Mylee Joseph
@mylee.bsky.social
Urban librarian, storyteller, wikimedian, all things GLAM
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Creating a Featured Article is no small feat — these articles go through strict assessment before being classed in the top 0.1% of Wikipedia content. If you missed the story on Shaun's efforts, catch up here: www.wikimedia.nz/passion-push...
Passion pushes editor to the top 0.1 percent of Wikipedia articles
Aotearoa editor and entomologist, Shaun Thompson, has recently had his first article classified as a featured article.
www.wikimedia.nz
November 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Creating a Featured Article is no small feat — these articles go through strict assessment before being classed in the top 0.1% of Wikipedia content. If you missed the story on Shaun's efforts, catch up here: www.wikimedia.nz/passion-push...
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The power of Wikidata is its community. Joining a WikiProject is the best way to find your corner of it. Connect, collaborate, and create with us. Find your people: www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikida...
#WikidataWikiProjects
#FindYourPeople
#WikidataWikiProjects
#FindYourPeople
November 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The power of Wikidata is its community. Joining a WikiProject is the best way to find your corner of it. Connect, collaborate, and create with us. Find your people: www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikida...
#WikidataWikiProjects
#FindYourPeople
#WikidataWikiProjects
#FindYourPeople
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A great presentation/summary on the state of #biodiversity data on #Wikidata by @tiagolubiana.bsky.social at the recent #WikiCon2025. He links/discusses A LOT of information in the 20 min he has to present. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WYf... #HighlyRecommended
WikidataCon 2025: Wikidata and Biodiversity — a match made for Earth
YouTube video by Wikimedia Deutschland
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
A great presentation/summary on the state of #biodiversity data on #Wikidata by @tiagolubiana.bsky.social at the recent #WikiCon2025. He links/discusses A LOT of information in the 20 min he has to present. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WYf... #HighlyRecommended
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This study show that using poems to jailbreak LLMs is... super effective? What the heck.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This study show that using poems to jailbreak LLMs is... super effective? What the heck.
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Editors' Choice: New research shows everyone prefers human writers, including AI! – CDH@Princeton cdh.princeton.edu/news/2025/11...
New research shows everyone prefers human writers, including AI!
New research shows everyone prefers human writers, including AI!
cdh.princeton.edu
November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Editors' Choice: New research shows everyone prefers human writers, including AI! – CDH@Princeton cdh.princeton.edu/news/2025/11...
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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 5:32 PM
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.
#AI assistants – a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content no matter which language, territory, or AI platform is tested
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#AI assistants – a daily information gateway for millions of people – routinely misrepresent news content no matter which language, territory, or AI platform is tested
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Status update: fiber cut between data centers - trucks are rolling. Services are slow but functional, except for the Wayback Machine, which is still offline.
The Wayback Machine, openlibrary.org, and some other archive.org functions are offline because some network gear has failed.
We apologize and are working on it. More as it happens.
We apologize and are working on it. More as it happens.
November 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Status update: fiber cut between data centers - trucks are rolling. Services are slow but functional, except for the Wayback Machine, which is still offline.
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FY25 was a year of unprecedented uncertainty and pathbreaking transformations. Despite the challenges, libraries and OCLC moved aggressively forward with a determined spirit and a steadfast commitment.
⤵️ Read the OCLC Annual Report for 2024–2025.
⤵️ Read the OCLC Annual Report for 2024–2025.
OCLC Annual Report 2024–2025
OCLC’s Annual Report presents the key milestones and major innovations that libraries and OCLC achieved as the result of our collective efforts.
www.oclc.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
FY25 was a year of unprecedented uncertainty and pathbreaking transformations. Despite the challenges, libraries and OCLC moved aggressively forward with a determined spirit and a steadfast commitment.
⤵️ Read the OCLC Annual Report for 2024–2025.
⤵️ Read the OCLC Annual Report for 2024–2025.
how might we put a value on a local books and literary sector, distinct from the larger English-language markets of the Northern Hemisphere and attentive to our own regional and cultural ways of being, doing, and belonging? #ozlit
‘How to value a book: Measuring the impact of the locally produced book’ by Julienne van Loon, Bronwyn Coate, and Millicent Weber
How might we measure the value of a locally produced book? Or, in a more collective sense, how might we put a value on a local books and literary sector, one that is distinct from the larger English-l...
www.australianbookreview.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
how might we put a value on a local books and literary sector, distinct from the larger English-language markets of the Northern Hemisphere and attentive to our own regional and cultural ways of being, doing, and belonging? #ozlit
University of South Australia study shows social media use has soared amongst Australian children and teens – at the expense of #reading, music and sport
New research shows children and teens missing out on the benefits of reading due to social media use - Australia Reads
Research from South Australia shows that social media use has soared amongst Australian children and teens – at the expense of participation in reading, music and sport.
australiareads.org.au
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
University of South Australia study shows social media use has soared amongst Australian children and teens – at the expense of #reading, music and sport
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As mentioned in my post yesterday, I'm going to run a workshop on the GLAM Workbench while I'm in Melbourne in a couple of weeks. It's aimed at GLAM organisations who want to encourage people to do cool stuff with their data […]
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hcommons.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 AM
As mentioned in my post yesterday, I'm going to run a workshop on the GLAM Workbench while I'm in Melbourne in a couple of weeks. It's aimed at GLAM organisations who want to encourage people to do cool stuff with their data […]
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If the AI bubble bursts, it could bring down some of the biggest tech companies – but perhaps not its most durable, like Google and Apple.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/as-ai-l...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/as-ai-l...
