Anita Coleman
@infophilia.bsky.social
Lover of libraries and information sciences prof. How does infophilia — our love of information and connections — shape us, our technologies, knowledge cultures, our society, and the world? Forthcoming Book: Infophilia Unbound infophilia.substack.com
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Anita Coleman
@infophilia.bsky.social
· Aug 30
Very happy with the cover for my book Serendipity’s Charm: Essays on Intellectual Freedom coming out this fall. Cover design by the talented Alan Drake.
The Uncorrected Copy: 34 Pages of Henry VIII, A Ghost Co-Author, and A Missing CIP Block. Old-fashioned ideas about bibliography and cataloging are becoming marks of indie quality. infophilia.substack.com/p/the-uncorr...
The Uncorrected Copy: 32 pages of Henry VIII, A Ghost Co-Author, and a Missing CIP Block
A Bloomsbury memoir shipped with the wrong book inside, an uncorrected phantom co-author & missing CIP: what it reveals about who really verifies a book anymore
infophilia.substack.com
September 27, 2026 at 1:23 AM
The Uncorrected Copy: 34 Pages of Henry VIII, A Ghost Co-Author, and A Missing CIP Block. Old-fashioned ideas about bibliography and cataloging are becoming marks of indie quality. infophilia.substack.com/p/the-uncorr...
Is it the warm cider on a cool, crisp Autumn opening or the provocatove Pedigreed or Proofread piece on a self publishing vs vanity publishing peer reviewed study of Spanish platforms? Rising 17 in Education Sep 26, 2026!
September 27, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Is it the warm cider on a cool, crisp Autumn opening or the provocatove Pedigreed or Proofread piece on a self publishing vs vanity publishing peer reviewed study of Spanish platforms? Rising 17 in Education Sep 26, 2026!
Very happy with the cover for my book Serendipity’s Charm: Essays on Intellectual Freedom coming out this fall. Cover design by the talented Alan Drake.
August 30, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Very happy with the cover for my book Serendipity’s Charm: Essays on Intellectual Freedom coming out this fall. Cover design by the talented Alan Drake.
What is AI? Why Resist It? The last session is next week Wed 6 pm Pacific time.
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Artificial Intelligence poses a major threat to human civilization. It is taking away jobs and being used for surveillance/incarceration, it is destroying the environment with polluting data centers....
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August 23, 2026 at 4:29 AM
What is AI? Why Resist It? The last session is next week Wed 6 pm Pacific time.
“I have found community in depression.”
Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. Scribner, 2015 (trade paperback edition), p. 509. This book was originally published in 2001, Pulitzer Prize finalist & a National Book Award winner. This #Quote is from new chapter titled “Since.”
Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. Scribner, 2015 (trade paperback edition), p. 509. This book was originally published in 2001, Pulitzer Prize finalist & a National Book Award winner. This #Quote is from new chapter titled “Since.”
March 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
“I have found community in depression.”
Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. Scribner, 2015 (trade paperback edition), p. 509. This book was originally published in 2001, Pulitzer Prize finalist & a National Book Award winner. This #Quote is from new chapter titled “Since.”
Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. Scribner, 2015 (trade paperback edition), p. 509. This book was originally published in 2001, Pulitzer Prize finalist & a National Book Award winner. This #Quote is from new chapter titled “Since.”
Super excited 😊 Adaptive Infophilia: The Ethics of Information Power osf.io/preprints/so...
OSF
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March 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Super excited 😊 Adaptive Infophilia: The Ethics of Information Power osf.io/preprints/so...
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ALA was proud to support @pressley.house.gov's resolution in the House of Representatives to protect Black History Month celebrations and programs at cultural institutions - and to honor the celebration's 100th anniversary as the month came to a close!
Read more: pressley.house.gov/2026/02/26/p...
Read more: pressley.house.gov/2026/02/26/p...
Pressley Unveils Resolution to Celebrate & Protect Black History Museums & Cultural Institutions, Marking 100th Anniversary of Black History Month - Ayanna Pressley
Pressley Has Fought to Protect Black History Against Trump’s Crusade to Whitewash Museums Pressley, Tonko Demanded an Investigation into Trump’s...
pressley.house.gov
March 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
ALA was proud to support @pressley.house.gov's resolution in the House of Representatives to protect Black History Month celebrations and programs at cultural institutions - and to honor the celebration's 100th anniversary as the month came to a close!
Read more: pressley.house.gov/2026/02/26/p...
Read more: pressley.house.gov/2026/02/26/p...
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First US fatalities in Trump's illegal war on Iran.
March 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
First US fatalities in Trump's illegal war on Iran.
Op Epic Fury escalated an already tense standoff w Iran into broader regional conflict, and many innocent people — from travelers in Gulf hubs to consumers at the gas pump — will pay the price. Bad timing too — it hits a region already on edge and a global economy still vulnerable to energy shocks.
March 1, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Op Epic Fury escalated an already tense standoff w Iran into broader regional conflict, and many innocent people — from travelers in Gulf hubs to consumers at the gas pump — will pay the price. Bad timing too — it hits a region already on edge and a global economy still vulnerable to energy shocks.
Thank you @kevinmullin.house.gov for meeting with the California library community. We’re tremendously grateful for your support for libraries in California and across the country. #FundLibraries #NLLD26 #NLLD2026 #ALA #ForOurLibraries
February 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Thank you @kevinmullin.house.gov for meeting with the California library community. We’re tremendously grateful for your support for libraries in California and across the country. #FundLibraries #NLLD26 #NLLD2026 #ALA #ForOurLibraries
My pleasure! Totally appreciate your hard work and support - thank you! It was lovely to meet everybody in person.
February 28, 2026 at 4:58 PM
My pleasure! Totally appreciate your hard work and support - thank you! It was lovely to meet everybody in person.
