Lyndelle Gunton
@lyndelleg.bsky.social
Academic librarian. Queensland University of Technology Library. Coordinator, Advanced Information Research Skills (AIRS)
All about libraries, higher education, reading, information literacy, research training & support, open access, and… coffee.
All about libraries, higher education, reading, information literacy, research training & support, open access, and… coffee.
Exploring the Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Higher Education Students' Utilization of Library Resources: A Critical Examination. By Meakin, Lynsey. In Information Technology and Libraries. 2024. doi.org/10.5860/ital...
#HigherEd #GenAI #AcademicLibraries #InformationLiteracy
#HigherEd #GenAI #AcademicLibraries #InformationLiteracy
Exploring the Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Higher Education Students’ Utilization of Library Resources : A Critical Examination
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October 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Exploring the Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Higher Education Students' Utilization of Library Resources: A Critical Examination. By Meakin, Lynsey. In Information Technology and Libraries. 2024. doi.org/10.5860/ital...
#HigherEd #GenAI #AcademicLibraries #InformationLiteracy
#HigherEd #GenAI #AcademicLibraries #InformationLiteracy
"Love Your Bookshop Day is an annual celebration of everything that makes local bookshops special—from knowledgeable staff and handpicked book selections to fun events that bring authors, readers, and stories together."
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#LYBD2025
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#LYBD2025
Love Your Bookshop Day
Celebrate your favorite bookshop on Love Your Bookshop Day, held every 2nd Saturday of October. Discover author events, activities, and giveaways at bookshops nationwide. Make it a day to support loca...
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October 10, 2025 at 4:21 AM
"Love Your Bookshop Day is an annual celebration of everything that makes local bookshops special—from knowledgeable staff and handpicked book selections to fun events that bring authors, readers, and stories together."
www.bookpeople.org.au/love-your-bo...
#LYBD2025
www.bookpeople.org.au/love-your-bo...
#LYBD2025
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In other news sadly the work on OpenAlex analytics think Scival/incites equalvant is paused. Part of the reason is cost related. Seems work on this will start in 2026 while they focus now on the openalex rewrite
September 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
In other news sadly the work on OpenAlex analytics think Scival/incites equalvant is paused. Part of the reason is cost related. Seems work on this will start in 2026 while they focus now on the openalex rewrite
Vote in Radio National's Top 100 Books of the 21st Century
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Radio National's Top 100 Books - ABC Radio National
Radio National's Top 100 Books of the past 25 years is here. Listen on Saturday 19 October and Sunday 20 October as we count down the books you voted as your favourites.
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September 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Vote in Radio National's Top 100 Books of the 21st Century
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The Librarian Skillset and the Needs of Artificial Intelligence https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01639374.2025.2539787 #AI #librarians
August 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The Librarian Skillset and the Needs of Artificial Intelligence https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01639374.2025.2539787 #AI #librarians
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[Read] Which AI Tools Work Best for Research? Using Librarian and Student Perspectives to Inform a Rating Rubric tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... used a "rubric-based approach to assessing AI tools across three key areas" Undermind.ai & the paid Elicit emerged as top performers. " (1)
Which AI Tools Work Best for Research? Using Librarian and Student Perspectives to Inform a Rating Rubric
As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become increasingly integrated into academic research workflows, librarians and student researchers are exploring systematic methods for evaluating their effec...
tandfonline.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
[Read] Which AI Tools Work Best for Research? Using Librarian and Student Perspectives to Inform a Rating Rubric tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... used a "rubric-based approach to assessing AI tools across three key areas" Undermind.ai & the paid Elicit emerged as top performers. " (1)
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Research Paper: Navigating the Research Landscape: A Study of #AI Search Tools With Literature Mapping Capabilities (abstract only; via Annals of Emergency Management) www.annemergmed.com/article/S019...
514 Navigating the Research Landscape: A Study of AI Search Tools With Literature Mapping Capabilities
The exponential growth of academic literature necessitates efficient tools for discovering,
analyzing, and visualizing research outputs. Artificial intelligence-driven (AI) search
tools have emerged t...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Research Paper: Navigating the Research Landscape: A Study of #AI Search Tools With Literature Mapping Capabilities (abstract only; via Annals of Emergency Management) www.annemergmed.com/article/S019...
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For beginners, it can be difficult to know what to put in alt text, as well as when alt text is needed and when it isn't. This decision tree helps you determine what to do, based on specific situations.
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An alt Decision Tree
Accessibility resources free online from the international standards organization: W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI).
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August 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
For beginners, it can be difficult to know what to put in alt text, as well as when alt text is needed and when it isn't. This decision tree helps you determine what to do, based on specific situations.
www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...
www.w3.org/WAI/tutorial...
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Last week @austlii.edu.au celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special event bringing together distinguished guests from the judiciary, government, legal profession, academia, and the wider community. www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/even...
AustLII – Australasian Legal Information Institute
Free access to Australian legislation, case law, treaties and legal materials.
www.austlii.edu.au
August 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Last week @austlii.edu.au celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special event bringing together distinguished guests from the judiciary, government, legal profession, academia, and the wider community. www.austlii.edu.au/austlii/even...
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How costume #libraries are helping make things easier for Bookweek
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August 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
How costume #libraries are helping make things easier for Bookweek
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The Journal of Information Literacy has announced a new special issue on information literacy and censorship- please consider submitting your work! Given political tensions, we will be permitting pseudonymous submissions. Please contact me or @bookelf.bsky.social with questions- DMs open!
August 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The Journal of Information Literacy has announced a new special issue on information literacy and censorship- please consider submitting your work! Given political tensions, we will be permitting pseudonymous submissions. Please contact me or @bookelf.bsky.social with questions- DMs open!
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A new #Nature story investigates a preprint by #AusHSI Prof @aidybarnett.bsky.social, which has found that peer reviewers are more likely to approve articles that cite their own work. When the reasons for citing are hard to justify, this can make the peer-review process transactional. #peerreview
Peer reviewers more likely to approve articles that cite their own work
Preprint examines how citations can influence the review process.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
A new #Nature story investigates a preprint by #AusHSI Prof @aidybarnett.bsky.social, which has found that peer reviewers are more likely to approve articles that cite their own work. When the reasons for citing are hard to justify, this can make the peer-review process transactional. #peerreview
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Our first blog in a new series on AI Tools for Academic Libraries is live!
This #LTIblog partnership with @choicereviews.bsky.social offers a practical look at AI tools so library professionals can make informed, confident decisions about AI tech.
Check it out: www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
This #LTIblog partnership with @choicereviews.bsky.social offers a practical look at AI tools so library professionals can make informed, confident decisions about AI tech.
Check it out: www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
AI Tools for Academic Libraries: AI Research Assistants - Choice 360
The Ontario Council of University Libraries evaluates five AI research tools for library workflows, including Elicit, Perplexity, and more.
www.choice360.org
August 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Our first blog in a new series on AI Tools for Academic Libraries is live!
This #LTIblog partnership with @choicereviews.bsky.social offers a practical look at AI tools so library professionals can make informed, confident decisions about AI tech.
Check it out: www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
This #LTIblog partnership with @choicereviews.bsky.social offers a practical look at AI tools so library professionals can make informed, confident decisions about AI tech.
Check it out: www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
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🆕The release of the full special issue on diverse experiences and expectations in the #OpenAccess landscape over the last decade - Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
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Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication |
Issue: Issue: 2(12) Special Issue: Open Access: Diverse Experiences and Expectations (2024-25) (2024)
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August 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🆕The release of the full special issue on diverse experiences and expectations in the #OpenAccess landscape over the last decade - Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
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Care about #reproducibility in research & publishing? Join this webinar on Aug 27th, jointly organised by @aimosinc.bsky.social & @ausrepro.bsky.social on statistical reproducibility with @michelenuijten.bsky.social & @tomhardwicke.bsky.social Free - register here qut.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
August 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Care about #reproducibility in research & publishing? Join this webinar on Aug 27th, jointly organised by @aimosinc.bsky.social & @ausrepro.bsky.social on statistical reproducibility with @michelenuijten.bsky.social & @tomhardwicke.bsky.social Free - register here qut.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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🌏Open Access Australasia now on @bsky.app
✔️A Membership supported and driven organisation
✔️Committed to advocating for and raising awareness of #OpenScholarship #OpenAccess in Australia & Aotearoa NZ
✔️Building capacity and expertise
✔️Collaborating nationally and internationally
🔗 oaaustralasia.org
✔️A Membership supported and driven organisation
✔️Committed to advocating for and raising awareness of #OpenScholarship #OpenAccess in Australia & Aotearoa NZ
✔️Building capacity and expertise
✔️Collaborating nationally and internationally
🔗 oaaustralasia.org
August 7, 2025 at 4:41 AM
🌏Open Access Australasia now on @bsky.app
✔️A Membership supported and driven organisation
✔️Committed to advocating for and raising awareness of #OpenScholarship #OpenAccess in Australia & Aotearoa NZ
✔️Building capacity and expertise
✔️Collaborating nationally and internationally
🔗 oaaustralasia.org
✔️A Membership supported and driven organisation
✔️Committed to advocating for and raising awareness of #OpenScholarship #OpenAccess in Australia & Aotearoa NZ
✔️Building capacity and expertise
✔️Collaborating nationally and internationally
🔗 oaaustralasia.org
Expert librarians and researchers take note: you are ideally positioned to take advantage of GenAI by learning and using it to complement your existing expertise where appropriate. It is not a substitute!
theconversation.com/are-you-in-a...
#ResearchSkills #GenAI #Libraries #Librarians
theconversation.com/are-you-in-a...
