Kathryn Milligan
@katymilligan.bsky.social
Assistant Librarian, Edward Murphy Library, NCAD | Also Art Historian 📚
Not it’s intended purpose, but excellent use of alt-text here. Bravo, Dublin Inquirer team!
Dublin City Council moves towards deploying AI tools to “increase staff productivity”. If this will have any material impact on workers, or jobs, the council’s management will be held to account, says a representative for the union Fórsa. www.dublininquirer.c...
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Not it’s intended purpose, but excellent use of alt-text here. Bravo, Dublin Inquirer team!
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Troy story 3
📸 Attila Kisbedenek
📸 Attila Kisbedenek
November 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Troy story 3
📸 Attila Kisbedenek
📸 Attila Kisbedenek
Grotesque.
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Grotesque.
There’s an essay here on the role of good design/typography in successful campaigns!
November 5, 2025 at 8:20 AM
There’s an essay here on the role of good design/typography in successful campaigns!
It’s nice to wake up to positive news from America…
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 AM
It’s nice to wake up to positive news from America…
A research question for #IrishStudies folks: where has a good run of the Freeman’s Journal, and will scan from the print issues rather than microform? Trying to order good digital images of exhibition photographs as the INA/BNA scans are awful.
November 4, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A research question for #IrishStudies folks: where has a good run of the Freeman’s Journal, and will scan from the print issues rather than microform? Trying to order good digital images of exhibition photographs as the INA/BNA scans are awful.
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Such sad news. Sr Stan was an iconic campaigner and activist. She did so much good in her life. RIP
Campaigner and advocate Sr Stanislaus Kennedy has died at the age of 86.
Campaigner and advocate Sr Stan dies aged 86
Campaigner and advocate Sr Stanislaus Kennedy has died at the age of 86. Known to many as Sr Stan she died this morning after at St Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown.
www.rte.ie
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Such sad news. Sr Stan was an iconic campaigner and activist. She did so much good in her life. RIP
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Wed: “Our migration numbers are too high”-Simon Harris
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Wed: “Our migration numbers are too high”-Simon Harris
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
Thurs: “Taoiseach and Donohoe back Tánaiste’s remarks that numbers migrating to Ireland are ‘too high’”
Fri: ”migration numbers too high outside of international protection…as well”-Simon Harris
*Arson attack on infants in IPAS centre.*
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Halloween in Ireland in 1832.
“Snap Apple Night, or All Hallow Eve”, by Daniel McAlise
In October 1832 Daniel Maclise attended a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland and in 1833, exhibited painting at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, showing dancing, bobbing for apples, and other traditional games
“Snap Apple Night, or All Hallow Eve”, by Daniel McAlise
In October 1832 Daniel Maclise attended a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland and in 1833, exhibited painting at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, showing dancing, bobbing for apples, and other traditional games
October 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Halloween in Ireland in 1832.
“Snap Apple Night, or All Hallow Eve”, by Daniel McAlise
In October 1832 Daniel Maclise attended a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland and in 1833, exhibited painting at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, showing dancing, bobbing for apples, and other traditional games
“Snap Apple Night, or All Hallow Eve”, by Daniel McAlise
In October 1832 Daniel Maclise attended a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland and in 1833, exhibited painting at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, showing dancing, bobbing for apples, and other traditional games
I love that the librarian didn’t amend this, either. (I wouldn’t!)
Genuinely delighted to download a PhD thesis from a university repository where the author has neglected to remove the words "BITCH THIS IS YOUR THESIS" from the filename.
October 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I love that the librarian didn’t amend this, either. (I wouldn’t!)
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Interesting. A library decides they can’t renew a database because their users would immediately violate the license terms by using the university’s Microsoft products that have force fed copilot into everything.
Great future we’re building here in the higher ed factory
Great future we’re building here in the higher ed factory
Fascinating to see how one academic library vendors is trying to restrict students/faculty using LLMs.
source.colostate.edu/guest-column...
source.colostate.edu/guest-column...
