Jane Cowell
@janecowell.bsky.social
Library Industry Speaker, Librarian, Innovator, Digital Disruption, Democracy, views are my own, reposts are not endorsements.
‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure. Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure
Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:49 AM
‘Keeps your mind alert’: older Swedes reap the benefits of learning for pleasure. Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
he Dream of the Universal Library: The Internet promised easy access to every book ever written. Why can’t we have nice things? asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
The Dream of the Universal Library—Asterisk
The Internet promised easy access to every book ever written. Why can’t we have nice things?
asteriskmag.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:40 AM
he Dream of the Universal Library: The Internet promised easy access to every book ever written. Why can’t we have nice things? asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
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67% of internet users have encountered hate speech online according to @unesco.org ’s World Trends Report
World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development
World Trends Report on Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Journalism: Shaping a World at Peace (2025)
www.unesco.org
January 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
67% of internet users have encountered hate speech online according to @unesco.org ’s World Trends Report
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Are Toronto #libraries the city’s most underrated third space?
Are Toronto libraries the city’s most underrated third space? - NOW Toronto
In a time where finding a third space to unwind has become a rarity, the Toronto Public Library is being celebrated for its underrated perks.
nowtoronto.com
January 11, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Are Toronto #libraries the city’s most underrated third space?
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Congrats to Kelvin Watson, Library Journal's 2026 #LibrarianOfTheYear! 👏 He inspires us through his commitment to libraries and dedication to the profession. We are proud to sponsor this year's award.
➡️ More: libraryjournal.com/story/library-a-list-kelvin-watson-is-ljs-2026-librarian-of-the-year
➡️ More: libraryjournal.com/story/library-a-list-kelvin-watson-is-ljs-2026-librarian-of-the-year
Library A-List: Kelvin Watson Is LJ’s 2026 Librarian of the Year
For his work bringing partners from across the county to drive innovation and change lives, Las Vegas–Clark County Library District Executive Director Kelvin Watson is LJ’s 2026 Librarian of the Year.
libraryjournal.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Congrats to Kelvin Watson, Library Journal's 2026 #LibrarianOfTheYear! 👏 He inspires us through his commitment to libraries and dedication to the profession. We are proud to sponsor this year's award.
➡️ More: libraryjournal.com/story/library-a-list-kelvin-watson-is-ljs-2026-librarian-of-the-year
➡️ More: libraryjournal.com/story/library-a-list-kelvin-watson-is-ljs-2026-librarian-of-the-year
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#podcast Library Land Loves with guest @bobbinewman.bsky.social on wellbeing in the library
Wellbeing in the Library Workplace
Podcast Episode · Library Land Loves · 22/12/2025 · 37m
podcasts.apple.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:49 AM
#podcast Library Land Loves with guest @bobbinewman.bsky.social on wellbeing in the library
What are algorithms and how do they make social media more harmful? counterhate.com/blog/what-ar...
What are algorithms and how do they make social media more harmful?
Social media algorithms push highly engaging content to users, including self-harm content and other online harms. Learn how algorithms work and why it matters here.
counterhate.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:56 AM
What are algorithms and how do they make social media more harmful? counterhate.com/blog/what-ar...
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New metadata best practices to support the discoverability of #FirstNations books and #publishing across the industry supply chain using ONIX and Thema.
New Indigenous metadata best practices published
A collection of metadata best practices have been developed to support the discoverability of First Nations books and publishing across the industry supply chain.
publishers.asn.au
December 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
New metadata best practices to support the discoverability of #FirstNations books and #publishing across the industry supply chain using ONIX and Thema.
Fantastic Idea to keep your #Library teams hooked on learning - create a 12 Days of Techmas and here is a guide www.linkedin.com/pulse/creati...
Creating 12 Days of Techmas
As the year winds down and everyone shifts into end-of-year mode, December can feel like a strange in-between time. Work slows down in some places, ramps up in others, and life becomes a little festiv...
www.linkedin.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Fantastic Idea to keep your #Library teams hooked on learning - create a 12 Days of Techmas and here is a guide www.linkedin.com/pulse/creati...
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot and other models are befuddling students, researchers and archivists by generating “incorrect or fabricated archival references,” according to ICRC, which runs some of the world’s most used research archives. #AI #libraries
AI Slop Is Spurring Record Requests for Imaginary Journals
The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives
www.scientificamerican.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Microsoft’s Copilot and other models are befuddling students, researchers and archivists by generating “incorrect or fabricated archival references,” according to ICRC, which runs some of the world’s most used research archives. #AI #libraries
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Hundreds of residents in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside joined local leaders in government, education and the library district to celebrate the grand opening of a new two-story public library.
‘Jaw-dropping’: New Historic Westside library opens doors to community excitement — PHOTOS
West Las Vegas’ new library has a brand new recording studio, 3D printers and shelves stocked with fresh books meant to support the historically overlooked community.
www.reviewjournal.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Hundreds of residents in Las Vegas’ Historic Westside joined local leaders in government, education and the library district to celebrate the grand opening of a new two-story public library.
