Coming this fall (starting TOMORROW!) to a Zoom screen near you, the Library Futures AI series you’ve all been waiting for! www.libraryfutures.net/post/machine...

Next Wed., Oct. 1, at 2 pm ET, learn about IMLS publication & data sharing policies, plus info on the Dept. of Energy’s data sharing policy. We will co-host a webcast w/ @authorsalliance.bsky.social open to anyone working at academic institutions. Register now! sparcopen-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Thursday webinar: Catch CISI Co-Director @hypervisible.blacksky.app on AI, libraries, & privacy

Extremely excited to kick-off a new webinar series on “AI” with guests Chris Gilliard & Christa Albrecht-Crane. This session won’t be recorded so sign up now & join us for a deep dive into what we’re really talking about. Happening Thursday!!! #edusky #academicsky #skybrarians 📚

For the first of four AI webinars, we're talking with the inimitable @hypervisible.blacksky.app and Christa Albrecht-Crane! Join @libraryfutures.bsky.social for "What we Talk about When We Talk about AI," an intro to AI and ML from ethicists and experts. nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Maybe you can't read Ray Carver at work, but you CAN talk about AI, and we've got the webinar series you've been waiting for. Join @hypervisible.blacksky.app, Christa Albrecht-Crane, and Library Futures this Thursday 9/25 for the first installment! nyu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

AI slop's gotten so popular people want to find it in libraries. /1 www.404media.co/librarians-a...

We all know about book bans. We're tracking the equally insidious digital censorship. Have databases or other digital content disappeared from your library? Let us know. www.libraryfutures.net/post/trackin...

"Perlmutter is free to get back to work while she sues to keep her job." Celebrating the first clause while we stand with Perlmutter on the second. www.wordsandmoney.com/appeals-cour...

Going to ASRL? Chose your own intellectual freedom adventure with us as as we preview our forthcoming game. (Hint: Choose chaos!) www.libraryfutures.net/events/imagi...

“At stake in Cox v. Sony is access to the internet for millions of people if internet service providers are disproportionately punished for copyright infringement by their users.”

You think copyright is dry? Wait till it takes your internet access away. www.arl.org/news/arl-joi...

“We’re in the book business,” said Robert Bramlette, a member of the county’s special district library advisory board. “And if we don’t have stuff on our shelves – whether it’s digital or otherwise – then we’re kind of out of business.” /1 www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/c...

“Every single company that offers AI-generated material should have some sort of transparency standards put in place so that people know what they’re getting." Our ED @littlewow.online on AI slop in libraries and our efforts to fight it. /1 americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/09/02/b...

Dave Hansen discusses the need for more investment in open-access journals that don’t charge fees to either authors or readers, and more, in this piece on rising publishing fees in response to federal public access policies:

Congrats to our former Community Fellow Emily Finch, now off to build community as a librarian assistant professor at the University of Miami School of Law Library! news.miami.edu/law/stories/...

In all seriousness, big thanks to the @libraryfutures.bsky.social team for their support in allowing me to do this as a fellow. It is, like most of my efforts, an unconventional approach to reseach, but it made me sit with my choices as a consumer(maybe you saw some of my blogposts this summer).

And while we’re talking libraries and AI slop, if YOU see any in a library collection, please report it here! nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Good question! Our ED @littlewow.online has more!

What are you reading this weekend?

Our ED talks local news—and how to sustain it.

Library Futures here and we're coming in hot with our very first ebook from library internet favorite @aj-boston.bsky.social. My Consumer Autobiography examines what it means to read--and own--a book through the story of the books AJ read in 2024. www.libraryfutures.net/post/my-cons...

What if digital lending rights aren't just about copyright? What if they're about free speech, disability rights, state sovereignty, and more? Learn all about it in Know Your Rights: Radical Digital Lending for Libraries! www.libraryfutures.net/post/fight-f...

AI slop spotters--we have a mission for you, should you choose to accept it. Have you found AI slop in a library collection? Report it here! nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Accessibility--it don't mean a thing if it's not working for the people who need it. LF intern Moriah-Taylor Rutherford rounds up more takeaways from Bridging the Gap: Accessibility and Digital Collections for All Patrons. www.libraryfutures.net/post/access-...

Artificial systems have "catapulted... into our inboxes, file storage, discovery systems, and nearly every element of our daily lives without our consent." How to resist? Library Futures and friends have tips! www.civicsoftechnology.org/blog/tips-fr...

"[O]nce a library buys a book, they can do with it as they damn well please." More about the ebook world we want to see from the fine folks at BRIET. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

FAQ from @archive.org on becoming an FDLP. TL;DR it's a feature, not a bug. Onward (next time with fewer acronyms). help.archive.org/help/federal...

For those with questions on libraries and government information, here’s a chance to learn more.

As more and more government information disappears, we're glad to see @archive.org (which has done so much already to preserve our online history) become an official Federal Depository Library! www.engadget.com/general/inte...

AAP: Libraries are taking money "out of the pockets of authors." Us: As the man said, show us the money. theweek.com/culture-life...

Maybe you’d like to check it out too!

Nice shoutout to our friends @nyuengelberg.org !

We're looking for members of our next research network cohort. Learn what we're looking for, how to pitch us, and more! We've got info sessions next week on July 29-30--sign up for one today! www.libraryfutures.net/post/researc...

this is called capitalism eating itself Sci-hub developed because of the absurdities of research articles behind academic pay walls readers want to be read by our students #libraries

The NYT covers some of the problems with library ebook pricing. What they fail to mention is that authors are not seeing profit from library ebook licensing--as LF ED @littlewow.online notes, those go to the publisher and the platform. /1 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...

Hello! #librarians, would you be interested in buying (for real buying, not licensing) digital books and other high quality texts and artworks via BRIET, an innovative project of the @flaminghydra.com cooperative?? It'll be fun! Get in touch with us at hello **at** flaminghydra **dot** com.

Exciting job Doing impactful work With a fantastic team What more could you want?

"The data forces us to conclude, reluctantly, that not only does print still offer libraries a far better bang-per-book than digital, but that .. digital collections are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain." All the deets and numbers: www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jul25...

"Participating in the Pulse of the Library survey is more than just answering a few questions – it’s a chance to shape the future of the profession." Or so says Clarivate... www.researchinformation.info/news/clariva...

Congratulations Dr. Hayden! Touché. apnews.com/article/carl...

We will be your lawyer. But first we need a lawyer? Are you that lawyer? Do you know that lawyer? Apply today! www.libraryfutures.net/apply-to-be-...

Digital books and libraries are more important than ever. We need to be up on what is happening with them in terms of access, surveillance, and more. So we highly recommend this new series from our friends at @libraryfutures.bsky.social engelberg-center-live.simplecast.com/episodes/so-...

"We will be your lawyers, and we will negotiate the contracts on your behalf." --ED @littlewow.online announcing the latest from Library Futures at #alaac25 www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

So what's been up while Library Futures was fighting for your digital rights at ALA? /1 www.libraryfutures.net

This might be of interest to anyone who likes #libraries. @libraryfutures.bsky.social have released a zine "... that highlights the lives of incarcerated library workers through their own writing and illustrations." www.libraryfutures.net/publications...

You should apply! And thanks to everybody who came to visit this poster - I was there with you in spirit 👼🏽 😝 #alaac25

If you’re looking for us at Love City Brewing, we’re across the street in the lovely garden!

Did you miss our poster session? Too bad, so sad. But if you have a big bold idea for digital libraries that just needs a little research funding, check out our RFP and maybe you'll be on next year's poster! #alaac25 www.libraryfutures.net/apply

Dispensing copyright-related “it depends” at #alaac25, courtesy of @libraryfutures.bsky.social!