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New Research Report: Neo-Censorship in U.S. Libraries

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 1d

Books aren't the only thing that get banned, challenged, or censored. Digital content faces serious--and often invisible--challenges in our libraries. /2

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 1d

It's Banned Books Week. We stand with those fighting book challenges in schools and libraries around the country--but we're also here to remind you there's more than one way to ban a book. /1

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Eight Ways to Ban a Book

Oxford College faculty first recipients of Emory Open Education Initiative mini-grants

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John M. Jackson @johnxlibris.bsky.social · 5d

The Emory Open Education Initiative is a new program that provides mini-grants to faculty members who want to transition from commercial course materials to open educational resources (OER). 📚 scholarblogs.emory.edu/woodruff/new...

The Emory Open Education Initiative is a new program that provides mini-grants to faculty members who want to transition from commercial course materials to open educational resources (OER). This s…

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 5d

Condor and Presicav. A cursory search suggests they have a custom design: freefontsvault.com/playstation-...

(We at Library Futures cannot help ourselves from librarianing...)

PlayStation Font | Free Fonts Vault

Let's talk about Playstation Font. We found 3 font matching the playstation logo and they are Zrnic, PS Bold, and PS old font. Let's talk about them and the playstaion now.

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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Information Professionals

Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 5d

Get the details on the full Library Futures fall webinar series on our blog!

www.libraryfutures.net/post/machine...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Legal and Ethical Issues in AI. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 5d

And don't forget to register for the next webinar in our AI series! We'll be talking legal and ethical issues in AI with @merbroussard.bsky.social and @nickgarcia.bsky.social!

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Join Meredith Broussard and Nick Garcia to learn about the legal and ethical implications of AI in libraries. Data journalist Meredith Broussard is an associate professor at the Arthur L. Carter Jour...

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 5d

We've got a write up, links, and partial recording of our 🔥 webinar last week with @hypervisible.blacksky.app and Dr. Christa Albrecht-Crane.

www.libraryfutures.net/events/what-...

What We Talk About When We Talk About AI

I Will Fucking Piledrive You If You Mention AI Again — Ludicity

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Guy (aka glecharles) @loudpoet.com · 12d

Really enjoyed this session, shared a few thoughts in the other place. No, not that one; this one. 👇

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 13d

We sympathize. But we also like learning stuff.

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Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Information Professionals

Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 13d

Coming this fall (starting TOMORROW!) to a Zoom screen near you, the Library Futures AI series you’ve all been waiting for!

www.libraryfutures.net/post/machine...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: IMLS and DOE Policy Overview & FAQ Webcast. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

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SPARC @sparcopen.bsky.social · 14d

Next Wed., Oct. 1, at 2 pm ET, learn about IMLS publication & data sharing policies, plus info on the Dept. of Energy’s data sharing policy. We will co-host a webcast w/ @authorsalliance.bsky.social open to anyone working at academic institutions. Register now! sparcopen-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

On October 1 at 2pm ET / 11am PT, SPARC and Authors Alliance will co-host a webcast providing an overview of the IMLS publication and data sharing policies and the Department of Energy’s data sharing ...

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Critical Internet Studies Institute @criticalinternet.bsky.social · 14d

Thursday webinar: Catch CISI Co-Director @hypervisible.blacksky.app on AI, libraries, & privacy

Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 15d

Maybe you can't read Ray Carver at work, but you CAN talk about AI, and we've got the webinar series you've been waiting for. Join @hypervisible.blacksky.app, Christa Albrecht-Crane, and Library Futures this Thursday 9/25 for the first installment!

nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Michelle Reed @librariansreed.bsky.social · 15d

Extremely excited to kick-off a new webinar series on “AI” with guests Chris Gilliard & Christa Albrecht-Crane. This session won’t be recorded so sign up now & join us for a deep dive into what we’re really talking about. Happening Thursday!!!

#edusky #academicsky #skybrarians 📚

Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 15d

Maybe you can't read Ray Carver at work, but you CAN talk about AI, and we've got the webinar series you've been waiting for. Join @hypervisible.blacksky.app, Christa Albrecht-Crane, and Library Futures this Thursday 9/25 for the first installment!

nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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jennie rose halperin @littlewow.online · 15d

For the first of four AI webinars, we're talking with the inimitable @hypervisible.blacksky.app and Christa Albrecht-Crane! Join @libraryfutures.bsky.social for "What we Talk about When We Talk about AI," an intro to AI and ML from ethicists and experts.
nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: What We Talk About When We Talk About AI. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

It’s hard to open the internet without seeing “AI.” But just what is AI? How did machine learning originate? How do large language models work? Just what are we talking about when we talk about AI, an...

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 15d

Maybe you can't read Ray Carver at work, but you CAN talk about AI, and we've got the webinar series you've been waiting for. Join @hypervisible.blacksky.app, Christa Albrecht-Crane, and Library Futures this Thursday 9/25 for the first installment!

nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 18d

If you see something, say something! We've got an AI slop in libraries reporting form!

nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 18d

Sadly, AI slop (plus a lot of other... junk) is already in libraries. /2

www.libraryfutures.net/post/hooplas...

Hoopla’s Content Problem: Strange, Skewed Results Still Dominate Catalog

Librarians Are Being Asked to Find AI-Hallucinated Books

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 18d

AI slop's gotten so popular people want to find it in libraries. /1

www.404media.co/librarians-a...

It’s a trippy time to have a library card.

www.404media.co

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 22d

We all know about book bans. We're tracking the equally insidious digital censorship. Have databases or other digital content disappeared from your library? Let us know.

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Tracking Digital Censorship

Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration's Firing of Top Copyright Officer

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 25d

"Perlmutter is free to get back to work while she sues to keep her job."

Celebrating the first clause while we stand with Perlmutter on the second.

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In a 2-1 decision, a federal appeals court ruled that judge Timothy Kelly erred in denying Shira Perlmutter’s bid for a preliminary injunction, and enjoined Trump administration officials from interfe...

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Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 26d

And learn about the often invisible but no less consequential digital censorship that's been happening behind the scenes. What if you searched for something and it... just wasn't there?

www.libraryfutures.net/events/beyon...

Beyond the Book: Digital Censorship in U.S. Libraries

Imagine IF: A Game-Based Introduction to Intellectual Freedom

Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · 26d

Going to ASRL? Chose your own intellectual freedom adventure with us as as we preview our forthcoming game. (Hint: Choose chaos!)

www.libraryfutures.net/events/imagi...