Rebecca Parmer
@rlprm.bsky.social
Director of Natural History Libraries, Harvard. Collaborator, listener, pie-enthusiast. Perpetually curious. Outdoor-oriented.
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NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
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The new Red List for Vascular Plants published this week by @bsbibotany.bsky.social highlights the serious decline in Britain’s freshwater plants.
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The new Red List for Vascular Plants published this week by @bsbibotany.bsky.social highlights the serious decline in Britain’s freshwater plants.
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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BHL had a strong presence at #LivingData2025 + the #GBIF #GB32 Governing Board Meeting in Bogotá 🇨🇴. We shared our transition progress, rallied support & strengthened collaborations for linked open biodiversity data. 🧪 🌎 📚 🌱🔗 Read more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/11/livi... #OpenScience
BHL at Living Data 2025 & GBIF Governing Board Meeting
This month, members of the biodiversity community from across the globe gathered in Bogotá, Colombia, for two major meetings: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Governing Board Mee…
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
BHL had a strong presence at #LivingData2025 + the #GBIF #GB32 Governing Board Meeting in Bogotá 🇨🇴. We shared our transition progress, rallied support & strengthened collaborations for linked open biodiversity data. 🧪 🌎 📚 🌱🔗 Read more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/11/livi... #OpenScience
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The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️
American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA
The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.
www.historians.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️
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Did you know that BHL has #FullTextSearch? You can search for scientific names, places, etc, but you can also find all the things that "Alfred Russell Wallace" found "delicious" in his travels (search for "delicious" and then narrow search results by author). #ILoveBHL www.biodiversitylibrary.org 🧪
October 7, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Did you know that BHL has #FullTextSearch? You can search for scientific names, places, etc, but you can also find all the things that "Alfred Russell Wallace" found "delicious" in his travels (search for "delicious" and then narrow search results by author). #ILoveBHL www.biodiversitylibrary.org 🧪
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Do you want to be a part of our mass digitisation project, and potentially have your research shared more widely?
As we wrap up on this momentous project, we’re keen to showcase how Kew’s data is being used in research across the globe 🌍
Could you help us tell this story? ✨
As we wrap up on this momentous project, we’re keen to showcase how Kew’s data is being used in research across the globe 🌍
Could you help us tell this story? ✨
September 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Do you want to be a part of our mass digitisation project, and potentially have your research shared more widely?
As we wrap up on this momentous project, we’re keen to showcase how Kew’s data is being used in research across the globe 🌍
Could you help us tell this story? ✨
As we wrap up on this momentous project, we’re keen to showcase how Kew’s data is being used in research across the globe 🌍
Could you help us tell this story? ✨
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Please spread the word—The Scholars’ Workshop in Early African American Print at AAS Jan. 12-15, 2026. A writing workshop and intro to archives for junior scholars working on the dissertation or first book. Fully funded. Apply by Oct. 15 2025. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD
September 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Please spread the word—The Scholars’ Workshop in Early African American Print at AAS Jan. 12-15, 2026. A writing workshop and intro to archives for junior scholars working on the dissertation or first book. Fully funded. Apply by Oct. 15 2025. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD
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“A review of the administrative record makes it difficult to conclude anything other than that (the government) used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities." apnews.com/article/harv...
Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University
A federal judge in Boston has ordered the reversal of over $2.6 billion in federal funding cuts to Harvard University.
apnews.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“A review of the administrative record makes it difficult to conclude anything other than that (the government) used antisemitism as a smokescreen for a targeted, ideologically-motivated assault on this country’s premier universities." apnews.com/article/harv...
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My mother always told me that if I was feeling bad about myself, I should go help somebody. I’ll have to tell her about these findings.
Self-care is overrated—helping others has the biggest benefits for everyone involved
A new 2-week intervention finds that helping others improves well-being more than "self-kindness", with benefits for depressed mood, anxiety, and loneliness due to social connection psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
A new 2-week intervention finds that helping others improves well-being more than "self-kindness", with benefits for depressed mood, anxiety, and loneliness due to social connection psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-...
September 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My mother always told me that if I was feeling bad about myself, I should go help somebody. I’ll have to tell her about these findings.
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Excited to finally announce the release of my first ever book, and the first ever book from we here press. It is a pocket-size guide to my archival theories and experiences in the form of essays- some you may have heard in part as lectures, some which are unpublished until now.
www.weherepress.org
www.weherepress.org
August 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Excited to finally announce the release of my first ever book, and the first ever book from we here press. It is a pocket-size guide to my archival theories and experiences in the form of essays- some you may have heard in part as lectures, some which are unpublished until now.
www.weherepress.org
www.weherepress.org
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A cluster of teens reading quietly is called a mystery.
A pile of books gathering dust is called a hold shelf.
A handful of change is called a budget.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...
A pile of books gathering dust is called a hold shelf.
A handful of change is called a budget.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...
Collective Nouns for Librarians
A group of librarians is called a cardigan. A collection of empty chairs is called an author reading. A collection of Eric Carle books covered in s...
www.mcsweeneys.net
August 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A cluster of teens reading quietly is called a mystery.
A pile of books gathering dust is called a hold shelf.
A handful of change is called a budget.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...
A pile of books gathering dust is called a hold shelf.
A handful of change is called a budget.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/col...
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📢 Big news! BHL has a new fiscal sponsor – @clirnews.bsky.social 🎉 This marks a major step forward in BHL’s transition to a more sustainable, community-led future.
