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Jill Tivey
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Retired information professional. She/Her.
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noethematt.bsky.social
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.
January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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bobbinewman.bsky.social
If you’re looking to ground yourself in a topic with fact-based research, librarians are still your best friends.

“There’s information,” the librarian said to me, “and then there’s the right information.”

nautil.us/viva-la-libr...
#libraries #skybrarians #publibs
Viva la Library!
Rebel against The Algorithm. Get a library card.
nautil.us
December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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bryonyhooper.bsky.social
cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/how-to-spo...

All hail the reference librarian!
How to Spot AI Hallucinations Like a Reference Librarian
The verification tricks that would make fact-checkers weep with joy.
cardcatalogforlife.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social
Experts warn AI is making your brain work less
Experts warn AI is making your brain work less
Generative AI tools have become hugely popular but some experts worry about the effect they have on the brain.
www.bbc.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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anthonymoser.com
while i am not an academic i did see this coming and post about it on bluesky, which is why i am quoted in this article
Moser tells Rolling Stone that to even claim LLMs "hallucinate" fictional publications misunderstands the threat they pose to our comprehension of the world, because the term "implies that it's different from the normal, correct perception of reality" But the chatbots are "always hallucinating," he says. "It's not a malfunction. A predictive model predicts some text, and maybe it's accurate, maybe it isn't, but the process is the same either way. To put it another way: LLMs are structurally indifferent to truth."
December 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
“AI models not only point some users to false sources but also cause problems for researchers and librarians, who end up wasting their time looking for requested nonexistent records…”
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 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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pixiethinkss.bsky.social
This is nauseating...

www.icrc.org/en/article/i...
We are aware that some AI chatbots (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Bard and others) may generate incorrect or fabricated archival references. These systems do not conduct research, verify sources, or cross-check information. They generate new content based on statistical patterns, and may therefore produce invented catalogue numbers, descriptions of documents, or even references to platforms that have never existed. A specific risk is that generative AI tools always produce an answer, even when the historical sources are incomplete or silent. Because their purpose is to generate content, they cannot indicate that no information exists; instead, they will invent details that appear plausible but have no basis in the archival record If you received an archival reference or document description from an Al chatbot, please keep in mind that it may be inaccurate
December 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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cfiesler.bsky.social
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.

I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling 3697-3705 Apr 30, 2025 Education The Psychological Impact of Digital Isolation: How AI-Driven Social Interactions Shape Human Behavior and Mental Well-Being Felix Eling Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Gulu College of Health Sciences, Gulu City, Northern Uganda DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.47772/IJRISS.2025.90400265 Received: 13 March 2025; Revised: 22 March 2025; Accepted: 25 March 2025; Published: 30 April 2025 ABSTRACT The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in social interactions has transformed how humans experience companionship, communication, and mental well-being. This review examines the psychological impact of AI-driven social interactions, focusing on virtual assistants, AI chatbots, and digital companions. It explores the benefits, risks, and ethical concerns associated with AI companionship. A systematic review methodology was employed, detailing inclusion criteria, databases searched, and analysis techniques. Findings suggest that while AI can offer emotional relief and support, over-reliance may disrupt real-world social bonding. Ethical concerns such as data privacy, emotional manipulation, and regulatory gaps are highlighted. The study underscores the need for balanced AI integration in human socialization. The study also addresses gaps in previous literature by examining AI’s influence on different demographic groups and cultural contexts.
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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orkneylibrary.bsky.social
Happy Birthday to the legendary Billy Connolly who turns 83 today, and who from a young age realised the importance of #Libraries.

'When I was an unhappy little boy, going to the library changed my life. It may even have saved it.'

Happy Birthday Big Yin. 🎉🎂🌟❤️
The book Made in Scotland by Billy Connolly A quote from Billy Connolly. 'But, for me, the library is the key. That is where the escape tunnel is. All of the knowledge in the world is there. The great brains of the world are at your fingertips.'
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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davidhiggins.bsky.social
Marking essays in the age of Gen AI, I find myself nostalgic for the days when people did their own plagiarism rather than have machines do it for them.
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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biblioteka0131.bsky.social
Medical educators: please help your students develop their skills and knowledge to link patients to quality information sources. NHS Inform, Patient Information Forum, Right Decision Service, other decision support tools. Need help? Ask your library service.
dr-know.bsky.social Sarah K @dr-know.bsky.social · Nov 2
Overheard a doctor telling their student “I just tell patients to ask the AI. It’s the cheapest and most reliable thing we can do.”
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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genderedintelligence.co.uk
Over 50,000 cis women have signed the @nionwomen.bsky.social open letter rejecting the narrative that trans women are a danger to women.

The real threat to women has never been trans women. The real threat to women is male violence.

Add your name today: notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Background with cream, blue and yellow curved shapes with purple text over it, reading "Not in Our Name Over fifty thousand cis women have signed an open letter rejecting the false narrative that trans women are a danger to women. Add your name"
October 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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brookenewman.bsky.social
THIS. “The boys makes an off-handed offensive joke. The girls can speak up, getting the reputation as annoying…or they can let it pass & be regarded as a chill girl who isn’t angry or woke. Since Nov. 2024, the latter reaction has become far more common.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
As boys shift to the right, we are seeing the rise of the ‘new chill girl’ | Naomi Beinart
Even in comparatively liberal spaces, such as my high school, girls who wince at locker room talk risk exclusion
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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ejbotany.bsky.social
Marking 125 years of #EJBotany #OpenAccess and its forerunner, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, we are delighted to announce that ALL content is now freely available at journals.rbge.org.uk/notes and journals.rbge.org.uk/ejb
October 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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goodlawproject.bsky.social
Trans people are not a threat to women’s safety.

Over 52,000 women have signed the open letter to say not in our name.

Will you join them?
notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Photo of 2 men with white bold letters that say “men who abuse their power are the real threat to women, not trans people”
September 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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suejohn.bsky.social
A new podcast from @womenslibrary.bsky.social - reflecting on particular aspects of our work over the past 30+ years: womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/09/18/g...
GWL at 30: Challenging Violence against Women | Glasgow Women's Library
In this podcast volunteers Amy, Niamh and Joy chat with Co-founder and Co-director Adele Patrick, BME Women’s Project Development Worker Syma Ahmed, and Librarian Wendy Kirk, about our approaches to…
womenslibrary.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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patricknessbooks.bsky.social
This, from the Quakers, is worth reading. It's a serene, confident, utter rebuke of the hate and fear that's peddled by Sex Matters. The last two pages are smokin'. If you're on the wrong side of the Quakers, you really need to sit down and have a good chat with yourself.
ajlanes.bsky.social Alexandra Lanes @ajlanes.bsky.social · Aug 28
This, from the Quakers, is a pretty good example of how to resist pressure from bigot lobbying groups. Effectively “we legally can allow trans people to use the loo, we morally should, and we tried it and nothing bad happened”
www.quaker.org.uk
August 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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filmhouseedinburgh.bsky.social
Vote for us for @bifa-film.bsky.social's Cinema of the Year award! 💌

As a truly independent cinema, our community is at the heart of what we do. This award is voted for by you, our audience, so if you love what we do, please vote for us! 🗳️ www.bifa.film/coty-vote/?c...
August 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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hierath77.bsky.social
One does not fuck with the WI...
August 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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euthyphro.bsky.social
Almost every woman you know has been sexually harassed by a cis man. Many of us have been sexually assaulted, physically assaulted, and far too many women have been killed by men