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Thank you @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and ALA members for showing up #ForOurLibraries and taking our message to Congress. #libraries provide access to ideas and information for ALL! Libraries and #librarians support the very foundations of our democracy. #TLSky #EduSky #NLLD26 #FundLibraries!
National Library Legislative Day is officially here! Library advocates are on the Hill in Washington to make their voices heard and urge support for our country’s libraries in Congress. Thank you to EVERY ALA member and advocate who’s here to show up #ForOurLibraries! #NLLD26 #FundLibraries
February 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Thank you @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social and ALA members for showing up #ForOurLibraries and taking our message to Congress. #libraries provide access to ideas and information for ALL! Libraries and #librarians support the very foundations of our democracy. #TLSky #EduSky #NLLD26 #FundLibraries!
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Happy to be here #ForOurLibraries and for our communities!
National Library Legislative Day is officially here! Library advocates are on the Hill in Washington to make their voices heard and urge support for our country’s libraries in Congress. Thank you to EVERY ALA member and advocate who’s here to show up #ForOurLibraries! #NLLD26 #FundLibraries
February 26, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Happy to be here #ForOurLibraries and for our communities!
Thank you @usrepjimmypanetta.bsky.social for meeting with the California library community. We’re very grateful for your steadfast support for libraries in California and across the country. #FundLibraries #NLLD26 #NLLD2026 #ALA
February 28, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Thank you @usrepjimmypanetta.bsky.social for meeting with the California library community. We’re very grateful for your steadfast support for libraries in California and across the country. #FundLibraries #NLLD26 #NLLD2026 #ALA
Thank you @daveminca.bsky.social for meeting with the California library community. We’re very grateful for your steadfast support for libraries in California and across the country. #FundLibraries #NLLD26 #NLLD2026 #ALA
February 28, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Thank you @daveminca.bsky.social for meeting with the California library community. We’re very grateful for your steadfast support for libraries in California and across the country. #FundLibraries #NLLD26 #NLLD2026 #ALA
Thank you @padilla.senate.gov for meeting with the California library community. We’re very grateful for your steadfast support for libraries in California and across the country. #FundLibraries #NLLD26 #NLLD2026 #ALA
February 28, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Thank you @padilla.senate.gov for meeting with the California library community. We’re very grateful for your steadfast support for libraries in California and across the country. #FundLibraries #NLLD26 #NLLD2026 #ALA
Thank you @schiff.senate.gov for meeting with the California library community. We’re tremendously grateful for your support for libraries in California and across the country. #FundLibraries #NLLD26 #NLLD2026 #ALA
February 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Thank you @schiff.senate.gov for meeting with the California library community. We’re tremendously grateful for your support for libraries in California and across the country. #FundLibraries #NLLD26 #NLLD2026 #ALA
National Library Legislative Day is officially here! Library advocates are on the Hill in Washington to make their voices heard and urge support for our country’s libraries in Congress. Thank you to EVERY ALA member and advocate who’s here to show up #ForOurLibraries! #NLLD26 #FundLibraries
February 28, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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Peter Watts tried to warn us about enshittification 25 years ago.
He was not wrong.
He was not wrong.
February 17, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Peter Watts tried to warn us about enshittification 25 years ago.
He was not wrong.
He was not wrong.
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You shouldn't buy what they say just because someone claims to be in your camp.
We can learn from the way race scientists sought legitimacy and got it through the academy, as detailed in Superior: The Return of Race Science, by Angela Saini.
That's what has happened here.
We can learn from the way race scientists sought legitimacy and got it through the academy, as detailed in Superior: The Return of Race Science, by Angela Saini.
That's what has happened here.
February 18, 2026 at 2:16 AM
You shouldn't buy what they say just because someone claims to be in your camp.
We can learn from the way race scientists sought legitimacy and got it through the academy, as detailed in Superior: The Return of Race Science, by Angela Saini.
That's what has happened here.
We can learn from the way race scientists sought legitimacy and got it through the academy, as detailed in Superior: The Return of Race Science, by Angela Saini.
That's what has happened here.
“many of …same discriminatory attitudes that animated eugenicists in the past (e.g., racism, xenophobia, classism, ableism, and sexism) remain widespread within the movement to build AGI… while using the language of “safety” and “benefiting humanity” to evade accountability.” #q Gebru & Torres
Yes I also wrote about that. More resources at dair-institute.org/projects/tes....
The TESCREAL Bundle
The array of utopian ideologies that power Silicon Valley's elite is ultimately bleakly eugenicist.
dair-institute.org
February 18, 2026 at 8:13 AM
“many of …same discriminatory attitudes that animated eugenicists in the past (e.g., racism, xenophobia, classism, ableism, and sexism) remain widespread within the movement to build AGI… while using the language of “safety” and “benefiting humanity” to evade accountability.” #q Gebru & Torres
A great article on e-rate successes and what’s needed next by Amber and Megan @librarypolicy.bsky.social that’s helping me get ready for NLLD 2026. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/02/06/3...
30 Years of E-Rate | American Libraries Magazine
The 30th anniversary of the E-Rate program is a time to both celebrate what it has achieved for libraries and work to preserve its future.
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
February 18, 2026 at 7:50 AM
A great article on e-rate successes and what’s needed next by Amber and Megan @librarypolicy.bsky.social that’s helping me get ready for NLLD 2026. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/02/06/3...
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Super excited to read Colleen Shogan writing In Pursuit on Substack: “More Perfect and Substack will collaborate to make Substack the publishing home for the In Pursuit essays…”
February 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Super excited to read Colleen Shogan writing In Pursuit on Substack: “More Perfect and Substack will collaborate to make Substack the publishing home for the In Pursuit essays…”