Shana L. McDanold
@slmcdanold.bsky.social
Librarian (cataloger/metadata), ruckus causer, feminist, cook, car-free, bicyclist, runner (slow and steady), hockey fan, rugby fan, owned by one very mouthy cat.
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The more people understand their rights, the better they can protect themselves. We compiled this guide with the help of legal experts and advocates. Share it far and wide.
How to defend your neighbors (or yourself) from ICE enforcement in D.C.
Trump has threatened mass deportations, but D.C. residents still have rights. We've rounded up strategies to protect yourself and your community.
51st.news
February 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The more people understand their rights, the better they can protect themselves. We compiled this guide with the help of legal experts and advocates. Share it far and wide.
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How can we trace same-sex relationships in rural archives, when love letters were heavily euphemistic or burned after reading?
For LGBTQ+ History Month, Tim Jerrome shares his research into queer rural relationships: from his first find, to the challenges faced.
merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...
For LGBTQ+ History Month, Tim Jerrome shares his research into queer rural relationships: from his first find, to the challenges faced.
merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...
Thomas and Austen: a gay relationship in the MERL archives? - The Museum of English Rural Life
For LGBTQ+ History Month 2025, researcher Tim Jerrome shares how he's using rural archives to research same-sex relationships in the countryside.
merl.reading.ac.uk
February 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How can we trace same-sex relationships in rural archives, when love letters were heavily euphemistic or burned after reading?
For LGBTQ+ History Month, Tim Jerrome shares his research into queer rural relationships: from his first find, to the challenges faced.
merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...
For LGBTQ+ History Month, Tim Jerrome shares his research into queer rural relationships: from his first find, to the challenges faced.
merl.reading.ac.uk/blog/2025/02...
Today was a DAY. Glad to be home watching hockey.
February 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Today was a DAY. Glad to be home watching hockey.
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New from 404 Media: Low quality books that appear to be AI generated are making their way into public libraries, forcing librarians to sort through a functionally infinite number of books to determine what is written by humans and what is generated by AI.
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated Slop Is Already In Your Public Library
Librarians say that taxpayers are already paying for low quality AI-generated ebooks in public libraries.
www.404media.co
February 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
New from 404 Media: Low quality books that appear to be AI generated are making their way into public libraries, forcing librarians to sort through a functionally infinite number of books to determine what is written by humans and what is generated by AI.
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
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Did you know your public library's hoopla digital collections are absolutely destroying their budget? That prices have gone up in some instances of over 400%, while library budgets have been stagnant or cut?
Everything you should know as a library user: bookriot.com/library-hoop...
Everything you should know as a library user: bookriot.com/library-hoop...
Your Library's Hoopla Digital Collections Are Breaking Their Budget
If you've noticed changes to the digital materials you can borrow from your library, that's because that access is costing libraries way more than ever before.
bookriot.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Did you know your public library's hoopla digital collections are absolutely destroying their budget? That prices have gone up in some instances of over 400%, while library budgets have been stagnant or cut?
Everything you should know as a library user: bookriot.com/library-hoop...
Everything you should know as a library user: bookriot.com/library-hoop...
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This February, celebrate Black History Month with DC Public Library. The 2025 Black History Month theme, 'African Americans and Labor,' emphasizes the diverse and significant impact that all forms of work have had on the collective Black experience. bit.ly/4bd8vk5
February 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This February, celebrate Black History Month with DC Public Library. The 2025 Black History Month theme, 'African Americans and Labor,' emphasizes the diverse and significant impact that all forms of work have had on the collective Black experience. bit.ly/4bd8vk5
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Librarians aren't going to save us. Librarians aren't superheroes.
They're just people trying to keep largely underfunded and overwhelmed public services going.
Praise is nice; realistic expectations are better; material support is best.
They're just people trying to keep largely underfunded and overwhelmed public services going.
Praise is nice; realistic expectations are better; material support is best.
February 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Librarians aren't going to save us. Librarians aren't superheroes.
They're just people trying to keep largely underfunded and overwhelmed public services going.
Praise is nice; realistic expectations are better; material support is best.
They're just people trying to keep largely underfunded and overwhelmed public services going.
Praise is nice; realistic expectations are better; material support is best.
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This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
www.reuters.com
January 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
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We're celebrating 20 Years of Smart Bitches all week!
Today is pretty special: co-founder Candy has returned to re-examine some romance covers we've snarked over the years!
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/01/a-20...
Today is pretty special: co-founder Candy has returned to re-examine some romance covers we've snarked over the years!
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/01/a-20...
A 20th Anniversary Cover Snark Retrospective
We’re celebrating our 20th anniversary all week, because why not, right? Squeeze the joy out of every moment, y’all! Today: VINTAGE COVER SNARK. One thing I’ve noticed doing the …
smartbitchestrashybooks.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We're celebrating 20 Years of Smart Bitches all week!
Today is pretty special: co-founder Candy has returned to re-examine some romance covers we've snarked over the years!
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/01/a-20...
Today is pretty special: co-founder Candy has returned to re-examine some romance covers we've snarked over the years!
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/01/a-20...
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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It's been one week. Every morning I wake up and discover that he has taken something else away from all of us -- including the dipshits who voted for him -- that keeps us safe. Every morning he's attacked another vulnerable group of innocent Americans.
January 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's been one week. Every morning I wake up and discover that he has taken something else away from all of us -- including the dipshits who voted for him -- that keeps us safe. Every morning he's attacked another vulnerable group of innocent Americans.
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Tip from @snowjob.bsky.social
If you have a whitehouse.gov link you want to access and it is down, try replacing "www.whitehouse.gov" with "bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov"
The national archives is still doing its job for now.
If you have a whitehouse.gov link you want to access and it is down, try replacing "www.whitehouse.gov" with "bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov"
The national archives is still doing its job for now.
January 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Tip from @snowjob.bsky.social
If you have a whitehouse.gov link you want to access and it is down, try replacing "www.whitehouse.gov" with "bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov"
The national archives is still doing its job for now.
If you have a whitehouse.gov link you want to access and it is down, try replacing "www.whitehouse.gov" with "bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov"
The national archives is still doing its job for now.
adorable wombat alert!
Break glass for emergency dose of cute: wombat loves his squishmallow.
boingboing.net/2025/01/23/w...
boingboing.net/2025/01/23/w...
Wombats love squishmallows, too
Squishmallows appeared on the scene in 2017 and folks are still clamoring for those soft and squeezable stuffed animals.
boingboing.net
January 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
adorable wombat alert!
Excellent merch. Do recommend.
I have a new merch website! All my designs in one place with options for t-shirts, stickers, mugs, totes and more! Check out jentalleydesign.dashery.com !!!
January 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Excellent merch. Do recommend.
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"The multicolored wool throw blanket your grandma crocheted in 1982 before she switched to polyester yarns."
The Items You Own That Don’t Contain Microplastics
Two unglazed clay pinch pots you made in the third grade that your parents recently regifted you after Swedish death-cleaning their house. The mult...
buff.ly
January 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
"The multicolored wool throw blanket your grandma crocheted in 1982 before she switched to polyester yarns."
Hey all you that do #cataloging and #metadata! We have a starter pack to help get you connected.
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go.bsky.app/BS7tKQo
Troublesome Catalogers and Magical Metadata Faries
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
January 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hey all you that do #cataloging and #metadata! We have a starter pack to help get you connected.
go.bsky.app/BS7tKQo
go.bsky.app/BS7tKQo
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A timely cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A timely cartoon for @newscientist.bsky.social
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I'm going to haul this one out again, about why it's not a great idea to idolize creative people, or indeed anyone, and certainly not me, because today really is the day to be reminded about that, isn't it:
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/p...
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/p...
Please Don’t Idolize Me (or Anyone, Really)
In the wake of the various recent allegations involving Neil Gaiman, people have been both very sad that someone who they looked up to as an inspiration has, allegedly, turned out to be something l…
whatever.scalzi.com
January 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I'm going to haul this one out again, about why it's not a great idea to idolize creative people, or indeed anyone, and certainly not me, because today really is the day to be reminded about that, isn't it:
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/p...
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/p...
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READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
January 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
READ THIS.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
THEN READ IT AGAIN.
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I hate every single possible thing about this, and I'm heartbroken about all of it.
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I hate every single possible thing about this, and I'm heartbroken about all of it.
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
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In case you're not familiar with @lilashapiro.bsky.social, who wrote today's big Neil Gaiman exposé, she also wrote the 2022 investigation into Joss Whedon that we all read (among other achievements):
The Undoing of Joss Whedon
The Buffy creator, once an icon of Hollywood feminism, is now an outcast accused of misogyny. How did he get here?
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
In case you're not familiar with @lilashapiro.bsky.social, who wrote today's big Neil Gaiman exposé, she also wrote the 2022 investigation into Joss Whedon that we all read (among other achievements):
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Here is a non paywalled version of the Vulture article. It includes horrific details so please do take care if reading it. archive.is/HJtxW
archive.is
January 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Here is a non paywalled version of the Vulture article. It includes horrific details so please do take care if reading it. archive.is/HJtxW
I have had back to back meetings all day. This used to be the norm, but in my current job it is an exception. I had forgotten how much I loathed it.
January 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I have had back to back meetings all day. This used to be the norm, but in my current job it is an exception. I had forgotten how much I loathed it.
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If you subscribe to Microsoft 365 Personal, the 40% price increase is a con to upsell you AI. Your old plan and price is still there called "Classic" - but only if you try to cancel.
Microsoft should be ashamed if not prosecuted.
Microsoft should be ashamed if not prosecuted.
January 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
If you subscribe to Microsoft 365 Personal, the 40% price increase is a con to upsell you AI. Your old plan and price is still there called "Classic" - but only if you try to cancel.
Microsoft should be ashamed if not prosecuted.
Microsoft should be ashamed if not prosecuted.