Ruth [☕️ 👩🏻‍💻📚✍🏻🧵🪡🍵]Jul 17, 2024

Good morning, Eastern Australia! Just posted my #VALA2024 talk "The Interdependent Library System: Revisiting Human Aspects of Library Automation"

https://ruthtillman.com/talk/interdependent-library-system/

on my personal website. Getting my slide deck fixed up to send to the conference tomorrow.

The Interdependent Library System: Revisiting Human Aspects of Library Automation | Ruth Kitchin Tillman

What does it mean to consider the "human aspects of library automation" when we approach a migration or other technological shift in the workplace? In this talk, I reflect on the contexts and experiences of workers over the history of library technology and share preliminary insights from my research.

Ruth Kitchin Tillman
kattekrabJul 12, 2024
What action steps are you taking into the future? #VALA #VALA2024
Senn OonJul 12, 2024

The #vala2024 conference is over as of yesterday! Big thanks to everyone who attended - delegates, exhibitors, presenters all. It was a pleasure to do AV for you and learn about the latest developments in library tech land, and I know I’ve got a lot to think about as I meander back to student life and writing endless assignments 🥲

(Also super grateful to have had my travel costs covered - can’t not mention that!)

Alissa 🍄Jul 11, 2024
I really think this whole talk was a thinly veiled excuse for @Trishh to yell ‘COPYRIGHT!!!!!’ with a slide full of rainbows #VALA2024
Alissa 🍄Jul 10, 2024
So much happening in this slide from @platypus #VALA2024
Kathy ReidJul 10, 2024
Interesting observation of the #VALA2024 hashtag: all the interesting people and interesting takes are happening on Mastodon and all the vendors are delighted to be at VALA via X/Twitter.
Ruth [☕️ 👩🏻‍💻📚✍🏻🧵🪡🍵]Jul 10, 2024
MARC records coming from all over, “WorldCat, ANDB, vendor, … back of the sofa” @lissertations #VALA2024
Alissa 🍄Jul 10, 2024

Reading this series for no reason at all https://spacing.ca/toronto/2024/03/26/spacing-investigation-toronto-public-library-ransomware-attack-part-i/

#VALA2024

Spacing investigation: Toronto Public Library ransomware attack, pt. I - Spacing Toronto

This is a five-part series independently produced and investigated by Spacing As a parent to a two-year-old, Markus Harwood-Jones made visiting a Toronto Public Library branch an essential mainstay in his week. Several branches near his area offered opportunities to check out toddler-friendly board books and access play spaces. “They’re an absolutely essential space, especiallyContinue reading "Spacing investigation: Toronto Public Library ransomware attack, pt. I"

Spacing Toronto
snailJul 10, 2024
Oops, almost morning tea at #VALA2024 and just realised I haven't put on my name tag...hope it's in my bag
snailJul 9, 2024
Caught an interesting prez from Margaret Warren at SLQ who gave a big shout out to the work of @wragge at #vala2024