Emily Higgs Kopin
@ehkopin.bsky.social
texpat in philly, working in digital archives, libraries, and preservation. 20% professional, 80% nonsense. 🐶🐱🎮📖🧶💾
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It's going to be fun when these fake archival sources just get copy-pasted directly from the chatbots into bibliographies and lazily re-cited for years/decades, until someone tries to actually find the original source, fail, and assume the archive has destroyed or misplaced it, rendering it "lost"
I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary.
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
Important notice: AI-generated archival references
www.icrc.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It's going to be fun when these fake archival sources just get copy-pasted directly from the chatbots into bibliographies and lazily re-cited for years/decades, until someone tries to actually find the original source, fail, and assume the archive has destroyed or misplaced it, rendering it "lost"
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IT’S FINALLY FRIDAY
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
IT’S FINALLY FRIDAY
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but i mean also, how does anyone survive life if you’re not looking at every single event that happens to you through a sitcom lens how do you survive being sad or uncomfortable lmao
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
but i mean also, how does anyone survive life if you’re not looking at every single event that happens to you through a sitcom lens how do you survive being sad or uncomfortable lmao
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Unfortunately, we have moved past the Cyberpunk dystopia directly in Cyber-ska. I'm as confused as all the rest of you about the implications.
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Unfortunately, we have moved past the Cyberpunk dystopia directly in Cyber-ska. I'm as confused as all the rest of you about the implications.
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Humpback whales sing to find others — after the recent population rebound, they’re singing less because they’re less lonely. 🐋 www.biointeractive.org/planning-too...
November 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Humpback whales sing to find others — after the recent population rebound, they’re singing less because they’re less lonely. 🐋 www.biointeractive.org/planning-too...
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Hi library 📚 colleagues! There are 12 days left to apply for two tenured, unionized positions at my academic library in Upstate New York. These are management positions that require supervisory experience, and the salary range for each is $85k to $115k. Details below, reposts appreciated! (1/4)
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Hi library 📚 colleagues! There are 12 days left to apply for two tenured, unionized positions at my academic library in Upstate New York. These are management positions that require supervisory experience, and the salary range for each is $85k to $115k. Details below, reposts appreciated! (1/4)
Obviously this is funny and short-circuited my brain, but I also think there’s something deeply interesting about describing shared folklore as “open source”
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Obviously this is funny and short-circuited my brain, but I also think there’s something deeply interesting about describing shared folklore as “open source”
The cat distribution system really just gave me a lil guy who wants to be on my lap while I play video games, 10/10
November 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The cat distribution system really just gave me a lil guy who wants to be on my lap while I play video games, 10/10
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I’ve had a lot of good advice from teachers, but my archival processing professor told me “It can be perfect, or it can be done. It cannot be both.” And that has really stuck with me!
What’s the most significant advice you received from a teacher?
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
I had a Geology prof who always said “have strong opinions, loosely held”
Be passionate, assess alternatives with conviction, take sides. But don’t fall so in love with your opinions that you can’t change them with better data.
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I’ve had a lot of good advice from teachers, but my archival processing professor told me “It can be perfect, or it can be done. It cannot be both.” And that has really stuck with me!
I graduated college in 2016. I have stories, as do the majority of my women friends. As much as we’d like to pretend academia has changed, it really, really hasn’t. You still have predatory colleagues. They’re still getting away with it.
In honor of Larry Summers, I asked the female members of my college class (1987) to say if they had any experiences with sexual harassment by teachers/professors, back when this was tolerated as, I dunno, the cost of attending college, and OH MY GOD.
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I graduated college in 2016. I have stories, as do the majority of my women friends. As much as we’d like to pretend academia has changed, it really, really hasn’t. You still have predatory colleagues. They’re still getting away with it.
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CFP: “Those who have must turn around and give:” Celebrating Forty Years of Preserving Black History and Education
Great opportunity to present work on archives, education, community memory, etc!
avery.charleston.edu/cfp_avery_me...
Great opportunity to present work on archives, education, community memory, etc!
avery.charleston.edu/cfp_avery_me...
CFP: “Those who have must turn around and give:” Celebrating Forty Years of Preserving Black History and Education – Avery Research Center
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avery.charleston.edu
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
CFP: “Those who have must turn around and give:” Celebrating Forty Years of Preserving Black History and Education
Great opportunity to present work on archives, education, community memory, etc!
avery.charleston.edu/cfp_avery_me...
Great opportunity to present work on archives, education, community memory, etc!
avery.charleston.edu/cfp_avery_me...
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Do you (or does someone in your network) want to tour New York City's book world with me on a "study abroad - at home!" trip next May? We'll be going to the Morgan Library, Grolier Club, Christie's book department, and the NYPL (the one with the lions) and a few other places I'm still looking into!
Librarians’ Tour of New York City
Tour Dates: May 17-23, 2026 Location: New York City, see tour highlights Cost per person: $2,725* for a double room, $3,980* for a single room *Air fare not included, see cost details below for more ...
ischool.wisc.edu
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Do you (or does someone in your network) want to tour New York City's book world with me on a "study abroad - at home!" trip next May? We'll be going to the Morgan Library, Grolier Club, Christie's book department, and the NYPL (the one with the lions) and a few other places I'm still looking into!
They're also including pre-Gemini features behind this category, which means you won't be able to use things like inbox categories if you don't consent to including your inbox in model training.
This is, in a word, garbage
This is, in a word, garbage
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 6:30 PM
They're also including pre-Gemini features behind this category, which means you won't be able to use things like inbox categories if you don't consent to including your inbox in model training.
This is, in a word, garbage
This is, in a word, garbage
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Funny how, in our time of institutional austerity in which our instructional budget is getting slashed, we can’t hire more faculty/staff, and course caps are rising, there’s still plenty of money for AI initiatives 🤔
November 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Funny how, in our time of institutional austerity in which our instructional budget is getting slashed, we can’t hire more faculty/staff, and course caps are rising, there’s still plenty of money for AI initiatives 🤔
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"we didn't use to be like this" is ahistorical nonsense. We've always been like this. It's just that it's now your problem.
November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"we didn't use to be like this" is ahistorical nonsense. We've always been like this. It's just that it's now your problem.
I seem to be attracting a huge number of spiders lately. Yesterday in my living room one descended from the ceiling directly in front of my face while I was watching TV, and the same thing just happened to me at my desk at work. I am pleased, it means the spiders are receiving and digging my vibe
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I seem to be attracting a huge number of spiders lately. Yesterday in my living room one descended from the ceiling directly in front of my face while I was watching TV, and the same thing just happened to me at my desk at work. I am pleased, it means the spiders are receiving and digging my vibe
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The best thing about academic librarianship is when people show up for a consultation and tell you all about what they're working on and what they need to work more. It's a mini-joy in a day to hear experts expert and novices emerge into more skill.
(Visit your librarian for research suppory!)
(Visit your librarian for research suppory!)
Boy, academics love talking about their work. I just had a call where I was basically asked what I'm currently working on and thinking about and now I feel super jazzed to get back to coding.
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The best thing about academic librarianship is when people show up for a consultation and tell you all about what they're working on and what they need to work more. It's a mini-joy in a day to hear experts expert and novices emerge into more skill.
(Visit your librarian for research suppory!)
(Visit your librarian for research suppory!)
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The drinking water fandom is dying. Like and share if you're still sipping that clear stuff in 2025
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The drinking water fandom is dying. Like and share if you're still sipping that clear stuff in 2025
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Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
New @creativepec.bsky.social report! “Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers” pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...
Who Stays and Who Leaves? Mapping Arts, Culture and Heritage Careers - Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre
Read the latest State of the Nations research report from University of Sheffield on mapping arts, culture and heritage careers.
pec.ac.uk
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Key points include:
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
High exit rates among carers and early to mid-career workers: Professionals aged 35 and under are significantly more likely to leave & Those with caregiving responsibilities - often women - face disproportionate challenges of low pay, out-of-hours work and limited flexibility.
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“You wouldn’t say that if you knew how things work”
actually I do know how things work, which is why I am telling you they should work differently
actually I do know how things work, which is why I am telling you they should work differently
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“You wouldn’t say that if you knew how things work”
actually I do know how things work, which is why I am telling you they should work differently
actually I do know how things work, which is why I am telling you they should work differently
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Huge step forward in enabling access and use of content archived from government websites!
1/ Announcing GovScape – a public search system for 10 million U.S. government PDFs (70 million pages)! GovScape offers visual search, semantic text search, and keyword search. Explore below:
Website: www.govscape.net
ArXiv link: arxiv.org/abs/2511.11010
Website: www.govscape.net
ArXiv link: arxiv.org/abs/2511.11010
www.govscape.net
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Huge step forward in enabling access and use of content archived from government websites!
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Teaching citation (among librarians) focuses on giving credit and avoiding plagiarism, which are only the baseline of engaging in scholarly conversation. I would love to see a larger focus on being a good scholarly listener (good-faith articulation of others' args, citing for reproducibility, etc.).
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Teaching citation (among librarians) focuses on giving credit and avoiding plagiarism, which are only the baseline of engaging in scholarly conversation. I would love to see a larger focus on being a good scholarly listener (good-faith articulation of others' args, citing for reproducibility, etc.).
if you have cool things you're excited about buying for loved ones this holiday season, especially ones that aren't sold by one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, please share ideas with me because I am uniquely terrible at this
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
if you have cool things you're excited about buying for loved ones this holiday season, especially ones that aren't sold by one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, please share ideas with me because I am uniquely terrible at this