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Results Vary in Legal Efforts to Restore IMLS 'Rhode Island v. Trump' and 'ALA v. Sonderling,' two lawsuits to prevent the dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, have met with mixed results in the courts; the Government Acco...

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"The Hard Work of Hope," new from Cornell University Press A Q&A with author Michael Ansara

Books take years to write. Peer review makes the process even longer.

So it is uncanny how often university presses publish books that are so timely—like the forthcoming "The Hard Work of Hope" from @cornellupress.bsky.social

Here is an interview with Michael Ansara by @derekkrissoff.bsky.social

A new documentary checks out the many ways libraries are a 'Free For All' By examining the value of libraries in the distant and recent past, this PBS film makes a compelling case for the importance of the American public library system today.

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Ngl this week felt like 3 months.

Call for submissions: Metascience and AI postdoctoral fellowship | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.

New postdoc opportunity from Sloan to study how AI impacts scientific research. We have a great community growing around AI/STS at Princeton and I would be very happy to consider supporting applications as a mentor - please email if you are interested! sloan.org/programs/dig...

“Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation.” - Walter Cronkite

(American broadcast journalist, in American Library Association "Libraries Change Lives" Campaign, 1995)

Support Cornell University Library | Cornell Giving Day I’m ready to support Cornell University Library on March 13, 2025 during Cornell Giving Day. Learn more about Cornell University Library and all the other areas participating in Cornell Giving Day...

Give to @cornellupress.bsky.social or Cornell University Library!

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COVID-flu vaccine could provide broad, lasting protection | Cornell Chronicle The new platform, which provided 100% protection from influenza and COVID-19 in mouse models, could vastly improve vaccine administration and the efficacy of the current flu vaccine.

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Important words from @alondra.bsky.social on the need for real AI governance.

Elisabeth Bik, expert in scientific integrity: ‘We need to slow down scientific publishing’ The Dutch microbiologist has been voluntarily searching for duplicate, erroneous or retouched academic images for more than 10 years and warning universities and scientific journals about it

"Elisabeth Bik, expert in scientific integrity: ‘We need to slow down scientific publishing’"

Interview that El País conducted with @elisabethbik.bsky.social about her work. English version.

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#ScientificPublishing #SciPub #ScientificIntegrity #ResearchFraud

Open access is not free; it depends on what we mean by “high costs”. The problem is research culture and the insatiable drive to publish more and more

Why are university presses important? A thread 🧵

Lamar is the MVP- he has better stats than Allen

Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives? Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?

to share with your friends and colleagues if necessary

Why Reading Books in High School Matters You’ll understand when you’re older.

"In this episode of Radio Atlantic, we make the case for reading books, one memory at a time."

Hanna Rosin speaks with Rose Horowitch and other Atlantic writers about the books they read in high school that stuck with them.

I just don’t like purple poinsettias. Can’t do it

Apply for the Data Communication Scholarship by Feb. 23!

Calling all data-loving students at ICPSR member institutions: It's your time to shine with the new ICPSR Data Communication Scholarship! Students have a chance to gain money, knowledge, and recognition while exploring ICPSR Data. Please share this opportunity! More: myumi.ch/Xeo1y

Put some Grand Marnier in the cranberry sauce cuz why not? Happy Thanksgiving!!

I gotta re-subscribe to Netflix to watch Beyoncé on Christmas Day.

How Did Healing Ourselves Get So Exhausting? Wellness has become yet another obligation to fit into our schedules.

Wellness has become a fundamental part of modern American life. Somewhere along the way, though, the thing that was supposed to help us heal ourselves turned into yet another obligation, @sophiegilbert.bsky.social wrote in 2022: