Catherine Voutier
@catherinerv.bsky.social
Medical librarian on haemodialysis currently looking for pt work; love gardens, cats, reading and long walks.
I had a job interview last Thursday. I noticed the library didn't list ILL services on their website. The institution has advanced research degrees. What library with this constituency doesn't have ILL? Puzzled! Comments? #medlibs #healthlibraries #hla #canmedlibs #ukmedlibs #interlibraryloan
But accused of perpetrating war crimes in Afghanistan 8 Apr 2026Senior historians and former leaders have accused the Australian War Memorial of undermining its commitment to historical truth in its refusal to remove or relocate its Ben Roberts-Smith display ... SMH
'Not about race': Winmar statue removed two days after assault conviction
A statue immortalising a key moment in AFL history against racism is taken down, after its subject Nicky Winmar is found guilty of assaulting a woman.
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Alex from Toronto using Petrus Spronk's Architectural Fragment as a skateboard ramp. Reverse readymade, super Duchamp.
#Chaosium had to withdraw a #RPG manual because of Adobe #AI meddlesomeness. I really loathe how intrusive AI is. AI is a default 'feature' in #Adobe, but you can turn it off! helpx.adobe.com/au/acrobat/d...
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Update. Google used to return a million answers. An LLM can produce one persuasive answer. A library helps you know whether it is right...
Another blog post from me! #medlibs clinicallibrarian.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/a...
A to Z of Expert Searching – P is for PICO
… and other question frameworks. Question frameworks are now essential when writing reviews and guidelines. The main reason is that you want to be very clear what your question is so that sea…
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melbourneartcritic.wordpress.com/2026/06/30/t... #australianauthors #australianwriters #truecrime #artcrime
The Picasso Ransom
This is not a book review of The Picasso Ransom. It would be unethical for me to review my own book, because I am the author of The Picasso Ransom. It would also be unethical because I haven’t read…
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@aidanprewett.bsky.social has stolen the title of The Picasso Ransom from the author Mark S Holsworth. Holsworth, when interviewed about this said: "I feel sorry for the guy. If he had reached out, I would've been happy to have a chat over coffee about his project." #triecrime #australianauthors
That seems appropriate for a writer. Picasso Ransom was a great read. Reminded me of some of the artists I met when I lived in Narrm. Must read Sculptures of Melbourne next.
Let's be clear: the religion question being used at this year's Census will be the question demanded by religious lobbyists, not the one the country needed. Find out more: censusnotreligious.org.au/2026/06/05/t... #Census26 #NotReligious
There is no amount of money, oil, or gold that is worth more than having bees, trees, and clean water.
Went to #dhf26 today and heard some interesting things. Who owns health data? #AI is being built primarily by men and only a small bit of the health budget is given over to #womenshealth (the bulk of that small bit is to cancer). How do we instill equity of representation and access?
My latest post: clinicallibrarian.wordpress.com/2026/05/03/a...
A to Z of Expert Searching – O is for Outcomes
This article says it all! Avoiding searching for outcomes called for additional search strategies: a study of Cochrane review searches – Frandsen, Nielsen, & Eriksen (2022) Journal of Cli…
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#BenRobertsSmith has been arrested for #warcrimes. Will his awards/medals be taken from him? lsj.com.au/articles/for...
Former SAS Soldier Ben Roberts-Smith arrested and facing multiple war crime murder charges - Law Society Journal
Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated living soldier, was arrested by the AFP at Sydney Airport on Tuesday morning.
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So Taylor says 'be kind' and 'Australia is worth fighting for'. All this over a #petrolshortage??? Insane! Where were these comments from him during #covid19 ? #auspol #Australia #Iran
Josh Taylor@joshtaylor.bsky.social · 4mo agoBrace yourselves, a lot of "Fantastic. Great move. Well done" etc posts coming from satire accounts tonight. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I'm back to blogging again after a short break. clinicallibrarian.wordpress.com/2026/03/28/a... #medlibs #ukmedlibs #healthlibraries
A to Z of Expert Searching – N is for Nesting
Hello again! I’ve been working on a little paid project and so have been occupied elsewhere. But I am back! And will try to write more. Nesting, otherwise known as searching with parentheses,…
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Born 24 March 1935 - Carol Kaye, one of the most prolific bass guitarists, who has played on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 50 years. Kaye was the bassist on many Phil Spector and Brian Wilson productions in the 1960s and 1970s. She is 91 years old today. #CarolKaye
Who knew there was a #bookburning incident in #mildura ? I didn't. It's well known that there are very very conservative ppl in top ranks in #australia . #alia #censorship burningbookspalgrave.blogspot.com/2010/10/
Burning Books
"There's nothing quite so lovely as a brightly burning book." The Badger
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New blog post about meeting the artist Peter Tyndall at the anti-Herzog rally in Melbourne. melbourneartcritic.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/m...
Meeting Peter Tyndall
I saw the artist Peter Tyndall at the rally protesting the visit by the leader of a genocidal regime, President Isaac Herzog of Israel. Or rather, I saw Tyndall’s sign and knew that he must be atta…
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More about #AI and #copyright in #Australia : www.minterellison.com/articles/ai-... www.copyright.com.au/membership/a... copyright.unimelb.edu.au/shared/using... www.copyright.org.au/browse/book/... #alia #libraries #medlibs #auspol
Explore the Getty Images v Stability AI decision and its implications for Australian copyright law in the era of generative AI. - Technical update | MinterEllison
Explore the Getty Images v Stability AI decision and its implications for Australian copyright law in the era of generative AI.
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Colour me suprised! I agree with something Trump. The US Supreme Court upholds US #copyright Office which stated that #AI content cannot have copyright because no human was involved in its creation. #libraries #medlibs www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US Supreme Court declines to hear dispute over copyrights for AI-generated material
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up the issue of whether art generated by artificial intelligence can be copyrighted under U.S. law, turning away a case involving a computer scienti...
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“If the assassination of Julius Caesar became a model for the effective removal of a tyrant, it was also a powerful reminder that getting rid of a tyrant did not necessarily dispose of tyranny.” ― Mary Beard, SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
My Dad appears early in this archive film about the last working horses in #melbourne He drove a milk delivery cart and worked at a dairy. youtu.be/FjT6LxdBq4E?... #history #horses
With Gentle Majesty (Melbourne 1962 street scenes). Last days of the working horse.
YouTube video by Kelly Bay Films
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"In Chicago, of 92 people arrested for assaulting or impeding officers last fall, 74 cases have resulted in no charges; in 13 cases, charges were filed and dismissed; and five charged cases were still pending. . . there have been no convictions. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court
String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’
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How would you retrieve an earlier donation to a state library if the state library has fallen into disrepute/is no longer able to care for historical items due to changed focus/has massively reduced funding? #statelibraries #publiclibraries #libraries #australia #auspol #medlibs