Guest column: When publishers’ fear of AI prohibits basic uses
"This fall, the CSU Libraries engaged in contract renewal negotiations for its subscription of SciFinder, a database aggregator provided by CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society."
source.colostate.edu
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Interesting. A library decides they can’t renew a database because their users would immediately violate the license terms by using the university’s Microsoft products that have force fed copilot into everything.
Great future we’re building here in the higher ed factory
Great future we’re building here in the higher ed factory
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"Remember that you have only one soul; you have only one death to die; you have only one life to live which is short and lived by you alone; and there is but one glory which is eternal. If you remember this, there will be many things about which you will care not at all." #SaintTeresaOfAvila
October 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"Remember that you have only one soul; you have only one death to die; you have only one life to live which is short and lived by you alone; and there is but one glory which is eternal. If you remember this, there will be many things about which you will care not at all." #SaintTeresaOfAvila
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“An unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time” could be Beckett’s own review of Life. 🤣
TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it
October 9, 2025 at 7:04 AM
“An unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time” could be Beckett’s own review of Life. 🤣
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
A Sunday well spent at the NMI 📚
October 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A Sunday well spent at the NMI 📚
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This should also be how universities reply to the AI thing btw
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This should also be how universities reply to the AI thing btw
I doubt it’s the last we’ve seen of her: a nice wee platform now to line things up for the future 🫠
Looking very displeased that the grubby heathen hoi polloi stymied her immaculate ascension, but if she needs a tissue to dab away a perfect tear, I’m sure she’s got some in that €20K Hermes bag she’s got there
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I doubt it’s the last we’ve seen of her: a nice wee platform now to line things up for the future 🫠
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In “Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library,” I examine LIS as in need of a values-realignment, asking readers to refuse the technosolutionism we are so often offered in place of human-centered possibilities, like taking racism, climate change, and labor rights seriously
doi.org/10.1353/lib....
doi.org/10.1353/lib....
Project MUSE - Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library
doi.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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If by any chance someone is selling two tickets for this, let me know! 🎟️ 🎟️
September 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
If by any chance someone is selling two tickets for this, let me know! 🎟️ 🎟️
Good to know 👇
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September 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Good to know 👇
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This is a jaw-dropping statement from anyone in a uni leadership role — but also — what exactly is ‘low-quality’ and ‘hobbyist’ research? Nearly every academic I know is burning the candle at both ends and STILL producing important work in their fields. This feels like an anti-humanities dog whistle
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ .
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
Ministers ‘want to shift funds away from low-quality research’ - Research Professional News
Universities UK president says institutions cannot afford “unfunded hobbyist research”
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
September 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
This is a jaw-dropping statement from anyone in a uni leadership role — but also — what exactly is ‘low-quality’ and ‘hobbyist’ research? Nearly every academic I know is burning the candle at both ends and STILL producing important work in their fields. This feels like an anti-humanities dog whistle
Artle #Artle September 6, 2025 🎨 🟥 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
Artle – the daily art exploration game.
Discover artwork and guess the artist in 4 tries. A new artist puzzle is available daily.
www.nga.gov
September 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Artle #Artle September 6, 2025 🎨 🟥 🟩 ⬜ ⬜ www.nga.gov/Artle
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Don’t know who made this but thank you
August 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Don’t know who made this but thank you
Little moment for how good @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social’s Sofonisba Anguissola portrait looks as a book cover!
📌Va paraître chez #Perrin 📅
📕📍Alexandre Farnèse. Prince et capitaine (1545-1592)📍
✍️ Olivier Poncet @ecoledeschartes.bsky.social @ehess.fr @crh.ehess.fr : crh.ehess.fr/index.php?7615, www.chartes.psl.eu/annuaire/oli...
▶️ crh.ehess.fr/index.php?10...
📕📍Alexandre Farnèse. Prince et capitaine (1545-1592)📍
✍️ Olivier Poncet @ecoledeschartes.bsky.social @ehess.fr @crh.ehess.fr : crh.ehess.fr/index.php?7615, www.chartes.psl.eu/annuaire/oli...
▶️ crh.ehess.fr/index.php?10...
August 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Little moment for how good @nationalgalleryirl.bsky.social’s Sofonisba Anguissola portrait looks as a book cover!