🌍 Read all about what this means for BHL: 🔗 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/08/tran... #ILoveBHL
🌍 Read all about what this means for BHL: 🔗 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/08/tran... #ILoveBHL
BHL Transition Update #4: Welcoming CLIR as BHL’s New Fiscal Sponsor
We’re thrilled to share some exciting news: 🎉 The Biodiversity Heritage Library has a new fiscal sponsor – the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)! This is a major step forward in s…
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org
August 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
📢 Big news! BHL has a new fiscal sponsor – @clirnews.bsky.social 🎉 This marks a major step forward in BHL’s transition to a more sustainable, community-led future.
🌍 Read all about what this means for BHL: 🔗 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/08/tran... #ILoveBHL
🌍 Read all about what this means for BHL: 🔗 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/08/tran... #ILoveBHL
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We are so pleased to share the final deliverables of our Digital POWRR Peer Assessment Program, which was generously funded by the IMLS. These include a white paper, the “Navigating Uncertainty” framework and the volume of case studies authored by participants!
digitalpowrr.niu.edu/announcing-t...
digitalpowrr.niu.edu/announcing-t...
Announcing the Completion of the Digital POWRR Peer Assessment Program
With deep gratitude and open hearts, we share the final outputs of a collective journey. We are proud to announce the release of two major publications from the Digital POWRR Peer Assessment Program, ...
digitalpowrr.niu.edu
August 1, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We are so pleased to share the final deliverables of our Digital POWRR Peer Assessment Program, which was generously funded by the IMLS. These include a white paper, the “Navigating Uncertainty” framework and the volume of case studies authored by participants!
digitalpowrr.niu.edu/announcing-t...
digitalpowrr.niu.edu/announcing-t...
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Hilma af Klint's botanical drawings / spirit diagrams at MoMA 🥰
July 11, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Hilma af Klint's botanical drawings / spirit diagrams at MoMA 🥰
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Friends, please share!
Proofs are ready for @skeuomorphpress.org's edition of Ursula K. Le Guin’s "A Rant About Technology." I am so pleased with this book—in many ways our 1st real book project
Details about how to get one through our fundraiser at skeuomorph.ischool.illinois.edu/le-guin-book...
Proofs are ready for @skeuomorphpress.org's edition of Ursula K. Le Guin’s "A Rant About Technology." I am so pleased with this book—in many ways our 1st real book project
Details about how to get one through our fundraiser at skeuomorph.ischool.illinois.edu/le-guin-book...
July 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Friends, please share!
Proofs are ready for @skeuomorphpress.org's edition of Ursula K. Le Guin’s "A Rant About Technology." I am so pleased with this book—in many ways our 1st real book project
Details about how to get one through our fundraiser at skeuomorph.ischool.illinois.edu/le-guin-book...
Proofs are ready for @skeuomorphpress.org's edition of Ursula K. Le Guin’s "A Rant About Technology." I am so pleased with this book—in many ways our 1st real book project
Details about how to get one through our fundraiser at skeuomorph.ischool.illinois.edu/le-guin-book...
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Moby-Dick always finds you when you least expect it.
I did not expect to be writing about Moby-Dick in this chapter on extra-illustration and it's entirely @18thcenturysam.bsky.social's fault.
May 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Moby-Dick always finds you when you least expect it.
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📢 The #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary is entering a bold new chapter – and we need your help! Today we release our official Call for Support. We’re seeking new hosts for BHL’s staff, infrastructure, and services. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/06/tran... #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📢 The #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary is entering a bold new chapter – and we need your help! Today we release our official Call for Support. We’re seeking new hosts for BHL’s staff, infrastructure, and services. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/06/tran... #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL
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I was sexually harassed and bullied as an invited speaker at the Rowfant Club. (I was required to speak there by my boss at the time.) It would mean a lot to me if people would stop legitimizing this deeply sexist organization.
The exclusive men's-only rare books club, and the woman who has a key: defector.com/the-exclusiv...
The Exclusive Men's-Only Rare Books Club, And The Woman Who Has A Key | Defector
Last summer I attended Rare Book School at Princeton, which is about the tweediest thing a person can do. One humid day, after a morning spent squinting at Gutenberg Bibles, I sipped a coffee with Amy...
defector.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I was sexually harassed and bullied as an invited speaker at the Rowfant Club. (I was required to speak there by my boss at the time.) It would mean a lot to me if people would stop legitimizing this deeply sexist organization.
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Breaking news: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to bar international students from enrolling at Harvard. The ruling grants Harvard a win in one of the most high-stakes battles in its ongoing war with the administration.
Judge orders Trump administration to allow Harvard to enroll international students
The administration’s action was illegal and would cause irreparable harm because about a quarter of Harvard students are from other countries, lawyers argued
www.washingtonpost.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Breaking news: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to bar international students from enrolling at Harvard. The ruling grants Harvard a win in one of the most high-stakes battles in its ongoing war with the administration.
Not me tearing up in my office, nope. This was such a lovely tribute.
Rita Moreno (and others) tearing up as singer sings “a place for us” during Moreno’s receipt of an honorary degree
#harvard
#harvard
May 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Not me tearing up in my office, nope. This was such a lovely tribute.
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“…women took on more cognitive labor in 4.6 of the nine possible areas of home life… Women were far more likely than men to anticipate and monitor, while men were more involved in decision-making and, to a lesser extent, identifying and researching options.”
The Gendered Labor of Noticing and Anticipating - JSTOR Daily
Through interviews with couples, sociologist Allison Daminger refines our understanding of cognitive labor in the household.
daily.jstor.org
April 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“…women took on more cognitive labor in 4.6 of the nine possible areas of home life… Women were far more likely than men to anticipate and monitor, while men were more involved in decision-making and, to a lesser extent, identifying and researching options.”
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Today is the Winterthur Library Edible Book Festival, and WOWEE ZOWIE!!!
March 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Today is the Winterthur Library Edible Book Festival, and WOWEE ZOWIE!!!