Rebekah Fitzsimmons
@drfitzphd.bsky.social
Associate Teaching Professor, Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University. Interests include children’s lit, Digital Humanities, innovative pedagogy. Also pet pics, fiber arts, craft beer, and coffee.
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Very happy to introduce a new tool, BookReconciler!
You can take spreadsheets with book data and add subject headings, descriptions, ISBNs, HathiTrust IDs, & more. You can also cluster editions & variations of the same "Work."
Led by @thisismattmiller.com and supported by @post45data.bsky.social.
You can take spreadsheets with book data and add subject headings, descriptions, ISBNs, HathiTrust IDs, & more. You can also cluster editions & variations of the same "Work."
Led by @thisismattmiller.com and supported by @post45data.bsky.social.
December 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Very happy to introduce a new tool, BookReconciler!
You can take spreadsheets with book data and add subject headings, descriptions, ISBNs, HathiTrust IDs, & more. You can also cluster editions & variations of the same "Work."
Led by @thisismattmiller.com and supported by @post45data.bsky.social.
You can take spreadsheets with book data and add subject headings, descriptions, ISBNs, HathiTrust IDs, & more. You can also cluster editions & variations of the same "Work."
Led by @thisismattmiller.com and supported by @post45data.bsky.social.
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More or less done with the reading list for History of the Database. You could take a lot of different approaches, but this is the one I went with.
Reading List – History of the Database
miriamposner.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
More or less done with the reading list for History of the Database. You could take a lot of different approaches, but this is the one I went with.
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Friday morning call for abstracts!
We're looking for chapters for our historical network analysis edited collection, under contract with Bloomsbury Academic. See the cfp for more! Email us at [email protected] #dh #digitalhumanities #networkanalysis
We're looking for chapters for our historical network analysis edited collection, under contract with Bloomsbury Academic. See the cfp for more! Email us at [email protected] #dh #digitalhumanities #networkanalysis
December 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Friday morning call for abstracts!
We're looking for chapters for our historical network analysis edited collection, under contract with Bloomsbury Academic. See the cfp for more! Email us at [email protected] #dh #digitalhumanities #networkanalysis
We're looking for chapters for our historical network analysis edited collection, under contract with Bloomsbury Academic. See the cfp for more! Email us at [email protected] #dh #digitalhumanities #networkanalysis
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So many great pieces in this volume. Can’t wait to see it out in the world!
U Minnesota Press's Spring 26 catalog, listing our new Critical Infrastructure Studies & Digital Humanities (in Debates in DH series), eds. Alan Liu, Urszula Pawlicka-Deger, @jamessmithies.bsky.social): z.umn.edu/spring26. Table of contents: www.upress.umn.edu/978151791608... @uminnpress.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
So many great pieces in this volume. Can’t wait to see it out in the world!
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Also, "separating different color sprinkles" is an excellent metaphor for the kind of data prep work we so often do. #DHmakes
Bulk Barn's only red nonpareils came as a mix with green and white... so anyway.
November 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Also, "separating different color sprinkles" is an excellent metaphor for the kind of data prep work we so often do. #DHmakes
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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Preliminary data from @umich.edu survey on student AI use for class.
Most rarely/sometimes use AI & always follow class policies, but think others frequently use AI & only sometimes follow policies.
Perceptions of misuse ≠ reality
Misperceptions may provide implicit permission for misuse.
Most rarely/sometimes use AI & always follow class policies, but think others frequently use AI & only sometimes follow policies.
Perceptions of misuse ≠ reality
Misperceptions may provide implicit permission for misuse.
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Preliminary data from @umich.edu survey on student AI use for class.
Most rarely/sometimes use AI & always follow class policies, but think others frequently use AI & only sometimes follow policies.
Perceptions of misuse ≠ reality
Misperceptions may provide implicit permission for misuse.
Most rarely/sometimes use AI & always follow class policies, but think others frequently use AI & only sometimes follow policies.
Perceptions of misuse ≠ reality
Misperceptions may provide implicit permission for misuse.
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
CAIL = prerequisite knowledge for a critical perspective, such as to tell apart nonsense hype from true theoretical computer scientific claims. For example, the idea that human-like systems are a sensible or possible goal is the result of circular reasoning and anthropomorphism. olivia.science/ai
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Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social
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Friends! With the looming SNAP cutoff, I'm also going to do this -- send me a food bank donation receipt and I'll match up to $500.
