Mylee Joseph
@mylee.bsky.social
Urban librarian, storyteller, wikimedian, all things GLAM
A new toolkit developed through the Museum Digital Social Futures project is helping museums, galleries and other cultural organisations make better use of the audience insights they already collect every day. #GLAMS
New toolkit helps cultural organisations turn audience insights into impact
The Museum Digital Social Futures project is helping museums, galleries and other cultural organisations make better use of the audience insights.
rmit.edu.au
A book on Greek antiquities has been returned to an Australian public library about 150 years late, with water damage from years bricked into a fireplace. #libraries
A book found bricked in a fireplace is returned to an Australian library, 150 years overdue
A book on Greek antiquities has been returned to an Australian public library about 150 years late, with water damage from years bricked into a fireplace.
apnews.com
EThOS provides access to over 650,000 metadata records of UK PhD theses via @britishlibrary.bsky.social #libraries www.bl.uk/stories/news...
EThOS records restored
We are pleased to share that EThOS (E-Theses Online Service) is now available again following restoration work after the cyber-attack.
bl.uk
UNESCO launched the Call for Applications for UNESCO World Book Capital 2028, inviting cities and municipalities around the world to submit proposals and showcase their commitment to books, #reading, #literacy and access to knowledge. www.unesco.org/en/world-boo...
Become a World Book Capital
Concerted and collective action is key to promoting reading and storytelling as a driver for a more sustainable, inclusive and freer future. The World Book Capital programme unites cities worldwide to
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“The schools least likely to have a well-resourced library are the ones already serving the most marginalised students. These are the same children falling further behind in every NAPLAN reading result.” #libraries blog.aare.edu.au/2026/08/05/n...
NAPLAN: We know how to close the reading gap. We must fund it now
NAPLAN: Books at home, a school library, time in the day to read for pleasure, quality instruction. And representation matters
blog.aare.edu.au
European Library Associations Network (ELAN) project, The Green Librarian publications and online resources are designed to help #libraries move from inspiration to implementation. #sustainability eblida.org/the-green-li...
The Green Librarian grows: New webpage and Practical Guide now available
From inspiration to implementation: discover the new Practical Guide!
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I've been doing a lot of thinking about how generative AI impacts information science and libraries. Also, trying to figure out why AI literacy is not a satisfying approach. I'd love your thoughts. informationmatters.org/2026/07/ai-i...
AI, Information Shock, and a New Information Science - Information Matters
We are living in the early stages of an Information Shock caused by generative AI. Information Shocks are rare, but historically transformative. This one will require a reinvention of information scie...
informationmatters.org
“ #AI creates a new kind of authorship with no stable object to catalog, retrieve, cite, or verify.” #libraries davidlankes.org/we-are-at-th...
We are at the Start of an Information Shock
Generative AI isn't just producing more information. It's dissolving the document, the organizing unit that information science and librarianship have been buil
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“ChatGPT doesn’t lie, exactly. It patterns matches. When you ask for a “cited article about remote work productivity,” it knows what citations look like. Author name, year, compelling title, respectable journal. It assembles these patterns into something that feels right.”
How to Spot AI Hallucinations Like a Reference Librarian – LLRX
llrx.com
five literary experts – a mix of published authors and publishing professionals – top tips on getting published
How do I get my book published? 5 experts share their top tips
So, you’ve written a book, or you’re writing one. What next? Looking for a publisher can feel overwhelming, but we asked some experts for solid advice to guide you.
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A crisis in #reading isn't Boys VS. Girls - nor is it about the kinds of books on offer. It's systemic inequality and lack of educational funding, and will require long-term and fact-based approaches. open.substack.com/pub/danielle...
