Nancy Loi
@emillicent.bsky.social
Fake librarian who is actually going to own it more because what is imposter syndrome in this timeline
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Seems to me an increasing amount of bad history is based on the idea that you can just keyword search terms (esp. 21st c. terms) to locate origins & relative usage. It's totally unimaginable to these keyword searchers why folks in the past would use diff terms or not mention common practice at all.
"the term doesn't appear therefore the concept didn't exist" is genuinely very dumb?
July 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Seems to me an increasing amount of bad history is based on the idea that you can just keyword search terms (esp. 21st c. terms) to locate origins & relative usage. It's totally unimaginable to these keyword searchers why folks in the past would use diff terms or not mention common practice at all.
It's ironic (???) that an institution dedicated to children's health is hellbent on building a 1,000-car garage in environmentally distressed Grays Ferry, but don't let them! Sign the @5thsq.org petition and tell @childrensphila.bsky.social this is a bad proposal. www.5thsq.org/chop_petition
Tell CHOP: Don't Treat Grays Ferry as a Parking Lot
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is proposing a 1,000-vehicle parking garage at 30th and Grays Ferry Avenue. This garage would be over 70 feet tall, reserved for employees, and would req...
www.5thsq.org
July 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's ironic (???) that an institution dedicated to children's health is hellbent on building a 1,000-car garage in environmentally distressed Grays Ferry, but don't let them! Sign the @5thsq.org petition and tell @childrensphila.bsky.social this is a bad proposal. www.5thsq.org/chop_petition
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I like to think that, when Odysseus got home, Penelope was like, ‘While you were off coming up with deadly pranks to play on your enemies I was single-handedly ruling a kingdom, parenting our child, and fending off horny suitors with nothing but a loom and my wits.’
June 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I like to think that, when Odysseus got home, Penelope was like, ‘While you were off coming up with deadly pranks to play on your enemies I was single-handedly ruling a kingdom, parenting our child, and fending off horny suitors with nothing but a loom and my wits.’
This is not what I mean when I champion preservation and access. apnews.com/article/ai-c...
AI chatbots need more books to learn from. These libraries are opening their stacks
Everything ever said on the internet was just the start of teaching artificial intelligence about humanity.
apnews.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is not what I mean when I champion preservation and access. apnews.com/article/ai-c...
The groupchat is debating whether these are too pretty to eat or not. I'm thinking if someone makes these for a @pacscl.org cookie contest, the competition is in trouble.
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
June 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The groupchat is debating whether these are too pretty to eat or not. I'm thinking if someone makes these for a @pacscl.org cookie contest, the competition is in trouble.
I procrastinated on doing my homework for @pacscl.org's Conversations on Implementing your Harmful Language Audit event today, but it did prompt me to watch last October's excellent "What We're Learning" talk
What We're Learning: Implementing a Harmful Language Audit
YouTube video by PACSCL Video Central
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June 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I procrastinated on doing my homework for @pacscl.org's Conversations on Implementing your Harmful Language Audit event today, but it did prompt me to watch last October's excellent "What We're Learning" talk
As I try to catalog works by Homer published in Amsterdam in 1707, I'm reminded that some good, smart eggs from @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social hung out with my boss and wrote about it in the Undergraduate Classics Journal
June 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
As I try to catalog works by Homer published in Amsterdam in 1707, I'm reminded that some good, smart eggs from @swarthmorecollege.bsky.social hung out with my boss and wrote about it in the Undergraduate Classics Journal
It seems like Library Company isn't on Bluesky (yet), but I got their latest newsletter and was like, hey, I know that guy (because he once owned Michael Gratz's almanac, which is here.)
librarycompany.org/2025/05/27/s...
rosenbach.kohacatalog.com/cgi-bin/koha...
librarycompany.org/2025/05/27/s...
rosenbach.kohacatalog.com/cgi-bin/koha...
![The leaf on the right is the title page for Poor Will's pocket almanack, for the year 1777 : fitted to the use of Pennsylvania, and the neighbouring provinces ... Philadelphia : Printed and sold by J. Crukshank, in Market Street, opposite the Presbyterian Meeting house, [1777?], A 776po. Part of a ruler is visible. The leaf on the left or front pastedown is inscribed "Frank Marx Etting June 7, 1832," "1063/10," and has a square black bookplate with white text that says "The Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation Museum."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fvyq7vfcvvcwerjpcttqardh/bafkreiclcxeetmdnkvfccgndrtmiot2mnde5h37ynlqg5m22wz3uhhf3am@jpeg)
May 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It seems like Library Company isn't on Bluesky (yet), but I got their latest newsletter and was like, hey, I know that guy (because he once owned Michael Gratz's almanac, which is here.)
librarycompany.org/2025/05/27/s...
rosenbach.kohacatalog.com/cgi-bin/koha...
librarycompany.org/2025/05/27/s...
rosenbach.kohacatalog.com/cgi-bin/koha...
My book artist colleague has taught me some new insider terminology (wayzgoose? jeffing quads???) and all I can conclude is that...printers are kinda weird, said the librarian in her glass house.
