Anita Coleman
@infophilia.bsky.social
Lover of libraries and information sciences prof. How does infophilia — our love of information and connections — shape us, our technologies, knowledge culture, our society, and the world? Forthcoming Book: Infophilia Unbound infophilia.substack.com
We need innovation but not in the usual way - excesses - we’ve come to think of it over the last two decade. Good read. MIT press open access. Matthew Wisnioski. Every American an Innovator. 2025. We must start asking innovation for whom, by whom, to what ends. Innovate our hearts and minds! 😊
August 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
We need innovation but not in the usual way - excesses - we’ve come to think of it over the last two decade. Good read. MIT press open access. Matthew Wisnioski. Every American an Innovator. 2025. We must start asking innovation for whom, by whom, to what ends. Innovate our hearts and minds! 😊
Grooming hydrangeas while I continue to think about Freedom of information Act (FOIA) libraries is blending biophilia and infophilia, love of plants / nature, knowledge & info literacy. Spring makes its way in. I’m ready to continue writing Part 3 FOIA series infophilia.substack.com/p/foia-libra...
March 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Grooming hydrangeas while I continue to think about Freedom of information Act (FOIA) libraries is blending biophilia and infophilia, love of plants / nature, knowledge & info literacy. Spring makes its way in. I’m ready to continue writing Part 3 FOIA series infophilia.substack.com/p/foia-libra...
Friday Fright! Here’s what the forced tulips looked like mere days after they first bloomed. It made me remember why I’ve never bought forced tulips—or any other forced bulbs—before! They’ve been forced to put so much energy for their gorgeous beauty blooms that they will likely never bloom again!
March 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Friday Fright! Here’s what the forced tulips looked like mere days after they first bloomed. It made me remember why I’ve never bought forced tulips—or any other forced bulbs—before! They’ve been forced to put so much energy for their gorgeous beauty blooms that they will likely never bloom again!
The red tulips are reassuring
Spring is not far away!
Spring is not far away!
March 18, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The red tulips are reassuring
Spring is not far away!
Spring is not far away!
Reading a novel for the local library reading club feels a bit unusual. I’m exploring it tentatively as another way to support public libraries. We’re reading The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. I wonder if the selection is not so much prescience as it is a librarian who truly knows their audience.
January 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Reading a novel for the local library reading club feels a bit unusual. I’m exploring it tentatively as another way to support public libraries. We’re reading The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. I wonder if the selection is not so much prescience as it is a librarian who truly knows their audience.
Planning to post here on lies and truth as I read a new book set aside last year: May contain lies: how stories, statistics, and studies exploit our biases —and what we can do about it. Alex Edmans. University of California Press. 2024. “…knowledge is only half the battle.” p. 10. 1/
January 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Planning to post here on lies and truth as I read a new book set aside last year: May contain lies: how stories, statistics, and studies exploit our biases —and what we can do about it. Alex Edmans. University of California Press. 2024. “…knowledge is only half the battle.” p. 10. 1/
“Across the land, a willing suspension of disbelief has taken hold. (Critical thinking is so 2017).” David Remnick, The Talk of the Town, New Yorker. But, here’s my response: I’m practicing bibliotherapy. A willing captive in the land of beautiful books and the dreams they inspire. New book group 📚😴
January 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
“Across the land, a willing suspension of disbelief has taken hold. (Critical thinking is so 2017).” David Remnick, The Talk of the Town, New Yorker. But, here’s my response: I’m practicing bibliotherapy. A willing captive in the land of beautiful books and the dreams they inspire. New book group 📚😴
Quote: As soon as the thought came to him, he know the thought itself was privileged. … always Christmas brought out the best, and the worst in people.
From: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (2021). I wish I’d read it in print book in hand, instead of listening to the audiobook on a phone!
From: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (2021). I wish I’d read it in print book in hand, instead of listening to the audiobook on a phone!
December 27, 2024 at 2:42 PM
Quote: As soon as the thought came to him, he know the thought itself was privileged. … always Christmas brought out the best, and the worst in people.
From: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (2021). I wish I’d read it in print book in hand, instead of listening to the audiobook on a phone!
From: Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (2021). I wish I’d read it in print book in hand, instead of listening to the audiobook on a phone!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate. It’s a beautiful world.
December 26, 2024 at 2:15 AM
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate. It’s a beautiful world.
Christmas Eve service. It’s going to be historic. This year, Hanukkah starts at sundown on December 25, coinciding with Christmas Day. A rare calendar alignment that has occurred only four times since 1900.
December 25, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Christmas Eve service. It’s going to be historic. This year, Hanukkah starts at sundown on December 25, coinciding with Christmas Day. A rare calendar alignment that has occurred only four times since 1900.
Libraries are incubators of healthy infophilia. Librarians are not only the curators of information and knowledge cultures, but they also nurture curiosity culture.
December 17, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Libraries are incubators of healthy infophilia. Librarians are not only the curators of information and knowledge cultures, but they also nurture curiosity culture.
Sugarcanes with shrimp. Child again! How does Trader Joe do it?
December 15, 2024 at 8:12 AM
Sugarcanes with shrimp. Child again! How does Trader Joe do it?
Outside my work, the thing I care most about is gardening — Eric Blair (George Orwell)
Orwell’s rose garden still thrives today! I had a lovely Sunday as I took time to smell the roses and harvest guavas from our small garden. Small moments of biophilia beauty that I’m taking into the new week. 🌱
Orwell’s rose garden still thrives today! I had a lovely Sunday as I took time to smell the roses and harvest guavas from our small garden. Small moments of biophilia beauty that I’m taking into the new week. 🌱
December 9, 2024 at 6:38 AM
Outside my work, the thing I care most about is gardening — Eric Blair (George Orwell)
Orwell’s rose garden still thrives today! I had a lovely Sunday as I took time to smell the roses and harvest guavas from our small garden. Small moments of biophilia beauty that I’m taking into the new week. 🌱
Orwell’s rose garden still thrives today! I had a lovely Sunday as I took time to smell the roses and harvest guavas from our small garden. Small moments of biophilia beauty that I’m taking into the new week. 🌱
Blue states can’t get enough of me, but what’s Texas doing over there, sneaking a peek? # AudienceInsights # Infophilia
November 20, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Blue states can’t get enough of me, but what’s Texas doing over there, sneaking a peek? # AudienceInsights # Infophilia
Resilience shapes who we are and where we’re headed. 🌱 In this week’s un paywalled edition of Infophilia I reflect on what I learned at Fort Sumter. Don’t miss my 1 min video of the Park Ranger’s ‘3’ things. What does resilience mean to you in these divided times? #PositiveInfoCultures
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November 16, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Resilience shapes who we are and where we’re headed. 🌱 In this week’s un paywalled edition of Infophilia I reflect on what I learned at Fort Sumter. Don’t miss my 1 min video of the Park Ranger’s ‘3’ things. What does resilience mean to you in these divided times? #PositiveInfoCultures
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James Muldoon, Matthew Graham Callum Cant in Feeding the Machine describe AI as an extraction machine: hot data servers, cooling ponds underground cables snaking across oceans connecting data, invisible data workers… AI used their description to generate 2 images: Pretty & Dark. Which one do u like?
November 4, 2024 at 2:55 AM
James Muldoon, Matthew Graham Callum Cant in Feeding the Machine describe AI as an extraction machine: hot data servers, cooling ponds underground cables snaking across oceans connecting data, invisible data workers… AI used their description to generate 2 images: Pretty & Dark. Which one do u like?
A story that strikes at the heart of digital capitalism and platform power, including the ethics of AI production networks: the Never Again Pledge, a commitment organized by over 50 tech workers in 2016 to prevent their labor from being used in ways that violate human rights. infophilia.substack.com
October 27, 2024 at 2:54 AM
A story that strikes at the heart of digital capitalism and platform power, including the ethics of AI production networks: the Never Again Pledge, a commitment organized by over 50 tech workers in 2016 to prevent their labor from being used in ways that violate human rights. infophilia.substack.com
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October 20, 2024 at 3:00 AM
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July 10, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Admiring my mango plant and remembering the love song Under the mango tree I read research learn about Agananooru, a collection of classical Tamil love poems. Mango flowers, maanthalir announce the arrival of Ilavenilkaalam, early summer season, the most romantic time of the year. #infophilia
July 7, 2024 at 9:44 PM
Admiring my mango plant and remembering the love song Under the mango tree I read research learn about Agananooru, a collection of classical Tamil love poems. Mango flowers, maanthalir announce the arrival of Ilavenilkaalam, early summer season, the most romantic time of the year. #infophilia
Good to meet @chrisfreeland.com and send this bonus pic to another friend signed and made a donation to the internet archive #letreadersread petition 😊
July 1, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Good to meet @chrisfreeland.com and send this bonus pic to another friend signed and made a donation to the internet archive #letreadersread petition 😊
June 28, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) efforts in libraries are examined in an international context and against a background of diversity management and research. #libraries
March 20, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA) efforts in libraries are examined in an international context and against a background of diversity management and research. #libraries
