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This is truly wild. The House is about to reorganize the federal copyright and library system without a hearing or robust buy in from almost any impacted group.

Pope Leo XIV in a very practical Lenten Message to all Christians says: “I would like to invite you to a very practical and frequently unappreciated form of abstinence: that of refraining from words that offend and hurt our neighbor. Let us begin by disarming our language, avoiding harsh words and rash judgement, refraining from slander and speaking ill of those who are not present and cannot defend themselves. Instead, let us strive to measure our words and cultivate kindness and respect in our families, among our friends, at work, on social media, in political debates, in the media and in Christian communities. In this way, words of hatred will give way to words of hope and peace.” Full text here: press.vatican.va/content/sal…

Very sadly, yes. I have experienced this. On an interpersonal and professional level lying causes so much damage to relationships. Very hard to recover when one discovers that promises are worthless and reality is skewed to serve one's purposes. *Important lesson to NOT do this.*

I think this is exactly right thinking. Look, this is when God chose for you to be born; this postmodern, post-truth, crazy AI time in human history is where you’ve been placed. And it’s good for your soul to make the most of it. Keep what you can. Work around the parts you don’t like. There’s wisdom in identifying what’s wrong with a thing while acknowledging the possibility there’s some work God wants to do in you and these are the circumstances by which He means to do it. Flee harm and oppression when you are truly afflicted, but bear with the brokenness of this world and be sanctified through it as often as you can.

The epitome of an honest, gracious response to a disappointing change. Thank you for modeling this well.

A side effect of so much of academia leaving this site is that the interesting RCTs & other studies that used to be the center of so much of the best debate aren’t being posted, made worse by the fact you can’t post links This has had a lot of impact on the quality of discussion

Save the Date! #OpenEd25 will be held as a hybrid event in Denver, USA and online around the globe. Sign up for updates: form.openeducationconference…

My Digital Visualizations in Engineering Mechanics project is hiring a Project Manager. This in-person/hybrid role oversees project coordination, partner support, and technical contributions. Salary: $70k-$78k. Please share with others and learn more at jobs.colostate.edu/postings/…

More reasons to seek #rightsreversion @Auths_Alliance

Report: “Wiley Set To Earn $44M From #AI Rights Deals, Confirms ‘No Opt-Out’ For #Authors” infodocket.com/2024/08/30/re… #publishers #scholcomm

Hey, Hokies! You have options on obtaining required course materials and the library might already have your #TextBook! Students, check out what's avail. to you through the library! 📙Online eTextbooks: guides.lib.vt.edu/online-tex… 📙Print Course Reserves: bit.ly/VTcourse_reserves

Maybe fewer people will misspell my last name now? #Walz

NEW POST: 'Documenting Database as Book and Lively Community Archive' This post explores how we'll document the database-as-book experimental project, integrating the PECE platform into @African_Minds publishing workflow: copim.pubpub.org/pub/documen… #OAbooks #OpenAccess

🔎Vacancy: PhD position🎓Understanding the Global Movement for Open Research Information Interested in studying the contemporary #OpenResearchInformation landscape & the challenges of current closed #ResearchInformation forms? 🕖Deadline June 4, 2024👉universiteitleiden.nl/vacatu…

This might be the best thing I've ever read about the economics of publishing. Brilliant, clear, important for everyone connected to the book industry to internalize: elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-…

JUST IN: Librarians and copyright scholars Kyle K. Courtney (@KyleKCourtney) and Dave Hansen (@DigLibCopyright) give their first impressions of the publishers' reply brief, released today, in the lawsuit against our library: kylecourtney.com/publishers-…