Benjamin Saracco
@libsaracco.bsky.social
Associate Professor/Librarian @ Rowan University Libraries [Scholarly Publishing & Open Science], Instructor Biomedical Sciences @ Cooper Medical School, COPE Chair @ AFT local 2373. 🇮🇹&🇺🇸 Camden, NJ he/him #evidencesynthesis #environmentaljustice #infolit
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#red meat allergy #Alpha-gal #ticks
It’s peak tick season! Our new study highlights hidden dangers of Alpha-gal Syndrome which can lead to severe delayed reactions, and not only to red meat. Many medical providers are unfamiliar with it. nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
It’s peak tick season! Our new study highlights hidden dangers of Alpha-gal Syndrome which can lead to severe delayed reactions, and not only to red meat. Many medical providers are unfamiliar with it. nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Often Hidden, Under-Recognized, and in Need of Attention-A Rapid Review - PubMed
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a tick-borne allergy, is increasing as its vectors migrate throughout the US and the world. There were an estimated 450,000 cases in the US. AGS reactions to mammalian foods ...
nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#red meat allergy #Alpha-gal #ticks
It’s peak tick season! Our new study highlights hidden dangers of Alpha-gal Syndrome which can lead to severe delayed reactions, and not only to red meat. Many medical providers are unfamiliar with it. nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
It’s peak tick season! Our new study highlights hidden dangers of Alpha-gal Syndrome which can lead to severe delayed reactions, and not only to red meat. Many medical providers are unfamiliar with it. nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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MURRAY: Will you allocate the $220m for literacy programs that Congress appropriated?
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
June 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
MURRAY: Will you allocate the $220m for literacy programs that Congress appropriated?
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
McMAHON: We're looking at the unallocated dollars to determine which of those programs we can best spend on
MURRAY: Those funds were appropriated. It looks to me like the dept is illegally impounding funding
Fun to get a physical copy of this in the mail today from @uncpress.bsky.social! Catch a chapter I was fortunate enough to co-author with the talented Dr. Rose in part V.
May 2, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Fun to get a physical copy of this in the mail today from @uncpress.bsky.social! Catch a chapter I was fortunate enough to co-author with the talented Dr. Rose in part V.
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If only they could have spoken to a librarian about the 271 reasons why this is a Bad Idea, but they’re too busy defunding, firing and/or prosecuting them, I guess. 🤷♀️
April 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If only they could have spoken to a librarian about the 271 reasons why this is a Bad Idea, but they’re too busy defunding, firing and/or prosecuting them, I guess. 🤷♀️
Great session to end my #ACRL2025 conference. The mood was understandably down for a lot of the sessions and roundtables considering everything that's going on around the world impacting academic freedom, higher education and librarie. This presentation was a glimpse of collective power & hope.
April 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Great session to end my #ACRL2025 conference. The mood was understandably down for a lot of the sessions and roundtables considering everything that's going on around the world impacting academic freedom, higher education and librarie. This presentation was a glimpse of collective power & hope.
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Libraries are pillars of our communities. The NJ State Library provides critical services for our libraries, and especially for residents with disabilities.
Trump’s attempts to take resources away from them are wrong and illegal.
We’re suing to block these reckless cuts.
Trump’s attempts to take resources away from them are wrong and illegal.
We’re suing to block these reckless cuts.
April 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Heading to Philly this June for ALA Annual? Swing by a day early and join us for Organize Your Library! Unionist and public school teacher Daniel Reyes will facilitate a training in the nuts and bolts of organizing our workplaces.
Registration is free and capped at 40.
forms.gle/cFb1n6VoFK2o...
Registration is free and capped at 40.
forms.gle/cFb1n6VoFK2o...
Organize Your Library!
Coming to Philadelphia for ALA Annual? Join us before the conference on Thursday, June 26, 2025 and learn to Organize Your Library!
This event will bring library workers from across the U.S. together...
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March 31, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Heading to Philly this June for ALA Annual? Swing by a day early and join us for Organize Your Library! Unionist and public school teacher Daniel Reyes will facilitate a training in the nuts and bolts of organizing our workplaces.
Registration is free and capped at 40.
forms.gle/cFb1n6VoFK2o...
Registration is free and capped at 40.
forms.gle/cFb1n6VoFK2o...
Devastating for medical librarianship...
we just lost all 7 of our Network of National Library of Medicine, Region 5 (NNLM) library workers.
the grant that covered their salaries was terminated.
this is heartbreaking and demoralizing.
the grant that covered their salaries was terminated.
this is heartbreaking and demoralizing.
