Melissa Mallon

ACRL Member of the Week: Melissa Mallon Melissa Mallon is the associate university librarian for teaching & learning at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Jennifer has been a member of ACRL for 20 years and is your ACRL Member of the W...

Your ACRL Member of the Week is Melissa Mallon, associate university librarian for teaching & learning at Vanderbilt University!

Libraries and museums get federal funding back after Trump cuts Earlier this year, the Trump administration gutted the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leading to canceled federal grants. Now, after a court order, those grants are being reinstated.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration gutted the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leading to canceled federal grants. Now, after a court order, those grants are being reinstated. n.pr/4phxzwN

Why clear GenAI guidance matters to neurodivergent students. And how to get it right Neurodivergent students often experience heightened anxiety when GenAI expectations vary across courses. Here’s how to design more consistent guidance

#Neurodivergent students often experience heightened anxiety when #GenAI expectations vary across courses. Here’s how to design more consistent guidance: https://ow.ly/BTvR50XvVhf #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

Seems like as good a day as any to remember that it was once possible to “log off.”

The 7 Types of Rest Librarians Actually Need and How to Get Them I know many of us are struggling right now. Things are rough out there for libraries and for us as people living in the world. When we think about self-care or rest, most of us default to the physical, things like getting enough sleep, maybe squeezing in a workout, or taking a vacation day. And those things matter. But if you're someone who sleeps eight hours a night, takes your lunch away from your desk, and still feels depleted?

The 7 Types of Rest Librarians Actually Need and How to Get Them

I know many of us are struggling right now. Things are rough out there for libraries and for us as people living in the world. When we think about self-care or rest, most of us default to the physical, things like getting enough…

Watch how government ‘propaganda’ techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," Professor Nick Cull says.

The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening in the across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes,” professor Nick Cull says.

Legal Internship Opportunities Applications are now open for the Spring 2026 Intern Class, with a deadline of November 1. See below for instructions and a link to the application.EFF’s legal internships provide law students with a

Law students: Want to make a difference in digital rights? EFF’s legal internship offers the perfect platform to work on impactful legal cases. Apply today! www.eff.org/about/oppor...

'Fela Kuti: Fear No Man' podcast explores the icon's music and activism Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression.

Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression. n.pr/47wArzy

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during commercials of @911nashville (a TV maxidrama featuring attractive people rescuing folks), consider helping our most vulnerable Nashvillians by donating food, shelter and warmth that will go directly to those in need through Open Table Nashville. Winter is coming. buff.ly/0ib7qKm?

It's too early in the new academic year for me to keep thinking I've spelled the word 'library' wrong on all of our marketing materials 🫠

This week, our library’s AI & Learning Task Force held a retreat for teaching librarians to gear up for the fall semester & get ready to partner with faculty & students on meaningful integration of AI literacies across the curriculum.

AI-critical ALA folks with the bandwidth to take this on, take heed! www.ala.org/aboutala/com...

If you’re born in the United States, you’re an American citizen, birthright citizenship is a constitutional right.

I am really grateful to Jane Hammons and the The Ohio State University Libraries for continuing such a stellar series on information literacy in higher education- each session evokes such thoughtful and interesting conversations with colleagues.

Today at 6:00 PM ET! Attend in person or online.
"Imperatives for Growth: Libraries as Catalysts for Inclusive Employment, Skills and Prosperity" presented by the ALA International Relations Committee United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Subcommittee.
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What an absolute treat to get to present with my best friend (who also just happens to be my twin sis) about a topic near and dear to our hearts - helping students approach the world around them through open, authentic communication and critical awareness. #NAMLE2025

Statue of Liberty hold sign saying Resist

Until we are all free, we are none of us free. - Emma Lazarus

This #IndependenceDay we pledge to fight the tyranny. #NoTaxationWithoutRepresentation #resist

Redefining the university library for 2025 and beyond University libraries must keep pace with the many changes sweeping across global higher education in order to serve students, researchers and the wider public. In this guide, library teams and academi...

This week, we ask how university #libraries can best serve students, researchers and the public in 2025. Experts explore how #library teams can harness digital tools, underpin #AI literacy, support better #teaching and student outcomes and advance #openaccess: ow.ly/fxh450WklzC #edusky #highered

The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge Can librarians and guerrilla archivists save the country’s files from DOGE?

Can librarians and guerrilla archivists save the country’s files from doge?

Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults

Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪

Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide Which AIs to use, and how to use them

The two most common questions I get asked about AI are “which AI should I use” and “how do I start using AI?”

I wrote a short guide attempting to answer both questions. www.oneusefulthing.org/p/using-ai-r...

So glad to be joining in to the impactful conference over the next couple of days. sites.google.com/view/virtual... #gather2resist25

Harvard and the Trump administration return to court over international students The hearing on whether to indefinitely block President Trump's June 4th proclamation on Harvard's international students is scheduled in federal court in Boston.

The hearing on whether to indefinitely block President Trump's June 4th proclamation on Harvard's international students is scheduled in federal court in Boston. https://n.pr/3TocceX

Scenes from Nashville’s #NoKings protest 1/

yep! unpaywalled:

Thanks to a partnership between Vanderbilt Libraries, Vanderbilt Athletics, Metro Nashville Public Schools & STARS, students at Pearl Cohn Magnet HS are taking part in a Digital Balance Academy, led by Vandy student-athletes & spirit team members, learning healthy online habits

Watch as this LAPD cop takes deliberate aim at an Australian reporter, then shoots her at close range. I would fire the police chief over this. Inexcusable thuggery.

Here’s what will happen to our National Parks if Trump’s budget passes. Did you know America’s national parks actually generate more income than they cost to operate? Yet under Trump’s proposed 2026 budget, the National Park Service (NPS) would face devastating cuts:

White House Health Report Included Fake Citations

The New York Times has found at least two more fake citations in the MAHA report.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...