Peter Findlay
@pfin25.bsky.social
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See this LinkedIn post from Kaspar Beelen about a report we worked on about small language models: www.linkedin.com/posts/kaspar...
Another attempt at self-promotion before I shut up till the new year... probably. 🫠
In the age of ChatGPT, do small language models (SLMs) still matter for libraries and humanities research? 🫥… | Ka...
Another attempt at self-promotion before I shut up till the new year... probably. 🫠
In the age of ChatGPT, do small language models (SLMs) still matter for libraries and humanities research? 🫥
Pe...
www.linkedin.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
See this LinkedIn post from Kaspar Beelen about a report we worked on about small language models: www.linkedin.com/posts/kaspar...
Bridget Riley (b. 1931), The River at Molecey's Mill, 1952–1955. Collection of the artist. © Bridget Riley 2023.
October 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Bridget Riley (b. 1931), The River at Molecey's Mill, 1952–1955. Collection of the artist. © Bridget Riley 2023.
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This is honestly fascinating - dissecting vibes into the incredibly concrete - and people should be using it as a discussion starter in writing classes
Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is honestly fascinating - dissecting vibes into the incredibly concrete - and people should be using it as a discussion starter in writing classes
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🧵(1) Digitization & cataloging is complete for 2,343 manuscripts in the collection of Bibliothèque des Manuscrits al-Wangari—the library of the Sidi Yahya Mosque (or Jāmiʻ Sīdī Yaḥyá) in #Timbuktu, Mali, which dates to the 15th century.
Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
2,343 manuscripts from Bibliothèque des Manuscrits al-Wangari in Tombouctou, Mali, are now available in Reading Room
2,343 manuscripts from Bibliothèque des Manuscrits al-Wangari in Tombouctou, Mali, are now available in Reading Room page
hmml.org
August 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
🧵(1) Digitization & cataloging is complete for 2,343 manuscripts in the collection of Bibliothèque des Manuscrits al-Wangari—the library of the Sidi Yahya Mosque (or Jāmiʻ Sīdī Yaḥyá) in #Timbuktu, Mali, which dates to the 15th century.
Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
Learn more: hmml.org/collections/...
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5000 archives is quite a milestone - and no better way to celebrate it than the publication of the new permanent home for the 'Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi' - a stunning collection of 28,000 images of stained glass - especially for those who thought we were just about holes in the ground.
🎉 An Exciting Announcement 🎉
This week the ADS surpassed 5,000 archive collections! We wanted to give a big thank you to everyone that has allowed us to reach this milestone.
⭐ To find out more about some of the collections released this year visit: buff.ly/qc8n33g
This week the ADS surpassed 5,000 archive collections! We wanted to give a big thank you to everyone that has allowed us to reach this milestone.
⭐ To find out more about some of the collections released this year visit: buff.ly/qc8n33g
August 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
5000 archives is quite a milestone - and no better way to celebrate it than the publication of the new permanent home for the 'Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi' - a stunning collection of 28,000 images of stained glass - especially for those who thought we were just about holes in the ground.
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🔍 Did you know that we have a searchable dataset that draws on records of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage in our parish registers from 1561-1840?
The project started in 2000 and, thanks to our staff and volunteers, now has records of 2600 Londoners!
#SwitchingTheLens
The project started in 2000 and, thanks to our staff and volunteers, now has records of 2600 Londoners!
#SwitchingTheLens
August 21, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🔍 Did you know that we have a searchable dataset that draws on records of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage in our parish registers from 1561-1840?
The project started in 2000 and, thanks to our staff and volunteers, now has records of 2600 Londoners!
#SwitchingTheLens
The project started in 2000 and, thanks to our staff and volunteers, now has records of 2600 Londoners!
