Emily Zerrenner
@ezerrenner.bsky.social
Academic librarian, ACRLog blogger, MI➡MD transplant, 2021 Junior Fellow at the Library of Congress, Aquarius, crafter. Views are my own.
Why don’t we bring Tupperware to a restaurant for leftovers?
January 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Why don’t we bring Tupperware to a restaurant for leftovers?
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i am convinced that the phrase “AI is here to stay” is a psyop
January 28, 2026 at 3:16 AM
i am convinced that the phrase “AI is here to stay” is a psyop
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New on ACRLog... Let’s Discuss: How Should We Handle AI in One-Shots?
"I worry that students, never the most enthusiastic one-shot attendees, now feel that library research skills are less relevant than ever." - Eleanor Ball
bit.ly/45qkREp
"I worry that students, never the most enthusiastic one-shot attendees, now feel that library research skills are less relevant than ever." - Eleanor Ball
bit.ly/45qkREp
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
New on ACRLog... Let’s Discuss: How Should We Handle AI in One-Shots?
"I worry that students, never the most enthusiastic one-shot attendees, now feel that library research skills are less relevant than ever." - Eleanor Ball
bit.ly/45qkREp
"I worry that students, never the most enthusiastic one-shot attendees, now feel that library research skills are less relevant than ever." - Eleanor Ball
bit.ly/45qkREp
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New on ACRLog... OpenAlex and values-aligned tools
"For those unfamiliar with OpenAlex, it is essentially a large database of scholarly works and related metadata." - Sam Winemiller
bit.ly/4rj1tlg
"For those unfamiliar with OpenAlex, it is essentially a large database of scholarly works and related metadata." - Sam Winemiller
bit.ly/4rj1tlg
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
New on ACRLog... OpenAlex and values-aligned tools
"For those unfamiliar with OpenAlex, it is essentially a large database of scholarly works and related metadata." - Sam Winemiller
bit.ly/4rj1tlg
"For those unfamiliar with OpenAlex, it is essentially a large database of scholarly works and related metadata." - Sam Winemiller
bit.ly/4rj1tlg
"Please, just use my evil technology. What’s so wrong with that? Just use it. I’m begging you. I want to continue living my immoral technofascist life without any criticism."
Please Don’t Say Mean Things about the AI That I Just Invested a Billion Dollars In
“[Nvidia CEO] Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI” — Headline from Gizmodo
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Guys, enough is enough. Bullying is a s...
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January 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM
"Please, just use my evil technology. What’s so wrong with that? Just use it. I’m begging you. I want to continue living my immoral technofascist life without any criticism."
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New on ACRLog... Finding Friends as a New Librarian
"As someone who grew up being scared to present in front of an audience, even in front of family during holiday karaoke time, I never thought I would turn into an ambivert of sorts." - Lisa Shin
bit.ly/3LEYNPB
"As someone who grew up being scared to present in front of an audience, even in front of family during holiday karaoke time, I never thought I would turn into an ambivert of sorts." - Lisa Shin
bit.ly/3LEYNPB
January 20, 2026 at 3:48 PM
New on ACRLog... Finding Friends as a New Librarian
"As someone who grew up being scared to present in front of an audience, even in front of family during holiday karaoke time, I never thought I would turn into an ambivert of sorts." - Lisa Shin
bit.ly/3LEYNPB
"As someone who grew up being scared to present in front of an audience, even in front of family during holiday karaoke time, I never thought I would turn into an ambivert of sorts." - Lisa Shin
bit.ly/3LEYNPB
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"...in the rush to build its Generative AI Gemini product, Google illegally copied millions of books rather than reach licensing deals with copyright owners."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Publishers Seek to Join Class Action Against Google
Two members of the Association of American Publishers, Cengage and Hachette Book Group, have asked a court to allow them to join an ongoing class action lawsuit first brought by illustrators and autho...
www.publishersweekly.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:45 PM
"...in the rush to build its Generative AI Gemini product, Google illegally copied millions of books rather than reach licensing deals with copyright owners."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
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If all you're willing to do is say "We're cooked" on a social media site, maybe it is all over.
