Katharine Dunn
@kspace8.bsky.social
scholcomm librarian at MIT | Canadamerican | swimmer | feminist | working on my tight 5 | she/her
Post writer for @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social
#openscholarship #democracy #fightmisinformation #abortionishealthcare #readbannedbooks #lgbtqally #hugs
Post writer for @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social
#openscholarship #democracy #fightmisinformation #abortionishealthcare #readbannedbooks #lgbtqally #hugs
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#openaccess downloads from #DSpace @mit.edu for October: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: France!
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
#openaccess downloads from #DSpace @mit.edu for October: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: France!
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MIT Libraries response to NIH RFI on publishing costs: libraries.mit.edu/news/mit-lib...
MIT Libraries’ response to the NIH on limiting allowable publishing costs | News
In July 2025, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it will create a policy to limit the amount of NIH funds that grantholders can use towards paying for open access article processing ...
libraries.mit.edu
September 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
MIT Libraries response to NIH RFI on publishing costs: libraries.mit.edu/news/mit-lib...
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Join MIT Libraries for a conversation with Lee McIntyre, author of On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy, as part of our MIT Reads series: October 8, 5-6:30 calendar.mit.edu/event/on-dis... #disinformation #democracy @mitpress.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Join MIT Libraries for a conversation with Lee McIntyre, author of On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy, as part of our MIT Reads series: October 8, 5-6:30 calendar.mit.edu/event/on-dis... #disinformation #democracy @mitpress.bsky.social
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MIT professor & @nobelprize.bsky.social winner #rainerweiss died this week. His 1972 paper describing what would become #LIGO is in #DSpace @MIT. Check out this & more: libraries.mit.edu/scholarly/20...
MIT Professor Emeritus & Nobel Prize winner Rainer Weiss dies | Scholarly Communications - MIT Libraries
MIT Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, who shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics with two colleagues for their “decisive contributions to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) ...
libraries.mit.edu
August 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
MIT professor & @nobelprize.bsky.social winner #rainerweiss died this week. His 1972 paper describing what would become #LIGO is in #DSpace @MIT. Check out this & more: libraries.mit.edu/scholarly/20...
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#openaccess article downloads from #DSpace @MIT for July: We hit a new milestone of more than 30 million downloads! libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac...
August 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#openaccess article downloads from #DSpace @MIT for July: We hit a new milestone of more than 30 million downloads! libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac...
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Hey MIT folks, nominate yourself or colleagues for the 2025 MIT Prize for Open Data: libraries.mit.edu/opendata/ope... #opendata #openscience #openscholarship
MIT Prize for Open Data | Open Data @ MIT
To highlight the value of open data at MIT, and to encourage the next generation of researchers, the MIT School of Science and the MIT Libraries present the MIT Prize for Open Data. The Prize Each win...
libraries.mit.edu
July 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hey MIT folks, nominate yourself or colleagues for the 2025 MIT Prize for Open Data: libraries.mit.edu/opendata/ope... #opendata #openscience #openscholarship
Squee! Congratulations Philip & socarxiv!
Huge congratulations to @philipncohen.com’s tireless leadership at @socarxiv.bsky.social. So happy to see this recognition.
👏The 2025 Infrastructure Prize for Sociology goes to @socarxiv.bsky.social, represented by @philipncohen.com , for its accessible and timely contribution to the dissemination of sociological knowledge.
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May 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Squee! Congratulations Philip & socarxiv!
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#openaccess downloads from #DSpace at MIT for March: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... One of our most downloaded articles was.... a book! #amymoranthomas #travelingwithsugar
April 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
#openaccess downloads from #DSpace at MIT for March: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... One of our most downloaded articles was.... a book! #amymoranthomas #travelingwithsugar
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Check out the latest list of books we've supported to make #openaccess: libraries.mit.edu/news/librari... #OA #oamonographs #mitlibraries
April 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Check out the latest list of books we've supported to make #openaccess: libraries.mit.edu/news/librari... #OA #oamonographs #mitlibraries
"our libraries will be greatly impacted by the proposed 25% tariff on print books and it could result in millions of dollars in additional costs." @carl-abrc.bsky.social www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carls-r...
CARL's Response to the Consultation on Proposed Tariffs - Canadian Association of Research Libraries
April 3, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) recently shared a response to The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance, regarding the federal government’s ...
www.carl-abrc.ca
April 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"our libraries will be greatly impacted by the proposed 25% tariff on print books and it could result in millions of dollars in additional costs." @carl-abrc.bsky.social www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carls-r...
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Anyone who cares about #IMLS, but more importantly #intellectual_freedom and critical thinking, must read this latest piece by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social: bookriot.com/imls-propaga... #defendlibraries
The Institute for Museum and Library Services Is Now a Propaganda Machine: Book Censorship News, March 21, 2025
DOGE didn't dismantle the only federal agency supporting public libraries. It was instead turned into a propaganda machine. That, plus this week's book censorship news.
bookriot.com
March 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Anyone who cares about #IMLS, but more importantly #intellectual_freedom and critical thinking, must read this latest piece by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social: bookriot.com/imls-propaga... #defendlibraries
EveryLibrary is supporting four critically important Spring 2025 local elections for libraries in four communities. www.everylibrary.org/spring_2025_... Follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
Spring 2025 Campaign Forecast: Our Libraries on the Ballot
We are supporting four critically important Spring 2025 local elections for libraries in four communities.
www.everylibrary.org
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
EveryLibrary is supporting four critically important Spring 2025 local elections for libraries in four communities. www.everylibrary.org/spring_2025_... Follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.
