Hilary Bussell
@hilarycbus.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Head of Humanities & Social Sciences Librarians at OSU. Academic libraries, yoga, pop culture. Here now.
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Peep Show ended in 2015. How’s that worked out for us, world?
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Not now, carnivorous death ball
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not now, carnivorous death ball
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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USEFUL: Generative Al License Tracker from Ithaca S+R sr.ithaka.org/our-work/gen... Tracking deals publishers have with companies licensing their scholarly content for use as training data for LLM
(Noting the 'their content' aspect of this - read your publishing agreements folks before signing)
(Noting the 'their content' aspect of this - read your publishing agreements folks before signing)
Generative AI Licensing Agreement Tracker - Ithaka S+R
In recent months, several publishers have announced that they are licensing their scholarly content for use as training data for LLMs. These deals
sr.ithaka.org
September 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
USEFUL: Generative Al License Tracker from Ithaca S+R sr.ithaka.org/our-work/gen... Tracking deals publishers have with companies licensing their scholarly content for use as training data for LLM
(Noting the 'their content' aspect of this - read your publishing agreements folks before signing)
(Noting the 'their content' aspect of this - read your publishing agreements folks before signing)
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Me, explaining copyright as a librarian:
In 1976, copyright protection became automatic. Registration was no longer required in order to retain your copyright to the work.
Until 2022, when AI decided that copyright is just vibes
In 1976, copyright protection became automatic. Registration was no longer required in order to retain your copyright to the work.
Until 2022, when AI decided that copyright is just vibes
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Me, explaining copyright as a librarian:
In 1976, copyright protection became automatic. Registration was no longer required in order to retain your copyright to the work.
Until 2022, when AI decided that copyright is just vibes
In 1976, copyright protection became automatic. Registration was no longer required in order to retain your copyright to the work.
Until 2022, when AI decided that copyright is just vibes
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A GoFundMe for the instructor who was fired at Texas A&M!
I overlapped with the instructor, Melissa, as grad students in Notre Dame's English department. One of her former ND colleagues has started a GoFundMe for her: gofund.me/3f5b12078
Donate to Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague, organized by Angel Matos
Recently, our colleague Melissa McCoul was fired from her position as a S… Angel Matos needs your support for Help Support Our Children's Literature Colleague
gofund.me
September 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A GoFundMe for the instructor who was fired at Texas A&M!
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We’d love to know if people are using rescued data. We have download numbers but it would be helpful to know how people are using them! If you have use cases get in touch!
Heartfelt thank you to the work of the @datarescueproject.org as I am writing my dissertation to ensure the stats I included will be able to be corroborated if anyone needs to in the future. Gave a s/o in a footnote 🫡
September 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We’d love to know if people are using rescued data. We have download numbers but it would be helpful to know how people are using them! If you have use cases get in touch!
Freedom of expression!
In part due to Ohio’s new anti-DEI higher education law, Senate Bill 1, Ohio State University dorm rooms have a much narrower theme this year.
Ohio State dorms told to stick with Buckeyes themes, citing DEI concerns
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — In part due to Ohio’s new anti-DEI higher education law, Senate Bill 1, Ohio State University dorm rooms have a much narrower theme this year. In years past, res…
nbc4i.co
August 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Freedom of expression!
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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I learned today that Ohio State faculty can’t put a land acknowledgement statement in their syllabus and that we can’t ask students to voluntarily disclose their pronouns. #firstamendment #ohiostate
August 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I learned today that Ohio State faculty can’t put a land acknowledgement statement in their syllabus and that we can’t ask students to voluntarily disclose their pronouns. #firstamendment #ohiostate
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A generous thread that touches on a lot of the conversations that are obviated when "Gen AI" is presented as a monolith rather than a marketing term whose nuances need to be teased out in order to have curious, productive conversations.
Yesterday I was chatting with a colleague who researches AI who asked me why I think so many scholars—especially humanists, but not exclusively—are so skeptical about/hostile to it. We ended up having a lovely, generous, & genuinely curious discussion, a few moments of which seem worth summarizing+
August 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A generous thread that touches on a lot of the conversations that are obviated when "Gen AI" is presented as a monolith rather than a marketing term whose nuances need to be teased out in order to have curious, productive conversations.
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Chalk. That's the big threat here at OSU. I can't think of a more obvious way to say "we're afraid of what you have to say" than to ban chalk.
The Columbus Dispatch picked up the story about OSU’s ban on chalking, and our criticism of the policy. Chalking is a traditional way for students to express thoughts and creativity publicly. This restriction undermines free speech and open dialogue, crucial for a vibrant academic community.
Ohio State bans chalking on campus. One faculty group calls it an 'assault on free speech'
www.dispatch.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Chalk. That's the big threat here at OSU. I can't think of a more obvious way to say "we're afraid of what you have to say" than to ban chalk.
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New @iassistdata.bsky.social #qualitative interest group workshop recording is now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Ud...
Martin Hájek demonstrated how to use @requal.bsky.social, a free and #opensource tool for #qual data analysis.
Slides at: zenodo.org/records/1566...
Martin Hájek demonstrated how to use @requal.bsky.social, a free and #opensource tool for #qual data analysis.
Slides at: zenodo.org/records/1566...
Introduction to Requal: Increasing Transparency and Reflexivity of Qualitative Coding
YouTube video by iassistdata
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June 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
New @iassistdata.bsky.social #qualitative interest group workshop recording is now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Ud...
