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Melissa Mallon
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Academic librarian. Adjunct LIS professor. Media literacy ambassador. Gardening enthusiast. Vegan for life. Opinions are my own.
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#Neurodivergent students often experience heightened anxiety when #GenAI expectations vary across courses. Here’s how to design more consistent guidance: https://ow.ly/BTvR50XvVhf #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky
Why clear GenAI guidance matters to neurodivergent students. And how to get it right
Neurodivergent students often experience heightened anxiety when GenAI expectations vary across courses. Here’s how to design more consistent guidance
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November 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Seems like as good a day as any to remember that it was once possible to “log off.”
November 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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The 7 Types of Rest Librarians Actually Need and How to Get Them

I know many of us are struggling right now. Things are rough out there for libraries and for us as people living in the world. When we think about self-care or rest, most of us default to the physical, things like getting enough…
The 7 Types of Rest Librarians Actually Need and How to Get Them
I know many of us are struggling right now. Things are rough out there for libraries and for us as people living in the world. When we think about self-care or rest, most of us default to the physical, things like getting enough sleep, maybe squeezing in a workout, or taking a vacation day. And those things matter. But if you're someone who sleeps eight hours a night, takes your lunch away from your desk, and still feels depleted?
librarianbyday.net
November 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.
Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cull says.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Law students: Want to make a difference in digital rights? EFF’s legal internship offers the perfect platform to work on impactful legal cases. Apply today! www.eff.org/about/oppor...
Legal Internship Opportunities
Applications are now open for the Spring 2026 Intern Class, with a deadline of November 1. See below for instructions and a link to the application.EFF’s legal internships provide law students with a
www.eff.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression. n.pr/47wArzy
'Fela Kuti: Fear No Man' podcast explores the icon's music and activism
Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression.
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October 18, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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during commercials of @911nashville (a TV maxidrama featuring attractive people rescuing folks), consider helping our most vulnerable Nashvillians by donating food, shelter and warmth that will go directly to those in need through Open Table Nashville. Winter is coming. buff.ly/0ib7qKm?
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October 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It's too early in the new academic year for me to keep thinking I've spelled the word 'library' wrong on all of our marketing materials 🫠
August 15, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This week, our library’s AI & Learning Task Force held a retreat for teaching librarians to gear up for the fall semester & get ready to partner with faculty & students on meaningful integration of AI literacies across the curriculum.
August 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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AI-critical ALA folks with the bandwidth to take this on, take heed! www.ala.org/aboutala/com...
August 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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If you’re born in the United States, you’re an American citizen, birthright citizenship is a constitutional right.
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I am really grateful to Jane Hammons and the The Ohio State University Libraries for continuing such a stellar series on information literacy in higher education- each session evokes such thoughtful and interesting conversations with colleagues.
July 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Today at 6:00 PM ET! Attend in person or online.
"Imperatives for Growth: Libraries as Catalysts for Inclusive Employment, Skills and Prosperity" presented by the ALA International Relations Committee United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Subcommittee.
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
ALA is headed to the UN! We’re joining the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to spotlight how libraries power inclusive growth and decent work worldwide.
Join our program on July 21 in NYC or online.
Press release ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/07...
July 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
What an absolute treat to get to present with my best friend (who also just happens to be my twin sis) about a topic near and dear to our hearts - helping students approach the world around them through open, authentic communication and critical awareness. #NAMLE2025
July 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Until we are all free, we are none of us free. - Emma Lazarus

This #IndependenceDay we pledge to fight the tyranny. #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation #resist
July 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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This week, we ask how university #libraries can best serve students, researchers and the public in 2025. Experts explore how #library teams can harness digital tools, underpin #AI literacy, support better #teaching and student outcomes and advance #openaccess: ow.ly/fxh450WklzC #edusky #highered
Redefining the university library for 2025 and beyond
University libraries must keep pace with the many changes sweeping across global higher education in order to serve students, researchers and the wider public. In this guide, library teams and academi...
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July 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Can librarians and guerrilla archivists save the country’s files from doge?
The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge
Can librarians and guerrilla archivists save the country’s files from DOGE?
www.newyorker.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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The two most common questions I get asked about AI are “which AI should I use” and “how do I start using AI?”

I wrote a short guide attempting to answer both questions. www.oneusefulthing.org/p/using-ai-r...
Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide
Which AIs to use, and how to use them
www.oneusefulthing.org
June 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
So glad to be joining in to the impactful conference over the next couple of days. sites.google.com/view/virtual... #gather2resist25
June 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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The hearing on whether to indefinitely block President Trump's June 4th proclamation on Harvard's international students is scheduled in federal court in Boston. https://n.pr/3TocceX
Harvard and the Trump administration return to court over international students
The hearing on whether to indefinitely block President Trump's June 4th proclamation on Harvard's international students is scheduled in federal court in Boston.
n.pr
June 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Scenes from Nashville’s #NoKings protest 1/
June 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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yep! unpaywalled:
June 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Thanks to a partnership between Vanderbilt Libraries, Vanderbilt Athletics, Metro Nashville Public Schools & STARS, students at Pearl Cohn Magnet HS are taking part in a Digital Balance Academy, led by Vandy student-athletes & spirit team members, learning healthy online habits
March 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Watch as this LAPD cop takes deliberate aim at an Australian reporter, then shoots her at close range. I would fire the police chief over this. Inexcusable thuggery.
June 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM