John Stawarz
@libraryjohn.bsky.social
Online learning librarian, adjunct instructor, etc.
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Library Juice Academy@libjuiceacademy.bsky.social · 7d agoJohn Stawarz (@libraryjohn.bsky.social) discusses his course, Creating Digital Learning Objects for Libraries. Thanks for taking the time to talk to us, John! Learn more: libraryjuiceacademy.com/shop/course/...
We're one press release away from learning the algae was funded by George Soros.
www.peacecorpsconnect.org/peace-corps-... As a former PC volunteer, I had so many questions and concerns…
Peace Corps Launches Tech Corps Initiative - National Peace Corps Association
peacecorpsconnect.org
"Only 35 percent of students graduate within six years, far below the 58 percent average for four-year schools." www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
How a tiny nonprofit school became one of America’s largest universities
Southern New Hampshire University's online degree programs have attracted nearly 300,000 students, sparking questions about its advertising budget and high profits.
washingtonpost.com
"A pioneer of AI has criticised calls to grant the technology rights, warning that it was showing signs of self-preservation and humans should be prepared to pull the plug if needed." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
AI showing signs of self-preservation and humans should be ready to pull plug, says pioneer
Canadian computer scientist Yoshua Bengio warns against granting legal rights to cutting-edge technology
theguardian.com
"A survey of 3,000 US adults...showed that the more interaction people had with AI, the less they wanted to engage with it."
Google AI summaries are ruining the livelihoods of recipe writers: ‘It’s an extinction event’
AI Mode is mangling recipes by merging instructions from multiple creators – and causing them huge dips in ad traffic
theguardian.com
"Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models...Unless you decide to take action." www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
malwarebytes.com
Call for Chapter Proposals: Library Support for Online Degree Programs Chapter proposals are invited for the forthcoming ACRL book, Library Support for Online Degree Programs, by October 15, 2025. Additional information can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Call for Chapter Proposals: Library Support for Online Degree Programs
Call for Chapter Proposals: Library Support for Online Degree Programs I am excited to invite chapter proposals for the forthcoming ACRL book, Library Support for Online Degree Programs. As the ne...
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This notification popped up on my work computer—are they trying to send me a message?
The word “caravan” is a linguistic caravan that contains both a “car” and a “van.” [mic drop]
"NIH may...determine whether there is research misconduct while simultaneously taking enforcement actions, including but not limited to disallowing costs, withholding future awards, wholly or in part suspending the grant, and possible termination." www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
NIH to Limit AI Use, Cap Grant Applications at 6 per Year
The National Institutes of Health says its new policy comes after the agency “recently observed instances of Principal Investigators submitting large numbers of applications.”
insidehighered.com
"Adding together the initial cost with time and checkout restrictions can make library e-book access as much as 10 times more expensive than print books." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/b...
Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That.
nytimes.com
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
NIH Plans to Cap Publisher Fees, Dilute “Scientific Elite”
Director of the National Institutes of Health says that capping research journals’ open-access fees will help rein in the $19 billion academic publishing industry and bolster scientific debate.
insidehighered.com
Vending machines have mysteriously appeared outside my library, apparently ushering in a remake of 2001 A Space Odyssey.
Ready or not... www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/ai-sk...
AI skills for tomorrow’s university librarians
University librarians need to understand how to guide students and faculty in using AI tools ethically and effectively. In the future, they will be not only information experts but also AI facilitator...
timeshighereducation.com
"Camtasia Online is essentially a stripped-down version of its desktop counterpart. It is designed to let you screen record, customize, share, and collaborate on high-quality videos without needing to download any software or purchase a subscription." www.neowin.net/news/camtasi...
Camtasia screen recorder now has a free version that works in your browser
The popular screen recording software, Camtasia, now offers a web-based version that can run in your browser and doesn't require any subscription.
neowin.net
"How can you be certain that everything you just read is the product of a human author and not something generated by an LLM or some human-machine hybrid? You have no way of knowing for sure." www.noemamag.com/ai-signals-t...
AI Signals The Death Of The Author | NOEMA
The meaning of a piece of writing does not depend on the identity of the author, even if the author is not human.
noemamag.com
"The model becomes poisoned with its own projection of reality." www.theregister.com/2025/05/27/o...
"AI tools overhype research findings far more often than humans, with a study suggesting the newest bots are the worst offenders—particularly when they are specifically instructed not to exaggerate." www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...
AI Research Summaries “Exaggerate Findings,” Study Warns
Bots’ tendency to display “unwarranted confidence” and fixate on “pink elephants” is particularly risky in medical research, according to a new paper.
insidehighered.com
And if you haven't already read it, check out the now-famous essay from 2020, "The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free" www.currentaffairs.org/news/2020/08...
The Truth Is Paywalled But The Lies Are Free
The political economy of bullshit.
currentaffairs.org
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Association of Research Libraries@arl.org · 2y agoToday, @arlnews.bsky.social welcomes the conclusions of a new report from the #U.S.CopyrightOffice #Copyrightability issues related to #AI can be resolved under existing law, without the need for new legislation. www.arl.org/news/arl-wel... #ARLAdvocacy #Copyright
"Musk is part of the 'PayPal mafia' of libertarian billionaires with roots in South Africa under white rule now hugely influential in the US tech industry and politics." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
How the roots of the ‘PayPal mafia’ extend to apartheid South Africa
Elon Musk grew up with the privileges of a stratified racial order and Peter Thiel lived in a city that venerated Hitler
theguardian.com
Why do Trump and his supports claim he won the election in a "landslide?" He didn't even get 50% of the popular vote. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Presidential Election 2024 Live Results: Donald Trump wins
View live election results from the 2024 presidential race as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump face off. See the map of votes by state as results are tallied.
nbcnews.com
One thing Jimmy Carter and I had in common is that our first names are typed with the right hand, last name with the left.
