@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"#Serendipity is generally defined as the accidental discovery of something valuable while searching for something else. It’s also a hotly contested component of the library research process: is it a failure of #library systems or facilitated by the physical design of libraries, the cat…
@grumpybozo@toad.socialThat’s an excellent move.
Let’s make it national.
Decades ago, my first wife was a librarian and met a lot of people. She was a friendly person. She befriended a guy who seemed to misunderstand friendship. We ended up having to refuse entry to CPS twice in the ensuing 3 weeks. Thankfully, they didn’t deem either anonymous report worth seeking a warrant.
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"The Librarian Skillset and the Needs of Artificial Intelligence"
https://doi.org/10.1080/01639374.2025.2539787
"New roles in AI are emerging throughout Industry, Academia, and Government. From responsible AI management to AI systems engineering, these roles requi…
@hakona@im.alstadheim.noThe Barents Observer gets reporting done inside #Russia, even now
https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/democra
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"Creative library spaces: The future of the academic #library #makerspace" https://creativel…
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"Rethinking #Wikipedia from a #Library Perspective" @ ACRLog: https://acrlo…
@Ruhrnalist@mastodon.social1a Therapeutenwitz. Das schöne: mit der Doppeldeutigkeit "right behind you" funktioniert er besser als in Deutsch.
https://mastodon.social/@EricAlper/114793729307565034
@ruth_mottram@fediscience.orgIn spite of having read several of Iain Banks' non-Sci Fi oeuvre I had never been remotely tempted by the culture novels, though I have friends who raves about them at Uni. Then I spotted this on a summer reading table at the library, which I suppose shows the value of a good librarian...
#IainMBanks #Culture novel. Actually, surprisingly my first. That's the gift of both train travel and a good book. #bookstodon #booksky #FlyingLess
@grumpybozo@toad.socialThe Ann Arbor library is so good at community engagement that yesterday the voters gave them a chunk of land in downtown AA for development.
#michigan https://mastodon.social/@benroyce/1149850…