May 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My book artist colleague has taught me some new insider terminology (wayzgoose? jeffing quads???) and all I can conclude is that...printers are kinda weird, said the librarian in her glass house.
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Luddites weren't anti-tech.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
I hate crypto, I hate online gambling, I hate AI, I hate pay-later, I hate subscription models, I hate the gig economy, I hate ring cameras, I hate drones, I hate self checkout.
I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
I don't want to come off as a luddite but capitalism's hold on tech sucks.
May 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Luddites weren't anti-tech.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.
I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.
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Fellow (gender expansive) workaholics (used to be complimentary, now pejorative) who need help learning to value themselves for themselves, rather than for their productivity, may I recommend Bad Worker zine by Violet and Geraldine? www.etsy.com/listing/1581...
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May 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Fellow (gender expansive) workaholics (used to be complimentary, now pejorative) who need help learning to value themselves for themselves, rather than for their productivity, may I recommend Bad Worker zine by Violet and Geraldine? www.etsy.com/listing/1581...
My recurring nightmare used to be losing teeth (I get the symbolism, it would just tap into some fun personal trauma.)
Now it's finding out I didn't finish my BA properly and I'm a total fraud who a) can't afford a re-do or b) pass my math requirement.
Thanks, subconscious.
Now it's finding out I didn't finish my BA properly and I'm a total fraud who a) can't afford a re-do or b) pass my math requirement.
Thanks, subconscious.
May 25, 2025 at 12:52 PM
My recurring nightmare used to be losing teeth (I get the symbolism, it would just tap into some fun personal trauma.)
Now it's finding out I didn't finish my BA properly and I'm a total fraud who a) can't afford a re-do or b) pass my math requirement.
Thanks, subconscious.
Now it's finding out I didn't finish my BA properly and I'm a total fraud who a) can't afford a re-do or b) pass my math requirement.
Thanks, subconscious.
Was reminded of this song that I love, but haven't listened to in awhile. I don't know, the ba-ba, ba-ba-ba (ba)s just really hit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k6I...
Bruised
YouTube video by The Bens - Topic
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May 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Was reminded of this song that I love, but haven't listened to in awhile. I don't know, the ba-ba, ba-ba-ba (ba)s just really hit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k6I...
Fuuuuu
BREAKING: President Donald Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.
The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.
The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.
President Donald Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as the White House continues to purge the federal government of those perceived to oppose the president and his agenda.
bit.ly
May 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Fuuuuu
I thought it would be take me a half hour at most to shelve a newly processed and cataloged acquisition yesterday (the Lippincott) and let colleagues know I had Done A Thing. Joke's on me, nothing's ever that easy.
![A series of books on a shelf. Visible spines include a hot pink "Morley Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson" and two versions of "The Sign of [the] Four" - one in blue morocco [?] and the other red cloth.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fvyq7vfcvvcwerjpcttqardh/bafkreibfbtc7m4j34xrksfxx35zdwkbbnsjolza2qmifz3n7zle4bfagpe@jpeg)
May 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I thought it would be take me a half hour at most to shelve a newly processed and cataloged acquisition yesterday (the Lippincott) and let colleagues know I had Done A Thing. Joke's on me, nothing's ever that easy.
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“This campus was literally built on the backs of Black men and women, and that labor has been unrecognized as it always is. It was unrecognized and uncelebrated until Black students wanted to take on the responsibility of bringing their contributions to light.” — artist Nekisha Durrett
Bryn Mawr College’s first Black graduate had to walk a mile to get to class. A new monument honors her journey.
Artist Nekisha Durrett's 'Don’t Forget to Remember (Me)' makes sure we remember the College's racist past
inquirer.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
“This campus was literally built on the backs of Black men and women, and that labor has been unrecognized as it always is. It was unrecognized and uncelebrated until Black students wanted to take on the responsibility of bringing their contributions to light.” — artist Nekisha Durrett
I don't meditate (chronic overthinker with anxiety, which I guess makes me an excellent candidate for taking up the practice) but when I'm spiralling, I try to think of how I felt last week watching Joe Wright's Pride and Prejudice (2005) in theaters.
April 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I don't meditate (chronic overthinker with anxiety, which I guess makes me an excellent candidate for taking up the practice) but when I'm spiralling, I try to think of how I felt last week watching Joe Wright's Pride and Prejudice (2005) in theaters.
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"Overdue items" this and "overdue items" that. Let's talk about what THE LIBRARY owes ME
April 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
"Overdue items" this and "overdue items" that. Let's talk about what THE LIBRARY owes ME
Had a lovely busman's holiday at this fantastic talk last night at @freelibrary.bsky.social
TONIGHT!!! There’s still time to register: libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/aut...
April 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Had a lovely busman's holiday at this fantastic talk last night at @freelibrary.bsky.social
I don't know if I am experiencing the correct order for the 5 stages of grieving, but I'm definitely at anger about losing our federal grants, so to cope and hopefully dump on my IRLs less, decided to join LibrarianSky. Is that what it's called?
April 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I don't know if I am experiencing the correct order for the 5 stages of grieving, but I'm definitely at anger about losing our federal grants, so to cope and hopefully dump on my IRLs less, decided to join LibrarianSky. Is that what it's called?