Outstayed my time

Someone asked me yesterday how many days I had left at my current workplace. I blurted out: “Too many!” It was a little embarrassing because my response was so unfiltered, but it reflects the truth…

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Accompagner le développement des ressources éducatives libres, un nouvel enjeu pour les bibliothèques de l’enseignement supérieur et de la recherche ? – InfoDoc MicroVeille

Library Information & Knowledge (LINK) : une #generativeAi conçue par pour les bibliothèques universitaires #academiclibraries
Intégration et interactivité des métadonnées structurées et des services de bibliothèque
Dvpt open source vs la solution Primo MCP server d'ExLibris ?
https://www.infodocket.com/2026/05/02/journal-article-user-perspectives-on-link-a-generative-ai-chatbot-for-academic-libraries
Journal Article: "User Perspectives on LINK: A Generative AI Chatbot for Academic Libraries" - Library Journal infoDOCKET

The article linked below was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title User Perspectives on LINK: A Generative AI Chatbot for Academic Libraries Authors Evan Fruehauf University of South Florida LeEtta Schmidt University of South Florida Amanda Boczar University of South Florida Source The Journal of Academic Librarianship Volume 52, Issue 4, July […]

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OCUL's #AI Tools for #academiclibraries | Choice 360
Série d'articles sur les outils IA à intégrer dans les bibliothèques universitaires : vidéos, reconnaissance vocale, management, code, assistants de recherche

https://www.choice360.org/libtech-insights/category/oculs-ai-tools-for-academic-libraries/

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Library Publishing in Practice: A Case Study in Open Course Publications – InfoDoc MicroVeille

[Re-share] Recommended Reading
Slater, Kailyn "Kay". "Against AI: Critical Refusal in the Library." Library Trends, vol. 73 no. 4, 2025, p. 588-608. Project MUSE, https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/lib.2025.a968497
#genAI #generativeAI #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AcademicLibraries #Libraries #HigherEducation #HigherEd #Universities #Colleges #Faculty
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Smaller is better

Lately, I’ve been ruminating on the various jobs I’ve had in my more than three decades of work experience in libraries, particularly because of switching jobs soon. I’ve worked in large academic r…

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I am looking for recommendations of people to follow and lists of lists. Interests are #naturephotography, #libraries (especially #academiclibraries), and credible #news sources -- by which I mean almost anything NOT MAGA-related. Any suggestions are most welcome and thank you in advance.