#SwitchingTheLens
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For #GenAI, 'The digital commons should not be treated as an object ripe for extraction, but as an expression of “commoning” [Dulong de Rosnay and Stalder 2020]; i.e., as a manifestation of the practice of making, maintaining, and protecting shared and open resources.'
www.arxiv.org/abs/2508.06470
www.arxiv.org/abs/2508.06470
Generative AI and the Future of the Digital Commons: Five Open Questions and Knowledge Gaps
The rapid advancement of Generative AI (GenAI) relies heavily on the digital commons, a vast collection of free and open online content that is created, shared, and maintained by communities.…
www.arxiv.org
August 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
For #GenAI, 'The digital commons should not be treated as an object ripe for extraction, but as an expression of “commoning” [Dulong de Rosnay and Stalder 2020]; i.e., as a manifestation of the practice of making, maintaining, and protecting shared and open resources.'
www.arxiv.org/abs/2508.06470
www.arxiv.org/abs/2508.06470
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I agree; something I have also been thinking (and saying) in my own off life networks
Here’s my bottom line on the firehose of AI higher ed discourse: for the vast majority for us it’s over. “It” here is not “college” or “teaching”’per se; rather, “it” is the transactional underpinning of those endeavors. Let me explain: 🧵
August 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I agree; something I have also been thinking (and saying) in my own off life networks
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On small, local language models: 'In a world increasingly dominated by massive models and opaque APIs, we believe there’s still room for small, transparent, controllable systems. Models you can fine-tune, understand and run on your own terms' www.turing.ac.uk/blog/why-we-...
Why we still need small language models – even in the age of frontier AI
Lean, locally run models can unlock huge benefits for public sector and compute-constrained environments
www.turing.ac.uk
August 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
On small, local language models: 'In a world increasingly dominated by massive models and opaque APIs, we believe there’s still room for small, transparent, controllable systems. Models you can fine-tune, understand and run on your own terms' www.turing.ac.uk/blog/why-we-...
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💻 Only one week to go until our Code Anxiety Club!
This session will focus on "Pathways to Success: Mastering File Pathways"
To join the session, please follow the link to our livestream: www.youtube.com/live/h45KXR7...
This session will focus on "Pathways to Success: Mastering File Pathways"
To join the session, please follow the link to our livestream: www.youtube.com/live/h45KXR7...
Code Anxiety Club: Pathways to Success: Mastering File Pathways
YouTube video by UK DATA SERVICE
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August 19, 2025 at 1:57 PM
💻 Only one week to go until our Code Anxiety Club!
This session will focus on "Pathways to Success: Mastering File Pathways"
To join the session, please follow the link to our livestream: www.youtube.com/live/h45KXR7...
This session will focus on "Pathways to Success: Mastering File Pathways"
To join the session, please follow the link to our livestream: www.youtube.com/live/h45KXR7...
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Guest Post — Beyond Open Access, Part 1: Make Academic Content Truly Accessible for All scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/19/g...
Guest Post — Beyond Open Access, Part 1: Make Academic Content Truly Accessible for All - The Scholarly Kitchen
Open access has revolutionized how research reaches readers — yet, true accessibility is an ethical imperative for institutions, publishers, and service providers to create genuinely inclusive scholar...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
August 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Guest Post — Beyond Open Access, Part 1: Make Academic Content Truly Accessible for All scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/08/19/g...
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Is there actually no-one in the UK Library landscape who wants to become Chair of the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network, or are we just not getting the message out.
I can't continue - way to much going on, but without a chair, the network folds... If you've been mulling it over, now is the time to get in touch!
I can't continue - way to much going on, but without a chair, the network folds... If you've been mulling it over, now is the time to get in touch!
August 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Is there actually no-one in the UK Library landscape who wants to become Chair of the CILIP LGBTQ+ Network, or are we just not getting the message out.
I can't continue - way to much going on, but without a chair, the network folds... If you've been mulling it over, now is the time to get in touch!
I can't continue - way to much going on, but without a chair, the network folds... If you've been mulling it over, now is the time to get in touch!
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PLOS Biology announces agreement to become a MetaROR partner journal - The Official PLOS Blog https://theplosblog.plos.org/2025/08/plos-biology-announces-agreement-to-become-a-metaror-partner-journal/
theplosblog.plos.org
August 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
PLOS Biology announces agreement to become a MetaROR partner journal - The Official PLOS Blog https://theplosblog.plos.org/2025/08/plos-biology-announces-agreement-to-become-a-metaror-partner-journal/
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“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
bookriot.com
August 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
“None Of These Books Are Obscene”: Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida’s Book Ban Bill
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
This is a big win for intellectual freedom and will have big implications in other ongoing lawsuits and future laws aiming to ban books.
bookriot.com/penguin-rand...
