John M. Jackson
@johnxlibris.bsky.social
Gardener. Father. Academic librarian. (bibliothecarius communicendi). I drink and I know things. https://johnxlibris.com #librarians #libraries #skybrarians
Now THIS is how you promote databases (from Tulane Libraries) 📚🔥 www.instagram.com/reel/DQuIikI...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Now THIS is how you promote databases (from Tulane Libraries) 📚🔥 www.instagram.com/reel/DQuIikI...
Y'all.... Y'ALL! The Univ of Wyoming marketing team has an official webpage dedicated to their pets! www.uwyo.edu/publicrelati...
Meet our Furriest Team Members
If you've ever wondered why Institutaional Marketing produces extraordinary work, it's not just because of our talent, wisdom and work ethic. Behind every meeting or project request are the real heros...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Y'all.... Y'ALL! The Univ of Wyoming marketing team has an official webpage dedicated to their pets! www.uwyo.edu/publicrelati...
The J. Willard Marriott Library at U of Utah is hosting what looks like an amazing panel with booksellers. 📚 blog.lib.utah.edu/booksellersp...
J. Willard Marriott Library Blog | Commerce and Culture: A Booksellers’ Panel
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November 5, 2025 at 5:17 AM
The J. Willard Marriott Library at U of Utah is hosting what looks like an amazing panel with booksellers. 📚 blog.lib.utah.edu/booksellersp...
It's spooky season in academic libraries across the U.S. This month we saw:
💀 explorations of memento mori
🌎 celebrations of open data sets
✍️ postcards as creative writing prompts
🔨 new makerspaces
☠️ lots of skeletons
www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece...
💀 explorations of memento mori
🌎 celebrations of open data sets
✍️ postcards as creative writing prompts
🔨 new makerspaces
☠️ lots of skeletons
www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece...
Recently in Academic Libraries: October 2025 - john, from the library
This October, academic libraries are celebrating open data sets, exploring memento mori, creating makerspaces... oh, and more skeletons.
www.johnxlibris.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's spooky season in academic libraries across the U.S. This month we saw:
💀 explorations of memento mori
🌎 celebrations of open data sets
✍️ postcards as creative writing prompts
🔨 new makerspaces
☠️ lots of skeletons
www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece...
💀 explorations of memento mori
🌎 celebrations of open data sets
✍️ postcards as creative writing prompts
🔨 new makerspaces
☠️ lots of skeletons
www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece...
Students at Stony Brook University Libraries used postcards as creative writing prompts 📚 library.stonybrook.edu/2025/10/23/g...
Greetings from Long Island: Using Postcards as Creative Writing Prompts | Stony Brook University Libraries
library.stonybrook.edu
October 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Students at Stony Brook University Libraries used postcards as creative writing prompts 📚 library.stonybrook.edu/2025/10/23/g...
This past month in academic libraries, we saw everything from a plushie conservation project to a major grant to preserve HBCUs archives www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece... 📚
Recently in Academic Libraries: September 2025 - john, from the library
This September, academic libraries built AI scraping policies, launched new data platforms, preserved plushies, and more!
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October 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
This past month in academic libraries, we saw everything from a plushie conservation project to a major grant to preserve HBCUs archives www.johnxlibris.com/2025/10/rece... 📚
Vanderbilt’s Heard Libraries plans to allow Google to digitize 260K of its volumes, including a notable Baudelaire collection and playing card company gaming collection 📚 newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2025/09/2600...
260,000 volumes from Vanderbilt’s Heard Libraries to be digitized by Google Books
A new collaboration between the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries and the Google Books initiative will make it possible for users worldwide to access works that are rare, out of print, or generally u...
newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu
October 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Vanderbilt’s Heard Libraries plans to allow Google to digitize 260K of its volumes, including a notable Baudelaire collection and playing card company gaming collection 📚 newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2025/09/2600...
The Emory Open Education Initiative is a new program that provides mini-grants to faculty members who want to transition from commercial course materials to open educational resources (OER). 📚 scholarblogs.emory.edu/woodruff/new...
Oxford College faculty first recipients of Emory Open Education Initiative mini-grants
The Emory Open Education Initiative is a new program that provides mini-grants to faculty members who want to transition from commercial course materials to open educational resources (OER). This s…
scholarblogs.emory.edu
October 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Emory Open Education Initiative is a new program that provides mini-grants to faculty members who want to transition from commercial course materials to open educational resources (OER). 📚 scholarblogs.emory.edu/woodruff/new...
The Falvey Library at Villanova organized a "free cycle" event at their library to help keep items out of landfills blog.library.villanova.edu/2025/09/26/f... 📚
Falvey Library :: Falvey Library Free-Cycle
blog.library.villanova.edu
October 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The Falvey Library at Villanova organized a "free cycle" event at their library to help keep items out of landfills blog.library.villanova.edu/2025/09/26/f... 📚
This is so Berkeley and I love it: "Documenting the Legacy of California Cannabis" 📚 update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/09/26/d...
