Caitlin Ratcliffe
@cpratcliffe.bsky.social
📚 Digital Literacy librarian | 🇨🇦 settler learning how to decolonize | ⚽️ fond of running around and kicking things | she/her
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ChatGPT’s new Atlas browser doesn’t just see what you read — it remembers it.
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
Column | ChatGPT just came out with its own web browser. Use it with caution.
OpenAI’s Atlas promises AI-powered convenience. The price? Letting ChatGPT track and store “memories” of what you do online.
wapo.st
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
ChatGPT’s new Atlas browser doesn’t just see what you read — it remembers it.
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
@eff.org’s Lena Cohen showed me it even logged “memories” of her looking for *abortion care* and her doctor’s name. Out-surveils even Chrome.
My @washingtonpost.com column: wapo.st/49bOcVC
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I use two key points to frame burnout in libraries. 1st, the definition from the WHO (ICD-11) classifies burnout as an occupational occurrence. 2nd from Maslach, a leading burnout researcher, who identifies 6 key areas contributing to burnout at work. https://buff.ly/3DKSQw0 #burnout #skybrarians
Causes of Burnout in Libraries
I have written about burnout before tying Maslach’s six contributors to the Surgeon Generals’ workplace well-being. Still, while chatting with Leah in April about my work and burnout specifically, …
buff.ly
December 31, 2024 at 12:03 AM
I use two key points to frame burnout in libraries. 1st, the definition from the WHO (ICD-11) classifies burnout as an occupational occurrence. 2nd from Maslach, a leading burnout researcher, who identifies 6 key areas contributing to burnout at work. https://buff.ly/3DKSQw0 #burnout #skybrarians
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This Wash Post article (gift link) notes the costs in water (clean, drinkable water) & electricity that using a chatbot once a week for a year - by 1 person and also by 10% of US workforce == TOOOOOO high!! bit.ly/4gqFVyd
A bottle of water per email: the hidden environmental costs of using AI chatbots
AI needs a lot of electricity and water to stay cool in data centers. We break down the toll prompt-by-prompt to show the scale of AI’s environmental needs.
bit.ly
September 18, 2024 at 8:43 PM
This Wash Post article (gift link) notes the costs in water (clean, drinkable water) & electricity that using a chatbot once a week for a year - by 1 person and also by 10% of US workforce == TOOOOOO high!! bit.ly/4gqFVyd
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Honestly I would like to find whoever it was who first posited into the public consciousness the idea that there is some sort of conflict between libraries lending books and authors getting paid, because I would really like to kick their ass in about it.
September 4, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Honestly I would like to find whoever it was who first posited into the public consciousness the idea that there is some sort of conflict between libraries lending books and authors getting paid, because I would really like to kick their ass in about it.
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A massive welcome to the influx of library people to Bluesky 🎉 - here's a brief thread of useful things to know.
1) Using the 📚 emoji automatically gets your post into the skybrarians feed, which means more relevant people will see it.
You can 'pin to home' that feed (looks like this on desktop)
1) Using the 📚 emoji automatically gets your post into the skybrarians feed, which means more relevant people will see it.
You can 'pin to home' that feed (looks like this on desktop)
August 14, 2024 at 8:16 AM
A massive welcome to the influx of library people to Bluesky 🎉 - here's a brief thread of useful things to know.
1) Using the 📚 emoji automatically gets your post into the skybrarians feed, which means more relevant people will see it.
You can 'pin to home' that feed (looks like this on desktop)
1) Using the 📚 emoji automatically gets your post into the skybrarians feed, which means more relevant people will see it.
You can 'pin to home' that feed (looks like this on desktop)
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New Evidence Synthesis course available to learners everywhere
libnews.umn.edu/2024/07/new-...
libnews.umn.edu/2024/07/new-...
New Evidence Synthesis course available to learners everywhere - UMN Libraries News & Events
A new online course, “Evidence Synthesis for Librarians and Information Specialists,” is now available to...
libnews.umn.edu
July 1, 2024 at 3:20 PM
New Evidence Synthesis course available to learners everywhere
libnews.umn.edu/2024/07/new-...
libnews.umn.edu/2024/07/new-...
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I’ve added several library and information conference hashtags to this since last night, and have more to do. Please keep the ideas coming! #LISconference
March 22, 2024 at 2:14 PM
I’ve added several library and information conference hashtags to this since last night, and have more to do. Please keep the ideas coming! #LISconference
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Last night I had the honour of speaking at the Disrupting Disruptions: Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Technologies Speaker Series. My talk was "Every Technology Was Somebody's Choice: Resisting Inevitability Discourse and Recognizing Power in the Generative AI Revolution."
Dr. Brenna Clarke Gray on Recognizing Power in the Generative AI “Revolution"
This is a recording from our event on February 13th. Dr. Brenna Clarke Gray presents "Every Technology Was Somebody’s Choice: Resisting Inevitability Discour...
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February 14, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Last night I had the honour of speaking at the Disrupting Disruptions: Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Technologies Speaker Series. My talk was "Every Technology Was Somebody's Choice: Resisting Inevitability Discourse and Recognizing Power in the Generative AI Revolution."
Happy Monday 😂
February 12, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Happy Monday 😂
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📢EXTENSION📢 The deadline for submissions for CAPAL24: SUSTAINABILITY AND SHARED FUTURES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES has been extended to February 16th, 2024. See the full CFP: www.conference.capalibrarians.org
CAPAL / ACBES 24
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February 2, 2024 at 8:58 PM
📢EXTENSION📢 The deadline for submissions for CAPAL24: SUSTAINABILITY AND SHARED FUTURES IN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES has been extended to February 16th, 2024. See the full CFP: www.conference.capalibrarians.org
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Publishers: "could deal a fatal blow to inclusive and equitable access systems"
Proponents: "policy change will give students back their autonomy, and they question claims that students are actually saving money."
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Proponents: "policy change will give students back their autonomy, and they question claims that students are actually saving money."
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Biden admin looks to clamp down on inclusive access
For nearly a decade, universities have been able to automatically charge students for books and supplies, creating a system the Education Department says lacks transparency.
www.insidehighered.com
January 29, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Publishers: "could deal a fatal blow to inclusive and equitable access systems"
Proponents: "policy change will give students back their autonomy, and they question claims that students are actually saving money."
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Proponents: "policy change will give students back their autonomy, and they question claims that students are actually saving money."
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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People share misinformation because they think their audience will like it and anticipate a positive reaction from their followers, finds Marie & Petersen using experimental and observational data doi.org/10.31219/osf...
January 16, 2024 at 4:27 PM
People share misinformation because they think their audience will like it and anticipate a positive reaction from their followers, finds Marie & Petersen using experimental and observational data doi.org/10.31219/osf...
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The most humane coverage I’ve read of the British Library ransomware attack: ‘It is important to remember that experiencing a cyber attack is traumatic for everyone involved, & that the British Library’s staff are working extremely hard to mitigate the impact to users & restore their services.’
British Library cyber attack explained: What you need to know | Com...
In this essential guide, Computer Weekly investigates the cyber attack on the British Library that has rendered IT systems inoperable and caused service disruption to thousands of users
www.computerweekly.com
January 11, 2024 at 9:49 PM
The most humane coverage I’ve read of the British Library ransomware attack: ‘It is important to remember that experiencing a cyber attack is traumatic for everyone involved, & that the British Library’s staff are working extremely hard to mitigate the impact to users & restore their services.’
I'm just catching up on this 2022 article by Sarah Elaine Eaton and I'm going to memorize these quotes for all my future advocacy conversations:
- "If the system is invisible to you, that is because it was created for you."
- “Institutions show what they value by what they fund.”
- "If the system is invisible to you, that is because it was created for you."
- “Institutions show what they value by what they fund.”
New priorities for academic integrity: equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization and Indigenizati...
The topics of equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization, and Indigenization have been neglected in academic and research integrity. In this article, I offer examples of how these issues are being a...
edintegrity.biomedcentral.com
January 12, 2024 at 5:44 PM
I'm just catching up on this 2022 article by Sarah Elaine Eaton and I'm going to memorize these quotes for all my future advocacy conversations:
- "If the system is invisible to you, that is because it was created for you."
- “Institutions show what they value by what they fund.”
- "If the system is invisible to you, that is because it was created for you."
- “Institutions show what they value by what they fund.”
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latest article -
Chronically Honest: An Autoethnographic Paper on the Experiences of a Disabled Librarian by @nikkiandersen.bsky.social 📚📜
Chronically Honest: An Autoethnographic Paper on the Experiences of a Disabled Librarian by @nikkiandersen.bsky.social 📚📜
Chronically Honest: An Autoethnographic Paper on the Experiences of a Disabled Librarian – In the ...
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
January 10, 2024 at 6:47 PM
latest article -
Chronically Honest: An Autoethnographic Paper on the Experiences of a Disabled Librarian by @nikkiandersen.bsky.social 📚📜
Chronically Honest: An Autoethnographic Paper on the Experiences of a Disabled Librarian by @nikkiandersen.bsky.social 📚📜
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Adding this to the main feed in case it's useful. I've been trying to curate a critical reading list about generative AI for post-secondary educators that does not necessarily require disciplinary expertise to engage with. If it's useful to you, please let me know.
Late to share this but I do! Our intrepid teaching and learning centre will use this for a reading group next term: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The TRU LT&I AI Reading List
docs.google.com
December 22, 2023 at 2:05 PM
Adding this to the main feed in case it's useful. I've been trying to curate a critical reading list about generative AI for post-secondary educators that does not necessarily require disciplinary expertise to engage with. If it's useful to you, please let me know.
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Generative AI & the Evolution of Academic Librarianship 📜 acrlog.org/2023/12/15/g...
Generative AI & the Evolution of Academic Librarianship
During my first week as an academic librarian, many faculty discussions on campus were regarding the issue of generative AI software, such as ChatGPT. A majority of the faculty at a panel discussion h...
acrlog.org
December 17, 2023 at 7:26 PM
Generative AI & the Evolution of Academic Librarianship 📜 acrlog.org/2023/12/15/g...
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The British Library has been crushed by a brutal cyberattack. I went to find out more: www.publicbooks.org/how-to-lose-...
How to Lose a Library
Six weeks ago—on October 31, 2023—the British Library suffered a massive cyberattack. What has been lost?
www.publicbooks.org
December 14, 2023 at 6:27 PM
The British Library has been crushed by a brutal cyberattack. I went to find out more: www.publicbooks.org/how-to-lose-...
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Love the SIFT method. Here's a nice piece that weaves SIFT strategies and the ACRL Framework: crln.acrl.org/index.php/cr...
Six frames, four moves, one habit: Finding ACRL’s Framework within SIFT | Faix | College & Researc...
Six frames, four moves, one habit: Finding ACRL’s Framework within SIFT
crln.acrl.org
December 7, 2023 at 6:01 PM
Love the SIFT method. Here's a nice piece that weaves SIFT strategies and the ACRL Framework: crln.acrl.org/index.php/cr...
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Pretty excited that our years of work (through pandemic, deaths, births, job changes) have been published! "Information as a relation: Defining Indigenous information literacy"
doi.org/10.11645/17....
doi.org/10.11645/17....
doi.org
December 5, 2023 at 3:58 PM
Pretty excited that our years of work (through pandemic, deaths, births, job changes) have been published! "Information as a relation: Defining Indigenous information literacy"
doi.org/10.11645/17....
doi.org/10.11645/17....
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Latest on predatory journals in SRs doi.org/10.1002/jrsm...
December 4, 2023 at 3:26 PM
Latest on predatory journals in SRs doi.org/10.1002/jrsm...
My delight in getting a bluesky code is surpassed only by my delight in finding @brennacgray.bsky.social already here!
November 29, 2023 at 12:11 AM
My delight in getting a bluesky code is surpassed only by my delight in finding @brennacgray.bsky.social already here!