Christy Caldwell
@aixsponsa.bsky.social
Research Instruction Librarian | Bird nerd
This really encapsulates why I’ve had such a hard time categorizing different tools. The distinctions aren’t really that distinct. For instance Scite seems to use both lexical and semantic plus its smart citation feature.
December 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This really encapsulates why I’ve had such a hard time categorizing different tools. The distinctions aren’t really that distinct. For instance Scite seems to use both lexical and semantic plus its smart citation feature.
We love our Qobuz. It’s popular with the audiophiles.
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
We love our Qobuz. It’s popular with the audiophiles.
Our tests have found little overlap in the top 50 results between tools even if Semantic Scholar is the primary source. Algorithms are doing something. Too bad SS truncates abstracts. The AI tools can’t extract the entire ab if long. We haven’t done IR tests
October 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Our tests have found little overlap in the top 50 results between tools even if Semantic Scholar is the primary source. Algorithms are doing something. Too bad SS truncates abstracts. The AI tools can’t extract the entire ab if long. We haven’t done IR tests
Yes here’s hoping! Sounds like we can look at it next month but without any of our customizations unless we do that ourselves. Comparisons could be tricky without it.
October 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Yes here’s hoping! Sounds like we can look at it next month but without any of our customizations unless we do that ourselves. Comparisons could be tricky without it.
And about to tell a roomful of college students that it’s a completely valid source despite what their high school told them
October 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM
And about to tell a roomful of college students that it’s a completely valid source despite what their high school told them
He seems to enjoy calling people sociopaths.
October 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
He seems to enjoy calling people sociopaths.
Datacite via Zenodo uses a doi system within a versioning system.
September 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Datacite via Zenodo uses a doi system within a versioning system.
In over 20 years, I’ve never had any bad experience with having a different last name from my children, so not everyone is treated differently.
September 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In over 20 years, I’ve never had any bad experience with having a different last name from my children, so not everyone is treated differently.
I loved the hummingbird feeder at this place. I could sit there for hours
September 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I loved the hummingbird feeder at this place. I could sit there for hours
Today was a 1/6. My 3rd starter word. New starter word tomorrow!
September 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Today was a 1/6. My 3rd starter word. New starter word tomorrow!
It wasn’t approved for the US until 1995. I know because I caught it in 1997 as an adult and - barely - could have avoided it.
September 1, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It wasn’t approved for the US until 1995. I know because I caught it in 1997 as an adult and - barely - could have avoided it.
A major reason to use GS was skipped: I haven't found a better tool for finding access to the full text (outside of pirate sites). GS sees itself as an access provider, not just a search engine. The AI RAG tools don't do this...yet.
August 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A major reason to use GS was skipped: I haven't found a better tool for finding access to the full text (outside of pirate sites). GS sees itself as an access provider, not just a search engine. The AI RAG tools don't do this...yet.
Most of these tools use a retrieval augmented generation (RAG) together with LLM. The papers exist, and even much of the information will be generated correctly. But the papers may be fringe, & the llm will invariably get something embarrassingly wrong.
August 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Most of these tools use a retrieval augmented generation (RAG) together with LLM. The papers exist, and even much of the information will be generated correctly. But the papers may be fringe, & the llm will invariably get something embarrassingly wrong.
Semantic Scholar. It’s what the vast majority of them use.
August 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Semantic Scholar. It’s what the vast majority of them use.
A short stoppage of grant funds will have devastating impacts to my small UC. We don’t have lots of funding streams and are too young for deep-pocketed endowments. So infuriating and self-destructive.
June 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
A short stoppage of grant funds will have devastating impacts to my small UC. We don’t have lots of funding streams and are too young for deep-pocketed endowments. So infuriating and self-destructive.
Judging from my highly educated in-laws, sadly no. It didn’t take much to make them see the problem, but it was chance the subject came up and chance they said their opinion (“less insects seems better, no?”)
June 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Judging from my highly educated in-laws, sadly no. It didn’t take much to make them see the problem, but it was chance the subject came up and chance they said their opinion (“less insects seems better, no?”)
I really don’t want this teaching example but I’ll take it 😖
May 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I really don’t want this teaching example but I’ll take it 😖
You mean i don’t need to go to Alaska?
April 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
You mean i don’t need to go to Alaska?
There’s a bill in California that would require the community colleges and Cal State campuses to set up space for students to live in their cars. Not the UCs tho.
April 14, 2025 at 6:01 AM
There’s a bill in California that would require the community colleges and Cal State campuses to set up space for students to live in their cars. Not the UCs tho.
Together with grant cancellations, federal money and tanking student loan reform, this administration is clearly targeting university funding streams.
April 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Together with grant cancellations, federal money and tanking student loan reform, this administration is clearly targeting university funding streams.