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Associate Professor & Scholarly Communication Librarian at Murray State University https://substack.com/@ajboston & https://aj-boston.pubpub.org

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aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · Aug 21

lmao which one of you did this

Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · Aug 21

Library Futures here and we're coming in hot with our very first ebook from library internet favorite @aj-boston.bsky.social.

My Consumer Autobiography examines what it means to read--and own--a book through the story of the books AJ read in 2024.

www.libraryfutures.net/post/my-cons...

My Consumer Autobiography: Reflections on a Year of Digital Reading

Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.

www.libraryfutures.net

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aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 12h

did ONOS feel like the bat signal being lit after a period of dormancy

aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 12h

brb... formulating the most esoteric edge case you've ever seen

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Sarah Brundrett @tomesandtech.bsky.social · 13h

#aibeyond2025 - @aj-boston.bsky.social discusses the variation of views and opinions between AI evangelists and AI atheists and how, despite *however much we may want to*, we can't simply avoid discussion of "AI".

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aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 12h

A simple explanation... that leads to *so* many more questions. Thanks for the leads. Dying to know what coverage looks like across private schools broken down by school type and relative reputation. Suffice to say, the dynamics of who has what access in India looks really complicated.

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aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 16h

Only 5,606 affiliated colleges have registered to use India's One Nation One Subscription scheme, even though there are 45,473 colleges eligible??

I don't understand why this would happen. Do some colleges not need ONOS? Are there intentional hurdles being placed for some schools?

LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 1d

💥New: Banning Sci-Hub highlights India’s unequal access to knowledge

✍️Rituparna Patgiri

#AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #SciHub

Banning Sci-Hub highlights India’s unequal access to knowledge - Impact of Social Sciences

The decision to block Sci-Hub in India brings inequalities in access to research based knowledge into sharp focus.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 17h

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

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aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 20h

Are the trusted AI-educator tools in the room with us now

Email screen shot.
Subject: Trusted AI-educator tools are here
Sender: Pearson Higher Ed

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Cyberpunk Librarian @cyberpunklibrarian.bsky.social · 1d

Baker & Taylor appears to be shutting down. A post on the r/libraries subreddit from an employee of B&T breaks the news and there appear to be other employees in the comments confirming the situation.

From the Libraries community on Reddit

Explore this post and more from the Libraries community

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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 2d

LAST CALL: Beyond Certainty-What does 'Discovery' mean in an open & artificially intelligent world? #AIBeyond2025
Wed 8 Oct - www.deakin.edu.au/library/abou...
Keynote @mcintold.bsky.social
Videos from @aj-boston.bsky.social, @heroicendeavour.bsky.social @aarontay.bsky.social + live discussions!

Beyond Certainty

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Rufus Cornpone @thegnarrator.bsky.social · 4d

Data is stored in the balls

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aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 5d

Now that I've thought about it for 30 seconds, it absolutely would be an infringement of academic freedom in the U.S., because it would give *certain* administrations the barest pretext required to imprison researchers with findings contrary to Official Scientific Dogma.

aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 5d

Reading about a Ukrainian draft law regarding academic integrity and the first thought that came to mind is that if the U.S. tried this, there would be a handful of American researchers who would complain that not being allowed to commit scholarly misconduct infringes on their academic freedom.

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Heather Froehlich @heatherfro.bsky.social · 5d

ITHAKA S&R has started a Generative AI Licensing Agreement Tracker sr.ithaka.org/our-work/gen...

Generative AI Licensing Agreement Tracker - Ithaka S+R

In recent months, several publishers have announced that they are licensing their scholarly content for use as training data for LLMs. These deals

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aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 5d

And it syncs with your desktop, if you want it to.

aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 5d

I have been using the reMarkable Pro Move for notes, journaling, sketching, etc. for about a week. Still deciding if I want to move my weekly to-do list to that format. (It obviously is capable of that, the question is if it will fit in my workflow.)

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aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 6d

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aj boston @aj-boston.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations to Mychal.

In related librarian news, I am proud to announce that I am the new owner of Reading Railroad.

Combined with my previous acquisition of B & O Railroad, my children (race car and little Scottie) will now owe me $50 whenever they stop at either of these destinations.

Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 6d

There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯

I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨

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