Laurie Bridges
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Academic Librarian.
#EveryBookItsReader
. Talking about Wikipedia,
#AIEthics
and
#AILiteracy
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I asked Perplexity a question and hereâs the answer: The combined wealth of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, and Sam Altman (over $1.1 trillion) is greater than the total household wealth of most individual European countries except the big four.
2 months ago
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Gmail is offering AI summaries of my email. No. Go away.
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Greg Pak
6 months ago
Wanna reduce crime? Open more libraries. "we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults."
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Do public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO - Journal of Cultural Economics
We examine the relationship between public libraries and local crime rates. Previous studies have looked at different factors that could account for changes in crime, but few have focused on cultural ...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10824-023-09497-4
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Why is a president allowed unlimited executive orders? This is bananas. Iâd like to suggest a limit! One day would be a good start! How many executive orders did previous presidents make. Honestly Iâd like no more than a couple a year.
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Because I am constantly contemplating, âHow did we get here?â This is a good read:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/o...
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Opinion | The Anti-Woke Right and the Free Speech Con (Gift Article)
DeSantis walked so that Trump could run.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/opinion/trump-woke-free-speech.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CE8.pWvT.5G0wokepk77n&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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Thinking about when I saw this Smashing Pumpkins concertâand how few people were there. Sometimes Iâm nostalgic for the great music scene in Omaha in the late 80s and early 90s.
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Marisa Kabas
8 months ago
SCOOP: DOGE notified the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) today that the entire staff is being put on administrative leave effective immediately, Iâve learned from an agency source. Theyâll be cancelling huge swaths of grants/contracts and starting a Reduction in Force (RIF).
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#libraries
#librarians
#Wikipedia
#books
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Every Book Its Reader: Participate in the Annual, Librarian-led Wikimedia Campaign - Choice 360
The #EveryBookItsReader Wikimedia campaign allows book lovers to share their books with new readers and fight censorship.
https://www.choice360.org/libtech-insight/every-book-its-reader-participate-in-the-annual-librarian-led-wikimedia-campaign/
8 months ago
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The Onion
8 months ago
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTONâWith the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
https://theonion.com/democratic-leaders-stand-real-still-in-hopes-no-one-notices-them/
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8 months ago
Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."
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Article about the
#EveryBookItsReader
campaign by Lilian Viana, a librarian in Brazil.
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#EveryBookItsReader 2025
In times of information overload, misinformation, and fake news, preserving and accessing humanityâs cultural memory is crucial. Participating in Wikimedia projectsâplatforms built on open knâŠ
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/03/10/everybookitsreader-2025/
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I bought the âKilling Me Softlyâ album at a garage sale down the street in 1978 (abt). I was in kindergarten or 1st grade. I loved the album cover with its cut out piano. I played it many times on my childrenâs record player in my bedroom. RIP Roberta Flack
9 months ago
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I support Ukraine. đșđŠ
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Kai Kupferschmidt
9 months ago
âThe European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities expresses grave concern over the escalating threats to academic freedom, both in the United States and beyondâ đ§Ș European academies have isssued a joint statement on what is going on in US here:
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https://allea.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ALLEA-Statement-on-Threats-to-Academic-Freedom.pdf
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evacide
9 months ago
Today I encountered my first AI-generated news article that included a manufactured quote from me on a topic I did not speak or post about, just in case you're wondering how AI is going.
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Given the news of the day I am doubling-down on my dedication to Wikipedia. New way to enjoy Wikipedia: WikiTok!!
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
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Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction
WikiTok cures boredom in spare moments with wholesome swipe-up Wikipedia article discovery.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/new-wikitok-web-app-allows-infinite-tiktok-style-scroll-of-wikipedia/
9 months ago
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www.fastcompany.com/91277620/tru...
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Trumpâs firing of the U.S. government archivist is far worse than it might seem
The National Archives and Records Administration does more than just preserve documents: Itâs the scaffolding of the American political system.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91277620/trump-firing-national-archivist-colleen-shogan?fbclid=IwY2xjawIaiThleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWbAil732n99PhamFbDKJrqkpXTA8NAyc7jfNE6kg0WbMp4-0Rsw0hsfyg_aem_X0m0iBqG8IjgIdU6Kg4hZw
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As a Wikipedian I can tell you there is no way EM will ever purchase Wikipedia. Itâs worldwide, in over 300 languages, and supported by thousands upon thousands of editors and volunteers who feel passionately about its place in the world.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Elon Musk Wants What He Canât Have: Wikipedia
Musk and other right-wing tech figures have been on a campaign to delegitimize the digital encyclopedia. What happens if they succeed?
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-wikipedia/681577/
10 months ago
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Iâm watching âThe Netâ. A 1995 classic! (The year I graduated from college).
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Irish Literary Times
10 months ago
A professor was lecturing to his English class: âIn English, a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, a double negative is still a negative. However, there's no language where in a double positive can form a negative.â A voice from the back of the room piped up, âYeah, right.â
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It always tickles me when undergraduate students ask how many books they can check out at one time.
10 months ago
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My first op-ed!
thefulcrum.us/ai-literacy-...
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AI is Fabricating Misinformation: A Call for AI Literacy in the Classroom
Want to learn something new? My suggestion: Donât ask ChatGPT. While tech leaders promote generative AI tools as your new, go-to source for information, my experience as a university librarian suggest...
https://thefulcrum.us/ai-literacy-misinformation
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Great op-ed from OSU assistant professor, Joel Zapata.
thefulcrum.us/american-exp...
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A Lesson from History as Trump Seeks to Return America to its Expansionist Past
As Donald Trump prepares to retake the presidency, his rhetoric is increasingly centered on reviving American expansionism. He wants the United States to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, has ca...
https://thefulcrum.us/american-expansionism-trump
10 months ago
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âExtreme behaviorâ? Are they talking about people, wind, fire, all?
10 months ago
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Curiosity, searching behavior, and Wikipedia.
m.slashdot.org/story/437465
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Slashdot
https://m.slashdot.org/story/437465
11 months ago
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âŠwrote a script to remove copyright info, including the word âcopyrightâ and âacknowledgments,â from e-books in LibGen. Separately, Meta allegedly stripped copyright markers from science journal articles and âsource metadataâ in the training data it used for Llama.
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Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team the OK to train on copyrighted works, filing claims | TechCrunch
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave Meta's Llama team approval to train on copyrighted documents, according to a new court filing.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/mark-zuckerberg-gave-metas-llama-team-the-ok-to-train-on-copyrighted-works-filing-claims/?guccounter=1
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Another great article by professor
@eyatesd.bsky.social
! This one has it all: South Dakota, nuclear weapons, mistrust in government, librarians and archivists!
lithub.com/from-red-dus...
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From Red Dust to Distrust: On the Unhealed Wounds of Nuclear Testing
In the autumn of 1954, Minnie Mae, who was 21 years old, became sick with a blood-related cancer, as did several others in the small farming community in South Dakota where she lived. She spent ThaâŠ
https://lithub.com/from-red-dust-to-distrust-on-the-unhealed-wounds-of-nuclear-testing/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR16XLXGbST2-M1vPZ-gKXw6MUB2WR0ockoarjh-KvCGozOpv7OP_7zb_XY_aem_k6Hgye7Zu0WQ376zIog1xg
11 months ago
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Today I participated in my first-ever hula fitness class. I may not be able to lift my arms tomorrow.
11 months ago
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www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/b...
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Fact-Checkers Were the Problem. Fact-Checkers Rule That False. (Gift Article)
Fact-checking groups that worked with Meta said they had no role in deciding what the company did with the content that was fact-checked.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/business/mark-zuckerberg-meta-fact-check.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nU4.C3U4.0GZXGC176yB5
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Josh Kaplan
11 months ago
Outraged by Jan 6, he spent two years getting inside the top ranks of militias like the Oath Keepers. He was stunningly successful. He penetrated a new generation of militia leaders, which included doctors, cops & government attorneys. This is his story.
www.propublica.org/article/ap3-...
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A Mole Infiltrated the Highest Ranks of American Militias. This Is What He Found.
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias. He didnât tell police or the FBI. He didnât tell family or friends....
https://www.propublica.org/article/ap3-oath-keepers-militia-mole?utm_source=blueskythread&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=propublica-bsky
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Wiki Education
11 months ago
âWhen I talked to people about my topic, many disregarded the story and said that events like these surely could not be happening in our current time,â said history major Phoebe England. Learn why the aspiring professor plans to teach with the Wikipedia assignment:
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History student transforms Wikipedia article on immigrant detention center
Before her US Immigration History course last term, Phoebe England had never heard of the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, an immigrant detention center located more than 2,000 milâŠ
https://wikiedu.org/blog/2025/01/03/history-student-transforms-wikipedia-article-on-immigrant-detention-center/
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My mom is sending me good podcast episodes!
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11 months ago
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Iâm being followed by a lot of fake profiles here. For some reason I thought that wouldnât happen on Bluesky?
#Dreams
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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/t...
What will happen to these Washington towns after the boom?
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An A.I. Boom Makes Electricians Flock to Central Washington (Gift Article)
The rural region is changing fast as electricians from around the country plug the tech industryâs new, giant data centers into its ample power supply.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/technology/ai-data-centers-electricians.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kk4.rXOm.6GTjvQYq6ByL
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Iâm halfway through reading The Fox Wife and I think itâs going to be my favorite-read of 2024!! A perfect book over the winter break!
11 months ago
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Listening to this podcast makes me wonder, âHow could booktokers support their favorite books and authors on Wikipedia for
#EveryBookItsReader
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#BookTok
#books
#publishing
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Readers Canât Get Enough of BookTok. Publishers Are Cashing In.
The Journal. · Episode
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qVnn8IdoyS2mcv0VqzgvG?si=i04fuGvWTRW1NPIP6Sa2CQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0KxdEdeY2Wb3zr28dMlQva
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This backs up all my non-scientific opinions about WalMart superstores.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorerâeven taking into account its famous low prices.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/walmart-prices-poverty-economy/681122/
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Save Googie design!
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/r...
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The Fight to Save Googie, the Style of Postwar Optimism (Gift Article)
The car-centric architectural style, characterized by neon signs and dramatic rooflines, is now endangered. Its admirers mourn the loss of the ideals it represented.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/realestate/googie-architecture.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jk4.zSZM.xfj-0kzRAFaY&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&tgrp=ctr
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I am officially addicted to overnight oats. I tried making them for the first time a week ago, and I already know Iâll be eating them every morning for forever. Oats+Chia+Cinnamon+Almond/Oat milk+Banana slices+Chopped walnuts
11 months ago
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What? Many of these were a surprise to me. đ€
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US English: Why do Brits hate it so?
The British sometimes have a few bugbears when it comes to US English spellings, but is it justified?
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p09fv1w9/us-english-why-do-brits-hate-it-so-
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So adding -ai to Google searches actually works? Iâve tried it a few times and so far no AI results at the top! Is it a fluke?
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Perfection. Iâll be adding this to future presentations about
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11 months ago
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Today I pitched an OpEd to the Washington Post. đ I figure Iâll start where Iâm sure to get rejected and move on from there.
11 months ago
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The purpose of product liability law is to put the cost of safety in the hands of the party most capable of bearing it,â said founding attorney with the legal advocacy group Social Media Victims Law Center. âHere thereâs a huge risk, and the cost of that risk is not being borne by the companies.â
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#EveryBookItsReader
coming again in April!
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12 months ago
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This is my first post. Iâve been trying out Threads for a few months. Itâs friendly over there, but Iâm looking for something more engaging, like Twitter circa 2018.
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