There is no quick fix for kid's reading and literacy rates; we need to stop falling for bookish bandaids
A crisis in reading isn't Boys VS. Girls - nor is it about the kinds of books on offer. It's systemic inequality and lack of educational funding, and will require long-term and fact-based approaches.
open.substack.com
Amsterdam has paused construction of new data centres until 2030, to allow more analysis of impact. But 'in London--the biggest hub of data centres in Europe--development is accelerating'. Over 20 London sites have been selected for development.
Data centres vs housing: how London became a central battleground
The city has become the largest hub for AI power centres across Europe, competing with homes for energy, space and water. Its priorities are being called into question
ft.com
A survey of 1,000 UK parents, commissioned by Art Fund, found two thirds of parents of children under the age of 11 (65%) are too worried or embarrassed to take their children to museums or galleries – despite nine out of ten believing visiting them is beneficial. #GLAMS
Museums welcome families with Kids Aloud events - Art Fund
Over 60 museums and galleries are programming special kid-focused activities this summer as part of the National Art Pass's 'Kids Aloud' initiative.
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I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
Australians are hungry for new history books – but historians are pressured not to publish locally #reading #libraries
Australians are hungry for new history books – but historians are pressured not to publish locally
A new study shows that workplace priorities for Australian historians make it harder for their work to reach Australian readers – despite strong public interest.
theconversation.com
It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know!
What children understand depends not only on whether they can read the words on the page, but also on what they know about the topic, the vocabulary they can access, and how well they can connect ideas across sentences, texts, and experiences. #reading #literacy www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/usable...
Science of Reading Comprehension
The sixth episode in the Literary Insights series focused on what matters most in developing reading comprehension
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Hidden Barriers: The Experience of Academic Librarians and Archivists with Invisible Illnesses and/or Disabilities. A good article with a good list of resources at the end of it. crl.acrl.org/index.php/cr... Learn about this flag. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disabil... #DisabilityPride
Research today is more collaborative, data-intensive, and interdisciplinary than ever before. Read how we're helping researchers navigate this evolving landscape through expertise in open scholarship, evidence synthesis, research data, scholarly publishing, and responsible AI. 💻 bit.ly/3RZPRHC
"Welcome to the Project ENABLE resource database, an organic resource for librarians, teachers parents, and others who serve and/or support people with disabilities. There are currently more than 1,000 items in the database..." projectenable.syr.edu/Disability-T... #DisabilityPride
Disability Type Resources
Project Enable
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Seeing these #accessibility supports at the @wellcomecollection.bsky.social #mademyday! I love that they are freely available to borrow, and staff were welcoming and encouraged their use. I would love to see this in every museum!
OverDrive is taking a stand against the flood of AI-generated books threatening to overwhelm digital library shelves. The Libby ebook lending app will introduce #AI content controls, letting readers filter out machine-written books. #libraries
Libby Rolls Out AI Filter as Digital Libraries Brace for Bot Books
OverDrive's new CEO announces AI content controls for Libby app amid rising tide of AI-generated ebooks
techbuzz.ai
Turnbull Library’s reparative description project and the work they are doing to identify and remedy harmful language in archival records. #GLAMS #libraries
natlib.govt.nz
some discourse about the closure of bookstores and the "death" of browsing and replacement with algorithmic suggestions has hit my timeline and it's taking all my willpower to not scream LIBRARIES STILL EXIST YOU CAN STILL BROWSE LIBRARIES BONUS: THE BOOKS ARE FREE TO READ GO TO YOUR LIBRARY
BLUESKY BOOK CLUB FANS! We've chosen the first book that we'll be reading. "Everything Will Swallow You" by the mighty Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social . First meeting at the end of August, so plenty of time to read the book DETAILS HERE. www.biggreenbookshop.com/bluesky-book...
Big Green Books@biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 2w agoIT'S THE BLUESKY BOOK CLUB! I'm starting a Book Club on Bluesky & you're ALL invited. We'll "meet" here to discuss a different book each month. Now Bluesky has Group Chat, I'm able to set one up specifically for the Club Details HERE. www.biggreenbookshop.com/bluesky-book...
