Larissa
@larissayvr.bsky.social
Librarian. Settler on kʷikʷəƛ̓əm land. she/hers
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It sounds like a very exhausting time to be a librarian. gizmodo.com/librarians-a...
Librarians Are Tired of Being Accused of Hiding Secret Books That Were Made Up by AI
AI chatbots are generating fake titles that people insist are real.
gizmodo.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
It sounds like a very exhausting time to be a librarian. gizmodo.com/librarians-a...
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Archives departments are never overstaffed and I can imagine the potentially ugly confrontations when patrons are told the "perfect item" they have a citation for doesn't exist
My colleague points out here that possibly one in seven requests to our library now may be assisted by LLMs.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
When those point to fictional documents, that's a huge staff time drain. There's often no quick way to check if an undigitized primary source doc exists beyond physically pulling some boxes.
December 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Archives departments are never overstaffed and I can imagine the potentially ugly confrontations when patrons are told the "perfect item" they have a citation for doesn't exist
Love this and wish it was within my budget ❤️ Whoever wins the bid is a lucky person!
It’s the time of year when I do my Christmas auction. This mouse icon is up for auction and it’s to raise money for Shelter Cymru & Doctors without borders. 100% of the money raised will go to these charities on a 50-50 basis.
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Love this and wish it was within my budget ❤️ Whoever wins the bid is a lucky person!
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Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
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Doing anything after 5pm at this time of year is absurd.
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Doing anything after 5pm at this time of year is absurd.
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Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Last month, @theguardian.com framed this historical event project the same way; minimizing the years of archival work, the interviews etc it took to be able to do this.
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
Instead ‘AI solved this historical problem!’
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Here’s my story about Kitimat’s new motto of “it’s not for everyone”, which originally was going to be a ranking of all 161 municipal slogans in British Columbia until my bosses were like “justin this video is 14 minutes long” and “did you just make of slogans for half of these”
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Here’s my story about Kitimat’s new motto of “it’s not for everyone”, which originally was going to be a ranking of all 161 municipal slogans in British Columbia until my bosses were like “justin this video is 14 minutes long” and “did you just make of slogans for half of these”
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I’ll be fine.
I’ll be fine.
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
I’ll be fine.
I’ll be fine.
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I just want to point out that there is a lane for someone to start a small media company whose express mission statement is "nothing we put on the internet was made by AI" & every time a category gets overrun like this, they branch out
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I just want to point out that there is a lane for someone to start a small media company whose express mission statement is "nothing we put on the internet was made by AI" & every time a category gets overrun like this, they branch out
Where’s the lie
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Where’s the lie
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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A lot of Canadians can hear this photo
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 AM
A lot of Canadians can hear this photo
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why do things like this never happen to me
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
why do things like this never happen to me
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Still looking for help with this!
Are there any catalogers/libraries with documentation for cataloging tarot decks using MARC? I’m writing documentation for our collection and want to make sure that I’m following best practices.
I know about Yale’s documentation, but it’s focused on historical playing cards.
I know about Yale’s documentation, but it’s focused on historical playing cards.
November 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Still looking for help with this!
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You know you can always judge a book by its cover. Look at this nice book about bears.
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
You know you can always judge a book by its cover. Look at this nice book about bears.
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CLIR Now Accepting Applications for Recordings at Risk; Open to Canadians.
"The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting applications for the Recordings at Risk. The grant funds the preservation of rare and unique audio and audiovisual content.
@clirnews.bsky.social
"The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting applications for the Recordings at Risk. The grant funds the preservation of rare and unique audio and audiovisual content.
@clirnews.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
CLIR Now Accepting Applications for Recordings at Risk; Open to Canadians.
"The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting applications for the Recordings at Risk. The grant funds the preservation of rare and unique audio and audiovisual content.
@clirnews.bsky.social
"The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting applications for the Recordings at Risk. The grant funds the preservation of rare and unique audio and audiovisual content.
@clirnews.bsky.social
I took Monday off
Tuesday was a stat
I worked Wednesday
It’s now Thursday morning and someone needs to explain to me why it feels like the longest week ever
Tuesday was a stat
I worked Wednesday
It’s now Thursday morning and someone needs to explain to me why it feels like the longest week ever
November 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I took Monday off
Tuesday was a stat
I worked Wednesday
It’s now Thursday morning and someone needs to explain to me why it feels like the longest week ever
Tuesday was a stat
I worked Wednesday
It’s now Thursday morning and someone needs to explain to me why it feels like the longest week ever
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OK, I am now understanding why the rich ruling class wants generative AI to write their emails for them.
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
OK, I am now understanding why the rich ruling class wants generative AI to write their emails for them.
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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Trenches on the Somme
Mary Riter Hamilton
1919
Mary Riter Hamilton
1919
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Trenches on the Somme
Mary Riter Hamilton
1919
Mary Riter Hamilton
1919
Watched Ferris Bueller for the first time in about 30 years. It holds up.
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Watched Ferris Bueller for the first time in about 30 years. It holds up.
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every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 2:55 AM
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
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Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.