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#openaccess downloads from #DSpace @mitofficial.bsky.social for February: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: Finland!
March 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#openaccess downloads from #DSpace @mitofficial.bsky.social for February: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: Finland!
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In-person workshop coming up: Preserving public access to public data. Register here: calendar.mit.edu/event/preser...
Preserving public access to public data
calendar.mit.edu
February 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In-person workshop coming up: Preserving public access to public data. Register here: calendar.mit.edu/event/preser...
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Looking to add science journalism to your feed?
For over 40 years we've brought journalists to MIT to hone their craft. Now they're on Bluesky ⬇️
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For over 40 years we've brought journalists to MIT to hone their craft. Now they're on Bluesky ⬇️
bsky.app/starter-pack...
February 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Looking to add science journalism to your feed?
For over 40 years we've brought journalists to MIT to hone their craft. Now they're on Bluesky ⬇️
bsky.app/starter-pack...
For over 40 years we've brought journalists to MIT to hone their craft. Now they're on Bluesky ⬇️
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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The ACS has deleted its website on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect. And with that move, have shown they are worthy of none of the latter.
People ask why no-one stands up to fascists, this is why - they are too worried about their own standing to challenge it.
www.acs.org/about/divers...
People ask why no-one stands up to fascists, this is why - they are too worried about their own standing to challenge it.
www.acs.org/about/divers...
www.acs.org
February 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
The ACS has deleted its website on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect. And with that move, have shown they are worthy of none of the latter.
People ask why no-one stands up to fascists, this is why - they are too worried about their own standing to challenge it.
www.acs.org/about/divers...
People ask why no-one stands up to fascists, this is why - they are too worried about their own standing to challenge it.
www.acs.org/about/divers...
Hi @markey.senate.gov ! Your voicemail in DC has been full for at least a week. How can I tell you what’s on my mind? (Hint: I don’t like what’s happening right now)
February 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Hi @markey.senate.gov ! Your voicemail in DC has been full for at least a week. How can I tell you what’s on my mind? (Hint: I don’t like what’s happening right now)
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#openaccess downloads from #dspace @mitofficial.bsky.social for January: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: Switzerland! 611 downloads
February 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
#openaccess downloads from #dspace @mitofficial.bsky.social for January: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: Switzerland! 611 downloads
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Here's a good use of #GitHub to track textual changes and page takedowns on federal govt web sites since #Trump took office.
www.404media.co/github-is-sh...
This project is dedicated to the pages on #DEI. I hope someone launches a similar project on the pages dedicated to science and research.
www.404media.co/github-is-sh...
This project is dedicated to the pages on #DEI. I hope someone launches a similar project on the pages dedicated to science and research.
GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time
Watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole on this government agency's GitHub page.
www.404media.co
January 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Here's a good use of #GitHub to track textual changes and page takedowns on federal govt web sites since #Trump took office.
www.404media.co/github-is-sh...
This project is dedicated to the pages on #DEI. I hope someone launches a similar project on the pages dedicated to science and research.
www.404media.co/github-is-sh...
This project is dedicated to the pages on #DEI. I hope someone launches a similar project on the pages dedicated to science and research.
Hey #scholcomm #openaccess #openscholarship #library folks! Please follow our new MIT account: @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Hey #scholcomm #openaccess #openscholarship #library folks! Please follow our new MIT account: @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social
Really enjoying this podcast, though it’s scaring me a bit. lemonadamedia.com/show/pack-on... #fascism #whentoleave
Pack One Bag | Lemonada Media
The epic true story of an Italian family, split apart by love, fascism and war.
lemonadamedia.com
December 6, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Really enjoying this podcast, though it’s scaring me a bit. lemonadamedia.com/show/pack-on... #fascism #whentoleave
One of the Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Titles of 2024: "The exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science." www.choice360.org/choice-pick/... @mitofficial.bsky.social
Outstanding Academic Titles 2024: Top 10 OAT Reviews Part One - Choice 360
Read the latest list snippets from the 2024 Outstanding Academic Titles from Choice 360 and Choice Magazine. This week Outstanding Academic Titles 2024: Top 10 OAT Reviews Part One
www.choice360.org
December 5, 2024 at 2:59 PM
One of the Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Titles of 2024: "The exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science." www.choice360.org/choice-pick/... @mitofficial.bsky.social
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Attn Cambridge locals: We’re cohosting an event with the Art, Culture, and Technology department @ MIT tomorrow. A celebration of the artistic & intellectual legacy of Krzysztof Wodiczko, with the launch of Ian Wojtowicz’s new book “Interrogative Design.” Free to attend!
Interrogative Design Symposium – Art, Culture, and Technology (ACT)
December 5, 2024 – December 6, 2024
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December 5, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Attn Cambridge locals: We’re cohosting an event with the Art, Culture, and Technology department @ MIT tomorrow. A celebration of the artistic & intellectual legacy of Krzysztof Wodiczko, with the launch of Ian Wojtowicz’s new book “Interrogative Design.” Free to attend!
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Leslie Ungerleider (1946 - 2020) was an extraordinary, pioneering neuroscientist. The latest issue of @jocn.bsky.social honors her legacy with articles authored by former colleagues & trainees that highlight critical aspects of her work and its influence https://buff.ly/4156UKw #cogsci #neuroscience
December 4, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Leslie Ungerleider (1946 - 2020) was an extraordinary, pioneering neuroscientist. The latest issue of @jocn.bsky.social honors her legacy with articles authored by former colleagues & trainees that highlight critical aspects of her work and its influence https://buff.ly/4156UKw #cogsci #neuroscience