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Melissa Mallon
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Academic librarian. Adjunct LIS professor. Media literacy ambassador. Gardening enthusiast. Vegan for life. Opinions are my own.

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Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 11d
#Neurodivergent students often experience heightened anxiety when #GenAI expectations vary across courses. Here’s how to design more consistent guidance: https://ow.ly/BTvR50XvVhf #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Why clear GenAI guidance matters to neurodivergent students. And how to get it right
Neurodivergent students often experience heightened anxiety when GenAI expectations vary across courses. Here’s how to design more consistent guidance
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Ian Bogost @ibogost.com · 15d
Seems like as good a day as any to remember that it was once possible to “log off.”

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NPR @npr.org · 26d
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.
Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cull says.
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Bobbi L. Newman 🏳️‍🌈 @bobbinewman.bsky.social · 26d
The 7 Types of Rest Librarians Actually Need and How to Get Them

I know many of us are struggling right now. Things are rough out there for libraries and for us as people living in the world. When we think about self-care or rest, most of us default to the physical, things like getting enough…
The 7 Types of Rest Librarians Actually Need and How to Get Them
I know many of us are struggling right now. Things are rough out there for libraries and for us as people living in the world. When we think about self-care or rest, most of us default to the physical, things like getting enough sleep, maybe squeezing in a workout, or taking a vacation day. And those things matter. But if you're someone who sleeps eight hours a night, takes your lunch away from your desk, and still feels depleted?
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · Oct 31
Law students: Want to make a difference in digital rights? EFF’s legal internship offers the perfect platform to work on impactful legal cases. Apply today! www.eff.org/about/oppor...
Legal Internship Opportunities
Applications are now open for the Spring 2026 Intern Class, with a deadline of November 1. See below for instructions and a link to the application.EFF’s legal internships provide law students with a
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NPR @npr.org · Oct 18
Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression. n.pr/47wArzy
'Fela Kuti: Fear No Man' podcast explores the icon's music and activism
Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression.
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Nashville Severe Weather @nashseverewx.com · Oct 10
during commercials of @911nashville (a TV maxidrama featuring attractive people rescuing folks), consider helping our most vulnerable Nashvillians by donating food, shelter and warmth that will go directly to those in need through Open Table Nashville. Winter is coming. buff.ly/0ib7qKm?
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Melissa Mallon @melissamallon.bsky.social · Aug 15
It's too early in the new academic year for me to keep thinking I've spelled the word 'library' wrong on all of our marketing materials 🫠

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Melissa Mallon @melissamallon.bsky.social · Aug 15
This week, our library’s AI & Learning Task Force held a retreat for teaching librarians to gear up for the fall semester & get ready to partner with faculty & students on meaningful integration of AI literacies across the curriculum.

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Meredith Farkas @librarianmer.bsky.social · Aug 11
AI-critical ALA folks with the bandwidth to take this on, take heed! www.ala.org/aboutala/com...

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Informed on politics @informedonpolitics.bsky.social · Jul 24
If you’re born in the United States, you’re an American citizen, birthright citizenship is a constitutional right.

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Melissa Mallon @melissamallon.bsky.social · Jul 22
I am really grateful to Jane Hammons and the The Ohio State University Libraries for continuing such a stellar series on information literacy in higher education- each session evokes such thoughtful and interesting conversations with colleagues.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Jul 21
Today at 6:00 PM ET! Attend in person or online.
"Imperatives for Growth: Libraries as Catalysts for Inclusive Employment, Skills and Prosperity" presented by the ALA International Relations Committee United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Subcommittee.
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
amlibraryassoc.bsky.social American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Jul 15
ALA is headed to the UN! We’re joining the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to spotlight how libraries power inclusive growth and decent work worldwide.
Join our program on July 21 in NYC or online.
Press release ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/07...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. “Imperatives for Growth: Libraries as Catalysts for Inclusive Employment, Skills and Prosperity,” on Monday, July 21, 6:00-7:30pm Eastern time. At this event presented by the American Library Association, join us to explore how libraries are driving progress toward equitable economic opportunities and contributing to the global effort for decent work and inclusive growth. Pictured: Dr. Brandy McNeil, President, Public Library Association, and Deputy Director for the New York Public Library; Lisa R. Varga, Associate Executive Director, ALA Public Policy and Advocacy; Dr. Diana Price, Central Library Manager, Alexandria Public Library, VA: Melissa Jacobs, Director of Library Services, NYC Department of Education; Robin Kear, Liaison Librarian and University Senate President, University of Pittsburgh; with Loida Garcia-Febo, Chair ALA IRC UN SDGs Subcommittee and International Library Consultant as the moderator. The program is organized by the ALA International Relations Committee (IRC) United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) Subcommittee. Featured speakers include: Sam Helmick, ALA President; Dr. Brandy McNeil, President, Public Library Association, and Deputy Director for the New York Public Library; Lisa R. Varga, Associate Executive Director, ALA Public Policy and Advocacy; Dr. Diana Price, Central Library Manager, Alexandria Public Library, VA: Melissa Jacobs, Director of Library Services, NYC Department of Education; Robin Kear, Liaison Librarian and University Senate President, University of Pittsburgh; with Loida Garcia-Febo, Chair ALA IRC UN SDGs Subcommittee and International Library Consultant as the moderator.

