Ellen Forsyth

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Libraries, reading, local studies, games, climate and a few other things. PhD. Opinions are my own. On Eora country.
Orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6986-7348
Bloghttps://readplayparticipate.blogspot.com/
A few thoughts on Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera

  Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera My rating: 5 of 5 stars While this book has the subtitle - H...

Join us at the launch of The Making of Misbehaving Machines - December 10, 4pm @ UTS

https://events.humanitix.com/the-making-of-misbehaving-machines-an-ai-in-the-library-project

The Making of Misbehaving Machines: An AI in the Library project

Get tickets on Humanitix - The Making of Misbehaving Machines: An AI in the Library project hosted by UTS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. UTS Central (Building 2), Level 4 Foyer, 61 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia. Tuesday 10th December 2024. Find event information.

Documenting ordinary stories: Local studies collections in public libraries - a couple of papers and a thesis (Unknown ([email protected]) on Read, watch, play, participate...)

http://readplayparticipate.blogspot.com/2024/11/documenting-ordinary-stories-local.html

Documenting ordinary stories: Local studies collections in public libraries - a couple of papers and a thesis

Documenting ordinary stories: Local studies collections in public libraries This paper describes research to consider how practices for loca...

Documenting ordinary stories: Local studies collections in public libraries - a couple of papers and a thesis https://readplayparticipate.blogspot.com/2024/11/documenting-ordinary-stories-local.html bringing this together for easier discovery
Documenting ordinary stories: Local studies collections in public libraries - a couple of papers and a thesis

Documenting ordinary stories: Local studies collections in public libraries This paper describes research to consider how practices for loca...

2024 Library Design Showcase | American Libraries Magazine
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2024/09/03/2024-library-design-showcase/ I always enjoy looking at these
2024 Library Design Showcase | American Libraries Magazine

The 2024 Library Design Showcase celebrates new and renovated libraries and administrative facilities throughout North America.

American Libraries Magazine
‘I felt like a bird god’: why comedian Geraldine Hickey is excited for this year’s Aussie Bird Count

The keen birdwatcher encourages others to take 20 minutes out of their day, describing the experience as ‘meditative’

The Guardian
Our ‘frog saunas’ could help save endangered species from the devastating chytrid fungus
https://theconversation.com/our-frog-saunas-could-help-save-endangered-species-from-the-devastating-chytrid-fungus-231605 via Conversation - sounds amazing
Our ‘frog saunas’ could help save endangered species from the devastating chytrid fungus

Our purpose-built “frog saunas” allow amphibians to warm up in winter and bake off chytrid infections. You can even DIY and build a frog sauna for your own backyard with our step-by-step guide.

The Conversation
Here are citations for items I have included in my presentation at the ALIA National conference today https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V6H1YAwhpUJ9E2YhFc8wu0hSRWPwf8RX2eIF8_fd8Hs/edit?usp=drivesdk
citations for Speaking up about collection silences

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