Martin R. Kalfatovic
@udcmrk.bsky.social
Managing Director of IIIF-C: https://iiif.io/ | Exploring Nature: http://inaturalist.org/people/udcmrk | Random thoughts here: http://udc793.org | (he/him)
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2025 has been a great year for the ARK Alliance. The 1720+ ARK organizations include 12 national libraries, 215 universities, 254 archives, 144 museums, 124 journals, and 59 scientific centers.
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Wrapping up 2025 with 1720 ARK organizations
In 2025, the ARK Alliance achieved significant milestones, surpassing 1720 registered ARK organizations.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
2025 has been a great year for the ARK Alliance. The 1720+ ARK organizations include 12 national libraries, 215 universities, 254 archives, 144 museums, 124 journals, and 59 scientific centers.
arks.org/news/2025-12...
arks.org/news/2025-12...
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Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) announced in November 2025 that LA Referencia will receive up to US$1.5M in funding as one of the inaugural winners of the IOI Network Adoption Fund. arks.org/news/2025-12...
Invest in Open Infrastructure supports LA Referencia and the dARK initiative
Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) announced in November 2025 that LA Referencia will receive up to US$1.5M in funding as one of the inaugural winners of the IOI Network Adoption Fund.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) announced in November 2025 that LA Referencia will receive up to US$1.5M in funding as one of the inaugural winners of the IOI Network Adoption Fund. arks.org/news/2025-12...
Looking forward to hearing more about the great work being done by the IIIF community at our in person meeting in June!
🔊The Call for Proposals for the 2026 #IIIF Annual Conference is now open!
Read the full CfP and find a link to submit: iiif.io/event/2026/n...
Read the full CfP and find a link to submit: iiif.io/event/2026/n...
December 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Looking forward to hearing more about the great work being done by the IIIF community at our in person meeting in June!
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Closing keynote at @cni-org.bsky.social "The State of Funding for US Higher Education, Science, and Technology in a Time of Change" by Deborah Altenburg, Vice President for Research Policy and Advocacy, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) #CNIfall25
December 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Closing keynote at @cni-org.bsky.social "The State of Funding for US Higher Education, Science, and Technology in a Time of Change" by Deborah Altenburg, Vice President for Research Policy and Advocacy, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) #CNIfall25
@brettbobley.bsky.social named "2025 AUPresses Stand UP Award" Winner at at @cni-org.bsky.social #CNIfall25 bit.ly/3Mysh1O
December 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
@brettbobley.bsky.social named "2025 AUPresses Stand UP Award" Winner at at @cni-org.bsky.social #CNIfall25 bit.ly/3Mysh1O
Sharon Burney from @clirnews.bsky.social speaking at the "Funding Panel: Updates, Priorities, and Strategies" at @cni-org.bsky.social #CNIfall25 bit.ly/3XR8yg1
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Sharon Burney from @clirnews.bsky.social speaking at the "Funding Panel: Updates, Priorities, and Strategies" at @cni-org.bsky.social #CNIfall25 bit.ly/3XR8yg1
@brettbobley.bsky.social from @schmidtsciences.bsky.social peaking at the "Funding Panel: Updates, Priorities, and Strategies" at @cni-org.bsky.social #CNIfall25 bit.ly/3XR8yg1
December 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@brettbobley.bsky.social from @schmidtsciences.bsky.social peaking at the "Funding Panel: Updates, Priorities, and Strategies" at @cni-org.bsky.social #CNIfall25 bit.ly/3XR8yg1
David Newbury & Lily Pregill (@gettymuseum.bsky.social) speaking on the Getty Provenance Index at @cni-org.bsky.social; integrates Linked Art and @iiif.bsky.social #CNIfall25 bit.ly/48Ow6Hh
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
David Newbury & Lily Pregill (@gettymuseum.bsky.social) speaking on the Getty Provenance Index at @cni-org.bsky.social; integrates Linked Art and @iiif.bsky.social #CNIfall25 bit.ly/48Ow6Hh
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Peter Brantley and I Have a Brief Talk About MCP at the CNI Fall Meeting Later Today. During the Talk We Will Be Sharing a Google NotebookLM Loaded with Papers, Videos, and Web Pages About #MCP. We Plan to Update the Notebook Going Forward bit.ly/mcpnotes
December 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Peter Brantley and I Have a Brief Talk About MCP at the CNI Fall Meeting Later Today. During the Talk We Will Be Sharing a Google NotebookLM Loaded with Papers, Videos, and Web Pages About #MCP. We Plan to Update the Notebook Going Forward bit.ly/mcpnotes
@kzwa.bsky.social opening like after Ben's Tom will have a few minutes to add it to you. So talk to y'all. Okay next up AI Library her first @cni-org.bsky.social as Executive Director!
December 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
@kzwa.bsky.social opening like after Ben's Tom will have a few minutes to add it to you. So talk to y'all. Okay next up AI Library her first @cni-org.bsky.social as Executive Director!
