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Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch @anneo.bsky.social · Dec 10

Is anyone else just *not interested* in using AI for their writing? All accuracy and morality aside, I just don't want to. I want every last word I put on a page to have flowed out from my own body. Maybe I'm romanticizing it, but I just can't see it any other way.

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Rachel Scott @rachelescott.bsky.social · Jan 10

Hey, our C&RL article was selected as Library Link of the Day! Read and let us know what you think: doi.org/10.5860/crl....

Screen shot of Library Link of the Day featuring the article “I’ll Wait Zero Seconds”: Faculty Perspectives on Serials Access, Sharing, and Immediacy published in College & Research Libraries.

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Rachel Scott @rachelescott.bsky.social · Dec 18

In this Library Reaources & Technical Services (ALA Core) case study, Janelle Bitter investigates the inclusivity of bibliographic data in MARC records: doi.org/10.5860/lrts...

#cataloging #discovery #inclusive #libraries #TextMining #VoyantTools @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

Text Mining Bibliographic Metadata for Inclusivity: Analyzing Most Frequent Words in Titles, Summaries, and Subjects | Bitter | Library Resources & Technical Services

Text Mining Bibliographic Metadata for Inclusivity: Analyzing Most Frequent Words in Titles, Summaries, and Subjects

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Hallie Rubenhold @hallierubenhold.bsky.social · Dec 15

Don’t look for heroes or heroines in history. Most people in the past won’t live up to our ideals. Look for complex individuals who did some admirable things and may have done some atrocious things, and study them for who they were within their own time.

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Rachel Scott @rachelescott.bsky.social · Dec 13

In “Increasing the Discoverability of LGBTQ+ Materials: A Case Study of the Homosaurus and Vendor Automation,” Kyle Tanaka, Brinna Michael, and Sofia Slutskaya report their work to add Homosaurus terms to the Emory Libraries catalog through an automated process. doi.org/10.5860/lrts....

Increasing the Discoverability of LGBTQ+ Materials: A Case Study of the Homosaurus and Vendor Automation | Tanaka | Library Resources & Technical Services

Increasing the Discoverability of LGBTQ+ Materials: A Case Study of the Homosaurus and Vendor Automation

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · Dec 11

“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”

Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

Hit us up @hallmarkchannel.bsky.social @netflix.com 🙏

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Rachel Scott @rachelescott.bsky.social · Dec 11

✨Job Opportunity: Milner Library at Illinois State University is hiring a Dean. Please help us find our new leader by sharing this posting!

Dean Milner Library | Jobs | Illinois State

Search Illinois State job listings and apply for open positions that match your skills and career goals.

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Rachel Scott @rachelescott.bsky.social · Dec 11

I’ve never been a strong writer. Perhaps my writing would benefit from AI, but I’ve no desire to outsource what feels like a very human process to the machine.

Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch @anneo.bsky.social · Dec 10

Is anyone else just *not interested* in using AI for their writing? All accuracy and morality aside, I just don't want to. I want every last word I put on a page to have flowed out from my own body. Maybe I'm romanticizing it, but I just can't see it any other way.

Rachel Scott @rachelescott.bsky.social · Dec 7

Pleased to offer an easily and affordable option for #librarians to support #openaccess publishing in the Core American Library Association journals Reach out to me with any questions.
@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @ebsco.bsky.social @harrassowitz-v.bsky.social

#SustainingOpen: Your Library Can Support Core Journals! – Core News

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Juan Pablo Alperin @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca · Nov 29

✨Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor in Indigenous Publishing (in my program)! It is pretty remarkable we can have this role. No PhD required. I hope you can help us find the best candidate: www.sfu.ca/publishing/n...

Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor in Indigenous Publishing

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C.J. Tudor - Author @cjtudor.bsky.social · Nov 28

As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚

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Rick Anderson @rickanderson.bsky.social · Nov 27

Disruption As an End in Itself: eLife’s Suspension and DORA’s Response scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2024/11/27/d... via @scholarlykitchn

Disruption As an End in Itself: eLife’s Suspension and DORA’s Response - The Scholarly Kitchen

DORA is outraged by Clarivate's decision not to fully index eLife or assign it an IF. But why?

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Rachel Scott @rachelescott.bsky.social · Nov 27

Our session on change management in acquisitions was included as a Charleston Conference highlight in Library Journal (www.libraryjournal.com/story/reflec...)

Reflections from Charleston: Highlights and Insights from the 2024 Conference

When thinking of how to best sum up this year’s Charleston Conference, held November 11–15 and available to view online December 9–13 (along with exclusive “online only” sessions), one word sprung to ...

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