Martin Hájek demonstrated how to use @requal.bsky.social, a free and #opensource tool for #qual data analysis.
Slides at: zenodo.org/records/1566...
Martin Hájek demonstrated how to use @requal.bsky.social, a free and #opensource tool for #qual data analysis.
Slides at: zenodo.org/records/1566...
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I absolutely loved yesterday's #IASSIST2025 keynote by Prof. Shawn Sobers people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/Shawn... with art + anthropology + history + data + pianola
June 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I absolutely loved yesterday's #IASSIST2025 keynote by Prof. Shawn Sobers people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/Shawn... with art + anthropology + history + data + pianola
Excellent presentation by @lyndamk.bsky.social on @datarescueproject.org and other data rescue efforts, including @SafeguardingResearch.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy out of Germany. Such important work to safeguard our cultural heritage being done through the work of groups across the world. #IASSIST2025
June 5, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Excellent presentation by @lyndamk.bsky.social on @datarescueproject.org and other data rescue efforts, including @SafeguardingResearch.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy out of Germany. Such important work to safeguard our cultural heritage being done through the work of groups across the world. #IASSIST2025
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We are presenting on our work and wider data rescue efforts at #IASSIST2025 conference in Bristol, England this week. If you aren't familiar with @iassistdata.bsky.social but you are interested in #data, you should check it out! Great sessions on #data management, preservation, ethics, & more.
June 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We are presenting on our work and wider data rescue efforts at #IASSIST2025 conference in Bristol, England this week. If you aren't familiar with @iassistdata.bsky.social but you are interested in #data, you should check it out! Great sessions on #data management, preservation, ethics, & more.
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I’ve noticed an uptick in dismissals of the concerns of teachers about AI. Some say that it’s *their* job to find a way to evaluate work that AI can’t replicate. I would just ask that you talk to real teachers and really listen. I’d also suggest reading a bit about writing and the brain.
I talked to 15 teachers/professors about how AI and ChatGPT is ruining their lives:
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
www.404media.co/teachers-are...
Teachers Are Not OK
AI, ChatGPT, and LLMs "have absolutely blown up what I try to accomplish with my teaching."
www.404media.co
June 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I’ve noticed an uptick in dismissals of the concerns of teachers about AI. Some say that it’s *their* job to find a way to evaluate work that AI can’t replicate. I would just ask that you talk to real teachers and really listen. I’d also suggest reading a bit about writing and the brain.
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Oh man, what a self-own. A govt lawyer brought up DEI in passing, Judge Young was Not Happy:
"If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion?
Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"
"If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion?
Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"
A US judge to govt lawyers defending the NIH's grant terminations:
"I understand the administration is against DEI. Respectfully, I just don't know what you mean. This isn't a teasing question. There has to be some working definition.
This is research to advance healthcare for all our citizens."
"I understand the administration is against DEI. Respectfully, I just don't know what you mean. This isn't a teasing question. There has to be some working definition.
This is research to advance healthcare for all our citizens."
May 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Oh man, what a self-own. A govt lawyer brought up DEI in passing, Judge Young was Not Happy:
"If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion?
Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"
"If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion?
Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"
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Wanna reduce crime?
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Do public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO - Journal of Cultural Economics
We examine the relationship between public libraries and local crime rates. Previous studies have looked at different factors that could account for changes in crime, but few have focused on cultural ...
link.springer.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Wanna reduce crime?
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Open more libraries.
"we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The Ohio State University Libraries is hiring two super important collections-focused TT faculty positions: Collections Strategist and Acquisitions Librarian. I’m not on either search committee but happy to answer any questions I can. #libraryjobs #lisjobs osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...
Collections Strategist
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May 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Ohio State University Libraries is hiring two super important collections-focused TT faculty positions: Collections Strategist and Acquisitions Librarian. I’m not on either search committee but happy to answer any questions I can. #libraryjobs #lisjobs osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...
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Update: Reddit the platform is considering legal action against the researchers, their university has stated that their ethics review did NOT actually tell them that the research was okay, and the researchers are not publishing the work. www.404media.co/reddit-issui...
Reddit Issuing 'Formal Legal Demands' Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret AI Experiment on Users
Reddit called it an "improper and highly unethical experiment" and said it did not know it was happening.
www.404media.co
April 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Update: Reddit the platform is considering legal action against the researchers, their university has stated that their ethics review did NOT actually tell them that the research was okay, and the researchers are not publishing the work. www.404media.co/reddit-issui...
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This is one of the worst violations of research ethics I've ever seen. Manipulating people in online communities using deception, without consent, is not "low risk" and, as evidenced by the discourse in this Reddit post, resulted in harm.
Great thread from Sarah, and I have additional thoughts. 🧵
Great thread from Sarah, and I have additional thoughts. 🧵
The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988
From the changemyview community on Reddit
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April 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
This is one of the worst violations of research ethics I've ever seen. Manipulating people in online communities using deception, without consent, is not "low risk" and, as evidenced by the discourse in this Reddit post, resulted in harm.
Great thread from Sarah, and I have additional thoughts. 🧵
Great thread from Sarah, and I have additional thoughts. 🧵
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The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988
From the changemyview community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the changemyview community
tinyurl.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988
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Never thought we'd do this but...
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April 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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