I got time today, so let's dig into why this article is a crock of shit. There is no ethical use of genAI and any librarian arguing otherwise is lying to you, so ignorant they should be ignored, or drifting.
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AI and the Librarian: Reconciling Personal Ethics with AI as a Professional Necessity - Choice 360
Despite their concerns with it, librarians can't refuse to engage with AI, so what does AI ethics look like for today's academic librarian?
www.choice360.org
April 23, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I got time today, so let's dig into why this article is a crock of shit. There is no ethical use of genAI and any librarian arguing otherwise is lying to you, so ignorant they should be ignored, or drifting.
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Northwest snowboarding pioneer and founder of GNU and LibTech, Mike Olson, takes a ride down Mt Hood on his 195cm Doughboy Shredder.
My business printed the top and base sheets, and one of my employees designed the skeleton top sheet.
- Taken during a 1990 LibTech photoshoot on Tri-X
My business printed the top and base sheets, and one of my employees designed the skeleton top sheet.
- Taken during a 1990 LibTech photoshoot on Tri-X
January 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Northwest snowboarding pioneer and founder of GNU and LibTech, Mike Olson, takes a ride down Mt Hood on his 195cm Doughboy Shredder.
My business printed the top and base sheets, and one of my employees designed the skeleton top sheet.
- Taken during a 1990 LibTech photoshoot on Tri-X
My business printed the top and base sheets, and one of my employees designed the skeleton top sheet.
- Taken during a 1990 LibTech photoshoot on Tri-X
Just Released: #Library Systems Report 2026 (by Marshall Breeding) via Library Technology Guides) librarytechnology.org/LibrarySyste... #libraries #libtech
May 5, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Just Released: #Library Systems Report 2026 (by Marshall Breeding) via Library Technology Guides) librarytechnology.org/LibrarySyste... #libraries #libtech
Documenting the Web: Restoring Web Pages with the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
Documenting the Web: Restoring Web Pages with the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine - Choice 360
With government web pages and other sites disappearing, Internet Archive's Wayback Machine lets users quickly see old versions of deleted pages.
www.choice360.org
February 20, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Documenting the Web: Restoring Web Pages with the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
Calling all the UK public library workers! 📚 Seeking participants for UCL MA Library and Information Studies research project
#LibraryScience #Libraries #LibraryLife #LIS #LibraryTwitter
#LibTech #UCL #EDI #Librarians #LibraryStaff #CulturalHeritage #PublicLibraries #Research
#LibraryScience #Libraries #LibraryLife #LIS #LibraryTwitter
#LibTech #UCL #EDI #Librarians #LibraryStaff #CulturalHeritage #PublicLibraries #Research
July 7, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Calling all the UK public library workers! 📚 Seeking participants for UCL MA Library and Information Studies research project
#LibraryScience #Libraries #LibraryLife #LIS #LibraryTwitter
#LibTech #UCL #EDI #Librarians #LibraryStaff #CulturalHeritage #PublicLibraries #Research
#LibraryScience #Libraries #LibraryLife #LIS #LibraryTwitter
#LibTech #UCL #EDI #Librarians #LibraryStaff #CulturalHeritage #PublicLibraries #Research
Reddit on it: www.reddit.com/r/ucf/s/SgBS...
Gotta pay for the D1 stuff somehow, lol.
It's darkly amusing they whacked libtech since the whole roots of UCF is a commuter tech/eng school.
Gotta pay for the D1 stuff somehow, lol.
It's darkly amusing they whacked libtech since the whole roots of UCF is a commuter tech/eng school.
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June 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Reddit on it: www.reddit.com/r/ucf/s/SgBS...
Gotta pay for the D1 stuff somehow, lol.
It's darkly amusing they whacked libtech since the whole roots of UCF is a commuter tech/eng school.
Gotta pay for the D1 stuff somehow, lol.
It's darkly amusing they whacked libtech since the whole roots of UCF is a commuter tech/eng school.
Woot! First #review of @jesgilbert.bsky.social's and my forthcoming book THE SECRET LIFE OF DATA (@mitpress.bsky.social) is out, and it's a good one! www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
February 8, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Woot! First #review of @jesgilbert.bsky.social's and my forthcoming book THE SECRET LIFE OF DATA (@mitpress.bsky.social) is out, and it's a good one! www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
#AI Tools for Academic #Libraries: AI #Metadata Extraction
(A New Article From @ocul-libraries.bsky.social braries.bsky.social and @choicereviews.bsky.social eviews.bsky.social)
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(A New Article From @ocul-libraries.bsky.social braries.bsky.social and @choicereviews.bsky.social eviews.bsky.social)
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
June 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
#AI Tools for Academic #Libraries: AI #Metadata Extraction
(A New Article From @ocul-libraries.bsky.social braries.bsky.social and @choicereviews.bsky.social eviews.bsky.social)
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
(A New Article From @ocul-libraries.bsky.social braries.bsky.social and @choicereviews.bsky.social eviews.bsky.social)
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
Very cool to see my book, Misguided, win an Outstanding Academic Title award in the Technology category!