Documenting the Legacy of California Cannabis - UC Berkeley Library Update
For over 150 years, residents and visitors alike have not run short of reasons to support the claim, “There’s no place like California.” And since the 1960s, that claim has been echoed—albeit in whisp...
update.lib.berkeley.edu
October 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
This is so Berkeley and I love it: "Documenting the Legacy of California Cannabis" 📚 update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/09/26/d...
At LMU Library, we're back to having a full line-up of Banned Books Week events, including an author talk, movie showing, merch, and a themed drink at the student cafe ("Fahrenheit 451 Freeze" = toasted marshmallow and cinnamon) librarynews.lmu.edu/2025/09/bann... 📚
Banned Books Week 2025 - LMU Library News
At the William H. Hannon Library, we are celebrating our right to read by hosting three events during 2025 Banned Book Week.
librarynews.lmu.edu
September 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
At LMU Library, we're back to having a full line-up of Banned Books Week events, including an author talk, movie showing, merch, and a themed drink at the student cafe ("Fahrenheit 451 Freeze" = toasted marshmallow and cinnamon) librarynews.lmu.edu/2025/09/bann... 📚
Falvey Library at Villanova has a great lineup of virtual library workshops this semester (and I love that it's all scheduled and set out in advance so students have plenty of time to discover it) 📚 blog.library.villanova.edu/2025/09/02/f...
Falvey Library :: FALL 2025 FALVEY FORUM VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS
blog.library.villanova.edu
September 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Falvey Library at Villanova has a great lineup of virtual library workshops this semester (and I love that it's all scheduled and set out in advance so students have plenty of time to discover it) 📚 blog.library.villanova.edu/2025/09/02/f...
Students are back, so academic libraries are ramping back up as well. This month, we saw:
📸 cataloging pop star libraries
🪡 makerspaces and radical mending workshops
🌱 hydroponics and propogation exchanges
🍸 AI-themed mocktails
👹 Labubus
This and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/08/rece... 📚
📸 cataloging pop star libraries
🪡 makerspaces and radical mending workshops
🌱 hydroponics and propogation exchanges
🍸 AI-themed mocktails
👹 Labubus
This and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/08/rece... 📚
Recently in Academic Libraries: August 2025 - john, from the library
This August, academic libraries are creating makerspaces, cataloging books from famous pop stars, and jumping on the Labubu trend.
www.johnxlibris.com
August 31, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Students are back, so academic libraries are ramping back up as well. This month, we saw:
📸 cataloging pop star libraries
🪡 makerspaces and radical mending workshops
🌱 hydroponics and propogation exchanges
🍸 AI-themed mocktails
👹 Labubus
This and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/08/rece... 📚
📸 cataloging pop star libraries
🪡 makerspaces and radical mending workshops
🌱 hydroponics and propogation exchanges
🍸 AI-themed mocktails
👹 Labubus
This and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/08/rece... 📚
You can now explore President William McKinley’s 1901 autopsy files online thanks to the University at Buffalo Libraries. 📚 library.buffalo.edu/news/stories...
History of Medicine Collection Adds McKinley Autopsy Archive to Digital Holdings
The Robert L. Brown History of Medicine Collection has made the rare Matzinger Collection available online.
library.buffalo.edu
August 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
You can now explore President William McKinley’s 1901 autopsy files online thanks to the University at Buffalo Libraries. 📚 library.buffalo.edu/news/stories...
From Berkeley Library: "Documenting Italian-American Communities in California" 📚 update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/08/18/d...
Documenting Italian-American Communities in California - UC Berkeley Library Update
The UC Berkeley Library has rich collections pertaining to Italian-American communities in California. An online exhibition Italian Americans in California created in 2007 imparts little known facts a...
update.lib.berkeley.edu
August 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
From Berkeley Library: "Documenting Italian-American Communities in California" 📚 update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/08/18/d...
UNF Library has a LibGuide to support transfer student academic success libguides.unf.edu/lifts
LibGuides: Library Instruction For Transfer Success (LIFTS): Start Here
A guide to Library Instruction support services for transfer students
libguides.unf.edu
August 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
UNF Library has a LibGuide to support transfer student academic success libguides.unf.edu/lifts
Duke University Libraries prepares faculty for some of the changes coming to library services 📚 blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2025/08...
Library Service Changes: What Duke Faculty Need to Know - Duke University Libraries Blogs
The following email was sent by the Provost’s Office to all Duke University faculty on August 15, 2025. Dear Colleagues, I’m writing to share some important updates from the Duke University Libraries....
blogs.library.duke.edu
August 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Duke University Libraries prepares faculty for some of the changes coming to library services 📚 blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2025/08...
Aw, I love this demonstration of support from campus student leaders. 📚 communications.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/08/05/s...
Student Government Honors Libraries with Senate Bill » Communications » UF Libraries » University of Florida
On July 31, the “Resolution Celebrating the George A. Smathers Libraries Centennial” was signed by the UF Student Government Senate. This bill details library student resources, branch locations and s...
communications.uflib.ufl.edu
August 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Aw, I love this demonstration of support from campus student leaders. 📚 communications.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/08/05/s...
