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Happy Halloween from the State of Arizona Research Library! Our new scanning equipment is actually more spectacular than spooky. #HappyHalloween #LibraryLife #ScannerTech #LibraryTech #LibraryLovers #BehindTheScenes
October 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
choicereviews.bsky.social
Now on #LTIBlog
LibTech Insights Editor Daniel Pfeiffer recommends some thought-provoking new pieces on InfoLit, archives, and AI. ow.ly/jufL5101Ome
#Infolit #AI #Libraries #LibraryTech
October 28, 2026 at 5:04 PM
wearelyrasis.bsky.social
🎉 We are VERY happy to announce the recent launch of the Palace Web Catalog!

Join us for an overview at our webinar: Announcing The Palace Project Web Catalog!
September 23 | 1 p.m. ET

https://ow.ly/iHLH50ZJE1P
#Ebooks #LibraryLearning #LibraryTech #DigitalCatalog
Webinar September 23 Announcing the Palace Project Web Catalog! September 23, 2026 1:00 p.m. ET Lyrasis | Palace
September 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Share your library insights! #ComputersInLibraries 2027 Call for Speakers is closing soon. Submit your proposal today and hit the stage in March: champ.ly/b_rRYex4 #LibraryTech #CallForSpeakers
September 3, 2026 at 2:20 PM
libconf.bsky.social
Share your library insights! #ComputersInLibraries 2027 Call for Speakers is closing soon. Submit your proposal today and hit the stage in March: champ.ly/b_rRYex4 #LibraryTech #CallForSpeakers
September 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM
follettcontent.bsky.social
Public libraries: Order without changing how your team already works. Grids. EDI. Brief MARC records. Now integrated with Polaris, Sierra, SirsiDynix, and Koha. This is the tech you asked us for, and it's here: https://bit.ly/4w9ZGlj

#LibraryTech #Titlewave #FollettContent #BakerandTaylor
July 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
choicereviews.bsky.social
Now on LTI Blog
LTI's Dan Pfeiffer takes us through the key library tech takeaways from ACRL’s recently released 2026 Top Trends Report, where it turns out AI isn't the only trend to follow. ow.ly/CAhW50Zgn9I @ala-acrl.bsky.social #Librarytech
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June 24, 2026 at 6:21 PM
christchurchlib.bsky.social
What were you doing on this day in 1989? If you were then mayor, Hamish Hay you were checking out the swanky new OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) facilities at the central library.
#canterburystories #librarytech
www.canterburystories.nz/collections/... ^MT
OPAC system at Canterbury Public Library
Sir Hamish Hay, Mayor of Christchurch, with systems librarian for Canterbury Public Library, Jean Crump, exploring the new Online Public Access Catalogue computer terminal (OPAC). The Mayor is trying ...
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June 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
choicereviews.bsky.social
Now on #LTIBlog
This week, we are continuing our annual tradition of highlighting #librarytech pieces we ran this semester that you can enjoy and ponder during Summer break, when you may have a bit more free time. ow.ly/SMHH50Z7BsS
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June 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
choicereviews.bsky.social
Now on #LTIBlog
Nick Pavlovski, an academic librarian at Swinburne University of Technology, revisits his popular 2024 article on #AI in the library. He shares why, in 2026, he is resisting the use of AI unless he believes it improves existing tools & processes ow.ly/i3M150Z6lap
#Librarytech
Image of research items emerging from a cauldron with an "AI" symbol overhead, titled "ChatGPT as a Tool for Library Research."
June 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM
bityossi.bsky.social
Turns out academic libraries are quietly going through a major operational overhaul — and it's not about buying more books. exlibrisgroup.com/blog/smarter... #LibraryTech
Smarter resource sharing. Faster access.
Resource sharing has always been about access. But in today’s academic environment, access alone is no longer enough. Academic libraries today face growing pressure to deliver resource sharing service...
exlibrisgroup.com
May 25, 2026 at 6:54 AM
soutron.bsky.social
Moncton, Canada here we come! We'll be at the CALL/ACBD 2026 Conference, May 24 to 27. Stop by Booth #13 to connect with our team and see how we help law libraries work smarter.

#CALL2026 #LawLibraries #LibraryTech #LegalInformation #LibraryManagement
May 14, 2026 at 4:32 PM
choicereviews.bsky.social
Now on LTI Blog
Joseph Donnelly, the Associate Director of Discovery Services at Colgate University runs us through some Alma tools and supplemental programs that can help with running inventory checks on your library's collections. ow.ly/Wgmh50YQNI5 #LibraryTech
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April 28, 2026 at 2:35 PM
choicereviews.bsky.social
This week on #LTIBlog
LTI contributors Molly Thompson and Brett Porter explore the free version of #ResearchRabbit, an #AI tool designed to help researchers visualize connections between existing research and streamline discovery for related research. ow.ly/JUU450YIkaq #Librarytech
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April 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM
choicereviews.bsky.social
This week on #LTIBlog
LTI editors highlight some of the technology books Choice reviewers have loved so far this year. ow.ly/fvTw50Ywlgq
#TBR #librarytech #bookreviews
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March 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
soutron.bsky.social
We're in Tulsa for the 2026 #OLAAnnualConference! Stop by Booth #10 we'd love to talk about how we're helping libraries modernize and simplify their systems.

@oklibs.bsky.social 😀

#OLA2026 #OLAAnnualConference #LibraryTech
March 13, 2026 at 8:51 AM
choicereviews.bsky.social
Now on #LTIBlog
We're shining a spotlight on some of our recent reads in library tech scholarship. Here are four new journal articles we think you should read (or at least skim through) ow.ly/oKVv50Yp9Lq #Librarytech #AI #UX
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March 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
follettcontent.bsky.social
Still typing in ISBNs? 👀 There’s a faster way.

With the new barcode feature on Titlewave, just scan → add → done.

Less searching. More time for literally everything else on your list.

Try it. Visit Titlewave.com today.

#LibrarianLife #SchoolLibraries #PublicLibraries #Titlewave #LibraryTech
February 28, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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You may have heard our competitors claim that cutting-edge UHF technology, as used in our best-in-class eRLS RFID range, is difficult to work with. Au contraire...

Get the facts: psp-assetprotection.co.uk/news/is-your...

#mythbusting #librarytech #RFID #librarians
Mythbusting: UHF library technology is too complex
February 25, 2026 at 10:32 AM
choicereviews.bsky.social
This week on #LTIBlog
Our contributors from Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) evaluate AI speech-to-text tools for access, discovery, and preservation. ow.ly/rLLv50Yl72V
#AI #Librarytech #speechtotext @ocul-libraries.bsky.social
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February 24, 2026 at 4:39 PM
bityossi.bsky.social
Smarter library management isn’t a future goal — it’s happening now. This piece explores how modern tools are helping libraries streamline workflows, boost visibility, and make more informed decisions. Worth a look: exlibrisgroup.com/blog/smarter...
#LibraryTech
AI Metadata Assistant Library management system
Alma AI Metadata Assistant library management system simplifies workflows, streamline cataloging processes and empowers librarians.
exlibrisgroup.com
February 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
knowledgeeglobal.bsky.social
Austin bound! 🤠 We’re exhibiting at #ERLFest 2026 (Mar 1–4). 📚

Stop by to meet ZAIA, our AI Research Assistant designed for academic integrity and credible, cited discovery. No hallucinations, just peer-reviewed insights. ✨

Try ZAIA: zendy.io/zaia

#ERL2026 #AI #LibraryTech
February 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM
choicereviews.bsky.social
Now on #LTIBlog
Robin Camille Davis, Assoc Head of #UserExperience at NC State University Libraries, zeroes in on one place where #microcopy is critically important: the search box. ow.ly/YHmN50YhGi4
#UX #Librarytech @robincamille.bsky.social
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February 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM
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Hosted by the IFLA IT Section in partnership with IFLA Asia-Oceania and the University of Macau Library.

Details and submission information:
www.ifla.org/events/beyon...

#IFLA #LibraryTech #Accessibility
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December 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
stumied.bsky.social
I wrote a piece on one of AI’s biggest challenges (model collapse) and how the solution to that is just another Wednesday for librarians.

#libraries #librarytech #AI #cataloging

www.linkedin.com/posts/stuart...
Old Wine in Half-Filled Bags: AI Has A Problem Librarians Already Solved | Stuart Michael Edelenbos
Modern AI is training on its own output. Each generation gets worse. Researchers call it model collapse. Oxford, Stanford, and Rice studies all point the same direction: without verified data, models...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM