New Approach to Deciphering the Voynich Manuscript

I can’t resist news about the Voynich Manuscript. A computer science researcher at the University of Alberta has tried a new approach using AI to help decipher the manuscript. It seems the manuscript may have been written in Hebrew plus uses various techniques to complicate a simple translation.

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Beyond Information Literacy Instruction

This article in The Atlantic has much much more to say than its title (on Librarians vs. QAnon) suggests. There are many thoughts here ...

Algorithmic Test Proctoring

Read Shea Swauger’s article, Our Bodies Encoded: Algorithmic Test Proctoring in Higher Education. It identifies deep concerns about algorithmic test proctoring. Right now, with ...

Paul Otlet et l’internet + visioconférence 1934

I’m a fan of the work accomplished by Paul Otlet and his colleagues. This Google online exhibit is an ejoyable look into this (en ...

Greta Thunberg’s Speech to the UN Climate Action Summit, September 2019

Though always well-considered, Thunberg’s recent speech powerfully conveys the urgency in which we all (every person and government) needs to act. https://youtu.be/u9KxE4Kv9A8 Transcript here

Hold the Opinions, Sit, and Care for Your Thoughts

Hold the opinions, sit, and care for your thoughts. Matthew Beard writes about how we engage with media, about our fast trading of opinions, ...

Updated Canadian Author Addendum to Publication Agreement from CARL

Need help negotiating open access publishing rights (or simply retaining your authorial rights) for your article? The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) ...