RA for All: Library Staff Are Not Superheroes: a Guest Post by Robin Bradford
http://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/01/library-staff-are-not-superheroes-guest.html
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These surveys tend to run into many of the typical issues I gripe about on surveys regarding re-identifiability. When you are asking people about their workplace, it is troubling that this is not more carefully considered, especially for those at higher risk for re-identification (2/)
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Had a thoughtful conversation with colleagues yesterday about a trend I'm seeing in library surveys that concerns me -- specifically a proliferation of surveys that ask the participant if they are formally or self- diagnosed with ADHD / Autism / Neurodiversity (1/)
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This Iron Age Society Had a Strong Female-Line Descent — A First for Early Europe https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/this-iron-age-society-had-a-strong-female-line-descent-a-first-for-early
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Over the past 18 months, I've led a team that supports UIC researchers in drafting and editing Data Management Plans for grants. We just passed the 100 research teams mark. I'm so proud of my Data Squids who have truly been the heart of this work.
https://research.uic.edu/news-stories/ovcr-team-helps-researchers-share-data-responsibly-meet-funder-requirements/
[#]Datamanagement #RDM #ResearchData #DataSquids
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Very important science for those of us who love Nutella
Identifying hazelnut origin to combat food fraud https://phys.org/news/2025-01-hazelnut-combat-food-fraud.html
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Today's survey demographics:
Age (10 year range)
Gender
Race/Ethnicity
Professional Rank/Title
Years doing research
I am fairly re-identifiable in that set.
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New book connects eugenics to Big Tech https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1070049
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Yes, this aligns with what we found in DataDoubles -- students need support to understand how their data is used -- they are interested and it's part of our role. (Also we should stop harvesting their data just in case it might someday be useful)
Surveillance and Privacy: How Can the Framework Support Privacy Literacy? | Adams | College & Research Libraries News
https://crln.acrl.org/index.php/crlnews/article/view/26633/34556
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"But in the follow-up focus groups we conducted, the data told a different story. Instead of being used to replace old ways of completing tasks, the learning management systems were simply another thing on their plates"
https://phys.org/news/2025-01-technology-decrease-teacher-burnout-worse.html
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The Impact of the Research Data Management Toolkit: Assessing a RoadShow Workshop | Goben | College & Research Libraries
https://crl.acrl.org/index.php/crl/article/view/26628/34539
My paper with Megan is out!!! Read about our findings from evaluating the Road Show!!
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Think of all the real problems we could solve with $80B that isn't "a bad autocomplete"
Microsoft to Spend $80 Billion on AI Data Centers This Year
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-spend-80-billion-ai-191302185.html
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A beloved object in my home is one of the most hideous quilts you can imagine. My great grandmother made it for me. I use it daily for most of the year.
My Grandma's Doilies Are Not a Joke
https://hyperallergic.com/906788/my-grandmas-doilies-are-not-a-joke/
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Evolution of the “long‐tail” concept for scientific data - Stahlman - Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology - Wiley Online Library
https://asistdl.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asi.24967
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Hidden human costs of AI | Science
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adu1541
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Which would be something like "Librarians and AI: Challenging the desire for unwanted, expensive, and literacy-reducing add ins that use unrenewable resources and increase labor needs"
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Debating if i have time to write a conference proposal that is essentially "understanding the electricity demands of this crap and why it's already causing higher prices and wasting my time in 5 new ways"
A Library Writer's Blog: CFP: (Library 2.0 Mini-Conference) "AI and Libraries: Literacy, Ethics, and Responsible Use - Virtual March 13th, 2025
http://librarywriting.blogspot.com/2024/12/cfp-library-20-mini-conference-ai-and.html
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7 good things humanity did to combat climate change in 2024
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-good-humanity-combat-climate.html
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Evolution journal editors resign en masse to protest Elsevier changes https://retractionwatch.com/2024/12/27/evolution-journal-editors-resign-en-masse-to-protest-elsevier-changes/
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Archaeological study documents rare Christian tattoo in medieval Nubia
https://phys.org/news/2024-12-archaeological-documents-rare-christian-tattoo.html
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