Todd A. Carpenter
@9thprime.bsky.social
Executive Director of NISO - Facilitating information exchange through standards. And wine. And photographs. And maybe some other stuff too. Otherwise, it’s turtles all the way down. @TAC_NISO elsewhere on the web. Thoughts and opinions are my own, because
Recommend Josh Rothman on the global AI panic in today’s New Yorker, and not just because he opens by quoting Neuromancer. Seriously, though, this is a highly discerning look at what may be going on. (I’d link, but I’m a subscriber and assume it’s behind a paywall.)
. @joyowango.bsky.social describes how we have entered the fourth era of information management. The 1st was the library era “can we find it”; the 2nd was the digital era “can we access it”; the 3rd open science era “can we reuse it”; now the AI era “ can machines understand and trust it” #NISOPlus
We have begun the #NISOPlus Global Online event. Very excited to hear our keynote speaker @joyowango.bsky.social She is describing the Africa PID Alliance and the work on DOCiD. #PIDs
Kicking off #PeerRevWeek26 on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social w/ some thoughts from @rickanderson.bsky.social @Ashutosh Ghildiyal, Hong Zhou, @9thprime.bsky.social @irfanullah.bsky.social Stephanie Lovegrove Hansen @roohighosh.bsky.social & me. Enjoy! scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/09/14/a...
Ask the Chefs: Peer Review Capacity — Uncomfortable Truths and Overlooked Conversations - The Scholarly Kitchen
For Peer Review Week 2026, we asked the Chefs two questions: What is one uncomfortable truth about peer review that the scholarly publishing community doesn’t talk about enough? And, beyond recruiting...
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In today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social, @9thprime.bsky.social Roy Kaufman, @rickanderson.bsky.social & @irfanullah.bsky.social share perspectives on the US DOJ's recent Statement of Interest in current litigation on AI, LLMs, and fair use: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/09/10/a...
Ask the Chefs: AI and Copyright Licensing - The Scholarly Kitchen
The US Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest in the copyright infringement litigation between The New York Times and OpenAI and Microsoft, et. al., largely siding with the AI companies a...
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We Can Now Track AI-generated Content. It Doesn’t Solve the Real Problem. - The Scholarly Kitchen
We Can Now Track AI-generated Content. It Doesn’t Solve the Real Problem. - The Scholarly Kitchen
Identifying AI content is now embedded in Claude models. It doesn't solve the problem we have. It also creates others.
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In today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social, @9thprime.bsky.social explores the challenges embedded in AI disclosure: scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/08/31/w...
We Can Now Track AI-generated Content. It Doesn’t Solve the Real Problem. - The Scholarly Kitchen
Identifying AI content is now embedded in Claude models. It doesn't solve the problem we have. It also creates others.
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Living in a zero-click world, how can we embed provenance & attribution into #AI systems? How do we measure impact? Don't miss @9thprime.bsky.social Monica Granados & @chrisreid100.bsky.social at #NISOPlus26 as they explore these questions & more: niso.plus/niso-plus-20... #ScholComm #provenance
Wondering what a lack of intellectual freedom looks like? On the opening day of the Hong Kong Book Fair no less: Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0... #UniteAgainstBookBans
Police round up Hong Kong booksellers as China widens crackdown
After pro-democracy protests roiled the city in 2019, Beijing cracked down on freedom of speech, and restrictions have continued to tighten.
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Silverchair is proud to announce the launch of Bioscientifica's new journals platform, built on the Silverchair Platform. The new site gives the global endocrinology community a modern home, backed by advanced analytics, self-serve tools, and infrastructure for growth. https://bit.ly/44Pu7kw
Bioscientifica Journals Launch on the Silverchair Platform - Silverchair
Silverchair announces the launch of Bioscientifica’s new journals platform, built on the Silverchair Platform.
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Bye America, enjoy your birthday! Catch up next week when you’ve recovered! Remember, 300 is just around the corner!
Holy crap, if you’re not watching Argentina vs Cape Verde RN, this is insane. Turn it on now! #worldcup26
The July issue of I/O is now available! Check it out for - July's letter from @9thprime.bsky.social - The new #NISOPlus2026 Global/Online draft program - Outputs from workshops on tracking provenance & usage in AI systems And other information- & standards-related news! www.niso.org/niso-io
Busy weekend at the #ALAAC26 in Chicago. So good to see everyone. See you next time in NOLA!
