Of possible interest to #alaac26 How to Navigate Burnout When You Can’t Control the Causes librarianbyday.net/2025/11/24/h...

Queer & / or Feminist Archives in the 2020s survey forms.gle/v4VkJ9mW8StC... I am working on a book chapter for a book provisionally titled Transnational Queer & Feminist Archives. In the chapter, I examine how people navigate complex 2020s demands, stressors, and restrictions. 📚 📜 Please share!

🌐 Why accurate DOAJ metadata matters Lothar Nunnenmacher @lib4ri.bsky.social discusses the development of their unified search tool that integrates diverse data sources, including DOAJ metadata, to help researchers navigate complex #OA publishing options ▶️ blog.doaj.org/2026/07/02/w...

The Vatican digitizes 100 years of history and will boost it with #AI #GLAMS #digpres

“Researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research have conducted a study to identify the reason behind the decline, and their surprising findings point to the iPhone as a contributing factor.”

Great discussion at today's #ByteSizedPedagogy on hard/soft skills, digital humanities, GenAI, job prompts, inclusivity, and more. Mark your calendar for the next one on August 7th at 12 ET / 9 PT. cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/16778248

Metadata reveals Trump post about 'golden gift' to US is just an AI-generated image On Monday evening, the Trump White House posted, on X, an image that showed a golden eagle attached to the Truman Balcony. The post read, "A Golden Gift to the White House for its 250th Birthday Year! - President Don

@saa-official.bsky.social What stories does your archive tell about America? Help shape #250forthe250th, an online exhibit from the Society of American Archivists. Contribute 1 digital or digitized item from your repository with metadata explaining why you chose it. No SAA membership required.

Minjie Chen of the Cotsen Children’s Library, Princeton, has requested that a library database field called #MARC041 about #translation be made visible. Please consider sharing this with your local library team, especially those working in #metadata: www.linkedin.com/posts/christ...

Before becoming a top official at the Environmental Protection Agency, Aaron Szabo was a lobbyist for the oil and gas industry. Metadata shows he helped draft a trade group’s 2022 letter to the EPA objecting to controls on methane emissions. (Published April)

Closing the Chicago NARA location should have much more news articles and should be a very big deal. I have not seen much reporting at all. 📜https://www.kqed.org/news/12088904/exclusive-the-bay-areas-national-archives-office-is-closing-researchers-are-worried

US Weekly COVID update: Jun 29, 2026 🔸1 in 264 Actively Infectious 🔸186,000 Daily Infections 🔸1,300,000 Infections In The Past Week 🔸83,000,000 Infections in 2026 🔸65,000 to 260,000 Weekly Long COVID Cases 🔸300 to 600 Weekly Excess Deaths Source: pmc19.com

Be sure to read the full written report here: peoplescdc.org/peoples-cdc-... Subscribe to our newsletter here: peoplescdc.substack.com/p/peoples-cd...

This is the People’s CDC bi-weekly update for June 29, 2026! This Weather Report from the People’s CDC sheds light on the ongoing COVID pandemic and other public health crises.

“The Best ME/CFS and Long COVID Treatment Guides in the U.S.: A Round-Up for Patients, Caregivers, and Clinicians” (8-minute read) www.caregiverwisdom.net/post/best-me... #LongCovid #MEcfs #pwme #cfs

As of mid-June, a summer COVID-19 wave appears to be slowly starting in parts of the Southern U.S. Disease levels are still low across most of the country, though, and it may be a few weeks before we see recent increases grow into a broader surge. thesicktimes.org/2026/06/30/n...

How did the narrative “DEI is discrimination against white people” gain traction? Well, new research from Matt Levendusky has the answer and our research compendium covered it and lots more! 🧵

it’s long past time lawmakers addressed how companies have taken the switch to digital to redefine purchases as licensing rather than ownership. it’s most egregious when it comes to libraries, but it’s harmful to everyone.

“Our current models are connectionist systems, made possible by vast amounts of data and computing power. They generate answers based not on truth or reasoning, but on probable connections among the data they have been fed. Hence the name: generative A.I.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/o...

brought some of the books and zines found in the Prairieland exhibit files to sentence 8 people to a combined 450 years in federal prison to @us.theguardian.com's podcast, Stateside, in the longest interview I've done so far about the story

If you'd like a copy mailed to you (international orders too!), the order form & payment info are at violetbfox.info/zines-are-ba... If you'd like to learn more about the Prairieland case: www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Together we've raised over $250 for the Prairieland defendants through the sale of "Zines Are Back! : The Perennial Reemergence of the Zine Scene." Wow!!! Thank you to all for your support!! If you're at #alaac2026 #alaac26, stop by the #ZinePavilion (booth 2448) to pick up a copy for $5.