March 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Devastating for medical librarianship...
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12-month, non-tenure-track position of Reference and Clinical Librarian.
Link to job ad: jobs.rowan.edu/en-us/job/50...
Salary may range $71,000-$122,000 This position is represented by @aftunion.bsky.social Local 2373.
12-month, non-tenure-track position of Reference and Clinical Librarian.
Link to job ad: jobs.rowan.edu/en-us/job/50...
Salary may range $71,000-$122,000 This position is represented by @aftunion.bsky.social Local 2373.
Rowan HR - Details - Reference and Clinical Librarian (Open Rank) - Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) LibraryJob Postings | Human Resources | Rowan University
Rowan University is a Carnegie-classified national doctoral research institution dedicated to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.
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March 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Sharing this job posting. #medlibs #skybrarians
12-month, non-tenure-track position of Reference and Clinical Librarian.
Link to job ad: jobs.rowan.edu/en-us/job/50...
Salary may range $71,000-$122,000 This position is represented by @aftunion.bsky.social Local 2373.
12-month, non-tenure-track position of Reference and Clinical Librarian.
Link to job ad: jobs.rowan.edu/en-us/job/50...
Salary may range $71,000-$122,000 This position is represented by @aftunion.bsky.social Local 2373.
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"Efficiency" means cancelling a bunch of content from society and non-profit presses while continuing to throw money at the big commercials.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
DOGE order leads to journal cancellations by U.S. agricultural library
“We can’t do science without these,” one researcher says of the hundreds of journals no longer accessible
www.science.org
March 18, 2025 at 6:22 AM
"Efficiency" means cancelling a bunch of content from society and non-profit presses while continuing to throw money at the big commercials.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
March 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen.
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it.
Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Nobody should be forced to live in an area with a polluter that has been enabled by the State. Trenton needs to do better and when I’m governor it will change. Sign the petition here - 2000 ppl have signed to demand action actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell our Lawmakers: We Demand Strong Regulations for EMR in Camden!
The catastrophic fire at EMR in Camden on February 21 put the public health of Camden City residents in danger and spread noxious air pollution throughout Camden County. For far too long, Camden res...
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March 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nobody should be forced to live in an area with a polluter that has been enabled by the State. Trenton needs to do better and when I’m governor it will change. Sign the petition here - 2000 ppl have signed to demand action actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Let me be clear - EMR’s ability to operate without accountability from the state speaks to a broader conversation about environmental justice, politics in NJ, and how we treat urban/poorer areas of the state.
Over 2 weeks and not a peep from the 2025 Gov candidates on the disastrous EMR fire in Camden that displaced dozens and lead to hazardous AQ across the region. @mikiesherrill.bsky.social @joshgottheimer.bsky.social
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March 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Let me be clear - EMR’s ability to operate without accountability from the state speaks to a broader conversation about environmental justice, politics in NJ, and how we treat urban/poorer areas of the state.
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Our colleague, @siobhanh.bsky.social, analyses Clarivate’s attempt to restrict libraries from securing perpetual access to content. This prioritises profit over preservation and raises major concerns about sustainability, equity, and access to knowledge. Read more: www.openlibhums.org/news/792/
On Clarivate’s Recent Announcement
Clarivate’s recent announcement has sparked significant concern among librarians and information professionals. The proposed changes could restrict libraries from securing perpetual access to print bo...
www.openlibhums.org
March 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Our colleague, @siobhanh.bsky.social, analyses Clarivate’s attempt to restrict libraries from securing perpetual access to content. This prioritises profit over preservation and raises major concerns about sustainability, equity, and access to knowledge. Read more: www.openlibhums.org/news/792/
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![Sign texts is a pubmed search that reads
NOT ("Censorship, Research"[Mesh] OR "Propaganda"[Mesh] OR "Fascism"[Mesh] OR (censor*[tiab] OR propaganda[tiab] OR fascis*[tiab] OR (oppressive[tiab] AND (state[tiab] OR states[tiab] OR government*[tiab] OR power[tiab] OR powers[tiab])))](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m74f4wirudhnwpjrttc2j7h5/bafkreibmaumqzydeq5xettcykyeg2nligvxmmhdhkvd6m2rilg5jprrtou@jpeg)
March 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Yet another scrap yard fire courtesy of Eastern Metal Recycling causing the evacuation of South Camden. Residents have had enough, this facility must be closed. #environmentalracism #overburdenedcommmunity
February 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Yet another scrap yard fire courtesy of Eastern Metal Recycling causing the evacuation of South Camden. Residents have had enough, this facility must be closed. #environmentalracism #overburdenedcommmunity
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Joining this Clarivate update... eventually.
Who TF uses Webex?
Who TF uses Webex?
February 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Joining this Clarivate update... eventually.
Who TF uses Webex?
Who TF uses Webex?
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How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Fund Don't Freeze: National Higher Education Strategy Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join higher education workers from around the country on 2/13 at 8 PM Eastern / 7 PM Central / 6 PM Mountain / 5 PM Pacific for a national strategy call on the federal attack on higher education and h...
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February 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
How can we respond to the onslaught of attacks on higher ed? Feb 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT: workers & allies from around the US will come together in a national strategy call. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @uaw.org @aftunion.bsky.social @cwaunion.bsky.social @aaup.bsky.social
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Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.
@inquirer.com really pulling its weight the last few days covering the downstream chaos from the Trump admin as well as state and local politics in PA/NJ. Consider subscribing if you're in the area (or out of it!).
A lot is happening. Here is some @inquirer.com coverage of local impacts from Trump’s actions in recent days:
ICE raids North Philly car wash
Statewide confusion over funding freeze.
Philly has more than $1.7 billion in active medical research grants
Trump admin halts Penn research for review
ICE raids North Philly car wash
Statewide confusion over funding freeze.
Philly has more than $1.7 billion in active medical research grants
Trump admin halts Penn research for review
January 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
@inquirer.com really pulling its weight the last few days covering the downstream chaos from the Trump admin as well as state and local politics in PA/NJ. Consider subscribing if you're in the area (or out of it!).
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President Trump’s temporary order freezing communications from the CDC, HHS and other federal agencies endangers public health and hampers healthcare providers’ ability to respond to outbreaks of infectious disease and food-borne illness. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
President Trump’s temporary order freezing communications from the CDC, HHS and other federal agencies endangers public health and hampers healthcare providers’ ability to respond to outbreaks of infectious disease and food-borne illness. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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ROAC conference “Radical Open Access III: From Openness to Social Justice Activism”, 10 & 11 April 2025, in Cambridge (UK) and online. Announcement of speakers and contributing journals and presses | RadicalOA on hcommons.social https://hcommons.social/@RadicalOA/113876805121390736
RadicalOA (@RadicalOA@hcommons.social)
📢 We are really excited to announce the speakers, journals, and presses participating in this year's ROAC conference “Radical Open Access III: From Openness to Social Justice Activism”, happening on 10 and 11 April 2025 online and at the Milstein Room, Cambridge University Library (UK).
Speakers: Élisabeth Arsenault, Sarah-Anne Arsenault, Lucy Barnes, Simon Batterbury, Marc Herbst, Rupert Gatti, Angela Okune, Charmaine Pereira, Jeff Pooley, Ela Przybyło, Magalí Rabasa, Ash Sharma, Stevphen Shukaitis, Lauren Smith, Alessandra Tosi, Vincent van Gerven Oei
Journals & Presses: darkmatter, ÉSBC, Feral Feminisms, Feminist Africa, Journal of Political Ecology, Journal of Radical Librarianship, mediastudies.press, Minor Compositions, Open Book Publishers, punctum books, The Journal of Aesthetics & Protest.
@journalofpoliticalecology@sciences.social @mediadotpress @OpenBookPublish
More details, and registration via https://radicaloa.postdigitalcultures.org/conferences/radicaloa3/
hcommons.social
January 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
ROAC conference “Radical Open Access III: From Openness to Social Justice Activism”, 10 & 11 April 2025, in Cambridge (UK) and online. Announcement of speakers and contributing journals and presses | RadicalOA on hcommons.social https://hcommons.social/@RadicalOA/113876805121390736
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I once made a comment about how big companies are definitely using sci-hub to train their models and some guy replied very sternly that they would never do this because of how risk averse they all are. Lol.
wow. Upon Court order, incriminating exhibits were unsealed at 3:30am in an AI lawsuit against Meta. Once past a 'fake privilege,' it appears Zuckerberg approved the use of a highly controversial, pirated dataset.
Note OpenAI, too? AI companies with no ethics or guardrails. /1
Note OpenAI, too? AI companies with no ethics or guardrails. /1
January 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I once made a comment about how big companies are definitely using sci-hub to train their models and some guy replied very sternly that they would never do this because of how risk averse they all are. Lol.