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
If the AI bubble bursts, it could bring down some of the biggest tech companies – but perhaps not its most durable, like Google and Apple.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/as-ai-l...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/as-ai-l...
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How do power, access & inequity shape who benefits from the music economy? ⚖️
In MUSIC AND COPYRIGHT IN THE ERA OF TAYLOR SWIFT, Michael Menna & Anjali Vats explore copyright’s ideals vs. realities on the Future Knowledge #podcast.
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futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/mus...
#taylorswift
In MUSIC AND COPYRIGHT IN THE ERA OF TAYLOR SWIFT, Michael Menna & Anjali Vats explore copyright’s ideals vs. realities on the Future Knowledge #podcast.
🎧 ⬇️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/mus...
#taylorswift
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How do power, access & inequity shape who benefits from the music economy? ⚖️
In MUSIC AND COPYRIGHT IN THE ERA OF TAYLOR SWIFT, Michael Menna & Anjali Vats explore copyright’s ideals vs. realities on the Future Knowledge #podcast.
🎧 ⬇️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/mus...
#taylorswift
In MUSIC AND COPYRIGHT IN THE ERA OF TAYLOR SWIFT, Michael Menna & Anjali Vats explore copyright’s ideals vs. realities on the Future Knowledge #podcast.
🎧 ⬇️
futureknowledge.transistor.fm/episodes/mus...
#taylorswift
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🌈 Long before rainbows, there were longing laments in Oz. Check out this 1913 sound recording of a song from the stage musical, THE TIK-TOK MAN OF OZ.🎧
Learn more about Oz in the #publicdomain ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/t...
#Oz #Wicked
Learn more about Oz in the #publicdomain ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/t...
#Oz #Wicked
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
🌈 Long before rainbows, there were longing laments in Oz. Check out this 1913 sound recording of a song from the stage musical, THE TIK-TOK MAN OF OZ.🎧
Learn more about Oz in the #publicdomain ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/t...
#Oz #Wicked
Learn more about Oz in the #publicdomain ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/17/t...
#Oz #Wicked
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages--and sages--and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside.
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Libraries offer, for free, the wisdom of the ages--and sages--and, simply put, there's something for everyone inside.
Applying UNESCO Cultural Value-Generation Model to The arts, culture and
creativity system in
Australia
creativity system in
Australia
The arts, culture and creativity system in Australia: How it ticks
This report explains the system that delivers arts and cultural experiences in Australia, from broad and grassroots through to specialised and elite.
newapproach.org.au
November 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Applying UNESCO Cultural Value-Generation Model to The arts, culture and
creativity system in
Australia
creativity system in
Australia
In line with COP30 Brasil Action Agenda and commitments on #ClimateChange see #IFLA self-assessment tools to discover your library’s current level of engagement in climate #InformationIntegrity #libraries
Every Library a Climate Information Integrity Champion: Take the first step now!
For the first time, global climate action is recognising the importance of access to consistent, reliable, accurate and evidence-based information on climate change for achieving c...
www.ifla.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 PM
In line with COP30 Brasil Action Agenda and commitments on #ClimateChange see #IFLA self-assessment tools to discover your library’s current level of engagement in climate #InformationIntegrity #libraries
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Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
www.wbur.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
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Our #TrendReport highlights trends that are shaping the future of #knowlege and #information
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Our #TrendReport highlights trends that are shaping the future of #knowlege and #information
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
But what do they mean for #IFLA and how we work – as a professional community, as a voice for #libraries, as a capacity builder?
Share your ideas via our survey by 30 November! https://tr.ee/x272za
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Google Scholar gets into "AI powered" space Assuming this can use all the full-text they have indexed this might be a game changer. The timing of this release maybe suggests Gemini 3 is being used? scholar.googleblog.com/2025/11/scho... . Apparently some hit a waitlist, I have access though (1)
Scholar Labs: An AI Powered Scholar Search
Research questions are often detailed. Answering them can require looking at a topic from multiple angles. Today, we are introducing Scholar...
scholar.googleblog.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Google Scholar gets into "AI powered" space Assuming this can use all the full-text they have indexed this might be a game changer. The timing of this release maybe suggests Gemini 3 is being used? scholar.googleblog.com/2025/11/scho... . Apparently some hit a waitlist, I have access though (1)
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced WCAG 2.2 is now recognised as an international standard - ISO/IEC 40500:2025 #accessibility
WCAG 2.2 Becomes an ISO Standard: What It Means for Your Website (via Passle)
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) have officially reached a new milestone. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has announced that WCAG 2.2...
www.bbeb.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced WCAG 2.2 is now recognised as an international standard - ISO/IEC 40500:2025 #accessibility
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This is a pinnable post for the #KidLitMegaFeed, a collab (multiple curated #KidLit lists). Admins: @boringstorybook.com @charlenedraws.bsky.social @debbieohi.com.
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