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Outstanding Academic Titles 2025: Technology, AI, and Misinformation - Choice 360
Choice announces its Outstanding Academic Titles in technology. Read our reviews of Deep Utopia, The Tech Coup, and other standout books.
www.choice360.org
December 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Very cool to see my book, Misguided, win an Outstanding Academic Title award in the Technology category!
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www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
Now on #LTIBlog
While our followers may be aware of LibTech Insights webinars, this week we're sharing some other tech-focused Choice webinars you may not have been aware of. ow.ly/GQr950YcfZr #LibraryTechnology
While our followers may be aware of LibTech Insights webinars, this week we're sharing some other tech-focused Choice webinars you may not have been aware of. ow.ly/GQr950YcfZr #LibraryTechnology
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Now on #LTIBlog
While our followers may be aware of LibTech Insights webinars, this week we're sharing some other tech-focused Choice webinars you may not have been aware of. ow.ly/GQr950YcfZr #LibraryTechnology
While our followers may be aware of LibTech Insights webinars, this week we're sharing some other tech-focused Choice webinars you may not have been aware of. ow.ly/GQr950YcfZr #LibraryTechnology
#SCONUL Publishes Its Library Technology Landscape Report www.infodocket.com/2025/03/05/s... #libraries #libtech
March 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#SCONUL Publishes Its Library Technology Landscape Report www.infodocket.com/2025/03/05/s... #libraries #libtech
Epic storms bringing bliss to us snowboarders in the sierra rn but I’m just absolutely too overloaded to even consider it. Hope some of you are getting it. Looks amazing. My libtech mayhem swallowtail is mad at me.
February 16, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Epic storms bringing bliss to us snowboarders in the sierra rn but I’m just absolutely too overloaded to even consider it. Hope some of you are getting it. Looks amazing. My libtech mayhem swallowtail is mad at me.
Vacancy! The #rijksmuseum is looking for a new Head of Collection IT. Do you dream about museum collection technology, linked open data, and AI to connect people with art and history? Check this out - rijksmuseum.nl/en/careers/vaca...
#musetech #semweb #lod #lodlam #libtech #linkedart #fairglam
rijksmuseum.nl
February 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Vacancy! The #rijksmuseum is looking for a new Head of Collection IT. Do you dream about museum collection technology, linked open data, and AI to connect people with art and history? Check this out - rijksmuseum.nl/en/careers/vaca...
#musetech #semweb #lod #lodlam #libtech #linkedart #fairglam
This week on #LTIBlog
LTI Contributor Sue Marasco shares insights and best practices for teaching AI literacy insights and best practices to science researchers: www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
#AILiteracy
#Highered
LTI Contributor Sue Marasco shares insights and best practices for teaching AI literacy insights and best practices to science researchers: www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
#AILiteracy
#Highered
September 22, 2026 at 10:08 AM
This week on #LTIBlog
LTI Contributor Sue Marasco shares insights and best practices for teaching AI literacy insights and best practices to science researchers: www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
#AILiteracy
#Highered
LTI Contributor Sue Marasco shares insights and best practices for teaching AI literacy insights and best practices to science researchers: www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
#AILiteracy
#Highered
This week on #LTIBlog
Libtech Insights Editor Dan Pfeiffer shares the fall/winter upcoming academic titles he's most excited about. ow.ly/FaKE50ZJ0K6 #Misinformation #Technology #academicpublishing
Libtech Insights Editor Dan Pfeiffer shares the fall/winter upcoming academic titles he's most excited about. ow.ly/FaKE50ZJ0K6 #Misinformation #Technology #academicpublishing
September 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM
This week on #LTIBlog
Libtech Insights Editor Dan Pfeiffer shares the fall/winter upcoming academic titles he's most excited about. ow.ly/FaKE50ZJ0K6 #Misinformation #Technology #academicpublishing
Libtech Insights Editor Dan Pfeiffer shares the fall/winter upcoming academic titles he's most excited about. ow.ly/FaKE50ZJ0K6 #Misinformation #Technology #academicpublishing
Save the date!
#Code4libBC will be in #Vancouver November 26-27 this year.
#code4lib #LibTech #libraries #VPL #c4lbc
#Code4libBC will be in #Vancouver November 26-27 this year.
#code4lib #LibTech #libraries #VPL #c4lbc
June 26, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Save the date!
