Peace Ossom
@peaceossom.bsky.social
data & medical librarian | massachusetts
"The color white’s relationship to the grand tradition of human expression predates recorded history, back to our earliest chalk drawings in caves. How fitting it would be for Cloud Dancer, a false white, to close it out! The pale, off-white horse cometh!" this is so good
sorry I'm late! I have at last broken my silence on Pantone's Color of the Year johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...
'Cloud Dancer': A Measured Response
Regarding Pantone's decision, and so on, and so forth
johnpaulbrammer.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"The color white’s relationship to the grand tradition of human expression predates recorded history, back to our earliest chalk drawings in caves. How fitting it would be for Cloud Dancer, a false white, to close it out! The pale, off-white horse cometh!" this is so good
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The US was in cluster 2 in the 2023 report, I wonder what it would rank now.
TL;DR: Media (and Information) literacy are far more important than people realize.
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
TL;DR: Media (and Information) literacy are far more important than people realize.
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The US was in cluster 2 in the 2023 report, I wonder what it would rank now.
TL;DR: Media (and Information) literacy are far more important than people realize.
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
TL;DR: Media (and Information) literacy are far more important than people realize.
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6482
i also feel this way about those little neighborhood free book tree houses.. *please dont stone me*
a very good feeling is getting a book from the library that you were considering purchasing and then finishing it and thinking "that sucked ass, i'm so glad i get to give this shit back"
May 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
i also feel this way about those little neighborhood free book tree houses.. *please dont stone me*
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Every now again it’s useful to repeat advice about accessing papers that are behind a paywall that excludes you. Email the author. My estimate is that 90% of academics are so thrilled that a living, breathing, possibly even reading, person shows interest that they will swiftly send you a copy.
May 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Every now again it’s useful to repeat advice about accessing papers that are behind a paywall that excludes you. Email the author. My estimate is that 90% of academics are so thrilled that a living, breathing, possibly even reading, person shows interest that they will swiftly send you a copy.
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#medlibs
For those wondering why we’re only hearing about one #NNLM and not all the other regions, I took a look at NIH RePORTER to review grant applications. #Region5 is the only one listing terms that have been cause for elimination of other #NIH grants: reporter.nih.gov/project-deta...
For those wondering why we’re only hearing about one #NNLM and not all the other regions, I took a look at NIH RePORTER to review grant applications. #Region5 is the only one listing terms that have been cause for elimination of other #NIH grants: reporter.nih.gov/project-deta...
RePORT ⟩ RePORTER
reporter.nih.gov
March 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
#medlibs
For those wondering why we’re only hearing about one #NNLM and not all the other regions, I took a look at NIH RePORTER to review grant applications. #Region5 is the only one listing terms that have been cause for elimination of other #NIH grants: reporter.nih.gov/project-deta...
For those wondering why we’re only hearing about one #NNLM and not all the other regions, I took a look at NIH RePORTER to review grant applications. #Region5 is the only one listing terms that have been cause for elimination of other #NIH grants: reporter.nih.gov/project-deta...
Ditto lol #ACRL2025
Back in the day, I used to be soooo active on twitter during conferences. This week, I'm at #ACRL2025 in Minneapolis, & while I can't promise I'll be active on here, I can promise that if you say hi irl, I will say hi back 😂 You shall know me by my chucks, big glasses, & unruly hair 🤓
April 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Ditto lol #ACRL2025
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Dismantling CDC & HHS will lead to poorer health and unnecessary suffering and death. This is NOT the answer! Take a minute to tell your members of Congress we deserve better. It's quick & easy with APHA's action alert:
www.votervoice.net/PublicHealth... #SpeakForHealth
www.votervoice.net/PublicHealth... #SpeakForHealth
April 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Dismantling CDC & HHS will lead to poorer health and unnecessary suffering and death. This is NOT the answer! Take a minute to tell your members of Congress we deserve better. It's quick & easy with APHA's action alert:
www.votervoice.net/PublicHealth... #SpeakForHealth
www.votervoice.net/PublicHealth... #SpeakForHealth
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Like many others I am dismayed by the effort to end IMLS. I know IMLS matters to so many people. I put together the following site to collect and share stories of how "IMLS matters" to people. Please consider submitting a story.
forms.gle/MAocZZMsoUu7...
imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
forms.gle/MAocZZMsoUu7...
imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
IMLS Matters
Responses to this form will be published at https://imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
forms.gle
April 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Like many others I am dismayed by the effort to end IMLS. I know IMLS matters to so many people. I put together the following site to collect and share stories of how "IMLS matters" to people. Please consider submitting a story.
forms.gle/MAocZZMsoUu7...
imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
forms.gle/MAocZZMsoUu7...
imls-matters.github.io/imlsmatters/
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As a wise man once said: "Real Gs move in silence like lasagna"
March 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As a wise man once said: "Real Gs move in silence like lasagna"
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Just found out NIH has officially canceled our grant, a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease in Black Americans. I cannot even put into words how angry I am. The truth is they are canceling it because it has Black in the title. That's it, there is no other reason to do this.
March 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Just found out NIH has officially canceled our grant, a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease in Black Americans. I cannot even put into words how angry I am. The truth is they are canceling it because it has Black in the title. That's it, there is no other reason to do this.
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@envirodgi.bsky.social and the Public Environmental Data Partners were featured in the @nytimes.com. Read all about their work! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/c...
Science Data May Soon Vanish From Government Websites. (Gift Article)
Vast quantities of climate and environmental information have been removed from official websites in the past months. Scientists are trying keep it available.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
@envirodgi.bsky.social and the Public Environmental Data Partners were featured in the @nytimes.com. Read all about their work! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/c...
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Medical large language models are vulnerable to data-poisoning attacks. Nature medicine, 31(2), 618–626. doi.org/10.1038/s415... #medlibs h/t @cshannon.bsky.social
Medical large language models are vulnerable to data-poisoning attacks - Nature Medicine
Large language models can be manipulated to generate misinformation by poisoning of a very small percentage of the data on which they are trained, but a harm mitigation strategy using biomedical knowl...
doi.org
March 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Medical large language models are vulnerable to data-poisoning attacks. Nature medicine, 31(2), 618–626. doi.org/10.1038/s415... #medlibs h/t @cshannon.bsky.social
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As scientific censorship gains a toehold under the Trump administration, "journals must remain committed to editorial independence and the integrity of the published record," says AJPH Editor-in-chief Alfredo Morabia. Read his comments now ⬇️
Just published: AJPH’s statement on political interference with scientific publication.
@alfredomorabia.bsky.social
@amjpublichealth.bsky.social
@apha.org
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....
@alfredomorabia.bsky.social
@amjpublichealth.bsky.social
@apha.org
ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/epdf/10....
AJPH and the Threat of Political Interference in Scientific Publishing
ajph.aphapublications.org
March 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
As scientific censorship gains a toehold under the Trump administration, "journals must remain committed to editorial independence and the integrity of the published record," says AJPH Editor-in-chief Alfredo Morabia. Read his comments now ⬇️
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A “digital book burning” is under way at federal agencies. Can volunteer archivists and data hoarders 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
March 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A “digital book burning” is under way at federal agencies. Can volunteer archivists and data hoarders save the country’s files from DOGE?
New book chapter just dropped. "Putting 'Fun' in Fundamental Research Data Management: Data Communities and Education" by Justin de la Cruz, Nicole Contaxis, Fred LaPolla, Genevieve Milliken & Peace Ossom
We're excited to announce the publication of our latest book - "Data Culture in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide to Building Communities, Partnerships, and Collaborations," edited by Marcela Y. Isuster and Alisa B. Rod. Learn more in an excerpt from the introduction and pick up your copy today!
New from ACRL - "Data Culture in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide to Building Communities, Partnerships, and Collaborations"
ACRL announces the publication of Data Culture in Academic Libraries: A Practical Guide to Building Communities, Partnerships, and Collaborations, edited by Marcela Y. Isuster and Alisa B. Rod, a coll...
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March 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
New book chapter just dropped. "Putting 'Fun' in Fundamental Research Data Management: Data Communities and Education" by Justin de la Cruz, Nicole Contaxis, Fred LaPolla, Genevieve Milliken & Peace Ossom