I know #bookreviews are a gateway to being in #library holdings, and that #librarians use reviews as a gauge of how much #readership a #book might enjoy, but like I decided that querying literary magazines was a waste of time, I'm rapidly approaching the point at which I will say the same about ##bookreviewers and ##bookbloggers
I'm sure this works for many other #writers, and other #writersofmastodon may find it worth the time, but I'm not seeing the value vs spending that effort #writing
Katherine Stewart: The #Librarians, Our Unlikely Heroes. In a #documentary airing soon on #PBS, we meet people who risked their jobs and their safety to resist the wave of reactionary book-burners.
#film #review #TheContrarian #Libraries #censorship #fascism
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-librarians-our-unlikely-heroes
https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/documentaries/the-librarians/
New Metadata Health Check webinars are coming up this February, with more sessions running through spring 2026. Dates and registration links: https://www.crossref.org/events/metadata-health-check-webinars/
How good is your metadata? Are you curious about the quality of the metadata you’re depositing with Crossref? Join our hands-on session to learn how to use the Participation Reports tool to assess the quality of your metadata with Crossref. We’ll show you why good metadata matters and provide help on improving your metadata completeness and quality. Good metadata makes your content easier to find and use. Why attend? Get practical help and advice to improve your metadata on-the-spot, adding useful information for completeness and quality.
@jessamyn You know that proverb "It takes a village to raise a child"?
Well, I keep getting the feeling that you represent a similar (just coined) proverb: "It takes a librarian to raise a village."
#librarians [edit to fix dumb typo]
This webinar is for editors and publishers who use Open Journal Systems (OJS) to manage their journals. We will show you how to deposit your metadata with Crossref using OJS versions 3.3 and 3.4 and we will discuss the importance of good metadata for making your content easier to find and use. What you will learn: - Why good metadata is important - How to deposit complete, quality metadata with Crossref using OJS and OJS plug-ins - How to troubleshoot common metadata deposit issues with OJS - How to use Crossref Participation Reports to assess your metadata quality We will leave plenty of time for hands-on work, so come prepared to manage your own OJS installation. After attending this webinar, you should be able make your journal more discoverable and accessible to a wider audience. There is no cost to attend the webinar, but registration is required.
“When I was a child I got into #Animorphs in a big way. I ordered every one individually into our community library, pissing off a lot of librarians in the process.”
Nope. The #librarians likely were not pissed off. And my preteen read these and I did read one to see. I didn’t get the appeal but she did.
I read all 54 Animorphs books in five days and it almost killed me | The Spinoff https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/02-09-2018/i-read-all-54-animorphs-books-in-five-days-and-it-almost-killed-me
How good is your metadata? Are you curious about the quality of the metadata you’re depositing with Crossref? Join our hands-on session to learn how to use the Participation Reports tool to assess the quality of your metadata with Crossref. We’ll show you why good metadata matters and provide help on improving your metadata completeness and quality. Good metadata makes your content easier to find and use. Why attend? Get practical help and advice to improve your metadata on-the-spot, adding useful information for completeness and quality.
Scholarly works are part of a wider research nexus. Join us for a webinar to learn how relationship #metadata helps connect research objects and support transparency.
Speakers
- @luismmontilla
- Alex Bédard-Vallée
- Jason Portenoy
- Madhura Amdekar
Save your spot: https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/1917700446668/WN_TumI3wI1Q4WmghlOfMverA
> Georgia librarians could face criminal charges for ‘harmful materials’
https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/02/03/georgia-librarians-could-face-criminal-charges-for-harmful-materials/
#Georgia #GOP #PartyOfStupid #censorship #BannedBooks #librarians #fuckery
Librarians and education advocates are warning that a bill moving through the state Legislature could cause Georgia’s librarians to self-censor controversial materials and lead to more challenges on books about LGBTQ people or issues.
Humphrey Archer
Bongolian
Crossref
Bodling
Karen Keiller
Crossref
A. Rivera