George Macgregor
@g3om4c.code4lib.social.ap.brid.gy
I'll tend to toot about #repositories, #openscience, structured #data, resource discovery, #inforetrieval -- but may occasionally toot #jazz vibes too. #Wikipedian […]
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://code4lib.social/@g3om4c, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://code4lib.social/@g3om4c, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Currently attending a @coar_repositories webinar which summarises recent work to better manage abusive #bot behaviour on #repositories (mostly #ai + #llm based #bots).
@paulwalk presents some useful criteria for characterising bots: (Un)Welcome? Good/Bad […]
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@paulwalk presents some useful criteria for characterising bots: (Un)Welcome? Good/Bad […]
[Original post on code4lib.social]
February 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Currently attending a @coar_repositories webinar which summarises recent work to better manage abusive #bot behaviour on #repositories (mostly #ai + #llm based #bots).
@paulwalk presents some useful criteria for characterising bots: (Un)Welcome? Good/Bad […]
[Original post on code4lib.social]
@paulwalk presents some useful criteria for characterising bots: (Un)Welcome? Good/Bad […]
[Original post on code4lib.social]
Reposted by George Macgregor
Do you or your organization use #eprints software to power a #repository? If so, you might be interested in supporting a new #governance structure for the software. Community participation is being sought for the new EPrints Steering Committee and Maintainers group. Interested? Get involved! […]
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code4lib.social
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Do you or your organization use #eprints software to power a #repository? If so, you might be interested in supporting a new #governance structure for the software. Community participation is being sought for the new EPrints Steering Committee and Maintainers group. Interested? Get involved! […]
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the #us | Winter Olympics 2026
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/jd-vance-boos-winter-olympics #jdvance #winterolympics2026 #winterolympics #usa #selfcensorship #nbc
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/jd-vance-boos-winter-olympics #jdvance #winterolympics2026 #winterolympics #usa #selfcensorship #nbc
全世界都听到了JD·万斯在奥运会上被嘘声淹没。除了美国观众。
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in USA (www.theguardian.com)
15:00 ↑ 132 HN Points
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the #us | Winter Olympics 2026
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/jd-vance-boos-winter-olympics #jdvance #winterolympics2026 #winterolympics #usa #selfcensorship #nbc
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/07/jd-vance-boos-winter-olympics #jdvance #winterolympics2026 #winterolympics #usa #selfcensorship #nbc
Send help! I think I might be addicted to the Winter Olympics coverage. I have been watching it endlessly since Friday evening and have barely left the house this weekend. The #bbc are doing an excellent job too, which might be adding to my addiction. What will I do when the coverage ends? […]
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code4lib.social
February 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Send help! I think I might be addicted to the Winter Olympics coverage. I have been watching it endlessly since Friday evening and have barely left the house this weekend. The #bbc are doing an excellent job too, which might be adding to my addiction. What will I do when the coverage ends? […]
I love marmalade. It is another of my vices, alongside beer, liquorice, and pastries -- the Danish curse! 😀 Anyway, I received an utterly humongous jar of #marmalade at Christmas. I'm working through it but I don't think I'll consume it all before it expires […]
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February 7, 2026 at 1:10 AM
I love marmalade. It is another of my vices, alongside beer, liquorice, and pastries -- the Danish curse! 😀 Anyway, I received an utterly humongous jar of #marmalade at Christmas. I'm working through it but I don't think I'll consume it all before it expires […]
[Original post on code4lib.social]
[Original post on code4lib.social]
Do you or your organization use #eprints software to power a #repository? If so, you might be interested in supporting a new #governance structure for the software. Community participation is being sought for the new EPrints Steering Committee and Maintainers group. Interested? Get involved! […]
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code4lib.social
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Do you or your organization use #eprints software to power a #repository? If so, you might be interested in supporting a new #governance structure for the software. Community participation is being sought for the new EPrints Steering Committee and Maintainers group. Interested? Get involved! […]
RE: https://fedihum.org/@felwert/116011580608598485
This is terrific and extremely handy, really lowering the barrier to entry for some users. Kudos to those involved!
#pandoc #documents
This is terrific and extremely handy, really lowering the barrier to entry for some users. Kudos to those involved!
#pandoc #documents
The new browser-based version of #pandoc is really neat! Not a complete replacement for the cli, but a good way to introduce pandoc to people who are less comfortable with terminal commands. https://pandoc.org/app/
Pandoc in the browser
pandoc.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM
RE: https://fedihum.org/@felwert/116011580608598485
This is terrific and extremely handy, really lowering the barrier to entry for some users. Kudos to those involved!
#pandoc #documents
This is terrific and extremely handy, really lowering the barrier to entry for some users. Kudos to those involved!
#pandoc #documents
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The punchline of this research is in the paper's title. You might think authors would be alive to this?! 😬
"Our analysis reveals that nearly 300 papers contain at least one HalluCitation [...] Notably, half of these papers were identified at EMNLP 2025, the most recent conference, indicating […]
"Our analysis reveals that nearly 300 papers contain at least one HalluCitation [...] Notably, half of these papers were identified at EMNLP 2025, the most recent conference, indicating […]
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code4lib.social
January 27, 2026 at 9:03 AM
The punchline of this research is in the paper's title. You might think authors would be alive to this?! 😬
"Our analysis reveals that nearly 300 papers contain at least one HalluCitation [...] Notably, half of these papers were identified at EMNLP 2025, the most recent conference, indicating […]
"Our analysis reveals that nearly 300 papers contain at least one HalluCitation [...] Notably, half of these papers were identified at EMNLP 2025, the most recent conference, indicating […]
Reposted by George Macgregor
💔 Op de #a2 bij Breukelen is een kraanvogel aangereden en zijn maatje blijft trouw in de buurt. Ondanks inzet van weginspecteur en dierenambulance kon hij niet worden gevangen. Er geldt momenteel een snelheidsmaatregel richting Utrecht.
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 AM
💔 Op de #a2 bij Breukelen is een kraanvogel aangereden en zijn maatje blijft trouw in de buurt. Ondanks inzet van weginspecteur en dierenambulance kon hij niet worden gevangen. Er geldt momenteel een snelheidsmaatregel richting Utrecht.
Reposted by George Macgregor
A road in the Netherlands was closed off for a while by the authorities to give a crane space to mourn its mate that died in a collision.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
A road in the Netherlands was closed off for a while by the authorities to give a crane space to mourn its mate that died in a collision.
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@thisismyglasgow/115960747873048472
Beautiful but also functional! 😍
#architecture #glasgow #victorian
Beautiful but also functional! 😍
#architecture #glasgow #victorian
mastodon.scot
January 26, 2026 at 10:05 AM
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@thisismyglasgow/115960747873048472
Beautiful but also functional! 😍
#architecture #glasgow #victorian
Beautiful but also functional! 😍
#architecture #glasgow #victorian
Reposted by George Macgregor
Why there’s no European Google?
And why it is a good thing!
My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."
https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html
#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi
And why it is a good thing!
My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."
https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html
#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi
Why there’s no European Google?
Why there’s no European Google? par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.
ploum.net
January 22, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Why there’s no European Google?
And why it is a good thing!
My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."
https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html
#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi
And why it is a good thing!
My answer to the European Commission "call for evidence on Open Source."
https://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.html
#geminiprotocol link: gemini://ploum.net/2026-01-22-why-no-european-google.gmi
Study by @dorothearrr to understand the nature of #metadata change in #datacite. 👍
"Metadata change was observed for 12.18 % of metadata records in the sample ...] DataCite metadata records offer reliable descriptions of [#datasets [...but...] The observed changes do not seem to fully align […]
"Metadata change was observed for 12.18 % of metadata records in the sample ...] DataCite metadata records offer reliable descriptions of [#datasets [...but...] The observed changes do not seem to fully align […]
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code4lib.social
January 22, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Study by @dorothearrr to understand the nature of #metadata change in #datacite. 👍
"Metadata change was observed for 12.18 % of metadata records in the sample ...] DataCite metadata records offer reliable descriptions of [#datasets [...but...] The observed changes do not seem to fully align […]
"Metadata change was observed for 12.18 % of metadata records in the sample ...] DataCite metadata records offer reliable descriptions of [#datasets [...but...] The observed changes do not seem to fully align […]
Does anyone know the status of the #lir journal, published by #cilip? No new papers appear to have been published for almost four years -- and a notice on the #journal website indicates that submissions aren't currently being accepted. This seems all rather odd given how long it has been in […]
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code4lib.social
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Donald Trump and his ‘board of peace’ -- cartoon -- The Guardian 😀
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jan/22/ben-jennings-donald-trump-board-of-peace-cartoon #boardofpeace #usa #trump #uspolitics #globalaffairs
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jan/22/ben-jennings-donald-trump-board-of-peace-cartoon #boardofpeace #usa #trump #uspolitics #globalaffairs
Ben Jennings on Donald Trump and his ‘board of peace’ – cartoon
The US president has claimed the world is ‘richer, safer and much more peaceful than it was just one year ago’
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Donald Trump and his ‘board of peace’ -- cartoon -- The Guardian 😀
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jan/22/ben-jennings-donald-trump-board-of-peace-cartoon #boardofpeace #usa #trump #uspolitics #globalaffairs
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/jan/22/ben-jennings-donald-trump-board-of-peace-cartoon #boardofpeace #usa #trump #uspolitics #globalaffairs
Reposted by George Macgregor
"US science after a year of Trump. A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce."