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New Journal Article: The Importance of Inclusive and Balanced Collections in #Libraries and #Archives
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December 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New Journal Article: The Importance of Inclusive and Balanced Collections in #Libraries and #Archives
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I have just published a blog about the essential role Public Libraries play in building media literacy skills at the local level in Australia. Would love to hear how you are seeing media literacy needs evolve in your library janecowell8.medium.com/our-best-def...
Our Best Defence Against Misinformation? Public Libraries.
Australia’s most trusted public institutions are already delivering frontline media literacy support. With funding, they could transform…
janecowell8.medium.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:19 AM
I have just published a blog about the essential role Public Libraries play in building media literacy skills at the local level in Australia. Would love to hear how you are seeing media literacy needs evolve in your library janecowell8.medium.com/our-best-def...
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Restrictions on social media use for Australian children under 16 provide an opportunity to reengage children and teens with #reading in their leisure time. So how can we support them to bring books back into their daily lives?
With the national social media ban coming, how can we encourage children and teens to get back into reading? - Australia Reads
Explore top tips on how to support children and teens to bring books and reading back into their daily lives.
australiareads.org.au
December 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Restrictions on social media use for Australian children under 16 provide an opportunity to reengage children and teens with #reading in their leisure time. So how can we support them to bring books back into their daily lives?
This tool was created by QUT’s GenAI Lab. Instead of just reading about AI, how about playing with it directly through a series of interactive games that reveal both its capabilities and its limitations. genai-arcade.net
GenAI Arcade
Welcome to the GenAI Arcade - your refreshingly honest way to learn about AI! Skip the jargon and doomsday scenarios. Instead, poke, test, and play with AI through interactive games that reveal what i...
genai-arcade.net
December 4, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This tool was created by QUT’s GenAI Lab. Instead of just reading about AI, how about playing with it directly through a series of interactive games that reveal both its capabilities and its limitations. genai-arcade.net
the 2025 Australian Digital Inclusion Index is now available for download. Great data available. digitalinclusionindex.org.au
Home - Australian Digital Inclusion Index
Measuring Australia's digital divide. The Australian Digital Inclusion Index tracks and reports on digital inclusion in Australia.
digitalinclusionindex.org.au
December 4, 2025 at 12:16 AM
the 2025 Australian Digital Inclusion Index is now available for download. Great data available. digitalinclusionindex.org.au
With the Australian national social media ban coming, how can we encourage Aussie children and teens to get back into reading? australiareads.org.au/news/social-...
With the national social media ban coming, how can we encourage children and teens to get back into reading? - Australia Reads
Explore top tips on how to support children and teens to bring books and reading back into their daily lives.
australiareads.org.au
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 AM
With the Australian national social media ban coming, how can we encourage Aussie children and teens to get back into reading? australiareads.org.au/news/social-...
More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI – is human writing headed for extinction? theconversation.com/more-than-ha...
More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI – is human writing headed for extinction?
As AI floods the internet with text, it could mean human voices will matter more – not less.
theconversation.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
More than half of new articles on the internet are being written by AI – is human writing headed for extinction? theconversation.com/more-than-ha...
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Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes?
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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How should cultural heritage institutions share their data in the age of #AI? Impulse Paper by Open Future and Europeana Foundation explores: under what conditions should heritage data be made available for AI training and use? #GLAMS openfuture.eu/publication/...
Impulse paper: Publishing cultural heritage data in the age of AI – Open Future
This paper proposes a framework to help cultural heritage institutions decide when and how to share collection data for AI training, balancing open access with managing large-scale AI reuse aligned wi...
openfuture.eu
December 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
How should cultural heritage institutions share their data in the age of #AI? Impulse Paper by Open Future and Europeana Foundation explores: under what conditions should heritage data be made available for AI training and use? #GLAMS openfuture.eu/publication/...
For me the printed book wins every time! - Should we ‘get over’ print books in the digital age – or are they more precious than ever? theconversation.com/should-we-ge...
Should we ‘get over’ print books in the digital age – or are they more precious than ever?
Print books embody culture. We see it in social media trends for annotating books, community publishing and wartime destruction of books spanning the Nazis to Gaza.
theconversation.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
For me the printed book wins every time! - Should we ‘get over’ print books in the digital age – or are they more precious than ever? theconversation.com/should-we-ge...
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Via @neuranne.bsky.social … who feels seen? … 👀
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Via @neuranne.bsky.social … who feels seen? … 👀
I have just published a blog post to support #library managers in building a culture of innovation in their library. Hope you find it useful janecowell8.medium.com/test-try-lea...
Test, Try, Learn: Building a Culture of Innovation in Public Libraries
Public libraries sit at the heart of their communities continually adapting to changing technologies, shifting user needs, and increasing…
janecowell8.medium.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I have just published a blog post to support #library managers in building a culture of innovation in their library. Hope you find it useful janecowell8.medium.com/test-try-lea...
The 2026 Guide to TikTok for Libraries: How to Maximize Reach (While It Still Exists) superlibrarymarketing.com/2025/11/17/l...
The 2026 Guide to TikTok for Libraries: How to Maximize Reach (While It Still Exists)
Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library This is part of the 2026 series of library social media guides. In the following weeks, we’ll cover LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, …
superlibrarymarketing.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The 2026 Guide to TikTok for Libraries: How to Maximize Reach (While It Still Exists) superlibrarymarketing.com/2025/11/17/l...