Alright, team Bluesky: US foodbanks are about to have staggering demand when SNAP ends Nov 1st. We need to help them prepare.
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛
#NoHunger
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Friends! With the looming SNAP cutoff, I'm also going to do this -- send me a food bank donation receipt and I'll match up to $500.
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When SNAP runs out on Nov. 1st, hundreds of thousands of people in Pittsburgh and across SWPA will struggle to afford food. I compiled (with the help of community members) a non-exhaustive list of where people can find help, including sites in Pittsburgh & outer counties.
Please spread this.
Please spread this.
Here's where to get help with food in southwestern Pennsylvania
When SNAP benefits expire because of the federal government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of Western Pennsylvanians will struggle to afford food.
www.cbsnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
When SNAP runs out on Nov. 1st, hundreds of thousands of people in Pittsburgh and across SWPA will struggle to afford food. I compiled (with the help of community members) a non-exhaustive list of where people can find help, including sites in Pittsburgh & outer counties.
Please spread this.
Please spread this.
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I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should too. People are already suffering but next month, in particular, is going to be so difficult.
October 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I just donated to my local food bank. If you can, you should too. People are already suffering but next month, in particular, is going to be so difficult.
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Have you backed up your files lately? Consider this your reminder.
a woman stands in front of a white board with the words you need to back up your files written on it
Alt: a woman stands in front of a white board with the words you need to back up your files written on it
media.tenor.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Have you backed up your files lately? Consider this your reminder.
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A neat tool I just came across: Viabundus, a digital road map of northern Europe 1350-1650, that lets you calculate contemporary travel routes/times. In 1500, going Amiens → Köln by horse took almost 7 days and 13 toll payments.
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
A neat tool I just came across: Viabundus, a digital road map of northern Europe 1350-1650, that lets you calculate contemporary travel routes/times. In 1500, going Amiens → Köln by horse took almost 7 days and 13 toll payments.
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
#medievalsky
www.landesgeschichte.uni-goettingen.de/handelsstras...
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COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy conferred benefits for mother and baby without increased risk, according to an umbrella review of meta-analyses comprising more than 1.2 million women.
www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
Mom's COVID Shot Aided Baby, Too, Large Review Confirmed
Vaccination during pregnancy was safe for both mom and baby
www.medpagetoday.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy conferred benefits for mother and baby without increased risk, according to an umbrella review of meta-analyses comprising more than 1.2 million women.
www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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“In a new report, management consultants Bain & Company found that despite being ‘one of the first areas to deploy generative AI,’ the ‘savings have been unremarkable’ in programming.”
AI Coding Is Massively Overhyped, Report Finds
The AI industry's claims about AI coding assistants boosting productivity significantly appear to be massively overblown, per a new report.
futurism.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“In a new report, management consultants Bain & Company found that despite being ‘one of the first areas to deploy generative AI,’ the ‘savings have been unremarkable’ in programming.”
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Should we change the way we assign writing this fall to deter unacknowledged use of AI? A new blog post from the MLA/CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI, following up on questions from our webinar. aiandwriting.hcommons.org/2023/09/22/a... @writesantonio.bsky.social @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social
Academic Integrity and Assignment Design – MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI
aiandwriting.hcommons.org
September 22, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Should we change the way we assign writing this fall to deter unacknowledged use of AI? A new blog post from the MLA/CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI, following up on questions from our webinar. aiandwriting.hcommons.org/2023/09/22/a... @writesantonio.bsky.social @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social
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AI Search Has A Citation Problem www.cjr.org/tow_center/w... via @columjournreview.bsky.social
AI Search Has A Citation Problem
We Compared Eight AI Search Engines. They’re All Bad at Citing News.
www.cjr.org
March 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
AI Search Has A Citation Problem www.cjr.org/tow_center/w... via @columjournreview.bsky.social
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I love this
September 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I love this
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For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )
September 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
For their first project, my Kids and Society students have to create an infographic clarifying a common misconception about "kids these days." I'd prefer that they not use AI to create their projects, so I made my own infographic explaining why : )