I also make the pitch for increased funding for public #libraries which, to my mind, are going to bear the brunt of tech support on DF.
“As pillars of community support and outreach, libraries also play a role bridging information gaps—in the realm of tax, by providing tax forms and often hosting tax services. When the two converge, we are likely to see an uptick in tax preparation questions and Direct File assistance requests to #librarians.” https://esq.social/@andrew/112162254195154504
In this week’s column I make the case that the proliferation of government services online, including IRS Direct File, makes it incumbent upon the government to ensure universal broadband access.
The Affordable Connectivity Program will be out of money next month, potentially kicking 23 million households offline just as Direct File rolls out.
Years ago, author, literary arts organizer and publisher Michelle Tea was hanging out with a fellow writer who was a nanny for a young boy, and noticed how the child was transfixed by the wigs in the window of Gypsy Rosalie's Wigs and Vintage in San Francisco. It was there that she had the germ of the idea for Drag Story Hour, which she launched in 2015 at the Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial branch of the San Francisco Public Library. For Alta Online, she talks about the evolution of the series, how she feels about right-wing attacks on it, and why she chose to launch in libraries. "Librarians have always been cool. They’ve always been pro-queer, pro-liberation, pro-freedom. Of course they’re going to love a drag queen reading to kids.”
Another scientific paper using #AI caught. I am sure in time they'll be catching papers in #LIS as well. #Librarians needing tenure are another group that churn out articles for journals. And they have the audacity to still call it #writing.
For the purposes of anonymity and HIPAA I'll just be general in saying that, anytime I get a librarian for the patient, my excitement goes through the roof, I talk about their necessity in this age of corporate vaulting & enshittifying things, and thank them profusely for their service to humanity.
American bibliographer and librarian William Frederick Poole died #OTD in 1894.
While still a student, he published his own 154-page index to periodical literature. A 524-page edition was published in 1853, and a third 1469-page edition in 1882. He was the first librarian of the Cincinnati Public Library, where he successfully introduced the idea of opening the library on Sundays. via @wikipedia
Ich suche solche ein Stempelset, wie es auf den Bildern zu sehen ist. Das gehört schon ewig zu unserem Bürobestand und ich fürchte ständig, dass uns was kaputt geht und wir dann keinen vergleichbaren Ersatz finden.
Wer also sowas hat und nicht braucht oder jemanden weiß, der eines ungenutzt rumliegen hat... Ich würde mich freuen und es wäre sehr beruhigend...
Whenever you publish an essay online someplace other than your own website or SM accounts, submit the link to the Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) right away. Protect your work from platform loss.
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web.archive.org #histodons #librarians #journalism #AmWriting
I can finally talk about this! UABB is now offering a resource of #BookResumes for #librarians#educators and #parents to use. These ready-made docs provide all the info you need to justify offering having #books in your collection.
This is a partnership between many entities and publishers. Please, spread this around and use this to defend the right to read! See the press release below.
"The bill would remove criminal exemptions for #schools, public #libraries, and #museums that distribute or display 'obscene matter' to a minor...
The incredibly short piece of legislation gives no indication of how the new rules would affect paintings or sculptures that feature nude figures, or books that include descriptions or definitions of sexual conduct."
"Obscenity laws are incredibly hard to enforce, because definitions of obscenity still largely come down to individual interpretation. As a result, there will likely be more reports of obscenity, made by people who are either more conservative or just nervous about accidentally breaking the law."
West Virginia, USA Legislature: Removing bona fide schools, public libraries, and museums from the list of exemptions from criminal liability relating to distribution and display to minor of obscene matter (www.wvlegislature.gov)
Bill status tracking link: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4654&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill...