For our #DH2023 paper, "Observing semantic change in the representation of ethnic minorities through distant reading of museum catalogues", @danya_sko shows how mapping metadata related to Jewish culture can reveal collecting, documentation + political choices in collections.
Just in time for #SharkFest and #SharkWeek, this collection has 50+ free lessons and activities to teach everything about sharks and the importance of healthy oceans https://t.co/3UIPv4U6Fq @sharemylesson@aftunion
Born on this day in 1906, the Harlem Renaissance prodigy poet Helene Johnson was only 18 when she composed her lovely poem "Trees at Night," read here by Rebecca Solnit: https://t.co/GcDevL3a7X
Fascinating interview that covers real world applications and the intersection of STEM fields.
What Can Jellyfish Teach Us About Fluid Dynamics? https://t.co/2aJCC5bdon via @QuantaMagazine
Things have gone from bad to worse in the fight within the @TxStHistAssoc. The rogue interim exec. director is in unfettered control of the organization for the next months, pushing a reactionary agenda to change the content of publications. /1
"Free people must always read freely." - ALA Executive Director Tracie D. Hall at today's signing of Illinois legislation that will prevent libraries from banning or restricting access to books.
We are in the final two weeks of our Archives Processing Institue and the practicum students are hard at work finalizing their inventories, creating finding aids, and rehousing their processed materials. At the end of this project the students will present on their collection.
@TAMUSVLC is off to a great start. The TAMUCC session on microcourses was fantastic - learned the value of bite-size online learning modules, TikTok style.
You can find all kinds of stories at the Library, including LGBTQ+ stories. This #Pride Month, learn more about the gay icons, activists, and trailblazers you've heard of, and those you haven't.
🏳️🌈 Get started 🔎: https://t.co/r8CjqkRtCh
On Monday, June 5, at 1p ET, join us for a timely conversation with @richove of @bodleianlibs about Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge. Register here: https://t.co/fx4SHcOvey
It's Nurse Appreciation Week! A special thanks to the faculty and staff of TAMU-CC College of Nursing and Health Sciences and the University Health Center for educating the future generation of healthcare heroes and providing great services to our Islanders. 🩺💙@TAMUCCCONHS
As someone who has lived in Alabama, Texas, and Oklahoma, this map is a real bummer. It’s hard to know why age at death is so much lower for these states, because there are so many things wrong with how they’re run. Gun deaths, COVID, poverty, poor access to health care, ….