Falling in love with reading is one of the things I’m most grateful for. If I didn’t have that love, I don’t know what I’d do.

Working on my activity report, and I have done more instruction sessions and research consultations this year than any other year in my career. Sharing this because a lot of people make assumptions about declining demand and the role of librarians, yet my stats continually rise.

#CheckItOut ! DataCite, in partnership with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Initiative (CZI), have announced the first release of the Data Citation Corpus: corpus.datacite.org/dashboard

“Librarians have never been a quiet bunch: Information, after all, is power.

April White, author & historian, went into the archives to find stories of librarians who fostered cultural movements, protected national secrets, and fought criminals.”

atlasobscura.com/articles/famou…

How Ben Franklin Invented the Library as We Know It | History| Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com/history/how-be…

Introducing COUNTER Metrics - COUNTER Metrics ift.tt/fRQWnmF

FINLAND OPENS NATIONAL E-LIBRARY - Over 200 municipalities have joined, and the service is accessible to 85 % of people in Finland. The goal is to provide residents in #Finland the same library services nationwide. #libraries #digitallibrary #elibrary
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If you want community centres then fund them.
If you want local social/health services then fund them.
If you want local childcare services then fund them.
Don’t underfund Public Libraries then force Library Workers to take on these roles.
#letlibrariesbelibraries

Americans (and anyone) who wants to protect democracy need to stand up for public libraries #trust #democracy #libraries
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The smile on my face does not mean my life is perfect. It means that despite my challenges, I choose to focus on my blessings.

Terrific piece on #openaccess monographs published in Times Higher Education but free to read here thanks to AUPresses 📚. The authors call out the broad brush policy moves that devalue the value of the professional labor engaged in academic book publishing. (digitaldigest.up.hcommons.org/2024/04/25/pol…)

This is a story that has been bubbling away over the past year or so in the world of rare books across Europe, and now it is in the open: theguardian.com/books/2024/apr…

if you want to “connect generations with Queensland’s wartime heritage”, show them how to find it at the LIBRARY. show them how to use the Trove online search portal. teenagers do not need you to show them how to use ChatGPT

Here’s a great story on the real cost of ebooks at public libraries. Yes, they’re much more expensive than most people realize. kuow.org/stories/digita…

What does 'use AI responsibly' mean to you? I keep seeing library folks say that we have to get on board and do this, but I'm not seeing much detail on what that looks like.

(I am genuinely asking, I am not going to start a fight on this specific post.)

Happy birthday Shakespeare! The library didn't have any of his works 'til the 19th century - did our 17th century collectors feel he wasn't 'scholarly' enough?!

This is an important point about Internet Archive's lending library that is often misunderstood - it was in operation for 10 years before the publishers filed their lawsuit.

What You’re Missing If You’re Not Using Your Local Library. You may be surprised by what your public library has to offer — all for free! #libraries medium.com/everylibrary/w…

I just took a Zoom call from my outdoor trampoline. I had the video off. I was so excited - jumping, flipping, giggling, - until my team (of like 20 people) said, 'AMY WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING?'. It turns out I'd forgotten to mute myself. 😫