Wondering what #SCOTUS will say to justify reversing itself when a Democrat tries to use the unbridled powers the Court has just invested in the Executive
The 2026 Library Insights Summit, hosted pre - ##ALAAC26 at McCormick Place, starts tomorrow! @9thprime.bsky.social will moderate the session "Misinformation, Metrics, & Meaning: Measuring Trust in the System" w/ speakers Qiana Johnson & Jodi Schneider libraryinsightssummit2026.sched.com
More about provenance tracking in generative artificial intelligence systems: learning how AI systems interact with scholarly content
Todd A. Carpenter@9thprime.bsky.social · 3mo agoMy latest post in the @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social Making AI Use of Scholarly Content Traceable, Measurable, and Trustworthy: A Meeting Report from Cambridge Scholarly #AI workshop scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/06/25/m...
Another June day, another airplane, another trip to #ALA @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social See you all in the Windy City! If you want to connect, ping me. Also don’t miss the LIS Forum tomorrow or the @nisoinfo.bsky.social Update on Sunday www.niso.org/events/niso-... #ALAAC26
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In today's @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social: @9thprime.bsky.social @tashamc.bsky.social & Monica Westin @universitypress.cambridge.org report on a recent workshop on provenance, citation & usage in AI systems. (Spoiler: the solution starts w/standards!)
Making AI Use of Scholarly Content Traceable, Measurable, and Trustworthy: A Meeting Report from Cambridge Scholarly AI workshop - The Scholarly Kitchen
Cambridge workshop proposes new standard work to support provenance, attribution and metrics in scholarly communications AI tools.
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My latest post in the @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social Making AI Use of Scholarly Content Traceable, Measurable, and Trustworthy: A Meeting Report from Cambridge Scholarly #AI workshop scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/06/25/m...
Making AI Use of Scholarly Content Traceable, Measurable, and Trustworthy: A Meeting Report from Cambridge Scholarly AI workshop - The Scholarly Kitchen
Cambridge workshop proposes new standard work to support provenance, attribution and metrics in scholarly communications AI tools.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
Attending #ALAAC26 next week? The NISO team including @9thprime.bsky.social will be there to share the latest on standards projects advancing the library & information communities, including the recently published Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project! niso.org/events/niso-...
NISO @ ALA Annual 2026 | NISO website
NISO looks forward to seeing you in person at our scheduled ALA sessions. Please see the specific event session below for further details.
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Headed to Chicago soon? Don't miss the 2026 Library Insights Summit, held just prior to ALA at McCormick Place! Join @9thprime.bsky.social et al. for a day of actionable programming for publishers, author-publishers, & librarians. libraryinsightssummit2026.sched.com #publishers #libraries
I do not like this Bari Weiss I do not like her once, or twice You see, her takes are merchandise “Integrity,” at market price! I would not read her here or there I would not read her anywhere I would not read her, no indeed There are much better things things to read!
Heading south of San Diego on the 5, there’s an exit for Mile of Cars Way. Perhaps it’s a maritime terminal for importing cars, or possibly it just describes the traffic in California!
The NISO team is in Chula Vista this week for #SSP2026! If you're here as well, don't miss session 2F, I See You, ID You w/ @9thprime.bsky.social @alicemeadows.bsky.social & @juliepetro.bsky.social to get the latest on scholarly identifiers. customer.sspnet.org/SSP/ssp/AM26... #PIDs #metadata
I thought the NIH and the Biden OSTP said this was a free policy with zero costs. Go figure. www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. agencies aren’t ready for the rising cost of making research papers free, report warns
Science agencies could soon face nearly $1 billion publishing bill, Congressional analysts find
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Last time I was in Madrid was 2015. I was scrambling to get out of Europe because of the ash cloud from #Eyjafjallajökull #volcano in Iceland. A bit more relaxed trip (I hope!) to speak at #Readmagine this week. If you’re in Madrid and want to connect, ping me
If you were a politician and cared about elections, one probably wouldn’t come close to saying this: Amid war, Trump says he doesn’t ‘think about Americans’ financial situation’ Via @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Amid war, Trump says he doesn’t ‘think about Americans’ financial situation’
Trump said he is only concerned about Iran not having a nuclear weapon. “I don’t think about anybody,” he added.
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Incredible way to beat the drinking-on-the-job stories there, Kash, old buddy, old pal.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4mo agoBREAKING from The Atlantic: Kash Patel has given out bottles of a personalized whiskey to FBI staff as well as civilians he encounters in his duties, according to eight people, including current and former FBI and Department of Justice employees and others who are familiar.