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Melissa Mallon @melissamallon.bsky.social · Jul 11
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Melissa Mallon @melissamallon.bsky.social · Jul 11
What an absolute treat to get to present with my best friend (who also just happens to be my twin sis) about a topic near and dear to our hearts - helping students approach the world around them through open, authentic communication and critical awareness. #NAMLE2025

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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · Jul 4
Until we are all free, we are none of us free. - Emma Lazarus

This #IndependenceDay we pledge to fight the tyranny. #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation #resist
Statue of Liberty hold sign saying Resist

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Melissa Mallon @melissamallon.bsky.social · Jul 3
Can librarians and guerrilla archivists save the country’s files from doge?
The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge
Can librarians and guerrilla archivists save the country’s files from DOGE?
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Miranda Prynne @mirandaprynne.bsky.social · Jul 3
This week, we ask how university #libraries can best serve students, researchers and the public in 2025. Experts explore how #library teams can harness digital tools, underpin #AI literacy, support better #teaching and student outcomes and advance #openaccess: ow.ly/fxh450WklzC #edusky #highered
Redefining the university library for 2025 and beyond
University libraries must keep pace with the many changes sweeping across global higher education in order to serve students, researchers and the wider public. In this guide, library teams and academi...
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Jen Christiansen @jenchristiansen.com · Jun 25
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · Jun 23
The two most common questions I get asked about AI are “which AI should I use” and “how do I start using AI?”

I wrote a short guide attempting to answer both questions. www.oneusefulthing.org/p/using-ai-r...
Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide
Which AIs to use, and how to use them
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Melissa Mallon @melissamallon.bsky.social · Jun 23
So glad to be joining in to the impactful conference over the next couple of days. sites.google.com/view/virtual... #gather2resist25

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NPR @npr.org · Jun 16
The hearing on whether to indefinitely block President Trump's June 4th proclamation on Harvard's international students is scheduled in federal court in Boston. https://n.pr/3TocceX
Harvard and the Trump administration return to court over international students
The hearing on whether to indefinitely block President Trump's June 4th proclamation on Harvard's international students is scheduled in federal court in Boston.
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Phil Williams @philinvestigates.com · Jun 14
Scenes from Nashville’s #NoKings protest 1/

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WIRED @wired.com · Jun 12
yep! unpaywalled:

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Jun 9
Watch as this LAPD cop takes deliberate aim at an Australian reporter, then shoots her at close range. I would fire the police chief over this. Inexcusable thuggery.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Jun 3
Here’s what will happen to our National Parks if Trump’s budget passes. Did you know America’s national parks actually generate more income than they cost to operate? Yet under Trump’s proposed 2026 budget, the National Park Service (NPS) would face devastating cuts:

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · May 29
The New York Times has found at least two more fake citations in the MAHA report.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · May 22
PEN America: AI-Generated Fake Book List Seems Funny, but Reflects the Technology’s Danger to Journalism pen.org/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Fake Book List Seems Funny, but Reflects the Technology’s Danger to Journalism - PEN America
A “Summer Reading List for 2025” published May 18 by the Chicago Sun-Times and a few days earlier by The Philadelphia Inquirer made up books from respected authors.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · May 19
While DOGE claims the move will generate substantial savings, the abrupt terminations have left many federal employees scrambling. These cuts will slow down highway and transit projects, weaken safety oversight for trucks, trains, and pipelines, and reduce the federal response to local emergencies.

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Melissa Mallon @melissamallon.bsky.social · May 16
Resisting the “extraction mindset” to hoard resources. This is really resonating with me! “Resisting extractivism is worth a shot to make the world around us a little gentler, more generous.”
It’s time to break the extraction mindset of higher education
A logic of scarcity and competition leads academia to see hoarding economic, human and social resources as the only way to survive – as a university or a higher education employee, writes Lucas Lixins...
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