but BS.
April 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Copyright protection under 17 U.S. Code § 105 is not available for any work of the United States Government.
The White House is the People’s House.
Content for every @WhiteHouse is in the public domain, never copyrighted with “All Rights Reserved.”
Small stuff vs human rights violations, but BS.
The White House is the People’s House.
Content for every @WhiteHouse is in the public domain, never copyrighted with “All Rights Reserved.”
Small stuff vs human rights violations, but BS.
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For some reason this cut really hits me the hardest
NEW — After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1.
More here:
More here:
EveryLibrary Condemns the Trump Administration's Termination of IMLS Grants as an Attack on Libraries, Museums, and Archives Everywhere.
State Library Agencies and other grant recipients across the country began receiving official notices from the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services terminating their grants,...
www.everylibrary.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
For some reason this cut really hits me the hardest
The #LetFreedomRead Dress is out of the closet and on display for Shannon Downey’s Joy & Fury teach in this evening
April 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The #LetFreedomRead Dress is out of the closet and on display for Shannon Downey’s Joy & Fury teach in this evening
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Help stop Trump's EO to defund libraries. Take a second to sign, & then call your reps. We need vocal supporters reminding our legislators that people love libraries and museums, that these provide info & vital services for lower income Americans! action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025?...
SEND AN EMAIL: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacking Federal Funding for Libraries
We need your help TODAY to tell your governors and key members of the House and Senate that federal funding for libraries - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) - needs to be preserved!
action.everylibrary.org
March 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Help stop Trump's EO to defund libraries. Take a second to sign, & then call your reps. We need vocal supporters reminding our legislators that people love libraries and museums, that these provide info & vital services for lower income Americans! action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025?...
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🚨The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest federal funder of museums and libraries, and museums and libraries across the nation rely on their grant support. 🚨
IMLS is not "unnecessary" and must not be shut down.
IMLS is not "unnecessary" and must not be shut down.
March 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the largest federal funder of museums and libraries, and museums and libraries across the nation rely on their grant support. 🚨
IMLS is not "unnecessary" and must not be shut down.
IMLS is not "unnecessary" and must not be shut down.
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Funding cuts aren't the only threat to digital rights globally. At RightsCon, speakers highlighted how the US government “has gone from taking the leading role in supporting an open and safe internet to demonstrating how to dismantle it.” www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/04/1...
At RightsCon in Taipei, activists reckon with a US retreat from promoting digital rights
The United States government has gone from taking the leading role in supporting an open and safe internet to demonstrating how to dismantle it.
www.technologyreview.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Funding cuts aren't the only threat to digital rights globally. At RightsCon, speakers highlighted how the US government “has gone from taking the leading role in supporting an open and safe internet to demonstrating how to dismantle it.” www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/04/1...
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Happy to announce this great new digital exhibit from @drelib.bsky.social and team, Utah SOUL: A History of Black Students at the University of Utah, exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/utahsoul/p...
Introduction · Utah SOUL: A History of Black Students at the University of Utah · J. Willard Marriott Library Exhibits
exhibits.lib.utah.edu
February 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Happy to announce this great new digital exhibit from @drelib.bsky.social and team, Utah SOUL: A History of Black Students at the University of Utah, exhibits.lib.utah.edu/s/utahsoul/p...
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Also encourage people to email LC to oppose this proposed revision, which was announced a few hours ago (with comments deadline of today 😡).
Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚
Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚
LC published a tentative list to change #LCSH Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America & Mt Denali to Mt McKinley. Comments on the proposed changes can be sent to [email protected] by Tues. February 18, 2025 (which is TODAY). If you oppose the change, please email! #critcat (classweb.org/tentative-su...
Tentative Monthly List 12 LCSH 2 (February 13, 2025)
classweb.org
February 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Also encourage people to email LC to oppose this proposed revision, which was announced a few hours ago (with comments deadline of today 😡).
Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚
Your email can be short (1-3 sentences) and can focus on impact to your patrons. #critcat #LCSH #cataloging 📚
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If you're in New York and you care about libraries, check out this film series at BAM!
www.bam.org/film/2025/ai...
www.bam.org/film/2025/ai...
Aisles and Isles: films in the library
Explore the many dimensions of the library as it appears on film in this special collection.
www.bam.org
February 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you're in New York and you care about libraries, check out this film series at BAM!
www.bam.org/film/2025/ai...
www.bam.org/film/2025/ai...