What I Learned Publishing My First Public Dataset

A reflective article on publishing a first public dataset, including lessons about structure, documentation, reusability, and the role of open knowledge infrastructure.

Brandon Himpfen

Grokipedia launched to fix Wikipedia's alleged bias by copying Wikipedia's content verbatim, then reframing politically contested entries through xAI's opaque model. The irony: it depends entirely on the volunteer editors Musk vilified while hiding its methodology behind "AI fact-checking" claims.

#KnowledgeInfrastructure #AIBias #Wikipedia

https://www.implicator.ai/grokipedia-copies-the-bias-it-claims-to-fix/

📚 Libraries as “Academic Traffic Facilities”: Interlibrary Loan Imaginations after 1945

After #WWII, German #libraries faced massive losses. This article explores how interlibrary loan became central to rebuilding the academic landscape — not just through logistics, but through a new vision of knowledge.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/735653

#LibraryHistory #InterlibraryLoan #ILL #ResourceSharing #KnowledgeInfrastructure #AcademicLibraries #PostwarHistory #UnionCatalogs #Germany #Collections #Holdings

Compiled some thoughts and reflections about why we opted for the Riso as our primary production tool. 📄📃📑🗺️

Check out our newest blog post via the link in the bio! 👀

#risograph #selfpublishing #printing #informationsociety #knowledgeinfrastructure