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Meredith P. Goins
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Infosci quartermaster, Librar*, peer review and data repositories oh my!
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Professional development can be a tool for culture change! Anna Hatch shares about the #5 action, the transparent and open peer review professional skills development programme that trains ECRs to openly review preprints: learning and doing peer review.
November 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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My husband takes me on the best dates! Met Joe Abercrombie and had my copy of The Devils signed. Thank you Eagle Eye Books for hosting! #booksky #shopsmall #librarianapproved
May 17, 2025 at 2:43 AM
If you're headed north on I-75 outta #Chattanooga there's a truck fire going up the ridge shutting it down to 1 lane. At least 5 miles of stopped/slow traffic.
May 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
On the road again! Headed to #ATL for Joe Abercrombie book signing. Listening to "The Devils" as we traverse I-75. #booksky
May 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Happy Southern Appalachian earthquake day for those who were celebrating too hard
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May 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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JOIN US! Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity on Preprints and Open Peer Review. Multi-year project. Come with work @nataschachtena.bsky.social, @mariomalicki.bsky.social, me, and the rest of #ScholCommLab. Apply by May 23rd!

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Please share widely!
Hiring: Postdoctoral Fellow on Preprints and Open Peer Review - Scholarly Communications Lab | ScholCommLab
Postdoctoral Fellowship on Preprints and Open Peer Review Description The Scholarly Communications Lab (ScholCommLab) at Simon Fraser University is seeking […]
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April 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Supposedly, 5k came out in Knoxville at #
My daughter and I agree with the numbers and the lovely folks we met!
April 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
IMLS matters, indeed! Consider sharing your story
IMLS Matters.

Read the stories (reload gets a new story).

imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/

Tell your story.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

From @thomaspadilla.bsky.social at Author's Alliance.

#SaveIMLS
April 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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HHS doctors, scientists and tobacco control staff, rare disease experts, cancer drug wizards -- all fired today or leaving in recent weeks.

Yet.

🚨 At HHS, staff make up less than one percent of the overall agency budget. 🚨

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending (Gift Article)
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggests that laying off thousands of federal workers would tame a massive budget. But nearly all of the agency’s money goes to hospitals, doctors and nursing ho...
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Perfect action to take during #nationalsunshineweek!
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Mar 18
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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To date, 127 legal cases have been filed against the Trump administration's actions since President Trump took office. The cases challenge an enormous range of subjects.
Trump calls for the impeachment of a judge, as lawsuits pile up
To date, 127 legal cases have been filed against the Trump administration's actions since President Trump took office. The cases challenge an enormous range of subjects.
www.npr.org
March 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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🗓️Upcoming Webinar:

Registration is open for the World Data System 2025-2027 Action Plan Webinar. Attendees will have an opportunity to interact with WDS leadership and our member community.

Date: 20 March

Time: 13:00 UTC

🔗Register here: worlddatasystem.org/webinars/
March 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
And now, it's the libraries.
🚨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...
March 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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The deadline for the first round of the @wds-ito.org survey is extended to Monday, 24 March. Click the survey link below to learn how you can participate.
#EarthScienceData events coming up this week 🧵 These are events pulled from our weekly ESIP Update newsletter: esipfed.org/subscribe

✍️ 3/12 - Call for Participation in WDS Survey on Data Repository Benefits - deadline - World Data System @wds-ipo.bsky.social

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Data Repository Investment Value & Relevance (DRIVR)
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March 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
March 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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🆕Exciting news from WDS! Releasing our 2025-2027 Action Plan. Through collaborative feedback, we were able to develop four objectives to guide the organization's processes over the next three years.

🔗Read the full press release: tiny.utk.edu/942Mu
World Data System releases its 2025-2027 Action Plan - World Data System
Collaboration remains at the forefront of WDS’s mission. Ensuring the long-term sustainability of our data systems is a top priority. The action plan outlines strategies for maintaining reliable and impactful data infrastructures.
tiny.utk.edu
March 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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can't believe it's 2025 and i'm stressed about tariffs and measles, like am i a character in an american girl book
March 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Call it by its name: Trumpcession.
March 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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There it is. Literally saying the US and Russia are working together to take away the independence of another country.

I'm wondering if any of our press is gonna pick this one up? Seems like headline material?
Tuberville: "Zelenskyy's gonna play hardball, but you know what? He's not even in the game. It's gonna be Putin and President Trump and the people on our side that will end up making this decision for the future of Ukraine."
March 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM