Original botanical paintings by Caroline D. Murdoch created for an album for Caroline L.W. French. The paintings are dated from 1867-1869. I saw this collection when I visited Harvard Botany Libraries.
#botanicalart #sciart #hernaturalhistory #harvardherbaria #HarvardBotany #HarvardLibrary
#botanicalart #sciart #hernaturalhistory #harvardherbaria #HarvardBotany #HarvardLibrary
July 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Original botanical paintings by Caroline D. Murdoch created for an album for Caroline L.W. French. The paintings are dated from 1867-1869. I saw this collection when I visited Harvard Botany Libraries.
#botanicalart #sciart #hernaturalhistory #harvardherbaria #HarvardBotany #HarvardLibrary
#botanicalart #sciart #hernaturalhistory #harvardherbaria #HarvardBotany #HarvardLibrary
"#HarvardLibrary is launching…the Harvard Open Journals Program (#HOJP) [to] provide publishing services, resources & seed funding to…Harvard researchers for new academic #journals …[It's] a direct response to faculty interest in alternatives to the [#APC] model."
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Harvard Library - Harvard Library is Launching Harvard Open Journals Program
Harvard Library will offer new sustainable and equitable open access publishing models to advance open access scholarly communication.
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April 24, 2024 at 5:43 PM
"#HarvardLibrary is launching…the Harvard Open Journals Program (#HOJP) [to] provide publishing services, resources & seed funding to…Harvard researchers for new academic #journals …[It's] a direct response to faculty interest in alternatives to the [#APC] model."
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Libraries Join Forces With Tech Giants to Train Smarter AI
#AItraining #HarvardLibrary #DigitalArchives #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenAI #PublicDomainData
#LibraryInnovation #TechandLibraries #FutureofAI
#AIethics
#AItraining #HarvardLibrary #DigitalArchives #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenAI #PublicDomainData
#LibraryInnovation #TechandLibraries #FutureofAI
#AIethics
AI Turns to Libraries: Harvard and BPL Open Their Vaults for Training Data
AI Chatbots Are Hungry for More Knowledge — And Libraries Are Answering the Call CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The internet may
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June 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Libraries Join Forces With Tech Giants to Train Smarter AI
#AItraining #HarvardLibrary #DigitalArchives #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenAI #PublicDomainData
#LibraryInnovation #TechandLibraries #FutureofAI
#AIethics
#AItraining #HarvardLibrary #DigitalArchives #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenAI #PublicDomainData
#LibraryInnovation #TechandLibraries #FutureofAI
#AIethics
Harvard and Boston Libraries Open Historical Collections to AI Researchers
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#AIResearch #HistoricalData #HarvardLibrary #BostonLibrary #MachineLearning #DigitalHumanities #AIEthics #CulturalKnowledge #TechInnovation #LibrariesEvolved
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Harvard and Boston Libraries Open Historical Collections to AI Researchers | AI News Brew
<p>CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - In a significant move for artificial intelligence (AI) development, Harvard University and Boston's public library are opening their vast historical collections to AI researchers...
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June 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Harvard and Boston Libraries Open Historical Collections to AI Researchers
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Enriched Text contains 217B tokens from 983K @HarvardLibrary volumes, organized into 1.39B annotated paragraphs across 250 languages. Researchers can use the dataset to analyze language, repeated passages, line breaks, and paragraph predictability.
September 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Enriched Text contains 217B tokens from 983K @HarvardLibrary volumes, organized into 1.39B annotated paragraphs across 250 languages. Researchers can use the dataset to analyze language, repeated passages, line breaks, and paragraph predictability.
#thrilled to have completed the 9 month #certification #course with #harvard #christianityscripturethroughtheages #phenomenal teachings #rarebooks from the #harvardlibrary #recommend this course on #edx for people of all #faiths a 2,000 year #history with #societal & #contemporary #issues included
September 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#thrilled to have completed the 9 month #certification #course with #harvard #christianityscripturethroughtheages #phenomenal teachings #rarebooks from the #harvardlibrary #recommend this course on #edx for people of all #faiths a 2,000 year #history with #societal & #contemporary #issues included
Es gibt übrigens in der #HarvardLibrary eine Sammlung der #Pigmente unserer Welt harvardartmuseums.org/article/pigm... Falls wer noch Inspiration für #FrühlingsFarben sucht
Pigment Collection Colors All Aspects of the Museums | Index Magazine | Harvard Art Museums
Only a small portion of our famous Forbes Pigment Collection is on display. But its influence is felt throughout the museums every day.
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March 23, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Es gibt übrigens in der #HarvardLibrary eine Sammlung der #Pigmente unserer Welt harvardartmuseums.org/article/pigm... Falls wer noch Inspiration für #FrühlingsFarben sucht
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary @PsyArXiv @tage_rai @sapinker @mmkrasnow @dean_c_knox @dankettercello @dpjaok @cd_lucas ... @statwoodpsych @_jansimson @conBainbridge @RheaHoward @jkhartshorne @norijacoby Alena Egner Erin Hopkins Mariela Jennings
November 21, 2019 at 7:58 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary @PsyArXiv @tage_rai @sapinker @mmkrasnow @dean_c_knox @dankettercello @dpjaok @cd_lucas ... @statwoodpsych @_jansimson @conBainbridge @RheaHoward @jkhartshorne @norijacoby Alena Egner Erin Hopkins Mariela Jennings
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary @PsyArXiv @tage_rai @sapinker anyways, many things in this thread were learning experiences for me, so I hope this is useful in some way.
hope y'all like the paper!
& thanks to my kickass collabs ❤️ @mnvrsngh...
hope y'all like the paper!
& thanks to my kickass collabs ❤️ @mnvrsngh...
November 21, 2019 at 7:58 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary @PsyArXiv @tage_rai @sapinker anyways, many things in this thread were learning experiences for me, so I hope this is useful in some way.
hope y'all like the paper!
& thanks to my kickass collabs ❤️ @mnvrsngh...
hope y'all like the paper!
& thanks to my kickass collabs ❤️ @mnvrsngh...
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary @PsyArXiv @tage_rai one last thing, re mentorship. I first pitched this project to @sapinker, asking if it was a crazy idea that I shouldn't do as a young grad student.
He said "yes, it is a crazy idea, but you...
He said "yes, it is a crazy idea, but you...
November 21, 2019 at 7:58 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary @PsyArXiv @tage_rai one last thing, re mentorship. I first pitched this project to @sapinker, asking if it was a crazy idea that I shouldn't do as a young grad student.
He said "yes, it is a crazy idea, but you...
He said "yes, it is a crazy idea, but you...
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary @PsyArXiv @tage_rai Another great thing about the process was that @tage_rai was an active editor. His advice led us to add more exploratory analyses, for instance (the stuff on power laws & tonality) which I...
November 21, 2019 at 7:57 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary @PsyArXiv @tage_rai Another great thing about the process was that @tage_rai was an active editor. His advice led us to add more exploratory analyses, for instance (the stuff on power laws & tonality) which I...
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary @PsyArXiv @tage_rai We got 8500 words' worth of reviews from five referees. Revising was a ton of work but it was also a model of how peer review is supposed to work. A few comments were confused or incorrect, but...
November 21, 2019 at 7:57 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary @PsyArXiv @tage_rai We got 8500 words' worth of reviews from five referees. Revising was a ton of work but it was also a model of how peer review is supposed to work. A few comments were confused or incorrect, but...
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary (G) We preprinted this paper on @psyarxiv about a year ago before submitting it to Science. We didn't submit it anywhere else. @tage_rai gave great advice about how to shape the ms, via email, a few months before we...
November 21, 2019 at 7:57 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary (G) We preprinted this paper on @psyarxiv about a year ago before submitting it to Science. We didn't submit it anywhere else. @tage_rai gave great advice about how to shape the ms, via email, a few months before we...
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary Different fields use verbiage differently and have different standards for all sorts of things, from statistical reporting to what counts as good evidence.
This is a real challenge of interdisciplinary work. 🤔
This is a real challenge of interdisciplinary work. 🤔
November 21, 2019 at 7:57 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary Different fields use verbiage differently and have different standards for all sorts of things, from statistical reporting to what counts as good evidence.
This is a real challenge of interdisciplinary work. 🤔
This is a real challenge of interdisciplinary work. 🤔
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary (F) In the same vein, working with people from so many different fields made writing the paper itself pretty tough. I'd send out a draft and get back opposing edits, or worse, co-authors writing angry critiques of...
November 21, 2019 at 7:57 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary (F) In the same vein, working with people from so many different fields made writing the paper itself pretty tough. I'd send out a draft and get back opposing edits, or worse, co-authors writing angry critiques of...
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary (E) Our authors come from ~8 fields so we end up using many different technologies: R, Stata, Python, D3, javascript, etc. What became very clear over the course of the project is that there are many ways to solve...
November 21, 2019 at 7:56 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary (E) Our authors come from ~8 fields so we end up using many different technologies: R, Stata, Python, D3, javascript, etc. What became very clear over the course of the project is that there are many ways to solve...
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary In the end we did our best to learn from the vitriol, reading up on the history, bringing more humanists onto the project, trying to understand the issues they raised. It made the work better.
November 21, 2019 at 7:56 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary In the end we did our best to learn from the vitriol, reading up on the history, bringing more humanists onto the project, trying to understand the issues they raised. It made the work better.
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary Some of the vitriolic feedback also came in grant reviews. One NEH reviewer proclaimed that we were carrying on the history of the Nazi party. (not joking)
November 21, 2019 at 7:56 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary Some of the vitriolic feedback also came in grant reviews. One NEH reviewer proclaimed that we were carrying on the history of the Nazi party. (not joking)
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary A famous music prof *at our own university* tried to cancel us. (This, of course, before we had published a thing).
Those were scary emails for young grad students without funding. Thankfully we had heavy-hitting...
Those were scary emails for young grad students without funding. Thankfully we had heavy-hitting...
November 21, 2019 at 7:55 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary A famous music prof *at our own university* tried to cancel us. (This, of course, before we had published a thing).
Those were scary emails for young grad students without funding. Thankfully we had heavy-hitting...
Those were scary emails for young grad students without funding. Thankfully we had heavy-hitting...
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary (D) Early and often, people told us our work was bunk; we could only turn up things that they knew were false; and even that we were bad people (racist, colonialist, etc) for doing this work in the first place. Most...
November 21, 2019 at 7:55 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab @HarvardLibrary (D) Early and often, people told us our work was bunk; we could only turn up things that they knew were false; and even that we were bad people (racist, colonialist, etc) for doing this work in the first place. Most...
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab Our first grant success was — I shit you not — $3000 😬
So we did stuff on the cheap, recruited volunteers, relied heavily on libraries (thanks @HarvardLibrary!), begged faculty to chip in staff time here and there. Everyone who...
So we did stuff on the cheap, recruited volunteers, relied heavily on libraries (thanks @HarvardLibrary!), begged faculty to chip in staff time here and there. Everyone who...
November 21, 2019 at 7:55 PM
@_themusiclab @sciencemagazine @mnvrsngh @HSB_Lab Our first grant success was — I shit you not — $3000 😬
So we did stuff on the cheap, recruited volunteers, relied heavily on libraries (thanks @HarvardLibrary!), begged faculty to chip in staff time here and there. Everyone who...
So we did stuff on the cheap, recruited volunteers, relied heavily on libraries (thanks @HarvardLibrary!), begged faculty to chip in staff time here and there. Everyone who...
It's possible to screw up a democracy in an identical way *while you have books about the earlier-screw-up.* That's the part that really proves the theorem. cc: @harvardlibrary @yalelibrary @theUL @duckbill52
June 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's possible to screw up a democracy in an identical way *while you have books about the earlier-screw-up.* That's the part that really proves the theorem. cc: @harvardlibrary @yalelibrary @theUL @duckbill52
#Recherchetipp: Die digitale Sammlung der @HarvardLibrary "Soviet Anti-Bureaucracy Posters" enthält u.a. 80 vom sowjetischen Staat in Auftrag gegebene Karikaturen zur Bekämpfung von Korruption & Ineffizienz der #Bürokratie in der #Sowjetunion 👉https://bit.ly/3vjw05z #openaccess
January 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
#Recherchetipp: Die digitale Sammlung der @HarvardLibrary "Soviet Anti-Bureaucracy Posters" enthält u.a. 80 vom sowjetischen Staat in Auftrag gegebene Karikaturen zur Bekämpfung von Korruption & Ineffizienz der #Bürokratie in der #Sowjetunion 👉https://bit.ly/3vjw05z #openaccess