If you're willing to struggle alongside your friends and neighbors for democracy, then we've got a chance.
If you're willing to struggle alongside your friends and neighbors for democracy, then we've got a chance.
January 15, 2026 at 8:38 PM
If all you're willing to do is say "We're cooked" on a social media site, maybe it is all over.
If you're willing to struggle alongside your friends and neighbors for democracy, then we've got a chance.
If you're willing to struggle alongside your friends and neighbors for democracy, then we've got a chance.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I am so OVER these giant vendors in libraries bending a knee to the AI techno-utopianists that pretend they’re going to save us all with their slop machines.
GenAI is a solution to a problem we NEVER HAD.
GenAI is a solution to a problem we NEVER HAD.
Our official policy provides clarity on our AI usage and the broader impact of AI on the book industry as a whole. Read OverDrive's full policy here: https://bit.ly/4be33jB
January 13, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I am so OVER these giant vendors in libraries bending a knee to the AI techno-utopianists that pretend they’re going to save us all with their slop machines.
GenAI is a solution to a problem we NEVER HAD.
GenAI is a solution to a problem we NEVER HAD.
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B-Corps should automatically lose their certification if they start using GenAI
You aren't doing good for people or planet
You aren't doing good for people or planet
Our official policy provides clarity on our AI usage and the broader impact of AI on the book industry as a whole. Read OverDrive's full policy here: https://bit.ly/4be33jB
January 13, 2026 at 1:43 AM
B-Corps should automatically lose their certification if they start using GenAI
You aren't doing good for people or planet
You aren't doing good for people or planet
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Today's early Spring semester reminder that if your academic library doesn't have an eBook you want and/or tells you they can't provide it, it is most likely not the library staff's fault.
We can't buy what vendors refuse to sell.
We can't buy what vendors refuse to sell.
January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Today's early Spring semester reminder that if your academic library doesn't have an eBook you want and/or tells you they can't provide it, it is most likely not the library staff's fault.
We can't buy what vendors refuse to sell.
We can't buy what vendors refuse to sell.
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“A Maryland man is navigating two devastating blows to his family after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested his wife just days before their 15-year-old son’s death from cancer.” www.kkco11news.com/2026/01/12/t...
Teen dies of cancer days after mother arrested by ICE: ‘She’s never gonna see him’
The mother's family pleaded with federal officers for her release from custody to say her final goodbyes to her son, but their requests went unanswered.
www.kkco11news.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
“A Maryland man is navigating two devastating blows to his family after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested his wife just days before their 15-year-old son’s death from cancer.” www.kkco11news.com/2026/01/12/t...
I wrote a bit about the books I read in 2025, which included The AI Con by Bender & Hanna (obviously) and Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin.
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A year of reading: 6 books from 2025 - ACRLog
Is it too late for a round-up post of the books I read this past year? I don’t really think so (or care, actually); I’d love to talk about a few of the 56 books I read this year. This has been my high...
acrlog.org
January 9, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I wrote a bit about the books I read in 2025, which included The AI Con by Bender & Hanna (obviously) and Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin.
acrlog.org/2026/01/09/a...
acrlog.org/2026/01/09/a...
started 2026 with bronchitis. let’s go. 🫠
January 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
started 2026 with bronchitis. let’s go. 🫠
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And tbh we had better, because this shit at scale is going to introduce so many more harms we can’t even fully comprehend yet.
December 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
And tbh we had better, because this shit at scale is going to introduce so many more harms we can’t even fully comprehend yet.
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what I want trans kids, queer kids, and gender nonconforming kids to know:
you are loved
you are so much more powerful than the ghouls using your healthcare as a political pawn, and you WILL outlive them (they know this, and it is why they're attacking you)
you are loved
you are so much more powerful than the ghouls using your healthcare as a political pawn, and you WILL outlive them (they know this, and it is why they're attacking you)
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
what I want trans kids, queer kids, and gender nonconforming kids to know:
you are loved
you are so much more powerful than the ghouls using your healthcare as a political pawn, and you WILL outlive them (they know this, and it is why they're attacking you)
you are loved
you are so much more powerful than the ghouls using your healthcare as a political pawn, and you WILL outlive them (they know this, and it is why they're attacking you)
So… evidently my librarian-ness just shines everywhere I go because I was just browsing books in the public library and a teen came up to me to ask where the anime/manga was.
