This article in The Atlantic has much much more to say than its title (on Librarians vs. QAnon) suggests. There are many thoughts here related to information literacy and its ilk. Take sentence in particular gives much to think about: “We are experiencing a moment that is exposing a schism between two groups: those who have faith that there is a way to arrive at truth using epistemological practices that or ... continue reading

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 the COVID-19 pandemic forcing everyone to quickly adapt to different ways of doing things, students are facing their final exams. Within universities, I know many people at all levels that are working incredibly hard to find ways to s ... continue reading

Though always well-considered, Thunberg’s recent speech powerfully conveys the urgency in which we all (every person and government) needs to act. Transcript here ... continue reading

Need help negotiating open access publishing rights (or simply retaining your authorial rights) for your article? The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) released an update of its Canadian Author Addendum to Publication Agreement. Their web site also has links to a guide on how to use it and how to negotiate with publishers. ... continue reading

The latest Internet Health Report from Mozilla is organized around assessment themes, which include privacy & security, openness, digital inclusion, web literacy, and decentralization. https://internethealthreport.org/2019/ ... continue reading

This poem from Anna Swanson in Maisonneuve magazine was just right with my second morning coffee on the second real day of sunlight this year. ... continue reading

This about a brilliant, six-hour snail ballet. Too bad I can’t go to the full performance, maybe I’ll just play this clip on a loop for a day. ... continue reading

The worst thing is when you pull back the peel of a banana to reveal a waterlogged, bloated face. Actually if the whole bunch is that way and you recognize some of the faces, it’s worse. If not the worst, it’s high on my list. ... continue reading

This article “What can data visualization learn from feminism?” brings up great points on the “view” of data–it’s not without some sort of perspective. This also reminds me of what is sometimes raised in discussion of archives–dominant or privileged perspectives tend to be what we see and it takes effort to go beyond that (like this example of decolonizing Canadian archives ... continue reading

Read this essay by Claire Dederer about dealing with multifold feelings and thoughts concerning great art when you know that the person behind it did or said abhorrent things. Every few paragraphs have an ounce of the unexpected, leaping into complex, interesting views. ... continue reading