Dr. Ines Vodopivec (Secretary General of AI4LAM) and Mike Keller (Stanford University Libraries) closing #FF2025 at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Dr. Ines Vodopivec (Secretary General of AI4LAM) and Mike Keller (Stanford University Libraries) closing #FF2025 at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social
My lightning talk at #FF2025, “Refactoring the @iiif.bsky.social Artificial Intelligence Community“ zenodo.org/records/1783...
December 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
My lightning talk at #FF2025, “Refactoring the @iiif.bsky.social Artificial Intelligence Community“ zenodo.org/records/1783...
“Wildflowers as Benchmarks: Creating a LAM-Specific LLM Evaluation Using Historical Botanical Text” presented by @drastician.bsky.social & @miketrizna.bsky.social at #FF2025 bit.ly/3KGOs5a
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“Wildflowers as Benchmarks: Creating a LAM-Specific LLM Evaluation Using Historical Botanical Text” presented by @drastician.bsky.social & @miketrizna.bsky.social at #FF2025 bit.ly/3KGOs5a
'Distrusting, techno-pessimistic and conservative'. National Libraries and the Politics of AI Training Data by Steven Claeyssens & Sophie Ham from @kb.nl #FF2025 bit.ly/3KGOs5a
December 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
'Distrusting, techno-pessimistic and conservative'. National Libraries and the Politics of AI Training Data by Steven Claeyssens & Sophie Ham from @kb.nl #FF2025 bit.ly/3KGOs5a
@AI4LAM@glammr.us Secretary General Dr. Ines Vodopivec introduces #FF2025 short papers session bit.ly/4iOTHwf
December 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
@AI4LAM@glammr.us Secretary General Dr. Ines Vodopivec introduces #FF2025 short papers session bit.ly/4iOTHwf
“Old system, new tricks; Using AI to Improve AV Metadata in a Legacy System” presented by Agnes Toftgård, National Library of Sweden ##FF2025 bit.ly/3MhqFJC
December 5, 2025 at 9:32 AM
“Old system, new tricks; Using AI to Improve AV Metadata in a Legacy System” presented by Agnes Toftgård, National Library of Sweden ##FF2025 bit.ly/3MhqFJC
Finola Finn, Caio Mello, & Yves Maurer speaking on “Developing Archival AI chatbots: risks, benefits, and future directions” from the @bnluxembourg.bsky.social ##FF2025
December 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Finola Finn, Caio Mello, & Yves Maurer speaking on “Developing Archival AI chatbots: risks, benefits, and future directions” from the @bnluxembourg.bsky.social ##FF2025
@iiif.bsky.social Editor, Mike Appleby (Yale) & Chelsea Fitzgerald (Yale) discussing “Connecting AI Models & Users to Yale Library Data” at #FF2025 bit.ly/48E4qVK
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
@iiif.bsky.social Editor, Mike Appleby (Yale) & Chelsea Fitzgerald (Yale) discussing “Connecting AI Models & Users to Yale Library Data” at #FF2025 bit.ly/48E4qVK
For ##FF2025 attendees, if you want to georeference a map using Allmaps.org, go to the Allmaps Editor (editor.allmaps.org) & give it a go (e.g.) bit.ly/3Y4TTOj
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
For ##FF2025 attendees, if you want to georeference a map using Allmaps.org, go to the Allmaps Editor (editor.allmaps.org) & give it a go (e.g.) bit.ly/3Y4TTOj
@bertspaan.nl (Allmaps.org) & @kmcdono.bsky.social speaking on “Text on Maps: From Collection Discovery to Research Data” at #FF2025 bit.ly/44bmrJE / learn more about the @iiif.bsky.social / Allmaps partnership here: bit.ly/446uNlN
December 4, 2025 at 11:55 AM
@bertspaan.nl (Allmaps.org) & @kmcdono.bsky.social speaking on “Text on Maps: From Collection Discovery to Research Data” at #FF2025 bit.ly/44bmrJE / learn more about the @iiif.bsky.social / Allmaps partnership here: bit.ly/446uNlN
“In bed with AI: the library learnings from working with big tech” by @agneatha.bsky.social & Amy Warner May from @bodleian.ox.ac.uk at #FF2025 bit.ly/4plnmzI
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“In bed with AI: the library learnings from working with big tech” by @agneatha.bsky.social & Amy Warner May from @bodleian.ox.ac.uk at #FF2025 bit.ly/4plnmzI
@miaout.bsky.social introducing the keynote for #FF2025, “Five Ideas for Fantastic Digital Futures”, by @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social bit.ly/4pRjne4
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
@miaout.bsky.social introducing the keynote for #FF2025, “Five Ideas for Fantastic Digital Futures”, by @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social bit.ly/4pRjne4
Jeremy Silver, CEO of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social & Neil Fitzgerald kicking off #ff2025 for the hundreds of attendees in person and online
December 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Jeremy Silver, CEO of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social & Neil Fitzgerald kicking off #ff2025 for the hundreds of attendees in person and online
@iiif.bsky.social workshop, “Annotating IIIF Items with AI”, with @glenrobson.bsky.social & Mike Appleby getting underway at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social for #ff2025
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
@iiif.bsky.social workshop, “Annotating IIIF Items with AI”, with @glenrobson.bsky.social & Mike Appleby getting underway at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social for #ff2025