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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · Jun 27

We just found out today it was restored!

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Mikhail Zinshteyn @mzinshteyn.bsky.social · Jun 24

Judge orders the following UC research grants restored: Any Environmental Protective Agency, National Science Foundation and National Endowment for the Humanities grant that the Trump admin cancelled for DEI reasons or by using a generic letter that didn't specify the reason for the termination.

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · Jun 18

Jon Stewart would focus on information ecosystems if he had a magic wand, one that would allow people good data to make decisions on youtu.be/44uC12g9ZVk?...

Jon Stewart – One of My Favorite People - What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast

YouTube video by What Now? with Trevor Noah

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Jun 11

Gov. Gavin Newsom made the case in a televised address Tuesday evening that President Trump’s decisions to send military forces to immigration protests in Los Angeles have put the U.S. at the precipice of authoritarianism. https://trib.al/EpbF098

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 29

Attending an excellent session on controlled vocabularies. AI translation is being discussed as well as the inability to translate culture and the invisible labor of female translators #salalm70

Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 29

Loving these views #salalm70

NYC looking north from Washington Park arch

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 27

Jeremy Mikecz on data humanism #salalm70

A projected slide on Georgia Lupi’s concept of data humanism

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 26

Excited to be at SALALM’s 70th conference in NYC! #salalm70 #salalm2025 #salalmlxx

A slide on a projector that says “Join us for SALALM’s 70th Annual Conference” and an NYU sign on a podium

Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 23

@eamontewell.bsky.social dang! Two decades already?! 🤯

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 16

IFLA’s Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression is tracking closely developments in the United States that affect information freedom, which pose a systemic risk to the global information environment.
www.ifla.org/news/ifla-fa...

IFLA FAIFE message on the threats to information freedom in the United States

IFLA's Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression is tracking closely developments in the United States that affect information freedom, which...

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 16

An earlier project from them: ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/522/

On the lookout for lizards: Online tools for informed democratic citizenship

In her recent essay,“Lizard People in the Library,” Barbara Fister argues that “systems designed to share information virally pose a serious threat to democracy.” As librarians and educators, we have ...

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 16

Uhhh... do you mean White noise? 😈

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 16

#LOEX2025 Learning from Rob Detmering and Tessa Withorn from the University of Louisville talking about sustainable innovation in library instruction programs. Looking forward to their Communications in Information Literacy paper! uofllibraries.wordpress.com/2024/08/29/u...

UofL Librarians Empower Students with Essential Generative AI Skills

Over the last few decades, the role of academic libraries has evolved significantly as they adapt to changes in technology and the ways information is consumed to meet student and faculty needs. Re…

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 16

Stephanie Ward from UNC at #LOEX2025 discusses integrating AI literacy into library instruction. 86% of students are using AI in their work!

How are students using AI?
• 86% of students are using AI in their studies.
• 66% report using ChatGPT, followed by Grammarly and Microsoft Co-Pilot.
• 69% are searching for information.
• 33% summarize documents.
• 24% create a first draft.
• Despite this level of use, students do not feel confident about their AI
literacy.

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · May 16

First impressions #loex2025

An elephant sculpture made of plastic objects

Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · Apr 23

A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat

Funding for the Education Department’s online library, ERIC, is slated to end this week

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ACH @ach.bsky.social · Mar 12

ACH has confirmed reports that DOGE is at the NEH. Chair Shelly C. Lowe has been replaced by Acting Chair Michael McDonald. ACH remains committed to a diverse, inclusive, and supportive DH. To engage in advocacy efforts: [email protected]. Read our statement of support for NEH: buff.ly/bQeRaGw

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · Mar 11

Catching up on readings from October: "Think about it from a personal perspective – the best writers often make use of complex language and explain things in unpredictable, creative ways. Artificial writing doesn't."
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How Does AI Writing Detection Work And Is It Accurate?

So many tools and websites offer AI writing detection, but what exactly is it? Can you reliably and accurately predict artificially produced content?

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NPR @npr.org · Mar 4

Kee Malesky, NPR's research librarian for more than 20 years, has died at age 74. She left NPR in 2014. She's remembered for her love of facts, and here's another irrefutable one: She will be missed.

Kee Malesky, NPR's research librarian for more than 20 years, has died at 74

Kee Malesky, NPR's research librarian for more than 20 years, has died at age 74. She left NPR in 2014. She's remembered for her love of facts, and here's another irrefutable one: She will be missed.

www.npr.org

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5 Calls @5calls.org · Feb 9

Here they are... the Top 10 Callers on 5 Calls! How's your state doing?? 🏆 #CivicActionSuperbowl

*Based only on the calls made through our app/site in the last 30 days

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Feb 18

Our recent post on Preserving Our Public Data Heritage is up. If you'd like to stay in touch, please subscribe to our newsletter. www.datarescueproject.org/preserving-o...

Preserving Our Public Data Heritage

The PEGI Project recently released a post about the preservation of public federal data in support of the Data Rescue Project. PEGI stands for Preservation of Electronic Government Information and was...

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5 Calls @5calls.org · Feb 11

*Elizabeth Warren voice* We have a call for that!

CFPB’s continued existence is ultimately Congress’s responsibility. Demand that your representatives step up now to forcefully defend CFPB and its vital work protecting people from financial predators.

🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/consum...

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Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · Feb 13

The circumstances are “we’re not sure if there is a Federal Trade Commission anymore and we’d like to try something”

Taylor Moore @taylormoore.bsky.social · Feb 12

Incredible updates from Hulu

From an email from Hulu announcing changes to the subscription: "We are clarifying that, as we continue to increase the breadth and depth of the content we make available to you, circumstances may require that certain titles and types of content include ads, even in our 'no ads' or 'ad free' subscription tiers."

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · Feb 13

www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

Federal data is disappearing. On Thursday, meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help.

Since the start of the new Trump administration, hundreds of federal data sets and government websites have gone offline without warning, sometimes returning with major changes and sometimes not retur...

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Soccerbrarian @soccerbrarian.bsky.social · Feb 8

I’ve been staying late at work this week to get this guide into shape. Thank you to several of my local colleagues for sharing news & resources, and special thanks to the systemwide group of UC Data librarians! libguides.ucmerced.edu/US-Federal-D...

LibGuides: Looking for U.S. Federal Data?: Welcome! Start Here

libguides.ucmerced.edu

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