#ResearchSkills #GenAI #Libraries #Librarians
Are you in a mid-career to senior job? Don’t fear AI – you could have this important advantage
If you have decades of work experience, your skills may be exactly what’s needed to harness AI’s power, without falling into its traps.
theconversation.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Expert librarians and researchers take note: you are ideally positioned to take advantage of GenAI by learning and using it to complement your existing expertise where appropriate. It is not a substitute!
theconversation.com/are-you-in-a...
#ResearchSkills #GenAI #Libraries #Librarians
theconversation.com/are-you-in-a...
#ResearchSkills #GenAI #Libraries #Librarians
Pleased to see QUT Library mentioned in this article about the importance of sensory spaces in libraries.
Making room for everyone: A practical guide to creating sensory spaces in libraries
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#QUTLibrary #libraries #QUT #SensorySpaces
Making room for everyone: A practical guide to creating sensory spaces in libraries
creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/06/24/m...
#QUTLibrary #libraries #QUT #SensorySpaces
Making Room for Everyone: A Practical Guide to Creating Sensory Spaces in Libraries
Jacqueline L. Frank, Instruction & Accessibility Librarian, Montana State University Library Jennifer Pawlak, Research & Instruction Librarian, Montana State University Library Abstract Off…
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August 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Pleased to see QUT Library mentioned in this article about the importance of sensory spaces in libraries.
Making room for everyone: A practical guide to creating sensory spaces in libraries
creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/06/24/m...
#QUTLibrary #libraries #QUT #SensorySpaces
Making room for everyone: A practical guide to creating sensory spaces in libraries
creativelibrarypractice.org/2025/06/24/m...
#QUTLibrary #libraries #QUT #SensorySpaces
Registration for Open Access Australasia’s new online course is now open!
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Registration for Open Access Australasia’s new online course is now open! | Open Access Australasia
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August 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Registration for Open Access Australasia’s new online course is now open!
oaaustralasia.org/registration...
oaaustralasia.org/registration...
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This looks amazing! Bravo #OAA for taking the lead to discuss the future of Institutional Repositories.
9.00am – 4pm Friday 17 October 2025, QUT
In-person, no registration fee, travel and accommodation at own cost.
#scholcomms #openaccess #skybrarians #academicsky
oaaustralasia.org/examining-op...
9.00am – 4pm Friday 17 October 2025, QUT
In-person, no registration fee, travel and accommodation at own cost.
#scholcomms #openaccess #skybrarians #academicsky
oaaustralasia.org/examining-op...
Examining options for enhancing repository infrastructure in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. | Open Access Australasia
oaaustralasia.org
July 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This looks amazing! Bravo #OAA for taking the lead to discuss the future of Institutional Repositories.
9.00am – 4pm Friday 17 October 2025, QUT
In-person, no registration fee, travel and accommodation at own cost.
#scholcomms #openaccess #skybrarians #academicsky
oaaustralasia.org/examining-op...
9.00am – 4pm Friday 17 October 2025, QUT
In-person, no registration fee, travel and accommodation at own cost.
#scholcomms #openaccess #skybrarians #academicsky
oaaustralasia.org/examining-op...
This post about the exhaustion associated with the speed with which the AI landscape is moving resonates with me today...
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Can I Fast Forward in the AI Landscape? – Krafty Librarian
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July 31, 2025 at 5:10 AM
This post about the exhaustion associated with the speed with which the AI landscape is moving resonates with me today...
kraftylibrarian.com/can-i-fast-f...
kraftylibrarian.com/can-i-fast-f...
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Fortunate and timely to hear from @joannaball.bsky.social today - speaking to the #library community in Australasia
👉insights into DOAJ’s current work and the role libraries can play in advancing equitable scholarly publishing @doaj.bsky.social
👉insights into DOAJ’s current work and the role libraries can play in advancing equitable scholarly publishing @doaj.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Fortunate and timely to hear from @joannaball.bsky.social today - speaking to the #library community in Australasia
👉insights into DOAJ’s current work and the role libraries can play in advancing equitable scholarly publishing @doaj.bsky.social
👉insights into DOAJ’s current work and the role libraries can play in advancing equitable scholarly publishing @doaj.bsky.social
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Join us at #QUT Gardens Theatre on 16 July to hear @mja.com.au Editor-in-Chief, Professor @ginnybarbour.bsky.social, give an insider's view on a new Information Age in #academicpublishing where knowing what and who to trust has never been harder.
⚡Get in quick, spaces are limited!
🎫 bit.ly/42QEGT2
⚡Get in quick, spaces are limited!
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July 1, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Join us at #QUT Gardens Theatre on 16 July to hear @mja.com.au Editor-in-Chief, Professor @ginnybarbour.bsky.social, give an insider's view on a new Information Age in #academicpublishing where knowing what and who to trust has never been harder.
⚡Get in quick, spaces are limited!
🎫 bit.ly/42QEGT2
⚡Get in quick, spaces are limited!
🎫 bit.ly/42QEGT2