#Code4libBC will be in #Vancouver November 26-27 this year.
#code4lib #LibTech #libraries #VPL #c4lbc
#Code4libBC will be in #Vancouver November 26-27 this year.
#code4lib #LibTech #libraries #VPL #c4lbc
“In an emailed statement, the university said the closures followed ‘a comprehensive review of library usage, academic priorities, and available resources.’
UCF said the operational changes are part of an effort to better align library services with the university’s priorities.”
UCF said the operational changes are part of an effort to better align library services with the university’s priorities.”
Students seek answers after UCF closes Downtown Library, LibTech and Curriculum Materials Center
Students are questioning why the University of Central Florida abruptly closed several library resources, including LibTech, the Curriculum Materials Center and the UCF Downtown Library, leaving some ...
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June 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“In an emailed statement, the university said the closures followed ‘a comprehensive review of library usage, academic priorities, and available resources.’
UCF said the operational changes are part of an effort to better align library services with the university’s priorities.”
UCF said the operational changes are part of an effort to better align library services with the university’s priorities.”
This is actually a very funny turn for me, a person who got a CS degree AFTER her MLIS because she wanted to focus on LibTech. But friends it’s been 20 years in these streets and I’ve SEEN THINGS.
May 9, 2026 at 11:24 PM
This is actually a very funny turn for me, a person who got a CS degree AFTER her MLIS because she wanted to focus on LibTech. But friends it’s been 20 years in these streets and I’ve SEEN THINGS.
#AI Tools for Academic #Libraries: AI-Assisted #Video Creation and Editing (New From @ocul-libraries.bsky.social & @choicereviews.bsky.social)
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
April 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM
#AI Tools for Academic #Libraries: AI-Assisted #Video Creation and Editing (New From @ocul-libraries.bsky.social & @choicereviews.bsky.social)
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
Improving accessibility of digital collections with locally hosted open vision language models 📚
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Creating Alt Text for Digital Collections with AI: A Case Study - Choice 360
Generative AI has the potential to make digital collections accessibility a breeze by creating alt text. This case study offers guidance.
www.choice360.org
June 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Improving accessibility of digital collections with locally hosted open vision language models 📚
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
Using ChatGPT to assist with library research and search construction, and other tips for librarians
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
April 17, 2024 at 5:54 PM
Using ChatGPT to assist with library research and search construction, and other tips for librarians
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
yeah, libtech is a year diploma, quote unquote librarian is a dedicated bachelor. picking up my lib tech diploma was one of the best things i've done, even if i've stayed a housebitch for the most part
March 7, 2025 at 12:13 PM
yeah, libtech is a year diploma, quote unquote librarian is a dedicated bachelor. picking up my lib tech diploma was one of the best things i've done, even if i've stayed a housebitch for the most part
New For 2026: LibTech Insights and Clarivate Announce
#AI Essentials for Academic #Libraries: Beyond the Basics
www.ala.org/news/2026/06...
#GenAI @clarivateag.bsky.social @choicereviews.bsky.social
#AI Essentials for Academic #Libraries: Beyond the Basics
www.ala.org/news/2026/06...
#GenAI @clarivateag.bsky.social @choicereviews.bsky.social
June 25, 2026 at 3:46 PM
New For 2026: LibTech Insights and Clarivate Announce
#AI Essentials for Academic #Libraries: Beyond the Basics
www.ala.org/news/2026/06...
#GenAI @clarivateag.bsky.social @choicereviews.bsky.social
#AI Essentials for Academic #Libraries: Beyond the Basics
www.ala.org/news/2026/06...
#GenAI @clarivateag.bsky.social @choicereviews.bsky.social
this is good : www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
Managing Library Systems with Care - Choice 360
Maintenance work is an important part of librarianship, but often discounted. How can we communicate its value to library stakeholders?
www.choice360.org
July 3, 2024 at 3:05 PM
this is good : www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
#AI Tools for Academic #Libraries: AI Speech-to-Text Models
Evaluating Speech-To-Text Tools For Access, Discovery, And Preservation (via @ocul-libraries.bsky.social & CHOICE) www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
Evaluating Speech-To-Text Tools For Access, Discovery, And Preservation (via @ocul-libraries.bsky.social & CHOICE) www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
February 23, 2026 at 5:37 PM
#AI Tools for Academic #Libraries: AI Speech-to-Text Models
Evaluating Speech-To-Text Tools For Access, Discovery, And Preservation (via @ocul-libraries.bsky.social & CHOICE) www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...
Evaluating Speech-To-Text Tools For Access, Discovery, And Preservation (via @ocul-libraries.bsky.social & CHOICE) www.choice360.org/libtech-insi...