Laughing so hard at the fact that I asked ChatGPT a question, it gave me some suspicious data I have not seen anywhere else, and when I asked if it could provide a source for the info, it told me it cannot but to check "archives, libraries, or online databases like JSTOR."
Notable to me that every for-profit information hub is injecting AI into every corner of their services while the largest nonprofit information hub is fighting it off like their the Night's Watch
Librarians and library worker colleagues could easily have been added to this list of jobs that have been targeted--smeared, harassed, maligned--in these cultural assaults. Arguably no other profession has been threatened with laws leading to fines and prison for doing their job!
Let's GO!!! 🌠
I had the pleasure of speaking my vision briefly with The Philadelphia Inquirer about my hope for SDP & how I overcame some adversity in TX regarding censorship. Stepping into this leadership role is decades in the making. 🧵 (1/3)
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I’m Jazmyne Baylor, a Research & Instruction Librarian at Western Carolina University.
I’m researching African American libraries and reading spaces in Appalachia during the segregation era.
For more information, email Jazmyne Baylor at [email protected]
Memes work. Earlier this year, @nypl launched a meme campaign to get library funding restored. It was a success, with people attributing the restoration of over $58M to the social team's strategy. I chatted with NYPL’s social manager about it, here’s what I learned:
Libraries do much more than provide access to books—they also offer critical resources and services to meet the needs of communities.
Explore our new inventory of #BasicNeeds services offered across public & community college #libraries to learn more: https://t.co/mp0Dpajpj4
Essential new report by @m_blankstein & colleagues. Key takeaways: 71% of public libraries support physical health and 63% support food security and lots of room for collaboration w/ community colleges. #EngagedLibraries
Quality information is essential to AI: "yellowing paper maps and typewritten reports gathering cobwebs in Zambia’s mining archives, many a century old or more, which @KoBold_Metals is digitizing" https://t.co/jPEqUyCnDt
A start but so much more is needed: "FCC) to launch a pilot program for public libraries and schools to purchase advanced cybersecurity tools" h/t @lisalibrarian https://t.co/8fNXcoIDBm