More art in libraries, please! 📚 The Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections at Washington State U. is getting a Virginia Woolf mural:
libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/07...
libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/07...
New Mural Adjacent to MASC Celebrates Sisterhood of Virginia Woolf, Vanessa Bell – WSU Libraries
libraries.wsu.edu
August 5, 2025 at 2:01 AM
More art in libraries, please! 📚 The Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections at Washington State U. is getting a Virginia Woolf mural:
libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/07...
libraries.wsu.edu/blog/2025/07...
Kallie Stahl over at Villanova's Falvey Library does a quick deep dive into the Green Lantern (with citations, of course) 📚: blog.library.villanova.edu/2025/08/01/i...
Falvey Library :: In Brightest Day: Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
blog.library.villanova.edu
August 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Kallie Stahl over at Villanova's Falvey Library does a quick deep dive into the Green Lantern (with citations, of course) 📚: blog.library.villanova.edu/2025/08/01/i...
This July in academic libraries 📚, we've got:
🧪 experiments with bioplastics
🔥 Banned Books datasets
⚓️ books on a boat
🧦 custom library socks
🍇 CA wine history
Plus, I'm seeing quite a few moves in library leadership. www.johnxlibris.com/2025/07/rece...
🧪 experiments with bioplastics
🔥 Banned Books datasets
⚓️ books on a boat
🧦 custom library socks
🍇 CA wine history
Plus, I'm seeing quite a few moves in library leadership. www.johnxlibris.com/2025/07/rece...
Recently in Academic Libraries: July 2025 - john, from the library
This month in academic libraries, we have experiments with bioplastics, the world's largest puzzle, books on a ship, custom socks, and more!
www.johnxlibris.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
This July in academic libraries 📚, we've got:
🧪 experiments with bioplastics
🔥 Banned Books datasets
⚓️ books on a boat
🧦 custom library socks
🍇 CA wine history
Plus, I'm seeing quite a few moves in library leadership. www.johnxlibris.com/2025/07/rece...
🧪 experiments with bioplastics
🔥 Banned Books datasets
⚓️ books on a boat
🧦 custom library socks
🍇 CA wine history
Plus, I'm seeing quite a few moves in library leadership. www.johnxlibris.com/2025/07/rece...
DePaul University Library and the College of DuPage Library cohosted the 23rd (!!!) Annual Information Literacy Summit last month. 📚 news.library.depaul.press/full-text/20...
Reshaping Information Literacy for an Uncertain Future: DePaul Library Hosts 23rd Annual Information Literacy Summit - The Full Text
On May 2nd, the DePaul University Library co-hosted the 23rd Annual Information Literacy Summit with the College of DuPage Library and with generous support from the Reaching Across Illinois Library S...
news.library.depaul.press
July 17, 2025 at 4:57 AM
DePaul University Library and the College of DuPage Library cohosted the 23rd (!!!) Annual Information Literacy Summit last month. 📚 news.library.depaul.press/full-text/20...
In case you missed it, here's a snapshot of what academic libraries were up to last month. We've got:
🧩 puzzle collections
🎥 student video contests
👨🏫 OER communities of practice
🏔️ new leadership
🥰 wholesome social content
Read about this and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/07/rece... 📚
🧩 puzzle collections
🎥 student video contests
👨🏫 OER communities of practice
🏔️ new leadership
🥰 wholesome social content
Read about this and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/07/rece... 📚
Recently in Academic Libraries: June 2025 - john, from the library
In June 2025, academic libraries are promoting their Pride resources, creating new OER opportunities, and posting wholesome social content.
www.johnxlibris.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:24 AM
In case you missed it, here's a snapshot of what academic libraries were up to last month. We've got:
🧩 puzzle collections
🎥 student video contests
👨🏫 OER communities of practice
🏔️ new leadership
🥰 wholesome social content
Read about this and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/07/rece... 📚
🧩 puzzle collections
🎥 student video contests
👨🏫 OER communities of practice
🏔️ new leadership
🥰 wholesome social content
Read about this and more: www.johnxlibris.com/2025/07/rece... 📚
Stony Brook U. Libraries has hired a "Director of AI" 📚 library.stonybrook.edu/2025/06/09/w...
Welcome Nicholas E. Johnson, Director of AI | Stony Brook University Libraries
library.stonybrook.edu
June 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Stony Brook U. Libraries has hired a "Director of AI" 📚 library.stonybrook.edu/2025/06/09/w...
UW Libraries have release the results of their annual student video competition. I love watching these! 📚 sites.uw.edu/libstrat/202...
2025 Student Video Contest Winners! | UW Libraries Blog
News, views and impact stories from the UW Libraries
sites.uw.edu
June 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
UW Libraries have release the results of their annual student video competition. I love watching these! 📚 sites.uw.edu/libstrat/202...