Librarian at the Library of Congress just out here hiding books for decades. 📚
09.03.2026 17:06
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Librarian at the Library of Congress just out here hiding books for decades. 📚
I’ve lost track of how many times students have asked if we’re AI on chat.
Students look downright RELIEVED in class when I say it’s a real person on the other end!
At a glance: The upcoming changes focus on improving navigation in the interface. Primary navigation is moving to the top of the page with more intuitive organization of features, and users will have the option to keep a left-hand filter panel open during the search process. This update not only directly addresses feedback from customers and users regarding smoother access in the new interface, but also allows us more room to introduce new tools without adding disruptive friction or clutter.
feeling like shaming works 😌
acrlog.org/2025/10/03/e... (October, 2025)
Very real. I heard this reflected in my dissertation research interviews, not even asking about AI, but brought up by participants re burnout for instruction librarians
EVERYONE GET more anti ai NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! in red text with a white background
My colleagues at ACRLog wrote short tributes to the life and work of Fobazi Ettarh @fobettarh.bsky.social. I wrote about her work on disability, which I think deserves more recognition. acrlog.org/2026/03/04/t...
Thanks @ezerrenner.bsky.social for coordinating. #CripLib #VocationalAwe
just let patrick stump hoot and holler on whatever song he wants. it’ll be better for it.
The audacity of capital f faculty continues to astound me, even in the wake of a student death.
this weekend really caught up with me, depression-wise. just want to say, it’s so silly how the things that would make me feel better (exercise, eating well, cleaning) are exactly what my brain refuses to do.
First real classes of the semester today! Trying an activity my colleague does to draw your research process.
If you need something good in your day: over 70 people have given and mailed me 227 quilt blocks in support of trans pride. That’s nothing short of amazing.
New on ACRLog... I Bought Slop: A Conversation on the Accidental Purchase of AI-Generated Material
"This is a discussion between four librarians about Large Language Model- and/or AI-generated books. It was spurred by the influx of “AI-slop” purchased unknowingly by staff."
bit.ly/4anDWbI
Many of you already know that our colleague and founding board member, Fobazi Ettarh, has passed away. We want to take a moment to acknowledge her loss and honor what she meant to libraries, our community, and her friends and loved ones.
www.thrivelib.com/news/honoring-fobazi-ettarh
I wrote a post with three of my colleagues about the proliferation of AI slop in our library purchasing. I am immensely proud of what we wrote, and I hope it spurs on needed conversations, especially with our publishers and vendors.
Honestly… I’m on my fourth cry *today.*
I am so, so sorry. What a deep and enormous loss for us all. Sending love to all who loved her.
Why don’t we bring Tupperware to a restaurant for leftovers?
i am convinced that the phrase “AI is here to stay” is a psyop
New on ACRLog... Let’s Discuss: How Should We Handle AI in One-Shots?
"I worry that students, never the most enthusiastic one-shot attendees, now feel that library research skills are less relevant than ever." - Eleanor Ball
bit.ly/45qkREp
New on ACRLog... OpenAlex and values-aligned tools
"For those unfamiliar with OpenAlex, it is essentially a large database of scholarly works and related metadata." - Sam Winemiller
bit.ly/4rj1tlg
"Please, just use my evil technology. What’s so wrong with that? Just use it. I’m begging you. I want to continue living my immoral technofascist life without any criticism."
New on ACRLog... Finding Friends as a New Librarian
"As someone who grew up being scared to present in front of an audience, even in front of family during holiday karaoke time, I never thought I would turn into an ambivert of sorts." - Lisa Shin
bit.ly/3LEYNPB
"...in the rush to build its Generative AI Gemini product, Google illegally copied millions of books rather than reach licensing deals with copyright owners."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Exactly... I fear that the work I do in AI refusal spaces ruins my mental health, but it also feels like I *need* to say it.
If all you're willing to do is say "We're cooked" on a social media site, maybe it is all over.
If you're willing to struggle alongside your friends and neighbors for democracy, then we've got a chance.
My colleagues, the students we serve, some really cool programming we're doing this coming March for Trans Day of Visibility.
There, we fixed that for you. /7
www.wordsandmoney.com/content/file...
The problem is they aren’t requiring it. They’re “asking” publishers to.
We already have been, tbh.