2️⃣/4️⃣ The Call to Action was developed through the March 2026 Information Stewardship Forum in support of the Internet Archive’s Democracy’s Library program, calls on institutions and individuals to commit to preserving the public record.

Event Report: Information Stewardship Forum 2026: Creating Community and Purpose Around US Government Information (via @archive.org) blog.archive.org/2026/04/28/i... #libraries #govinfo

On 1 May, it is my pleasure to join James R. Jacobs (US Government Information Librarian, Stanford University) for a discussion about the Preservation of Government Information Call to Action publicinformationtrust.org For more information godort.libguides.com/fridaychats #govinfo

This librarian loves working at @archive.org !

🧵 The covers of local government documents reveal how public institutions saw themselves and how they wanted to be seen. See the covers, preserved in the California Local Government Documents Collection ⤵️ igs.berkeley.edu/news/reading... @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

From a fellow librarian, trustee, and patron, sending solidarity to library workers across the world on National Library Workers Day Libraries work because we do ✊️

I'm excited to share that we've made a collection of historic Supreme Court Records and Briefs available via @archive.org I've written a blog post where I go into detail about the importance of this collection. blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...

📝 Planning your week, San Francisco? 🌁 Join us Thursday for the VANISHING CULTURE book launch! 📖 This new report from the Internet Archive raises awareness of what is at risk and what we can do about it. 📅 Thu, April 23 🕠 5:30 PM 📍 300 Funston Ave, SF 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/vanishing-...

Really happy to have done a very small thing to help make the Supreme Court's historical records and briefs freely available. Thank you to the @archive.org for doing the hard part. blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...

#worldartday! A mosaic bench from Aruba to lift your spirits. archive.org/details/ANA-... #democracyslibrary

“We are collateral damage.” - Mark Graham, Wayback Machine When preservation is caught in the crossfire, it’s not just libraries that lose—it’s the public’s access to history, knowledge, and truth. The web shouldn’t disappear behind closed doors. ➡️ www.sfexaminer.com/news/technol...

Thought you guys might be interested in this Apollo 17 sizzle reel from 1973 - the last moon mission prior to Artemis! Captured by NASA, preserved and made available by @archive.org! archive.org/details/Apol... #NASA #artemis #artemisii #democracyslibrary

How did Mickey Mouse go from borrowing hit songs to building Disney’s musical legacy? 🎶 1930 Mickey Mouse comic strips referenced popular tunes, then Disney introduced its own “Minnie’s Yoo Hoo,” marking the shift from borrowing music to creating it. Learn more 👇 blog.archive.org/2026/02/24/m...

Department of Justice memo - use AI instead of human translation to support non-English audiences. www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...

Now that these works have entered the public domain, put them to good use in our annual Public Domain Film Remix Contest: blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2... Submit your short film by 11:59pm PST on January 7.

⏰ 12 HOURS TO GO 👀 When the new year begins, so does #PublicDomainDay2026. At 12:00 a.m. ET, iconic books, films, and music move into the public domain—and we’ll be sharing highlights #here all night long. 🔔 Set your reminder ➡️ blog.archive.org/public-domai...

A preview of coming attractions! In addition to our January 1 countdown, look out for our Public Domain Day celebration, in person and virtually!

I am on the committee for the SAA Brenda S. Banks Travel Award given annually to archivists of color who would like to become active in SAA. It provides generous travel support and a years membership in SAA. Please share in your networks and with those that might be our next recipient!

In case you missed it live, a full recording of my rapid-response livestream regarding news surrounding the proposed imminent and sudden dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) is now available.

🎬 The 2026 Public Domain Film Remix Contest is on! Celebrate Public Domain Day by remixing the past—using at least one item entering the #publicdomain on Jan 1, 2026, in your 2–3 minute film submission. 📅 Deadline: Jan. 7, 2026 💰 First prize: $1,500 ℹ️ Details: blog.archive.org/2025/12/01/2...

🕎 This year it seems more important than ever to light a candle in the dark. 🕎

On the 3rd night of Hanukkah, we share this 1950s photo of Jewish American war veterans gathered around a menorah. 🕎 The preservation of images like this links the past to our present & shows how traditions endure across generations. 📸 archive.org/details/cala... #Preservation #Holidays #Veterans

An example of Democracy's Library in action, thanks to the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) UC Berkeley. Over 6,000 municipal documents digitized and available in @archive.org - "essential sources for understanding California’s civic past and present." igs.berkeley.edu/news/library...

Oh hey it's me! Happy to be at @archive.org !

New job alert! Thank you @archive.org @brewster.kahle.org and @chrisfreeland.com for this nice write up! blog.archive.org/2025/11/18/m...

Happy Halloween! Kate James has a round up of werewolf resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course! I learned a new word! Lycanthropy. hangingtogether.org/werewolves-i... #libraries #spooky #werewolves #lycanthrope

Final post with findings from the OCLC RLP AI and Metadata Workflows Working group. It recaps what we learned over months of discussions. Our findings? AI can enhance metadata work—but only with care. Learn how libraries (and OCLC) think about balancing innovation with quality and ethical practice.

The third blog post in our AI and metadata workflows series is here. Read and find out -- can AI help to manage institutional repository metadata? From improving deposit workflows to cleaning up legacy data, explore how AI might support IRs while keeping human expertise front and center.

Pleased to share the recording from the first of three webinars in our Reimagining Descriptive Workflows series, featuring @ellycope.bsky.social, Ceilan Hunter-Green and @kats23.bsky.social speaking to building institutional capacity for reparative description through collaborative approaches.

First in a new blog post series from OCLC summarising the discussions of Metadata Managers as we explored the challenges and opportunities of AI in metadata creation and management.

Amazing recap of today's webinar. Two more sessions upcoming in this series! Thanks to all our presenters and to @emmabooth.bsky.social for the reportage in real time!

📢New blog post! Backlogs and beyond: AI in primary cataloging workflows Facing cataloging backlogs, legacy metadata issues, and language challenges, libraries are exploring how AI may offer practical support—while keeping human expertise central. (🎉Me, celebrating the OCLC RLP!) #AIandLibraries

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

Global shipping chaos? No problem. When international ILL faced an unprecedented disruption, the SHARES community turned confusion into collaboration, crafting creative solutions to keep library materials moving across borders. 🌍📚 New blog post tells the tale! #ResourceSharing #Libraries #OCLCRLP

Global shipping chaos? No problem. When international ILL faced unprecedented disruption, the SHARES community turned confusion into collaboration, crafting creative solutions to keep library materials moving across borders. 🌍📚 Find out more in a new blog post #ResourceSharing #Libraries #OCLCRLP

Over the last 50 years, Chicana transformed the way we analyze and write history as well as who is included in U.S. history. @umichlibrary.bsky.social hosts a digital collection of oral histories you can view in The First 100: Chicanas Changing History archival project. quod.lib.umich.edu/f/first100

When you already loved using M dashes in your writing...

Check out this new blog post from Dennis Massie highlighting how our amazing OCLC RLP SHARES community members on resource sharing teams work to boost accessibility in libraries! 💡📚 Must-read blog post on ILL, alt formats & inclusive partnerships. 🙌 #LibraryAccessibility #ILL #AccessForAll

🌟 New OCLC RLP leadership roundtable findings are out! 50 leaders from 43 institutions shared real challenges & actionable solutions for leading through uncertainty. Key takeaway: effective leadership = strategic thinking + genuine care for people. Click to the blog for more! #libraryleadership

We’re thrilled to welcome the National Art Library, Victoria and Albert Museum, to the OCLC Research Library Partnership! 🎉 Their renowned collections and expertise in art and design enrich our global network of research libraries. Welcome, NAL!

Getting started with the Total Cost of Stewardship Symposium at #rbms25! What a great way to kick off the conference. Michelle Light welcoming us on behalf of Yale.

Everyone's favorite guest blogger, Chobe, is back to let us know about the OCLC contribution to the quilt auction for the upcoming ALA meeting, which helps raise money for the ALA Christopher Hoy/ERT Scholarship Fund, which awards a $5,000 scholarship to a (human) studying to be a librarian.

WorldCat has a huge number of records, and an impressive number of records are added each year. Record deduplication is important (and IMO unseen) work that happens behind the scenes. A blog post expands on the work to lower barriers to deduplication using machine learning paired with human effort.

‘Archival intelligence’: A retrospective on retiring faculty member Elizabeth Yakel 📜 www.si.umich.edu/about-umsi/n...

We've been revisiting enduring OCLC Research Reports in a series of blog posts. Beyond the Silos of the LAMs: Collaboration Among Libraries, Archives and Museums has not only stood the test of time, but it relates to ongoing and current efforts by OCLC Research with a collaboration lens. #libraries

Learn how an OCLC RLP working group is exploring the power of AI to streamline workflows, tackle backlogs, and enhance collection descriptions. This work includes exploring key challenges, best practices, and ethical approaches to integrating AI into metadata management. #ai #libraries #metadata

Libraries and archives in the UK and Ireland are working to improve descriptive practices, tools, and workflows to better contextualize collections. ⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, hear from #OCLCrlp professionals leading this effort. #OCLCresearch

ChatGPT action figure creation is so much fun! Prompt I used is in the comment. (Let’s discuss bias and hallucination offline😀)

A blog post summarizing the most recent discussions of our Metadata Managers Focus Group is out! In this OCLC RLP session, metadata experts met to explore challenges, options, and potential future scenarios for linked data in library workflows with an eye to improving metadata operations.

I recommend this blog post by my colleague Chela Scott Weber on resource-sensitive collecting and Total Cost of Stewardship, a summary of our @oclc.org OCLC RLP Special Collections Leadership Roundtable. #specialcollections #archives #oclcrlp hangingtogether.org/total-cost-o...