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Mr. Fahrenheit @mrfahrenheit.bsky.social · 2d

In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times

Sarah Weinman on the Awesome Responsibility of the Seekers and Keepers of Truth

In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times

Librarians are on the front lines of history and current events, when news and change arrive at a furious clip that only quickens every day. And without libraries, my work would simply not exist. I…

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Lyn Robinson @lynrobinson.bsky.social · 2d

I am here for this content.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

A rats to riches story: Larry the Downing Street cat finds place in TV spotlight

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

A rats to riches story: Larry the Downing Street cat finds place in TV spotlight

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David Olusoga @davidolusoga.bsky.social · 3d

My new series - Empire With David Olusoga - starts 9pm on BBC Two. Whole series on @bbciplayer.bsky.social from tonight.

Open Culture @openculture.bsky.social · 6d

A 900-Page Pre-Pantone Guide to Color from 1692: A Complete High-Resolution Digital Scan

There’s ahead of its time, then there’s Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l’eau -- or, in its original Dutch title, Klaer Lightende Spiegel der Verfkonst, a 900-page book of paint colors mad...

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hannah @hannahkateboast.bsky.social · 8d

“This is an extremely serious and troubling case that raises wider concerns about the academic freedom of staff and students at universities across the UK.” www.theguardian.com/education/20...

UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China

Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities

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Lyn Robinson @lynrobinson.bsky.social · 11d

Sad and tawdry ending. Imagine all the good things being born into such wealth and privilege could have achieved.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and move out of Royal Lodge

King’s brother will surrender lease and become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace says Prince Andrew is to leave his home at Royal Lodge in Windsor after he was served with a formal notice to surrender the lease, Buckingham Palace has said. King Charles has initiated a “formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew”, who will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the palace said. Continue reading...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

Prince Andrew to be stripped of titles and move out of Royal Lodge

King’s brother will surrender lease and become known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, Buckingham Palace says Prince Andrew is to leave his home at Royal Lodge in Windsor after he was served with a formal notice to surrender the lease, Buckingham Palace has said. King Charles has initiated a “formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew”, who will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, the palace said. Continue reading...

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Lyn Robinson @lynrobinson.bsky.social · 16d

Introductory chapter on the history of paper by Daniel Bellingradt

Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 17d

Here is more on Europe's first paper age and its flows of unicorns and other watermarks all over the book markets: brill.com/display/book...

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 17d

Here is more on Europe's first paper age and its flows of unicorns and other watermarks all over the book markets: brill.com/display/book...

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Lyn Robinson @lynrobinson.bsky.social · 19d

No worries - AI will answer everything.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 19d

Harvard Slashes Admissions for Ph.D. Candidates https://bit.ly/3WWxguN

A photo of the Harvard campus with a graduate walking by.

Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 19d

Harvard Slashes Admissions for Ph.D. Candidates https://bit.ly/3WWxguN

Lyn Robinson @lynrobinson.bsky.social · 20d

Summary of the recent government white paper. Message seems to be on HE as mass training for the workplace.

Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 21d

NEW on Wonkhe: Higher education reform is here – along with a comprehensive strategy for post-16 education and skills. Debbie McVitty and David Kernohan work through the details of the government's agenda for HE buff.ly/D73ayy4

Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 21d

NEW on Wonkhe: Higher education reform is here – along with a comprehensive strategy for post-16 education and skills. Debbie McVitty and David Kernohan work through the details of the government's agenda for HE buff.ly/D73ayy4

East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 22d

Truth needs institutions to protect it.

A new report warns that UK agencies safeguarding science, health and data are vulnerable to political interference – and lessons from the US show how fragile truth can be.

Stephen McNair reports.

How can we better protect the truth?

The Trump regime is undermining a host of agencies which protect citizens. Could the same happen here? How might we prevent it?

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Lyn Robinson @lynrobinson.bsky.social · 28d

Great reading for LIS folks - covers development of LIS related disciplines through to contemporary concerns for information professionals and LIS students.

