Steve Dustcircle 🌹A Quick and Dirty Guide To the Attack on #Libraries
Osma SuominenThe German National Library @DNB_Aktuelles AI team just published a paper "Automatic Subject Cataloguing at the German National Library" in LIBER Quarterly (open access):
https://doi.org/10.53377/lq.19422
The paper documents in detail how they use open source tools such as Git, Data Version Control and Annif to implement automatic assignment of DDC classes and GND subject terms to digital publications in various formats. Great work!
#libraries #cataloguing #opensource #Annif #machinelearning #AI
michaelLibrarians in UK increasingly asked to remove #books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly #LGBTQ+ titles
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/librarians-in-uk-increasingly-asked-to-remove-books-as-influence-of-us-pressure-groups-spreads #libraries #censorship
IndieAuthors.Social NewsDigitisation at Pakistan’s National Library: Preserving Heritage Amid Challenges
The National Library’s efforts, widely praised for promoting education, art, and cultural heritage, represent a vital endeavour in safeguarding Pakistan’s intellectual…
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2025/04/15/digitisation-at-pakistans-national-library-preserving-heritage-amid-challenges/
#DigitalLibraries #Libraries #Pakistan #Pakistanlibraries #Pakistanlibrarydigitisation
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Digitisation at Pakistan’s National Library: Preserving Heritage Amid Challenges - The New Publishing Standard
The National Library’s efforts, widely praised for promoting education, art, and cultural heritage, represent a vital endeavour in safeguarding Pakistan’s intellectual resources and making them accessible to the nation’s scholars.
LibrariesTaoyuan Main Public Library, main building of Taoyuan Public Library.
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Koha Open Source ILSTime for a new Monday Minutes from the Team at ByWater Solutions.
This week, Nick and Jessie talk about holds on the staff side!
The video: https://zurl.co/goIk4
The blog: https://zurl.co/akenq
Monday Minutes: Easy Holds for Staff
Oulu City Library, public library in Oulu, Finland.
azteclady#USPolitics #Texas #Libraries #HB3225 #CallToAction
House Bill 3225 is now being heard in the TX State Affairs Committee. Follow along here:
What Happens When You Let Creative Artists Run the Library After Dark?
What happens when you let creative artists run the library after dark? In Los Angeles, quite a bit of collaborative storytelling occurs.
https://www.writersdigest.com/what-happens-when-you-let-creative-artists-run-the-library-after-dark
#BeInspired #TheWritersLife #WritingHabitsandPractices #collaboration #libraries
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