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html
#censorship #defendresearch #funding #takedowns #Trump #trumpvresearch […]
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html
#censorship #defendresearch #funding #takedowns #Trump #trumpvresearch […]
Original post on fediscience.org
fediscience.org
January 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM
"US science after a year of Trump. A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce."
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html
#censorship #defendresearch #funding #takedowns #Trump #trumpvresearch […]
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html
#censorship #defendresearch #funding #takedowns #Trump #trumpvresearch […]
Very helpfully @coar_repositories have published the outcome of the 'Dealing with #bots Task Group'. Thanks! This includes a toolkit for #repository managers devised around the phases: Preparation, Protection and Mitigation. Essential reading for any institution with one or more repositories -- […]
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code4lib.social
January 19, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Very helpfully @coar_repositories have published the outcome of the 'Dealing with #bots Task Group'. Thanks! This includes a toolkit for #repository managers devised around the phases: Preparation, Protection and Mitigation. Essential reading for any institution with one or more repositories -- […]
Reposted by George Macgregor
@g3om4c “If we optimize toward some imagined ideal, […], we fail to design for actual users in the actual world. In other words, the goal of IR [Information Retrieval] should not be to get users the ‘right’ answer as quickly and easily as possible, but rather to support users’ IA [Information […]
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openbiblio.social
January 19, 2026 at 12:13 PM
@g3om4c “If we optimize toward some imagined ideal, […], we fail to design for actual users in the actual world. In other words, the goal of IR [Information Retrieval] should not be to get users the ‘right’ answer as quickly and easily as possible, but rather to support users’ IA [Information […]
Reposted by George Macgregor
I tried to change my password to "BeefStew" but the system told me that it's not stroganoff.
January 19, 2026 at 10:49 AM
I tried to change my password to "BeefStew" but the system told me that it's not stroganoff.
A useful exploration of #ai assistants in #search, using the Primo Research Assistant (PRA) as a case study. This is especially relevant to research #libraries because, anecdotally at least, many libraries have disabled the PRA. The results here suggest a more nuanced approach to whether […]
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code4lib.social
January 19, 2026 at 9:31 AM
A useful exploration of #ai assistants in #search, using the Primo Research Assistant (PRA) as a case study. This is especially relevant to research #libraries because, anecdotally at least, many libraries have disabled the PRA. The results here suggest a more nuanced approach to whether […]
"This study explores how graphical and form-based #search #interfaces influence #query reformulation strategies and search performance across two user cohorts ...] findings highlight the importance of tailoring search interfaces to meet the needs of different user groups and suggest […]
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code4lib.social
January 19, 2026 at 8:54 AM
"This study explores how graphical and form-based #search #interfaces influence #query reformulation strategies and search performance across two user cohorts ...] findings highlight the importance of tailoring search interfaces to meet the needs of different user groups and suggest […]
Reposted by George Macgregor
"From Linked Open Data to Collections as Data: A Reproducible Framework Using Federated Queries"
https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v44i4.17432
#linkeddata #linkedopendata #libraries #collections
https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v44i4.17432
#linkeddata #linkedopendata #libraries #collections
From Linked Open Data to Collections as Data: A Reproducible Framework Using Federated Queries
| Information Technology and Libraries
ital.corejournals.org
January 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"From Linked Open Data to Collections as Data: A Reproducible Framework Using Federated Queries"
https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v44i4.17432
#linkeddata #linkedopendata #libraries #collections
https://doi.org/10.5860/ital.v44i4.17432
#linkeddata #linkedopendata #libraries #collections
Reposted by George Macgregor
The 2025 edition of the Academic Freedom Index (#AFI) ranks the United States in the fourth decile, below Madagascar and Mongolia. (See Figure 8.)
https://academic-freedom-index.net/research/Academic_Freedom_Index_Update_2025.pdf
#academia #academicfreedom #academicmastodon #censorship […]
https://academic-freedom-index.net/research/Academic_Freedom_Index_Update_2025.pdf
#academia #academicfreedom #academicmastodon #censorship […]
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fediscience.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The 2025 edition of the Academic Freedom Index (#AFI) ranks the United States in the fourth decile, below Madagascar and Mongolia. (See Figure 8.)
https://academic-freedom-index.net/research/Academic_Freedom_Index_Update_2025.pdf
#academia #academicfreedom #academicmastodon #censorship […]
https://academic-freedom-index.net/research/Academic_Freedom_Index_Update_2025.pdf
#academia #academicfreedom #academicmastodon #censorship […]