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Katharine Dunn

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scholcomm librarian at MIT | Canadamerican | swimmer | feminist | working on my tight 5 | she/her Post writer for @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social #openscholarship #democracy #fightmisinformation #abortionishealthcare #readbannedbooks #lgbtqally #hugs

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MIT Libraries’ response to the NIH on limiting allowable publishing costs | News In July 2025, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced it will create a policy to limit the amount of NIH funds that grantholders can use towards paying for open access article processing ...

MIT Libraries response to NIH RFI on publishing costs: libraries.mit.edu/news/mit-lib...

22.09.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join MIT Libraries for a conversation with Lee McIntyre, author of On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy, as part of our MIT Reads series: October 8, 5-6:30 calendar.mit.edu/event/on-dis... #disinformation #democracy @mitpress.bsky.social

03.09.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MIT Professor Emeritus & Nobel Prize winner Rainer Weiss dies | Scholarly Communications - MIT Libraries MIT Professor Emeritus Rainer Weiss, who shared the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics with two colleagues for their β€œdecisive contributions to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) ...

MIT professor & @nobelprize.bsky.social winner #rainerweiss died this week. His 1972 paper describing what would become #LIGO is in #DSpace @MIT. Check out this & more: libraries.mit.edu/scholarly/20...

28.08.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#openaccess article downloads from #DSpace @MIT for July: We hit a new milestone of more than 30 million downloads! libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac...

04.08.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MIT Prize for Open Data | Open Data @ MIT To highlight the value of open data at MIT, and to encourage the next generation of researchers, the MIT School of Science and the MIT Libraries present the MIT Prize for Open Data. The Prize Each win...

Hey MIT folks, nominate yourself or colleagues for the 2025 MIT Prize for Open Data: libraries.mit.edu/opendata/ope... #opendata #openscience #openscholarship

24.07.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Squee! Congratulations Philip & socarxiv!

08.05.2025 14:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#openaccess downloads from #DSpace at MIT for March: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... One of our most downloaded articles was.... a book! #amymoranthomas #travelingwithsugar

16.04.2025 13:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Book cover for Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action, by Catherine D'Ignazio

Book cover for Counting Feminicide: Data Feminism in Action, by Catherine D'Ignazio

Check out the latest list of books we've supported to make #openaccess: libraries.mit.edu/news/librari... #OA #oamonographs #mitlibraries

15.04.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
CARL's Response to the Consultation on Proposed Tariffs - Canadian Association of Research Libraries April 3, 2025 – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) recently shared a response to The Honourable FranΓ§ois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance, regarding the federal government’s ...

"our libraries will be greatly impacted by the proposed 25% tariff on print books and it could result in millions of dollars in additional costs." @carl-abrc.bsky.social www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carls-r...

07.04.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Institute for Museum and Library Services Is Now a Propaganda Machine: Book Censorship News, March 21, 2025 DOGE didn't dismantle the only federal agency supporting public libraries. It was instead turned into a propaganda machine. That, plus this week's book censorship news.

Anyone who cares about #IMLS, but more importantly #intellectual_freedom and critical thinking, must read this latest piece by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social: bookriot.com/imls-propaga... #defendlibraries

21.03.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Spring 2025 Campaign Forecast: Our Libraries on the Ballot We are supporting four critically important Spring 2025 local elections for libraries in four communities.

EveryLibrary is supporting four critically important Spring 2025 local elections for libraries in four communities. www.everylibrary.org/spring_2025_... Follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries.

05.03.2025 14:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#openaccess downloads from #DSpace @mitofficial.bsky.social for February: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: Finland!

04.03.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Preserving public access to public data

In-person workshop coming up: Preserving public access to public data. Register here: calendar.mit.edu/event/preser...

19.02.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking to add science journalism to your feed?

For over 40 years we've brought journalists to MIT to hone their craft. Now they're on Bluesky ⬇️

bsky.app/starter-pack...

11.02.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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investinopen.org/blog/stateme... @investinopen.bsky.social #openaccess #openscience #openinfrastructure

11.02.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The ACS has deleted its website on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect. And with that move, have shown they are worthy of none of the latter.
People ask why no-one stands up to fascists, this is why - they are too worried about their own standing to challenge it.
www.acs.org/about/divers...

10.02.2025 10:19 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 14
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As Trump and Musk Upend Washington, Congressional Phones Can’t Keep Up In the three weeks since President Trump took office and gave Elon Musk free rein inside the federal government, millions of calls have poured in to members of Congress, jamming the system.