Lorcan Dempsey @lorcand.bsky.social · Oct 11

I like the 'boots of concrete' phrase :-) > 'Large companies have built vast consolidated infrastructure - we are used to thinking of information as immaterial, however, AI has also emphasized how the cloud has boots of concrete.' buff.ly/MAzHirK

Information: a brief schematic history

In a piece on the informational disciplines and the iSchool, I sketched this very schematic and informal overview of information, broadly construed. My focus is pragmatic, related to library…

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Lorcan Dempsey @lorcand.bsky.social · Oct 11

I like the 'boots of concrete' phrase :-) > 'Large companies have built vast consolidated infrastructure - we are used to thinking of information as immaterial, however, AI has also emphasized how the cloud has boots of concrete.' buff.ly/MAzHirK

Information: a brief schematic history

In a piece on the informational disciplines and the iSchool, I sketched this very schematic and informal overview of information, broadly construed. My focus is pragmatic, related to library…

www.lorcandempsey.net

Lyn Robinson @lynrobinson.bsky.social · Oct 10

For those interested in LIS education.

Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · Oct 9

Hey, this sucks. Like... a lot. 📚

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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’

www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’

SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.

www.dailytarheel.com

Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · Oct 9

Hey, this sucks. Like... a lot. 📚

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UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’

www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’

SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.

www.dailytarheel.com

Louis Coiffait-Gunn @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social · Oct 9

Libraries through life for the future - a new Libraries Alliance

Lyn Robinson @lynrobinson.bsky.social · Oct 7

Individual artists and studios should be able to have a blanket opt-out. The onus to prevent/remove deepfakes should be with OpenAI, not artists and original creators.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Oct 7

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘Stop doing this to him’

Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’ Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, has spoken out against AI-generated content featuring her father. “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,” Zelda wrote in an Instagram story on Monday. “Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t. If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse, I’ll restrict and move on. But please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want. Continue reading...

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Oct 7

Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘Stop doing this to him’

Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’ Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late actor and comedian Robin Williams, has spoken out against AI-generated content featuring her father. “Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad,” Zelda wrote in an Instagram story on Monday. “Stop believing I wanna see it or that I’ll understand, I don’t and I won’t. If you’re just trying to troll me, I’ve seen way worse, I’ll restrict and move on. But please, if you’ve got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It’s dumb, it’s a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it’s NOT what he’d want. Continue reading...

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Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · Oct 5

how #AI is reshaping library services, information literacy, policy, and professional practice across diverse contexts - International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Journal #libraries

Out Now: October 2025 issue of IFLA Journal – Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence (AI): Transforming Global Librarianship

IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to ...

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Martha Hickson @sassylibrarian.bsky.social · Oct 4

Hey, UK! “The Librarians” will air on BBC Four on Oct. 7. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social

BBC Four - Storyville, The Librarians

Documentary about the US librarians who are risking their safety to defend free speech.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · Oct 4

For those accused of having too many books Robinince.com #poetry #poem

UNREAD
There in a stack
Of irresistible potential
Mainly unread
But don't ask
"Why do you still buy When so many words
are not touched by your eyes"
Because
before the spine is cracked
Without my fingers touching pages, the ideas leak and spread around the room Seep through the ears
And into the synapses while I sleep
Listen carefully
You'll hear the hum
Of future thoughts becoming present

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Oct 3

Sarah Mullally is named as first female archbishop of Canterbury

No 10 announces decision although role will not legally be taken on until January, before an enthronement service Sarah Mullally has been named as the first female leader of the Church of England as Downing Street announced the 106th archbishop of Canterbury nearly a year on from Justin Welby’s resignation over the handling of a safeguarding scandal. This is the first time an archbishop of Canterbury has been chosen since the Church of England allowed women to become bishops in 2014. Continue reading...

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · Sep 30

Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!

When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age

Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.

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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Sep 30

New from me: a *free* short version of my Political Quarterly piece on universities... The issue is settled now: the massified and accessible Higher Education system we have spent tens of billions building since the 1970s is coming to an end. (1/2)
politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/where-n...

Where now for Britain’s Universities?

UK higher education now faces a very bleak future, retreating in the face of little public sympathy and limited political interest.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Sep 28

Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England

Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech Rachel Reeves will deliver a library in every primary school in England as part of Labour’s plans to give all children the best start in life regardless of their background. The scheme, which will create libraries in the 1,700 primaries currently without them, will be funded from £132.5m of dormant assets that will be unlocked to give young people access to cultural opportunities. Continue reading...

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Lorcan Dempsey @lorcand.bsky.social · Sep 28

Tim Berners-Lee >> Somewhere between my original vision for web 1.0 and the rise of social media as part of web 2.0, we took the wrong path. buff.ly/rAcxesP

Why I gave the world wide web away for free | Tim Berners-Lee

My vision was based on sharing, not exploitation – and here’s why it’s still worth fighting for

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