Sounds very cool… 🎁 N.I.H. Announces World’s Largest Integrated Health Database www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/s...

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...

Here is a gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/u...

Thanks to RFK Jr's 💩 leadership. "Just 50 percent of respondents said they trust health recommendations from the CDC at all—a steep drop from 77 percent who said they trusted the CDC in 2025." We are sad 😭, mad 😡 OR 😡 😭. From new poll by Harvard University and the de Beaumont Foundation. 1/2 🧵

The new poll included about 2,200 adults. It was conducted between March 19 and April 1, 2026. 2/2 🧵 www.scientificamerican.com/article/amer...

> People can learn to spot AI faces – but the clues are no longer obvious theconversation.com/people-can-l... #sloperator #cogsucker #BadEconomy (c)

Ah, the Prager U mobile #propaganda units. Had forgotten these were out and about. > America 250: A Look at Trump’s ‘Freedom Trucks’ That Are Sanitizing Black History www.theroot.com/america-250-... #history #Whitewashing #ThisIsAmerica #AmericanEmpire #America250

Supreme Court rejects Trump attempt to limit birthright citizenship www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

#SaveYouAClick: No, but odds are good you may be getting one anyways. > Does Your College Need an 'AI Librarian'? www.chronicle.com/article/does... #academia #HigherEd #librarians #AISlop #sloperator #cogsucker #tech #EdTech (c)

New Journal Article: Large Language Model Literacy Framework for #Librarians: Leading Information #Stewardship in the Generative Artificial Intelligence Era (via #Libri) www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... #GenAI #AI #AILiteracy

Response to one of those whiny people who say degree should be optional or just not worth it. Worth a read. Personally, glad I got my MLS (but that is another story). > The MLS Is Not the Problem: A Response acrlog.org/2026/06/25/t... #libraries #librarians #academia #HigherEd #work #jobs #labor

Because #priorities, man. While #China invests in science and research, the #AmericanEmpire invests in weapons, censorship, repression, and making the rich richer art the expense of everyone else. #ThisIsAmerica #science #tech

> Resolution on ALA Financial Sustainability and Leadership Accountability Will Not Move Forward www.libraryjournal.com/story/resolu... Wow, they basically dodged on a technicality #NotMyALA #librarians #libraries #FollowTheMoney #BadEconomy

Oh, FFS. > UPS offers discount for World Cup tourists to ship ranch dressing home www.wlky.com/article/ups-... #RanchDressing #ChampagneProblems #travel #tourism #WorldCup #sportsball

Yes, academic branch libraries sometimes close, but not usually with zero notice with staff laid off that day after showing up for work. This is bonkers.

Celebrated author Min Jin Lee’s latest book looks at education and economic forces in the context of diaspora. Read more in American Libraries. #ALAAC26 https://bit.ly/4xZ7nvW

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Everything I know about AI n libraries I learned from @mmelibrarian.bsky.social! This is a must-listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Now you can't "loiter" on the National Mall, the most public of all public land in the United States.

Here’s another angle of the privately funded Obama Center continuing to reflect beautifully. 💙

A bill designating May 17 as Bruce Lee Day passed unanimously in the California State Senate and is headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office. asamnews.com/2026/06/17/b...

The Supreme Court still has yet to rule on the future of birthright citizenship. Advocates say the court's ruling could impact millions of people in the United States. asamnews.com/2026/06/23/s...

Radio Show/Listen Online: Who is Winning the Fight Around Book Bans? (via @wbez.org) www.wbez.org/in-the-loop-... #libraries #books #bookbans @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social

California Digital Library (#CDL) Joins #OpenAlex as Organizational Member and Launches "Pilot to Explore How the Platform Can Help Support the Scholarly Communication Work of the UC Community" osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2026/06/join... #scholcomm #libraries #openresearch #openinfrastructure

More People Get #News From AI #Chatbots, But Trust Remains Low (via @thedecoder.bsky.social) the-decoder.com/more-people-... #GenAI #LLMs #Media

Presentations From Open #Repositories 2026 are Available Online (via Zenodo) zenodo.org/communities/... Conference Website or2026.openrepositories.org #scholcomm #openrepositories #openscience #repsitories @cni-org.bsky.social @clirnews.bsky.social