Tariffs and international ILL >> Rising to the challenge: How the SHARES resource sharing community navigated a global disruption to international shipping - Hanging Together hangingtogether.org/rising-to-th...

Nicely said. This was a central theme of my course on collaboration and the value of consortia > Time and again, connections to trusted peers have proven to be every bit as essential as all the other types of infrastructure we depend upon to do our jobs. buff.ly/ru6fpPR

#JaneAusten "Bringing together woodcuts, watercolours and silk-weaving, these designs for Folio Society's luxury 250th anniversary edition are simply stunning. So we couldn't wait to find out how they were made." buff.ly/XDN90kJ

I love the sea view! > Award-winning but initially controversial building has become Ireland’s busiest public library

Long title :-) Summary of my response to LIS Forward > Introduction and summary: Long title :-) Summary of my remarks about LIS Forward > Library Studies, the Informational Disciplines, and the iSchool: Some Remarks Prompted by LIS Forward

Enthusiastic description > How an Academic Archive Became a Tech Juggernaut Early donors built JSTOR into a giant with more than $160 million in net assets. Now comes the AI challenge. buff.ly/fjRADBF

It would be interesting to learn more about this - any patterns, common mistakes, etc. > CRL Pilots AI to Accelerate Metadata Production | Center for Research Libraries buff.ly/Urt3igQ

Another excerpt from my contribution to the LIS Forward collection on LIS and iSchool > On the dissemination of ideas and innovation www.lorcandempsey.net/on-the-disse...

"Several publishers mentioned the importance of working with consortia, especially those that represent a range of institutions including community colleges, to ensure broad access to publications. " buff.ly/KC0yWLu

"AOL Will Shut Its Dial-Up Internet Service (Yes, It’s Still Operating)" www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/b...

"Originally built in 1968 in the Brutalist architectural style, Alden Library emphasizes solid massing and minimal transparency—a design that now poses challenges as modern libraries prioritize comfort, natural light, and flexibility." buff.ly/QJGVBZs

New on the blog: The arcane alphabets of Black Sabbath To commemorate Ozzy Osbourne, we took a deep dive into the obscure typefaces used on Black Sabbath’s first four album covers. fontsinuse.com/uses/35835/t... (Buckle up, it’s a long one.)

Personally we are huge fans of the 'old stuff that contains even older stuff whose outrageous misuse at the time has inadvertently preserved it allowing us to read it nearly 500 years later' sub-genre of special collections! ❤️

This seems like important news. However, it is difficult to assess longer term impact. Is MCP the foundational fabric of evolving AI ecosystem, or is it mashups all over again? > Advancing Claude for Education buff.ly/V21ml4m

Lorcan was one of my favorite professors from graduate school and I know he is off to do great things! Very interesting reflection on teaching and the future of libraries here. Worth reading for any current #mlis students.

An interview as I end my 2 year Residence at the ISchool at the University of Washington. Teaching has been a great and, yes, challenging experience. I look forward to seeing the impact those wonderfully committed students make on libraries and the world! ischool.uw.edu/news/2025/06...

The Palace Project transitions fully to Lyrasis > Library-driven App Changes Ownership, Expanding Access to Ebooks | DPLA buff.ly/k1cMyji

How public libraries are teaching AI and digital literacy skills | OCLC WebJunction www.webjunction.org/news/webjunc...

Here Is All the Science at Risk in Trump’s Clash With Harvard www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Interesting to see Airbnb's pr campaign trying to blame hotels for overtourism in Europe > Calling on EU cities to tackle the ‘overwhelming impact’ of hotels on overtourism buff.ly/LzYaQAd

However, given the key role of documents (information) in managing complex organizations and interactions, some see the reach of AI as extensive. In this way, the informational, reflexive, networked nature of social life is potentially further intensified. buff.ly/QDUt19p

Nice :-)

Fired US librarian of Congress details callous dismissal in new interview www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Still a useful characterization? > "metadata is data associated with objects which relieves their potential users of having to have full advance knowledge of their existence or characteristics. A user might be a program or a person" buff.ly/X9EUI5O

