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User rights are at a turning point in the age of generative AI.

As part of #FairDealingWeek, CARL is hosting a webinar on copyright, fair dealing & GenAI with Prof. Peter K. Yu.

📅 Feb 25 | 1–2pm ET
🔗 Details and Registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/user-r...

#FairUseWeek #FDWorks @arl.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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Alexa Heinrich's Accessible Social is a free resource for digital marketers, communication professionals, content creators, everyday social media users, and anyone who wants to learn how to make their content accessible for people with disabilities.

www.accessible-social.com
Accessible Social
Accessible Social is a free resource and education hub that helps marketers and content creators learn about accessibility and how it relates to social media.
www.accessible-social.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
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Catch Ep 459 of #TheAuthorityFile
We’re joined by Elizabeth Loew, Exec Editor & Christopher Tominich, Sr Editor, both in the Mathematics book group at @springernature.com In the second episode of this 4-part series, we dive into how #mathematicians are using #AI in their research. ow.ly/clkh50Yer79
February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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Raskin: To promote justice for the people, you've got to listen to the victims like the women seated behind you today. Those are just some of the hundreds of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's global sex trafficking ring. You still haven't with them.
February 11, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Khanna: There were two rounds of redactions. There was the original FBI redactions… and they did a second round of redactions at the DOJ. What they’re showing members now is the unredacted version of the DOJ’s redactions—not the original FBI redactions. They’re in blatant violation of the law.
February 11, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Team USA's upset over Italy sets up a gold medal showdown against Sweden in the mixed doubles competition on Tuesday.
Curling's Korey Dropkin Thrills Crowds, Bringing U.S. Closer To Gold At Winter Olympics
Curling's Korey Dropkin Thrills Crowds, Bringing U.S. Closer To Gold At Winter Olympics
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February 10, 2026 at 12:02 AM
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The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.
The CIA World Factbook is dead. Here's how I came to love it
The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Anthropic’s Cowork AI assistant sent shockwaves through Wall Street this week. Now Anthropic is taking another leap forward, improving its model.
The AI that shook software stocks just got a big update | CNN Business
Anthropic’s Cowork AI assistant sent shockwaves through Wall Street this week over concerns it could replace specialized software packages, such as for legal or financial analysis. Now Anthropic is im...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called? That's one of several open questions as the "Bible of psychiatry" goes online. n.pr/49LG0vk
It's the foundation of psychiatric diagnosis. And it's about to get a makeover
The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called? That's one of several open questions as the "Bible of psychiatry" goes online.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:43 AM
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PennWest looks to cut academic majors, minors, launch new certificate degrees
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PennWest looks to cut academic majors, minors, launch new certificate degrees
Pennsylvania Western University is looking to end four academic majors and 34 minors at its three campuses in California, Clarion and Edinboro while increasing the number of undergraduate certificates...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Now on #LTIBlog
Kyle Bylin, Research and Assessment Librarian at Saginaw Valley State University, takes us through “Vibe coding”, which describes programming expressing intent in natural language rather than writing syntax line by line. ow.ly/jywQ50Y0H1H #Librarytechnology #coding
January 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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Our committee's latest Tips and Trends issue is now available at acrl.ala.org/IS/tips-and-.... Written by Natalia Kapacinskas and Jules Arensdorf, this issue's focus is on Articulate, a suite of products that can be used to create virtual teaching and training materials. #articulate #tipsandtrends
Tips and Trends: Articulate | Instruction Section Website
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January 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — getting books from publishers into borrowers hands. But a few months ago, the company abruptly announced it was shutting down. n.pr/4biyDfS
A 200-year-old book distributor is closing. Here's what that means for public libraries
Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — getting books from publishers into borrowers hands. But a few months ago, the company abruptly announced it was shutting down.
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January 7, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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Marc Watkins offers his two cents on the impact of agentic AI and suggests that if academia doesn't find a way to curb its usage, it could impact the ability to offer effective online courses.

#agenticai

www.chronicle.com/article/can-...
Advice | Can Educators Counter ‘Agentic AI’?
If academics don’t deal with these problematic tools now, we’ll lose online education.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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This week on #LTIBlog
Joël Rivard, Head of Research Support Services at Carleton University’s MacOdrum Library, explores a few AI-powered task management tools currently available and shares what to keep an eye on if you decide to try them yourself. ow.ly/xlBH50XGq9O #AI @ocul-libraries.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal on a Texas free speech case that allowed local officials to remove books deemed objectionable from public libraries. https://to.pbs.org/3KRnEz8
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal on Texas book ban case that allows officials to remove objectionable books from libraries
Free speech rights groups have criticized the Supreme Court's decision and say the Texas case has already influenced book bans in other areas of the country.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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New special issue of The Political Librarian from @everylibrary.bsky.social : “Weaponized Politics and Dismantled Policies: Defending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in America's Libraries and Cultural Institutions”
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EveryLibrary Institute Announces a Special Issue of The Political Librarian, “Weaponized Politics and Dismantled Policies: Defending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in America's Libraries and Cultura...
EveryLibrary Institute is a 501c3 organization that supports library funding in the United States.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Accountability for ICE is not a prediction....

It's a PROMISE.
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world. n.pr/44Ognqv
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic shrouds: A Maine library brings maps to life
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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📣 Future library pros, this one’s on us. ALA Student Members attend #ALAVirtual26 for free. Hear real talk from the field, connect with future colleagues, and renew your energy for what’s ahead.

Not a Student Member yet? Now’s a great time to join. https://www.ala.org/virtual-event
November 28, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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“No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution.”
Prominent Democratic Veterans Urge Troops To Defy 'Illegal Orders'
“No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution.”
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November 20, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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🎙️Did you know Canva can help students script, record, design, and share a classroom podcast?

It’s a powerful tool to bring student voice to life—visually + creatively!

🔗 www.canva.com/design/DAGle...

#itecia #edtech
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM