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Congratulations! I'm partying for New York City tonight! 🎉
November 5, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Congratulations! I'm partying for New York City tonight! 🎉
I always thought catalogers were a different breed the way they lock into their work and now I'm an hour into tidying up metadata for a long-term ETD project and it turns out...it me. I was the different breed all along.
(What am I supposed to do though, just let messy data breed dupes freely???)
(What am I supposed to do though, just let messy data breed dupes freely???)
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I always thought catalogers were a different breed the way they lock into their work and now I'm an hour into tidying up metadata for a long-term ETD project and it turns out...it me. I was the different breed all along.
(What am I supposed to do though, just let messy data breed dupes freely???)
(What am I supposed to do though, just let messy data breed dupes freely???)
I must say, the front desk to our first library building was a distinguished looking fellow. I would share the archival photograph but u kno. That would move me further out of the zone of semi-anonymity I maintain this account within. This lady librarian is attached to her air of mystery.
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I must say, the front desk to our first library building was a distinguished looking fellow. I would share the archival photograph but u kno. That would move me further out of the zone of semi-anonymity I maintain this account within. This lady librarian is attached to her air of mystery.
A potential answer! Our first (Carnegie) library opened its doors in 1908. Perhaps the lack of a library building went hand in hand with a lack of a library? Where does one deposit a thesis when those who would curate your collections have not been hired?
October 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
A potential answer! Our first (Carnegie) library opened its doors in 1908. Perhaps the lack of a library building went hand in hand with a lack of a library? Where does one deposit a thesis when those who would curate your collections have not been hired?
Also one of the students involved in that project is a former library school colleague! The world is incredibly small space. Perhaps one day I shall ask him to speak on his memory of the halcyon days of 2011.
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Also one of the students involved in that project is a former library school colleague! The world is incredibly small space. Perhaps one day I shall ask him to speak on his memory of the halcyon days of 2011.
Sidebar! Once upon a decade ago the Internet speaks of a digital exhibit dedicated to the 50 year anniversary of MPOW! It has disappeared into the Internet either. The ephemerality of digital scholarship remains tragique. 🥲
October 31, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Sidebar! Once upon a decade ago the Internet speaks of a digital exhibit dedicated to the 50 year anniversary of MPOW! It has disappeared into the Internet either. The ephemerality of digital scholarship remains tragique. 🥲
Potential answers:
a) theses were simply not a thing at MPOW in 1895! It took them a lil bit to figure out how they wanted to tackle this graduate degree business!
b) the library was not ensuring they received copies of theses in 1895! it took them a lil bit to figure out this archiving business!
a) theses were simply not a thing at MPOW in 1895! It took them a lil bit to figure out how they wanted to tackle this graduate degree business!
b) the library was not ensuring they received copies of theses in 1895! it took them a lil bit to figure out this archiving business!
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Potential answers:
a) theses were simply not a thing at MPOW in 1895! It took them a lil bit to figure out how they wanted to tackle this graduate degree business!
b) the library was not ensuring they received copies of theses in 1895! it took them a lil bit to figure out this archiving business!
a) theses were simply not a thing at MPOW in 1895! It took them a lil bit to figure out how they wanted to tackle this graduate degree business!
b) the library was not ensuring they received copies of theses in 1895! it took them a lil bit to figure out this archiving business!
This message brought to you by me noticing that the first of the theses we have catalogued at MPOW dates to 1905 but our university awarded its first graduate degree in 1895. What happened in that intervening decade?
October 31, 2025 at 1:04 AM
This message brought to you by me noticing that the first of the theses we have catalogued at MPOW dates to 1905 but our university awarded its first graduate degree in 1895. What happened in that intervening decade?
That is super cool! Ty for the share!
September 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
That is super cool! Ty for the share!
Intriguing...Booth Library sharing out how they directly promote the IR as a way to preserve student org memories online...something to consider at MPOW?
July 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Intriguing...Booth Library sharing out how they directly promote the IR as a way to preserve student org memories online...something to consider at MPOW?
What IS enough need to justify purchasing a data repository platform? 🤔 We've been using our IR and finding workarounds at my institution but at three dozen datasets garnered with minimal active promotion I'm curious what takes us to the point of saying we fr fr need a dedicated platform.
July 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
What IS enough need to justify purchasing a data repository platform? 🤔 We've been using our IR and finding workarounds at my institution but at three dozen datasets garnered with minimal active promotion I'm curious what takes us to the point of saying we fr fr need a dedicated platform.
(This is my secret fourth strategy for staying awake in the AM, entertaining myself via livetweeting these sessions)
(Liveskeeting? Doesn't hit the same, I think bluesky can claim tweets since 'X' decided to throw away their established branding anyways)
(Liveskeeting? Doesn't hit the same, I think bluesky can claim tweets since 'X' decided to throw away their established branding anyways)
July 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
(This is my secret fourth strategy for staying awake in the AM, entertaining myself via livetweeting these sessions)
(Liveskeeting? Doesn't hit the same, I think bluesky can claim tweets since 'X' decided to throw away their established branding anyways)
(Liveskeeting? Doesn't hit the same, I think bluesky can claim tweets since 'X' decided to throw away their established branding anyways)
We DO want to make data citations the norm! Very true bestie, let's get those DOIs ✍️
July 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We DO want to make data citations the norm! Very true bestie, let's get those DOIs ✍️
datascience.nih.gov/data-ecosyst... awwww figshare my beloved...who's offering 20GB of free storage like you...literally no one and that's why you're my go to referral for our faculty 😘
Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative | Data Science at NIH
The vision of the Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI) is to develop collaborative approaches for data management and sharing through the inclusion of generalist repositories in the NIH d...
datascience.nih.gov
July 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
datascience.nih.gov/data-ecosyst... awwww figshare my beloved...who's offering 20GB of free storage like you...literally no one and that's why you're my go to referral for our faculty 😘
Anyways here's W̵o̵n̵d̵e̵r̵w̵a̵l̵l̵ a session on research data management! I listen with open and caffeinated ears! 👂
July 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Anyways here's W̵o̵n̵d̵e̵r̵w̵a̵l̵l̵ a session on research data management! I listen with open and caffeinated ears! 👂
Reminded once again that I work 10 - 6:30 because I am NOT a morning gal! It's fine tho, through the power of chocolate, caffeine, and the occasional walk I WILL stay on for these morning sessions! 💪🫠
July 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reminded once again that I work 10 - 6:30 because I am NOT a morning gal! It's fine tho, through the power of chocolate, caffeine, and the occasional walk I WILL stay on for these morning sessions! 💪🫠
9 years in the states and my grasp of geographic regions remains weak...I hear Chicago and I think Midwest but it turns out Illinois is sneaky and doubles as Great Lakes region representation? 🕵️♀️
July 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
9 years in the states and my grasp of geographic regions remains weak...I hear Chicago and I think Midwest but it turns out Illinois is sneaky and doubles as Great Lakes region representation? 🕵️♀️
AYYYY, Northeast Institutional Repository Day shout out! Love that conference, hopped on the Program Committee for next year.
July 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
AYYYY, Northeast Institutional Repository Day shout out! Love that conference, hopped on the Program Committee for next year.
Me when I hear there's an upcoming session on transitioning from a mediated model to a self-submit model: 👁️👄👁️
July 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Me when I hear there's an upcoming session on transitioning from a mediated model to a self-submit model: 👁️👄👁️