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💥New: Are newsletters the new academic social media?
✍️ Deirdre Watchorn and Marion Schnelle @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #ScholComm #newsletters
✍️ Deirdre Watchorn and Marion Schnelle @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #ScholComm #newsletters
Are newsletters the new academic social media? - Impact of Social Sciences
A new reports finds growing interest in more traditional and controlled forms of academic socialisation amongst early career researchers.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
💥New: Are newsletters the new academic social media?
✍️ Deirdre Watchorn and Marion Schnelle @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #ScholComm #newsletters
✍️ Deirdre Watchorn and Marion Schnelle @degruyterbrill.bsky.social
#AcademicSky #ScholComm #newsletters
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Taken in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall a number of years ago.
#London #Bankside #TateModern #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #contrast #HighContrast #LightAndShadow #shadows #silhouette #graphic #window #sunlight #photography #PhotographersUnited
#London #Bankside #TateModern #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #contrast #HighContrast #LightAndShadow #shadows #silhouette #graphic #window #sunlight #photography #PhotographersUnited
August 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Taken in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall a number of years ago.
#London #Bankside #TateModern #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #contrast #HighContrast #LightAndShadow #shadows #silhouette #graphic #window #sunlight #photography #PhotographersUnited
#London #Bankside #TateModern #BlackAndWhite #monochrome #contrast #HighContrast #LightAndShadow #shadows #silhouette #graphic #window #sunlight #photography #PhotographersUnited
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Join our call for a strong plastics treaty by signing the petition: www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Let’s end the age of plastic! - Greenpeace International
I support a strong Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production so that we can finally turn off the tap and end the age of plastic - for our communities, our country, and our planet. Join me
www.greenpeace.org
August 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Join our call for a strong plastics treaty by signing the petition: www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
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Gerhard Richter
“Art is the highest form of hope.”
“Art is the highest form of hope.”
July 1, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Gerhard Richter
“Art is the highest form of hope.”
“Art is the highest form of hope.”
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Marlow Moss (British, 1890-1958), Composition in Black and White Number 4, 1949. Oil on canvas, 25 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. | 63.7 x 63.7 cm. (Source: MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York)
August 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Marlow Moss (British, 1890-1958), Composition in Black and White Number 4, 1949. Oil on canvas, 25 1/4 x 25 1/4 in. | 63.7 x 63.7 cm. (Source: MoMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York)
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Jean Paul Riopelle - Ecarlate (1962)
August 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Jean Paul Riopelle - Ecarlate (1962)
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🔊Four weeks to go until OpenFest 2025! 🥳Join us ONLINE for sessions on building diverse and inclusive research cultures, recognition practices, publishing ecosystems, open research communities, and libraries.
Full programme and registration links below:
Full programme and registration links below:
🔊Registration is NOW OPEN for OpenFest 2025, the annual open research event led by Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam unis.
2nd-5th September - all welcome.
This year's theme is Open Research & Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - in all the meanings of those terms.
More details and registration:⬇️
2nd-5th September - all welcome.
This year's theme is Open Research & Equity, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - in all the meanings of those terms.
More details and registration:⬇️
OpenFest 2025
OpenFest 2025 will take place between 2nd-5th September 2025. View the programme and book your place:
www.sheffield.ac.uk
August 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🔊Four weeks to go until OpenFest 2025! 🥳Join us ONLINE for sessions on building diverse and inclusive research cultures, recognition practices, publishing ecosystems, open research communities, and libraries.
Full programme and registration links below:
Full programme and registration links below:
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All set up at @durham-university.bsky.social for #DCDC25
Come and say hello 👋
@thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
Come and say hello 👋
@thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
July 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
All set up at @durham-university.bsky.social for #DCDC25
Come and say hello 👋
@thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
Come and say hello 👋
@thoth-metadata.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social
#openaccess #openinfrastructure
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Ronchamp - Le Corbusier
July 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Ronchamp - Le Corbusier