Susan
@susanhuss.bsky.social
libraries, music, technology, information management, cities, history, and all that jazz
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Across the US & Canada, cities are replacing aging library complexes with combined apartment + library buildings.
It's a promising way to fund new public facilities while adding housing.
A new database & details of best practices @urbaninstitute.bsky.social: www.urban.org/urban-wire/a...
It's a promising way to fund new public facilities while adding housing.
A new database & details of best practices @urbaninstitute.bsky.social: www.urban.org/urban-wire/a...
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Across the US & Canada, cities are replacing aging library complexes with combined apartment + library buildings.
It's a promising way to fund new public facilities while adding housing.
A new database & details of best practices @urbaninstitute.bsky.social: www.urban.org/urban-wire/a...
It's a promising way to fund new public facilities while adding housing.
A new database & details of best practices @urbaninstitute.bsky.social: www.urban.org/urban-wire/a...
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An exchange here had me revisiting this 2005 study, which found that Wikipedia's error rate is on par with that of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
www.nature.com/articles/438...
www.nature.com/articles/438...
Internet encyclopaedias go head to head - Nature
Jimmy Wales' Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries, a Nature investigation finds. UPDATE: see details of how the data were collected for this articl...
www.nature.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
An exchange here had me revisiting this 2005 study, which found that Wikipedia's error rate is on par with that of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
www.nature.com/articles/438...
www.nature.com/articles/438...
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Lots of commentary on this piece already, all of which I agree with.
For historians, research is a fundamental part of writing.
To farm it out to AI changes the nature of this intellectual process in fundamental ways.
And as Stacy Schiff points out, it also takes all the fun out of it.
For historians, research is a fundamental part of writing.
To farm it out to AI changes the nature of this intellectual process in fundamental ways.
And as Stacy Schiff points out, it also takes all the fun out of it.
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Lots of commentary on this piece already, all of which I agree with.
For historians, research is a fundamental part of writing.
To farm it out to AI changes the nature of this intellectual process in fundamental ways.
And as Stacy Schiff points out, it also takes all the fun out of it.
For historians, research is a fundamental part of writing.
To farm it out to AI changes the nature of this intellectual process in fundamental ways.
And as Stacy Schiff points out, it also takes all the fun out of it.
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When Lucy’s, a homey New York tavern, closed down and underwent a renovation, some longtime patrons feared the worst. nyti.ms/3FBikgz
March 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
When Lucy’s, a homey New York tavern, closed down and underwent a renovation, some longtime patrons feared the worst. nyti.ms/3FBikgz
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I have always loved public libraries, but having young children has exponentially increased my gratitude and sense of indebtedness to them. Our local library is such a huge part of our lives. The books, the programming, the very intentionally curated kids’ section. It’s all such a gift.
December 27, 2024 at 2:12 AM
I have always loved public libraries, but having young children has exponentially increased my gratitude and sense of indebtedness to them. Our local library is such a huge part of our lives. The books, the programming, the very intentionally curated kids’ section. It’s all such a gift.
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Alice Hudson, who, after enrolling in a mandatory geography course in college, took a detour from her plan to become a professional translator and went on to devote her career to building one of the world’s premier public map collections, died this month. She was 77.
Alice Hudson, Librarian Who Built a Trove of Historic Maps, Dies at 77
She transformed the New York Public Library’s collection of charts and atlases into one of the world’s largest and most accessible resources.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:34 PM
Alice Hudson, who, after enrolling in a mandatory geography course in college, took a detour from her plan to become a professional translator and went on to devote her career to building one of the world’s premier public map collections, died this month. She was 77.