Ken Chad

Strategy, innovation, technology, user experience, AI user insights, research infrastructure. Libraries, scholarly comms, teaching & learning

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"For schools, widespread EdTech adoption has had devastating consequences" The growing rebellion against screens in schools.
https://t.co/hoiBVr3aO2
"these platforms..feature ‘manipulative design’ strategies deployed by social media companies in order to create lifelong users.

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‘AI slop’; "AI coding agents are overwhelming…..eroding the open source ecosystem". Who cleans up after the vibe-coding party? FT magazine. 11 July 2026:
FT article cites this: Vibe Coding Kills Open Source. Arxiv 21 Jan 2026 https://t.co/3E5tZqfOgC

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AI webinar for libraries: Scraping and infrastructure - Streamlining staff workflows - Changing student search - Introducing AI functionality.
8 July 14:30: More information and REGISTER : https://t.co/2xZUPx9bAe

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E-resource management remains complex and inefficient in many libraries. A series of 3 HELibTech 'ViewPoints' https://t.co/rH7MSmOGg6 discuss the issues e.g. metadata, OA & working at scale.
Register for a free webinar on Tues 2 June 14:00 https://t.co/IEiZD5zXOY

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Just because content is #Openaccess doesn't mean it's easily accessible. Users still encounter discovery & access barriers. Read the HELibTech ViewPoint: https://t.co/rH7MSmOGg6 Also webinar: https://t.co/ykSs1m1FK2 @UKSG @Jisc @CILIPinfo

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Could public libraries learn from Waterstones bookshops and reverse decline? "Waterstones proves that sticking to the fundamentals can go a long way. And it isn’t unique to bookselling". @TheEconomist
https://t.co/zPhLHOPZsM @CILIPinfo

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Back to books. Sweden "is...reintroducing physical textbooks, limiting screen time, and investing heavily in school libraries....[and] embracing analogue learning once again. https://t.co/liiYY1v2e8 @CILIPinfo @Jisc @Literacy_Trust #libraries

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The "metadata supply chain..has not kept pace with developments" A new HELibTech "ViewPoint" by John McCullough https://t.co/rH7MSmOGg6 Also webinar 2 June https://t.co/tNNGpCC5mf @Jisc @UKSG @CILIPinfo @OCLC

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"Is your research systems infrastructure fit for purpose?" I'm presenting sessions at the @UKSG conference 30 and 31 March (https://t.co/NiCQUEtfwj ) How can we create a better infrastructure? I will share insights from my projects with UK universities. @researchinfo @Jisc

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Is AI making library discovery solutions obsolete? "Students.. are reading an AI answer before they ever see our library databases". Have we got things the wrong way round? Students need library assistants *to* AI more than AI assistants in discovery? https://t.co/lCkuPtoOSr

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Autistic Representation in Picturebooks. Natasha, an experienced educator & bookseller specialising in literacy and inclusion, presents at the NAG forum 20th May (https://t.co/FY37m8TCYf) @CILIPinfo @libsconnected #Neurodiversity #libraries

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Autistic characters in picture books - providing the best experience for children (FREE webinar) 27 Oct. Register https://t.co/yVjlhjJrf6
Vital insights for librarians booksellers etc @CILIPinfo @uksla @thebookseller @BAbooksellers @readingagency

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Next month, I’ll be speaking about picture books and autism, with @KenChad
Please do join us for this free webinar:
https://t.co/89TR67Bpv1

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Autistic children & picture books. https://t.co/yVjlhjJrf6
Educator, bookseller & researcher Natasha Radford will share her recent research into the representation and reception of autistic characters in children’s picture books. @cilipinfo @thebookseller @libsconnected

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Open source software - building flexible, future-ready HE libraries. FREE Higher Education Library Technology webinar 13 October. 14.00 UK Time Register for the webinar: https://t.co/ZcgrK6jlla @mbreeding @CILIPinfo @Jisc @kohails @FOLIO_LSP

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"Librarians in the AI Age". 'ViewPoint' https://t.co/FDLG9m7ZrL A student knowledge gap around services from the library? "There’s no question that the near ubiquity of #AI now makes this a more pressing issue to solve than ever." @CILIPinfo @SconulO

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Do you want to write about library technology? Do you have an interesting or even radical perspective? Get published (Open Access) on Higher Education Library Technology. HELibTech 'ViewPoints : https://t.co/fZUj0cFMkn

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"Beyond the @britishlibrary : How Crisis Reshaped UK Resource Sharing". Insights on a radical shift: "RapidILL: The Unexpected Accelerator" HELibTech 'ViewPoints'
https://t.co/rH7MSmOGg6
@mbreeding @Jisc @ClarivateAG @OCLC @CILIPinfo

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Libraries have a vital role is supporting 'long form reading'. "It is especially long-form texts, such as books, that sharpen our higher-level reading skills". The Reading Manifesto: Why higher level reading is important https://t.co/DG1xSeyjpp @CILIPinfo @librariesconnected

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The SCONUL Library Tech Landscape report- hugely valuable resource - in-depth analysis of the tech landscape in UK and Ireland academic libraries, covering 26 functional areas. HELibTech https://t.co/rdpsu8u1nV @mbreeding @SconulO @CILIPinfo @Jisc