Ah, I guess this explains it: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

07.02.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi @markey.senate.gov ! Your voicemail in DC has been full for at least a week. How can I tell you what’s on my mind? (Hint: I don’t like what’s happening right now)

07.02.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
MIT Libraries open access statistics report in black and white. The report highlights download counts, articles, and a featured country, with a quote about discovering open access. "Open Access Downloads"

MIT Libraries open access statistics report in black and white. The report highlights download counts, articles, and a featured country, with a quote about discovering open access. "Open Access Downloads"

#openaccess downloads from #dspace @mitofficial.bsky.social for January: libraries.mit.edu/news/open-ac... Featured country: Switzerland! 611 downloads

06.02.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub Is Showing the Trump Administration Scrubbing Government Web Pages in Real Time Watch the Trump administration play DEI whac-a-mole on this government agency's GitHub page.

Here's a good use of #GitHub to track textual changes and page takedowns on federal govt web sites since #Trump took office.
www.404media.co/github-is-sh...

This project is dedicated to the pages on #DEI. I hope someone launches a similar project on the pages dedicated to science and research.

24.01.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey #scholcomm #openaccess #openscholarship #library folks! Please follow our new MIT account: @mitlibscholarly.bsky.social

16.01.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Pack One Bag | Lemonada Media The epic true story of an Italian family, split apart by love, fascism and war.

Really enjoying this podcast, though it’s scaring me a bit. lemonadamedia.com/show/pack-on... #fascism #whentoleave

06.12.2024 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Outstanding Academic Titles 2024: Top 10 OAT Reviews Part One - Choice 360 Read the latest list snippets from the 2024 Outstanding Academic Titles from Choice 360 and Choice Magazine. This week Outstanding Academic Titles 2024: Top 10 OAT Reviews Part One

One of the Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Titles of 2024: "The exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the fight for women in science." www.choice360.org/choice-pick/... @mitofficial.bsky.social

05.12.2024 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Interrogative Design Symposium – Art, Culture, and Technology (ACT) December 5, 2024 – December 6, 2024

Attn Cambridge locals: We’re cohosting an event with the Art, Culture, and Technology department @ MIT tomorrow. A celebration of the artistic & intellectual legacy of Krzysztof Wodiczko, with the launch of Ian Wojtowicz’s new book β€œInterrogative Design.” Free to attend!

05.12.2024 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leslie Ungerleider (1946 - 2020) was an extraordinary, pioneering neuroscientist. The latest issue of @jocn.bsky.social honors her legacy with articles authored by former colleagues & trainees that highlight critical aspects of her work and its influence https://buff.ly/4156UKw #cogsci #neuroscience

04.12.2024 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Contribute The End of Term Web Archive is a collaborative initiative that collects, preserves, and makes accessible United States Government websites at the end of presidential administrations.

Every US presidential election period we do a wide crawl of all federal websites.

YOU can contribute to the 2024 End of Term Web Archive eotarchive.org/contribute/

- Nominate Gov URLs
- Upload bulk seed lists
- Help surface database deep links
- Spread the word #EOT2024 #EOTArchive

25.11.2024 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 16

I love it so much! Thank you for making it & for showcasing older actors.

23.11.2024 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Building Trust in Science: A One-Day Conference for a More Informed Future To bridge the gap between neuroscience and social science research and vulnerabilities to misinformation and propaganda when we fail to leverage this knowledge in communicating science

Co-hosted by @mitpress.bsky.social and @aspeninstitute.bsky.social this will be a conference on combatting disinformation, engaging the global public, and building trust in science for a more informed future.

www.aspeninstitute.org/events/build...

21.11.2024 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More Than Our Rank Community Calls | INORMS The INORMS Research Evaluation Group invites you to joinΒ our More Than Our Rank Community Calls.

Free talk! πŸ‘‡πŸ»πŸ‘‡πŸ»

Developing more responsible approaches to university assessment- the CWTS Leiden Ranking experience. Dr Nees Jan van Eck.

Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 15:00-16:00 GMT

Book here: inorms.net/more-than-ou...

21.11.2024 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bookshop.org Best Sellers of the Week Jump into our most popular books from last week, which include nonfiction by Indigenous authors, Samantha Harvey's recent Booker Prize–winning novel, and plenty of political picks sparked by the recen...

The bestsellers list here shows me people (who buy books and buy them from good sources) are getting ready. Timothy Snyder, Masha Gessen, Jason Stanley, Mariam Kaba and Kelly Hayes, Octavia Butler. (And Hope in the Dark!) Wish this was the mindset of those in power. bookshop.org/lists/booksh...

20.11.2024 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 320    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4

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