'Libraries are nothing less than our secret weapon in the war against ignorance and isolation.' Lovely piece on the important value well-resourced libraries have for community connections, digital literacy and social cohesion. theconversation.com/australias-p... #Libraries #Literacy #SocialGood

Viva la Revolution! Taking our knowledge back It's still #OpenAccessWeek and a great session tomorrow looking at who owns and controls research, scholarly publishing and our communal knowledge @oaaustralasia.bsky.social oaaustralasia.org/open-access-... #OpenAccess #Research #Libraries #Knowledge

Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever: In challenging times of book bans and #GenAI when information literacy & critical thinking are essential libraries play a vital role in supporting communities Recording via @sydney.edu.au www.library.sydney.edu.au/about/news/r... #Libraries #InfoLit #Knowledge

Project Information Literacy (PIL) Farewell: With deep regret I share that #PIL will end as an active #research institute in 2025. Founder Alison Head said “The primary reason is that funding has become increasingly difficult to secure.” PIL reports here projectinfolit.org #InfoLit #Libraries

Always Carry A Book #Books #Libraries

About time we reignite 🚀 Friday Library Quiz: 1. Can you guess which new series this Library appears in? Bonus point: Which British city is the school library set in? #FridayLibQuiz #Libraries

Librarians and educators: focusing on critical thinking skills will be at the forefront of future Gen AI Literacy for students and citizens. ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study time.com/7295195/ai-c... #GenAI #HigherEducation #Libraries #CriticalThinking

Core values of libraries and society: Information Warriors, Unite Librarians must continue to uphold, protect, and defend democracy americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/i... #Libraries #FreedomofSpeech #InformationAccess

Look out next they'll be burning the books! #Libraries www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Libraries & archives embracing indigenous ways of knowing: bringing a social justice lens to build reciprocal relationships, truth telling, emotional wellbeing & care to transform the colonial project.’ Awesome insights from @kirstenthorpe.bsky.social #IndigenousLibrarianship #Libraries #CritLib

It's International Workers Day ✊ Solidarity to all our Library and Book Workers #MayDay #Libraries

Book banning and bracing our communities: ‘In this age of digital exposure and misinformation, librarians play a more vital role than ever.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Thanks @alisonhicks0.bsky.social #bookbans #misinformation #libraries

Long Shot kinda day #Pioneers #Trojan

Open Education Advocacy and Action: Awesome talk by Dave Ernst from @openednetwork.bsky.social on the OER journey and strategies for librarians engaging with educators. And great role play with @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social #OERCollective #Libraries #OpenAccess #OpenTextBooks

Librarians 📣 Join in this special #LARK webinar event looking at library practice-based research: Connections and Collaborations in Public Libraries: LIS Research with @kayoddone.bsky.social & @drjanegarner.bsky.social lark.alia.org.au/event/webina... @larkollektive.bsky.social #Libraries #Research

Open Education DownUndOER: Great collection of case studies showcasing #OpenEducationalPractice #OpenTextBooks #OpenAccess #OpenPedagogy Thanks @ashthelibrarian.bsky.social and CAUL team

Critical workplace information literacy Laying the groundwork for a new construct, by Dijana Šobota (Vol.17, No.1). [Critical IL Special Issue] journals.cilip.org.uk/jil/article/... #InfoLit #CritLib

Great overview of #InformationLiteracy practice & research in Australia from the last 50 years: New ways of adapting and delivering IL instruction for librarians and educators. Nice mention of #PILTour2024 thanks @thorpeclare.bsky.social #Libraries #InfoLit www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Fun time at work this week filming the latest instalments for video series Critical Thinking for Study and Workplace. Nice partnership with library, teachers, tech team & awesome industry partners. Can’t wait to share with academics & students to support their teaching and learning. #LibraryLife

‘In the City there’s a thousand things I want to say to you’ The Jam were & still are 1 of my fav bands. At 15 their music helped me survive suburban adolescence & into a glorious world of bands, fashion & subcultures. Been reminiscing & playing a lot of Jam vinyl this week. #RIPRick #TheJam

'My heart will not be shushed' Explore, cherish and celebrate your local library today #LibraryLoversDay poem by Henry Normal

Library workers: see this fab starter pack for LIS research and researchers #Libraries #Research #LARK

The Library Rocks! “It offers us hope that we can do something, that we can make a change, that we can advance” lithub.com/its-official... #Libraries #SocialGood

Gen AI and refining our 'iterative interactions' Great report to assist educators & librarians supporting students & citizens #AILiteracy A framework for the Learning and Teaching of Critical AI Literacy skills via @openuniversity.bsky.social about.open.ac.uk/sites/about.... #InfoLit #Libraries

Want more Information Literacy in your Bluesky feed? We have made The Information Literacy Starter Pack, created by and for Information Literacy practitioners, professionals, and peers. If you would like to be added to the starter pack, just let us know! go.bsky.app/5nU6Qyq

Solidarity on survival day #GadigalCountry

Building a big buddy Bluesky library community: Great collection of starter packs with library folk to follow christianlauersen.net/2024/11/17/r... Cheers @clauersen.bsky.social #Libraries

‘Standing on the headland Taking in the scene’ Sunsets, sand, surf, seaside towns and south coast secrets: Having a lovely week away with the family and pup Asha in beautiful Yuin country Dalmeny. Even found a Library on the beach! #LibraryLife #Holidays

Creating a global #critlib community: Great starter pack below for those interested in critical librarianship Who’s missing from down under?

So honoured to be part of our PIL Tour 2024 working group winning the team award at our end of year Library event. The #PILTour2024 brought together librarians & educators to participate in conversations on the importance of Information Literacy for our profession & society. #Libraries #InfoLit

Online Misinformation in Australia: adults' experiences, abilities and responses - report launch Great insights into how adults encounter misinformation, whether they trust news sources and the importance of #medialiteracy & #criticalthinking skills apo.org.au/node/328959 #Misinformation #Libraries

Yesterday I had the privilege to talk with the awesome @ailakhan.bsky.social & Lucy Walton at Western Sydney University Teaching and Learning Showcase about our first open textbook Customer Insights at WSU and game-changing partnership between the Library, Academics and Students. #OpenTextbooks

Understanding the environmental and climate costs of AI are an essential aspect of AI literacy. This is a great resource!

Great to see like me @clauersen.bsky.social now embracing the sky blue party. Thanks for your starter pack guide which is really helpful to connect with library folk on here. I also created this starter pack for information literacy go.bsky.app/BEhKS7R #libraries

Good tips for librarians and citizens to help keep books accessible for all the community #Libraries #BookBans #Censorship #SocialGood www.yesmagazine.org/social-justi...

Powerhouse museum in Parramatta is powering up 🚀 and progressing well

Post a perfect album from the ‘90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains. So many to choose from but The Great Escape is nice sign of times @bsky.app

Let's go 🚀 I started a new starter pack for those interested in information literacy #infolit #medialiteracy #fakenews #libraries #digitaldivide Please add any recommendations go.bsky.app/BEhKS7R

We were deeply honored to host the first Project Information Literacy (PIL) tour across Australia. Heartfelt thanks to Dr. Alison Head the founder of PIL for sharing her invaluable research: How Information Worlds Shape Our Response to Climate Change projectinfolit.org/pubs/climate... #PILTour2024