"These bespoke prompts guide the model to generate descriptive metadata grounded in archival standards like Dublin Core. We’ve refined our prompt engineering to coach the AI to “think” like an archivist, not just output words that sound descriptive." buff.ly/BWmG2zP

"Thematic Network on Decolonization of Arctic Library and Archives Metadata (DALAM) Success Story" buff.ly/auaAlTS

A college winds down. Controversy about disposal of the books >> The Symbolic Weight of Yale-NUS's Discarded Books www.ricemedia.co/the-symbolic...

Hallward Library, Nottingham University, UK r/brutalism

Origins in Denison University, outside Columbus, Ohio > 30 years of JSTOR: How a library shelf crisis sparked a global archive buff.ly/togo1Lu

“Do not use semicolons,” wrote Kurt Vonnegut, who averaged fewer than 30 a novel (about one every 10 pages). “All they do is show you’ve been to college.” buff.ly/pFlV1kx

In this piece I argue that libraries present interesting research and educational questions which deserve and would benefit from more attention. It is from my contribution to the LIS Forward initiative. It was written before the current upheaval, but that lends it some urgency.

9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything. The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created. buff.ly/dWUy26q

'There are many facts still unclear and much that remains legally undecided here — but what is clear is that Congress has grounds to stand up for itself and assert its role in running the Library of Congress.' buff.ly/G4nza4l

'We explore the marketed promises of AI summarisers, hypothesise about their likely use cases, and consider concerns surrounding their impact on students’ engagement with academic texts.' buff.ly/4ru6ZQL

NYT profile of Millie Prevost, school librarian. “Our whole family was geared toward education,” > The Mother Whose Catholic Faith Inspired the Future Pope www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/u...

'Carla Hayden let Lizzo play a Founding Father’s flute. Is that why Trump fired her?' buff.ly/BfeXMfX

The Pope's mother studied librarianship at De Paul and was a school librarian > Mildred Prevost was born in Chicago and worked as a librarian at Von Steuben and Mendel Catholic high schools. buff.ly/w9nGEKU

The AADL Lobby Shops, located in the Downtown Library Lobby, are small, temporary, and low-cost spaces to help you take your business to the next level. buff.ly/ra8brKT

Ohio Voters Approve 100% of Public Library Levies buff.ly/ATS3nPi

There are a growing number of AI bots crawling repositories. These bots are sufficiently aggressive that they can cause service disruptions and outages in repositories. buff.ly/Qzt5LCR

DEI is winning with Costco, Apple and Levi’s shareholders | CNN Business www.cnn.com/2025/05/02/b...

This was such sad news .. I wanted to say something about why Cliff was important to me .. as well as to the library and research community.

“Once students have begun to understand how to read Austen strategically, they have the chance to see that the books are about so much more than what they thought.” buff.ly/Pl3HaYl

'In addition to technical skills, everyone coming into the profession needs customer service, communication, collaboration, research, and information skills.' buff.ly/qEhdSP5

New From From Lorcan Dempsey: "Information: a Brief Schematic History" www.lorcandempsey.net/information-... #libraries #AI @lorcand.bsky.social

This is an informal sketch, written for another purpose. I thought I would put it here in case of interest > Information: a brief schematic history buff.ly/0YI5wz5

ERIC stands for Education Resources Information Center and it is a curated online public library of 2.1 million educational documents ... ERIC is scheduled to run out of money on April 23. www.governing.com/policy/major...

🇺🇸🎂 The Library of Congress turns 224 today, but its web presence only dates to the 1990s. The #WaybackMachine preserves its evolving online design. Explore the past of your favorite websites ➡️ web.archive.org #LibraryOfCongress #InternetArchive #libraries

'As UW faces mounting internal strain [...] a new resolution from Rutgers University is urging Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) members to form a united front against the Trump administration’s interference in higher education.'  buff.ly/RPxXuWV