I told them, but still. 😂
I told them, but still. 😂
December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
So… evidently my librarian-ness just shines everywhere I go because I was just browsing books in the public library and a teen came up to me to ask where the anime/manga was.
I told them, but still. 😂
I told them, but still. 😂
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Why read a 300-word "abstract" summary of a paper written by the actual authors when one can read a 300-word summary produced by an AI prone to hallucinations?
What the absolute shit is this? ACM using AI summaries instead of abstracts in search results?! So, if I understand correctly, instead of the author's own summary of the work (i.e. an abstract) we are better off with some regurgitated slop version of that summary instead? @chi.acm.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Why read a 300-word "abstract" summary of a paper written by the actual authors when one can read a 300-word summary produced by an AI prone to hallucinations?
Reposted by Emily Zerrenner
You need to look at the Euphoria Quilt’s new archive of all the blocks and notes. It’s truly amazing. www.euphoriaquilt.com/quilt-archive
Archive — The Euphoria Quilt
Browse all 165+ blocks that appear in the Euphoria Quilt, along with some of the notes that were sent in with them. You can also sort blocks by tags to narrow the scope of your search.
www.euphoriaquilt.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
You need to look at the Euphoria Quilt’s new archive of all the blocks and notes. It’s truly amazing. www.euphoriaquilt.com/quilt-archive
I SUBMITTED MY PROMOTION PACKET.
The sigh of relief I just let out. I can go on winter break in peace.
The sigh of relief I just let out. I can go on winter break in peace.
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I SUBMITTED MY PROMOTION PACKET.
The sigh of relief I just let out. I can go on winter break in peace.
The sigh of relief I just let out. I can go on winter break in peace.
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I want to repost @fobettarh.bsky.social's fundraiser as she needed to be moved to the ICU a few weeks ago and remains there. Her support network can use more coins from those in a position to donate, or to boost/spread the word. Fobazi is a wonderful human being: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant, organized by Ysabel Gerrard
Hello all, my name is Ysabel and I’m fundraising for my friends … Ysabel Gerrard needs your support for Fobazi’s road to recovery: Kidney and liver transplant
www.gofundme.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I want to repost @fobettarh.bsky.social's fundraiser as she needed to be moved to the ICU a few weeks ago and remains there. Her support network can use more coins from those in a position to donate, or to boost/spread the word. Fobazi is a wonderful human being: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Look everything is awful, but I did get Christmas photos with my dog yesterday if you need some joy.
December 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Look everything is awful, but I did get Christmas photos with my dog yesterday if you need some joy.
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HOW DO YOU ASSESS WHAT A SPOILER IS, AMAZON
An LLM, and I cannot emphasize this enough, cannot discern what a "SPOILER" is
An LLM, and I cannot emphasize this enough, cannot discern what a "SPOILER" is
December 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
HOW DO YOU ASSESS WHAT A SPOILER IS, AMAZON
An LLM, and I cannot emphasize this enough, cannot discern what a "SPOILER" is
An LLM, and I cannot emphasize this enough, cannot discern what a "SPOILER" is
This is one of my fundamental problems with GenAI. Google Scholar Labs is "an AI powered scholar search." After my initial prompt (Find papers that discuss the negative impact on cognitive ability from use of Generative AI.), I asked this.
How does a black box with no explanation help anyone?
How does a black box with no explanation help anyone?
December 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is one of my fundamental problems with GenAI. Google Scholar Labs is "an AI powered scholar search." After my initial prompt (Find papers that discuss the negative impact on cognitive ability from use of Generative AI.), I asked this.
How does a black box with no explanation help anyone?
How does a black box with no explanation help anyone?