Cece Lasley
@cglasley.bsky.social
She/her | Simmons SLIS MSLIS ‘22 | dog-loving Research Librarian for the Social Sciences currently in the Boston area | Opinions are my own
https://cecelia-lasley.github.io
https://cecelia-lasley.github.io
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It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own.
June 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own.
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It took me a very long time to learn "do your best" does not mean "give 100% effort even at the expense of your physical or mental health" or "give A+ effort even when it is clearly not appreciated or valued". Sometimes doing your best is heating up a can of soup and going to bed early.
April 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
It took me a very long time to learn "do your best" does not mean "give 100% effort even at the expense of your physical or mental health" or "give A+ effort even when it is clearly not appreciated or valued". Sometimes doing your best is heating up a can of soup and going to bed early.
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ICYMI: There’s a cloned CDC website being hosted by the Children’s Health Defence (an anti-vaxx NGO previously led by RFK Jr) publishing dangerous lies about vaccines and autisms.
It looks shockingly real, with the CDC logo and menu bars intact.
This dangerous information will cost lives:
It looks shockingly real, with the CDC logo and menu bars intact.
This dangerous information will cost lives:
CDC Clone Site, Rife with False Vaccine Claims, Hosted by Group Previously Led by HHS Secretary
A CDC clone site with false vaccine claims is hosted by an NGO once led by the current HHS Secretary. With CDC logos, real social media links, and a near-identical design, it may violate federal laws.
infoepi.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
ICYMI: There’s a cloned CDC website being hosted by the Children’s Health Defence (an anti-vaxx NGO previously led by RFK Jr) publishing dangerous lies about vaccines and autisms.
It looks shockingly real, with the CDC logo and menu bars intact.
This dangerous information will cost lives:
It looks shockingly real, with the CDC logo and menu bars intact.
This dangerous information will cost lives:
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We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10
March 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We've been saving this little pup for when we thought you all might really need a gold star. And, given the current circumstances, here she is. 13/10
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Hey Massachusetts--get on the phone.
Heads up, Massachusetts, we've got an M4L style bill to get our representatives to oppose early and loudly.
Screenshots from how I found out about this and the poster.
Link to bill filing: malegislature.gov/Bills/194/HD...
Find your rep: malegislature.gov/Search/FindM...
Screenshots from how I found out about this and the poster.
Link to bill filing: malegislature.gov/Bills/194/HD...
Find your rep: malegislature.gov/Search/FindM...
February 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hey Massachusetts--get on the phone.
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Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition #medlibs libguides.umn.edu/govpubs/admin
Research Guides: Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition: Home
This guide will point to resources that identify and track steps taken by the Trump administration and Congress to scale back or eliminate access to federal government information. It also provides l...
libguides.umn.edu
February 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition #medlibs libguides.umn.edu/govpubs/admin
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Guides to finding US Government data during the change in administration and efforts to preserve data:
libguides.umn.edu/govpubs/admin
subjectguides.library.american.edu/data_rescue
researchguides.library.syr.edu/data
#academiclibraries #medlibs #researchdata 📚
libguides.umn.edu/govpubs/admin
subjectguides.library.american.edu/data_rescue
researchguides.library.syr.edu/data
#academiclibraries #medlibs #researchdata 📚
February 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Guides to finding US Government data during the change in administration and efforts to preserve data:
libguides.umn.edu/govpubs/admin
subjectguides.library.american.edu/data_rescue
researchguides.library.syr.edu/data
#academiclibraries #medlibs #researchdata 📚
libguides.umn.edu/govpubs/admin
subjectguides.library.american.edu/data_rescue
researchguides.library.syr.edu/data
#academiclibraries #medlibs #researchdata 📚
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How does one not get completely burned out by work and life and the state of the world? I want to want to write and research but I'm just so tired.
January 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
How does one not get completely burned out by work and life and the state of the world? I want to want to write and research but I'm just so tired.
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The Huntington emailed today they have little structural damage. So much had been lost but at least those collections are safe. Octavia Butler's papers are there.
January 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The Huntington emailed today they have little structural damage. So much had been lost but at least those collections are safe. Octavia Butler's papers are there.
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Day 16 - Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky📚💫
#BookChallenge
#BookSky📚💫
#BookChallenge
November 29, 2024 at 4:29 AM
Day 16 - Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky📚💫
#BookChallenge
#BookSky📚💫
#BookChallenge
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Surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, bakery, bookstore, and café.
November 27, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Surround yourself with the kind of people who support their local library, bakery, bookstore, and café.
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It’s the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
“As recently as 1974, banks were legally allowed to deny women credit or charge them higher interest if they failed to get a male cosigner”
“women couldn’t open bank accounts on their own until the 1960s”
“As recently as 1974, banks were legally allowed to deny women credit or charge them higher interest if they failed to get a male cosigner”
“women couldn’t open bank accounts on their own until the 1960s”
50 Years Ago, Women Won Equal Access to Credit
Not that long ago, banks were requiring male cosigners. Equal access to credit helped women build financial independence.
www.kiplinger.com
October 19, 2024 at 4:11 AM
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
“As recently as 1974, banks were legally allowed to deny women credit or charge them higher interest if they failed to get a male cosigner”
“women couldn’t open bank accounts on their own until the 1960s”
“As recently as 1974, banks were legally allowed to deny women credit or charge them higher interest if they failed to get a male cosigner”
“women couldn’t open bank accounts on their own until the 1960s”
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I am hiring a part-time department assistant! This person will get to work closely with the Emily Dickinson Family Library digitization project. Perfect for someone about a year into Library School and looking for hands-on special collections experience 📜
mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jo...
mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jo...
