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The Room of Requirement – This American Life : Libraries
Stories of people who roam the stacks and find unexpected things that just happen to be exactly what they required. Episode 664 December 28, 2018 The Room of Requirement Libraries aren’t just for books. They’re often spaces that transform into what you need them to be: a classroom, a cyber café, a place to find…
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Ten Stories That Shaped 2024 – LISNews – News For Librarians
Ten Stories That Shaped 2024According to ChatGTP, below are the main themes of this year’s library headlines (using Library Link of the Day as the source): Source: Ten Stories That Shaped 2024 – LISNews – News For Librarians Library Link of the Day http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/ (archive, rss, subscribe options)
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‘It’s Been Devastating’: A Q&A With The Top Librarian Fighting The GOP’s Book Bans
Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/american-library-association-emily-drabinski-book-bans_n_66102163e4b083254eac0549
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How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians
They now need to learn how to plan for safety and legally protect themselves. By Nicole A. Cooke, 24 Jul 2023 Source: https://www.llrx.com/2023/07/how-book-banning-campaigns-have-changed-the-lives-and-education-of-librarians/
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“Do We Need Librarians Now that We Have ChatGPT?”
Where ChatGPT and librarians collide. Posted on May 15, 2023 in Blog Posts When discussions about ChatGPT began some months ago, librarians immediately started the conversation about its implications for education. Now, several debacles and many dire warnings later, we’re already on the next version (ChatGPT-4) and dealing with multiple AI-powered chatbots. Even experienced tech…
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Artificial Intelligence and the Research Paper: A Librarian’s Perspective – News | SMU Libraries
By: Jonathan McMichael, Undergraduate Success Librarian AI writing can mimic style, but it cannot mimic substance yet. The release of a powerful, free and easy-to-use large language model platform, Open AI’s ChatGPT, raises interesting questions about the future of writing in higher education. As the Undergraduate Success Librarian, I have a unique perspective on generative…
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America’s culture war targets librarians – Coda Story
Librarians across the country are under threat as efforts to ban books about marginalized groups reach a fever pitch By Erica Hellerstein, 21 December, 2022 Amanda Jones awoke one morning in late July to the buzz of a text message. The air was balmy already — Louisiana summer weather. Jones, a middle school librarian with…
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‘Our mission is crucial’: meet the warrior librarians of Ukraine | Libraries | The Guardian
When Russia invaded Ukraine, a key part of its strategy was to destroy historic libraries in order to eradicate the Ukrainians’ sense of identity. But Putin hadn’t counted on the unbreakable spirit of the country’s librarians By Stephen Marche, Sun 4 Dec 2022 03.00 EST The morning that Russian bombs started falling on Kyiv, Oksana…
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How libraries became refuges for people with mental illness.
By Anthony Aycock, Sept 22, 20225:50 AM Welcome to State of Mind, a new section from Slate and Arizona State University dedicated to exploring mental health. Follow us on Twitter. The Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges is often credited with saying that “Paradise is a library.” He must not have meant a downtown public library,…
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From book stacks to psychosis and food stamps, librarians confront a new workplace | Salon.com
As America’s social safety net decays, librarians are feeling less safe doing their jobs By Rachel Scheier, Published August 24, 2022 8:15AM (EDT) For nearly two decades, Lisa Dunseth loved her job at San Francisco’s main public library, particularly her final seven years in the rare books department. But like many librarians, she saw plenty…
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Book ban efforts by conservative parents take aim at library apps | NBC News
Campaigns that started with criticizing school board members and librarians have turned their attention to tech companies such as OverDrive and Epic, which operated for years without drawing much controversy. By David Ingram, May 12, 2022 E-reader apps that became lifelines for students during the pandemic are now in the crossfire of a culture war…
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The Librarians Are Not Okay – by Anne Helen Petersen
By Anne Helen Petersen, May 1, 2022 This week, I gave a talk at the CALM (Conference on Academic Library Management) Conference. I’m sharing it here because I’ve received several requests for a written copy, but also because I think you could substitute pretty much any passion job for “academic librarian” here and the descriptions…