It’s not trans women who pose a threat to us. It’s the misogyny that polices all women. Start there or shut up
jayhulmepoet.bsky.social Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · Aug 14
Polari prize update: John Boyne has now made a statement. I'm putting it below.
For 6 years, since the publication of My Brother's Name is Jessica I've been the focus of an extraordinary amount of bullying and intimidation not just at the hands of trans activists but also by a small group of toxic novelists My views on trans rights have never changed and they're quite simple: All human beings should have the same rights, but if the rights of trans women come into conflict with the rights of what you call 'cis' women, then the latter must take precedence. There's 4 billion of them, after all, and it took them 2,000 years to achieve even a semblance of equality. That's pretty much my only thoughts on the subject To the organisers and judges of the Polari Prize: thank you for standing strong in the face of extraordinary intimidation To the writers who withdrew from the prize and those who organised petitions, I say this: You may have meant well. You may have thought you were doing an honourable thing. But you forgot one crucial fact. That the novelist you're protesting, and the novel you tried to exclude, is part of a sequence about sexual abuse from a gay man who endured that very trauma at school, was denied justice because my abuser died in the months leading up to the trial, and is still coping with not getting my day in court. And how do I cope? When I published my debut novel in 2000, I would have given my left arm to find myself on a prize list. The attention it brings to a new writer - or, more importantly - a writer's work is terrific. You sell more copies, your publisher starts thinking about your next contract, and you get to continue doing the job you love. It seems absurd and wrong to me that so many debut writers are losing their opportunity for this either through misguided ideas about who I am or as I'm aware has happened in some cases because you too were bullied or intimated into withdrawing. I love fiction I love literature and I've always supported new writers through reviews and blurbs so this and this alone weighs on me. So, I propose the following. I have shelves full of awards at home and my book sales are extremely healthy. I would encourage all the debut writers on the Polari Longlist to return to the list, to look forward to the shortlist announcement and, in time, the fun and excitement of the ceremony. One of you gets to win the prize, and that's as it should be. The organisers stood firm and didn't expel me from the longlist, which I appreciated. And I am not withdrawing from the longlist. However, should the debut writers all return, I would respectfully ask the judges not to consider Earth for the shortlist. I don't think I can say any fairer than that. I came very close to the edge this week because of endless harassment at the hands of both strangers and fellow writers. I remained silent throughout but there's been a few moments where I thought it would be easier not to go on. There's really only so much abuse one person can take. However, I'm still here. Because I have too many books in me that I still want to write. And so do all of you. The Elements, the combined edition of the novellas Water, Earth, Fire, and Air, will be published on September 9th in the US and September 25th in the UK and Ireland. I hope you get a chance to read it. I'm very proud of the book. But then I'm proud of all my books and of the fact that I've spent my 33-year career helping other writers, elevating them, and finding opportunities to promote them, rather than trying to tear them down. Online bullying has has to stop. John Boyne
August 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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markfaulkner24.bsky.social
A knowledge management gag in Private Eye!
Cartoon showing a man and a woman sitting at a desk, the sign behind says Council HR Dept. The woman is saying "We appreciate your 30 years of service, but we have to let you go. You're knowledge professionalism and competence is triggering anxiety in your colleagues."
August 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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rmholdsworth.bsky.social
I wrote to M&S about the stupid lingerie department story - confirms nobody offered a bra fitting to a teenage girl. The Telegraph and JK can (always) do one.
Screenshot of an email: Hi Rachel, Thank you for contacting us about the article you’ve seen. We want our stores to be inclusive and welcoming places for our colleagues and customers. We have written to this customer and explained that our colleagues typically work across all departments in our stores and customers can always ask to speak to the colleague they feel most comfortable with. We also explained that our colleague was asking a customer if they needed help; they were not working on bra fit or offering this. Thank you again for getting in touch.
August 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
Why I keep yelling about LIS workers eagerly jumping into AI. AI can't do our jobs, but it can replace us. The work won't get done well, patrons won't be satisfied, and it will eventually tank the whole library, but don't think that won't stop admin from trying to save a few bucks out of your wages.
August 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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damianbarr.bsky.social
Happy 100th @natlibscot.bsky.social

Thank you to all the librarians & cleaners & accountants & coffee-shop folk & all the other staff & volunteers who take care of Scotland’s stories & open our doors to the world.
Proud to be a Centenary Champ with Val McDermid.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Val McDermid and Damian Barr urge Scottish councils to halt library closures
Authors say plan to shut more than 20 public libraries could have devastating effect on Scotland’s cultural future
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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bethanyblack.bsky.social
Holy shit, just saw Alan Cumming’s monologue standing in for Jim’ll Kimmel “why on earth would a rapist go to the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that actually treats rapists better than trans people?” It’s a point we’ve made a lot but to put that out on network TV is a new level.
July 23, 2025 at 7:54 AM