Amy
@amyroh.bsky.social
librarian, archivist, public historian. tennis player. book reader. owned by a cat. opinions my own. she/her.
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Question for the archivists: Any tips for preserving card stock with scratch+sniff on it? 📜
July 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Question for the archivists: Any tips for preserving card stock with scratch+sniff on it? 📜
The pollening has arrived, which would be better if the temperatures hadn’t dropped back into the 40s. Spring in Ohio.
April 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The pollening has arrived, which would be better if the temperatures hadn’t dropped back into the 40s. Spring in Ohio.
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It’s Transgender Day of Visibility! Reading trans authors all year long is one great way to support the community. There are so many more!
March 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
It’s Transgender Day of Visibility! Reading trans authors all year long is one great way to support the community. There are so many more!
Such sad news
The Special Libraries Association announces dissolution. 📚
sla.org/news/697073/...
sla.org/news/697073/...
SLA Announces Dissolution - Special Libraries Association, Inc.
The Special Libraries Association (SLA), a global organization dedicated to supporting information professionals and specialized librarians, has announced it will begin a dissolution process after 116 years of service to the profession.
sla.org
March 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Such sad news
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Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
February 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
Extremely useful
Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition #medlibs libguides.umn.edu/govpubs/admin
Research Guides: Finding Government Information during the 2025 Administration Transition: Home
This guide will point to resources that identify and track steps taken by the Trump administration and Congress to scale back or eliminate access to federal government information. It also provides l...
libguides.umn.edu
February 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Extremely useful
This is such a lovely article that perfectly captures what it’s like working on markers. They really can be the best of local history.
January 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This is such a lovely article that perfectly captures what it’s like working on markers. They really can be the best of local history.
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Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night.
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
January 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Welp. Apple snuck something dirty in our phones last night.
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
Settings > Apps > (pick an app) > Siri > Learn From this App
TOGGLE OFF.
You have to go through each app. My garage app, my BANKING APPS, others had that turned on automatically. 😡
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Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
December 2, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Roses are redde
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
Noble are the manatees
Yf we wante a bettir future
Teach artes & humanityes
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I'll be doing an advent calendar of #SearchingSkills where you can try/learn something new every day.
It will be primarily in PubMed and sometimes using MeSH terms to answer the question.
It will be aimed at inexperienced searchers, but I hope experienced searchers will join in too!
It will be primarily in PubMed and sometimes using MeSH terms to answer the question.
It will be aimed at inexperienced searchers, but I hope experienced searchers will join in too!
a cartoon drawing of a calendar with smtwtfs written at the top
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a calendar with smtwtfs written at the top
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:21 PM
I'll be doing an advent calendar of #SearchingSkills where you can try/learn something new every day.
It will be primarily in PubMed and sometimes using MeSH terms to answer the question.
It will be aimed at inexperienced searchers, but I hope experienced searchers will join in too!
It will be primarily in PubMed and sometimes using MeSH terms to answer the question.
It will be aimed at inexperienced searchers, but I hope experienced searchers will join in too!
It has been a hard week. It has been a hard couple of months (for all kinds of reasons). But at least the construction project to repair the water leaks in my reading room is finished and people were using it today!
November 22, 2024 at 9:25 PM
It has been a hard week. It has been a hard couple of months (for all kinds of reasons). But at least the construction project to repair the water leaks in my reading room is finished and people were using it today!
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The light is on for Rachel Abbey McCafferty! @ramccafferty.bsky.social! 💡
"Again and again and again and" is a brilliant apocalyptic story that speaks to the cyclical nature of history. (The final question the story poses is also especially relevant!)
Read it now!
"Again and again and again and" is a brilliant apocalyptic story that speaks to the cyclical nature of history. (The final question the story poses is also especially relevant!)
Read it now!
Again and again and again and - Rachel Abbey McCafferty — Bulb Culture Collective
The day the bugs descended, the air was thick with warmth and wings.
www.bulbculturecollective.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:10 PM
The light is on for Rachel Abbey McCafferty! @ramccafferty.bsky.social! 💡
"Again and again and again and" is a brilliant apocalyptic story that speaks to the cyclical nature of history. (The final question the story poses is also especially relevant!)
Read it now!
"Again and again and again and" is a brilliant apocalyptic story that speaks to the cyclical nature of history. (The final question the story poses is also especially relevant!)
Read it now!
I need to read this!
📣 New zine!! "A Librarian Against AI; or, I Think AI Should Leave" is a 40-page zine about why we should think twice about using & supporting generative AI. violetbfox.info/against-ai/ #noAI #zines
November 18, 2024 at 8:50 PM
I need to read this!
A public historian starter pack briefly floated past me and I lost it...can someone point me in its direction? Also in search of a #medlibs starter pack
November 12, 2024 at 1:50 AM
A public historian starter pack briefly floated past me and I lost it...can someone point me in its direction? Also in search of a #medlibs starter pack
Finally made it over here from The Bad Place! It's gonna take me a minute to get back in the groove of posting, but excited at how much this feels like the before times over there.
November 12, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Finally made it over here from The Bad Place! It's gonna take me a minute to get back in the groove of posting, but excited at how much this feels like the before times over there.