Job Details - MBLC
mblc.state.ma.us
September 11, 2024 at 10:50 PM
I am hiring a part-time department assistant! This person will get to work closely with the Emily Dickinson Family Library digitization project. Perfect for someone about a year into Library School and looking for hands-on special collections experience 📜
mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jo...
mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jo...
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seeing that book blogger post going around from the person who went to ALA after she tested positive for COVID bc fuck everyone else I guess? genuinely disgusting.
July 6, 2024 at 2:01 AM
seeing that book blogger post going around from the person who went to ALA after she tested positive for COVID bc fuck everyone else I guess? genuinely disgusting.
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Digital archivist here: we constantly have to explain to every faculty member proposing digital projects that said project is more like a puppy than a book--it requires constant care and attention right up until the day it dies. In other words: someone has to pay for every minute it remains standing
June 27, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Digital archivist here: we constantly have to explain to every faculty member proposing digital projects that said project is more like a puppy than a book--it requires constant care and attention right up until the day it dies. In other words: someone has to pay for every minute it remains standing
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OK look the world is on fire BUT a new neighborhood bookstore focused on books by & about POC just opened and almost sold out its stock opening day www.boston.com/news/local-n...
New independent Somerville bookstore almost sells out after grand opening
Narrative near Davis Square will focus on books by and about people of color, owner Mila Hossain said, but the stories are for everyone.
www.boston.com
May 28, 2024 at 1:11 PM
OK look the world is on fire BUT a new neighborhood bookstore focused on books by & about POC just opened and almost sold out its stock opening day www.boston.com/news/local-n...
I'm beyond excited to announce that I’m returning to the Boston area to start as a Research Librarian for the Social Sciences at Tufts University‘s Tisch Library in late May! I’m very grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had during my time at Washington and Jefferson College.
April 25, 2024 at 1:21 AM
I'm beyond excited to announce that I’m returning to the Boston area to start as a Research Librarian for the Social Sciences at Tufts University‘s Tisch Library in late May! I’m very grateful for all the opportunities I’ve had during my time at Washington and Jefferson College.
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Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...
April 19, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...
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We are collecting data about attitudes around labor, ownership, & authorship in #TTRPG and Actual Play. This 10 minute survey is totally anonymous. Aggregated data will be
shared with the community!
More details: aub.ie/ttrpgworksurvey
shared with the community!
More details: aub.ie/ttrpgworksurvey
April 9, 2024 at 7:04 PM
We are collecting data about attitudes around labor, ownership, & authorship in #TTRPG and Actual Play. This 10 minute survey is totally anonymous. Aggregated data will be
shared with the community!
More details: aub.ie/ttrpgworksurvey
shared with the community!
More details: aub.ie/ttrpgworksurvey
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What do we mean when we talk about infrastructure for Digital Cultural Heritage? Please take our survey imagining futures, or come along to our workshops (in Edinburgh & online) - more details here: de.ed.ac.uk/project/infr... And survey link below! Please share 🙏🏛️📚🎨💻
Imagined futures for Digital Cultural Heritage infrastructure
This survey seeks your responses to future scenarios created to explore imagined futures for digital cultural heritage.
edinburgh.eu.qualtrics.com
April 4, 2024 at 9:48 AM
What do we mean when we talk about infrastructure for Digital Cultural Heritage? Please take our survey imagining futures, or come along to our workshops (in Edinburgh & online) - more details here: de.ed.ac.uk/project/infr... And survey link below! Please share 🙏🏛️📚🎨💻
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There's a setting in the app that won't let you post until you add alt text, and people should turn it on.
March 21, 2024 at 1:39 PM
There's a setting in the app that won't let you post until you add alt text, and people should turn it on.
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New offerings from SHARP News this month!
First, @ellenforget.bsky.social has done an amazing service to #BookHistory by creating an alt-text guide for book historians to help all of us make our social media, presentations, and articles more accessible
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sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
First, @ellenforget.bsky.social has done an amazing service to #BookHistory by creating an alt-text guide for book historians to help all of us make our social media, presentations, and articles more accessible
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sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
Alt Text Guide for Book Historians – SHARP NEWSsearchexpand
sharpweb.org
March 21, 2024 at 10:46 PM
New offerings from SHARP News this month!
First, @ellenforget.bsky.social has done an amazing service to #BookHistory by creating an alt-text guide for book historians to help all of us make our social media, presentations, and articles more accessible
(1/2)
sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
First, @ellenforget.bsky.social has done an amazing service to #BookHistory by creating an alt-text guide for book historians to help all of us make our social media, presentations, and articles more accessible
(1/2)
sharpweb.org/sharpnews/20...
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English majors can do almost anything & be successful at it —so unless you want to make widgets, get replaced by an AI bot, or be an office drone, consider it. Pass it on
March 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM
English majors can do almost anything & be successful at it —so unless you want to make widgets, get replaced by an AI bot, or be an office drone, consider it. Pass it on