JenHoward

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Writer, editor, journalist. Author, CLUTTER: AN UNTIDY HISTORY. Book and nature lover. She/her.

#books #writing #reading #publishing #libraries #archives #history #conservation #nature #birds #clutter #humanities

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An eye-popping investigative story out today from the Harvard Crimson: "Harvard University Press Employees Say Director Drove Down Acquisitions and Morale" https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/5/2/harvard-university-press-investigation/ #publishing #academicpublishing #universitypresses
Harvard University Press Employees Say Director Drove Down Acquisitions and Morale | News | The Harvard Crimson

Since George T. Andreou ’87 became the press’s director in 2017, staff alleged — in interviews, union surveys, and letters to Harvard officials — that he belittled employees and mismanaged the publishing house.

Just Added to Roundup: Asian Pacific American #Librarians Association (APALA) Statement on Executive Order to Dismantle Institute of Museum and Library Services https://www.infodocket.com/2025/03/17/roundup-statements-in-response-to-executive-order-impacting-the-institute-of-museum-and-library-services-imls/ #libraries #IMLS #APALA
Roundup: Statements in Response to Executive Order Impacting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

We will continue to update this roundup as we learn of additional statements.  Latest Additions (Last Update: 9:55am; April 8, 2025) COSLA (Chief Officers of State Library Agencies) Requests Clarification From IMLS Acting Director Keith Sonderling Statements from National and International History, Library, Museum Organizations & Others American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) American Library […]

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Update. From @mayank_mchugh and @JACoates at @force11: "Science is Under Siege: The Open Science Community Must Act and Lead by Example"
https://upstream.force11.org/open-science-call-to-act/

"The new US administration has thrown the entire academy into chaos, threatening global health. This article is a call for the #OpenScience community to practice what it preaches and lead by example in defending science…The only viable line of defence against such rapid and intense attacks is transparency and a heightened rigour. And it is here that the open science community has a unique and essential role in this very moment."

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

Science is Under Siege: The Open Science Community Must Act and Lead by Example

Worldwide, science is under attack by anti-scientific movements. The new US administration has thrown the entire academy into chaos, threatening global health. This article is a call for the open science community to practice what it preaches and lead by example in defending science.

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Some bad news that hits close to home for me: I'm told that EdSurge is discontinuing its higher-ed coverage. I'm will miss writing about #libraries etc. for them (and working with Jeff Young, one of the best in the biz). #highered

Update. From @alicejmeadows: "Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship"
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/19/declaration-to-defendresearch-against-us-government-censorship/

"Much of the resistance to the Trump administration’s efforts to censor research and researchers is happening at the grassroots level, including this Declaration To Defend Research Against US Government Censorship, instigated by Lisa Schiff, together with Catherine Mitchell, Sara Rouhi, Peter Suber, and myself [Alice Meadows]. Like many of those who are protesting against these growing threats to research, we are acting in a personal capacity, rather than on behalf of our organizations. As members of the scholarly communication community, we believe that researchers must be freely able to conduct, collaborate on, share, review, and discuss their research…I very much hope that you’ll join the 1,000 plus who have already signed."

#Censorship #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

Declaration To #DefendResearch Against US Government Censorship - The Scholarly Kitchen

In response to US government efforts to censor research and researchers, a small group of scholarly communications professionals have launched a Declaration to defend research. Learn more in today's post by Alice Meadows, one of the members of this group.

The Scholarly Kitchen
JFK Library update: "Hours later—after pushback from members of the Kennedy family and the public—the National Archives said the library and museum would open Wednesday. 'The National Archives staff looks forward to welcoming guests, visitors and researchers,' the agency said." #libraries #NARA #JFK
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JFK Presidential Library "temporarily closed until further notice" amid Trump workforce order, layoffs https://www.dotnews.com/2025/jfk-library-temporarily-closed-until-further-notice-amid-trump
JFK Library "temporarily closed until further notice" amid Trump workforce order | Dorchester Reporter

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Dorchester is closed today and "until further notice," according to a message posted on its website on Tuesday, Feb. 18. A source within the library says that the closure was triggered by an executive order from the White House that deals with "probationary" workers in the federal government, which includes some staff

JFK Library is closed until further notice due to the job cut impacts https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/jfk-library-boston-closed-federal-job-cuts/
JFK Library in Boston abruptly closes due to Trump executive order

The JFK Library in Boston abruptly closed on Tuesday due to an executive order by President Trump, a library spokesman said.

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Ugh, friends: The Library of Congress has posted a notice that it may change the subject headings for Denali and the Gulf of Mexico to, yup, Mt. McKinley and the Gulf of America. This is not good. TODAY is the deadline for comment. More info on this subreddit thread, including a link for submitting a comment. #libraries #subjectheadings #LibraryofCongress
https://www.reddit.com/r/Libraries/comments/1isg3cd/lcsh_for_gulf_of_mexico_and_denali_changing_urgent/
My latest for EdSurge: "A new peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Public Humanities, aims to strengthen the connections between university-based humanities work and the wider world, creating a space for academics and practitioners to share what they do and how they do it." #humanities #publichumanities #OA
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2025-01-06-as-humanities-fight-for-support-new-journal-aims-to-celebrate-their-role-in-public-life
As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life it’s easy to overlook. A scholarly book or article about ...

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