ALA vows to defend intellectual freedom and access to information against political threats .

Desde Río Piedras hasta el Festival de la Esperanza, ¡Vamos a ganar! Nos vemos pronto. ✨

La señal ya se dio... la podemos ver 🕯️🇵🇷 #EsperanzaFest

I hope you find this recent article published in @jmirpub interesting jmir.org/2024/1/e59005

What's happening with the "great" New York City ?@NYCMayor and @NYCCouncil , $58.3M in budget cuts! REALLY? #NoCutsToLibraries

AI for Infolit in HE; Generative AI in teaching business IL: Firstly, a useful padlet of 10 resources on Information Literacy in Higher Education in the age of AI by Daihua Chen at Robert Gordon University (for those who want to use AI in… dlvr.it/T3y6N2 #infolit

Citizen Engagement in Evidence-informed Policy-making: The World Health Organization just published a guide to involving citizens in decision making. The focus is decision making about health policy, but the guidelines would be useful for other… dlvr.it/T3dLxP #infolit

It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the 17th Annual Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education Conference – Mythic Origins. We are proud to announce the program schedule for this year’s conference which you can find at vwbpe.org/conference/vwbpe24…

Librarians in the #metaverse share immersive learning for #informationscience @sheilayoshikawa @Sitearm @PI_Illios @SJSUiSchool youtu.be/pgUkMr4oBa4?si=eIJS…

WE HAVE SPACE FOR VOLUNTEERS IN THESE ROLES Host, Mentor, Stream Team. For more information about each role and to sign up, please visit the Volunteers page. vwbpe.org/volunteer

Save the Date for #VWBPE24 14-16 March 2024. Explore your "Mythic Origins". vwbpe.org/vwbpe-news/save-th…

Puerto Rico is literally a colony of the US. From Hawai’i, to Puerto Rico, to Guam, to “American” Samoa, and the “US” Virgin Islands, free all sovereign nations from US colonial rule!

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At 8:30 AM SLT on Friday, July 21 at the Nonprofit Commons in @SecondLife Meeting, please join us for a Midsummer Night’s Dream Simulation Tour with @PI_Illios / Rossana Barrios-Llorens. See you in @SecondLife at bit.ly/NPCinSL #VirtualGood #mundosvirtuales #metaverso

New Date for Language Learning in the Metaverse! You have time to get your @KitelyVirtual avatar @heikephilp @doris3m @PI_Illios @selbyevans @AMWheelock tinyurl.com/KitelyDragonQues…

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Here’s the police body cam video showing what happened when a @Hertz worker at the New Orleans airport called police because a Puerto Rican man kept insisting that his drivers license was valid. The Hertz worker denied the man his pre paid rental car because he couldn’t present his passport. The Hertz worker thought Puerto Rico was another country and so she insisted the man needed to show a passport. He didn’t. He is a U.S. citizen as are all Puerto Ricans. This body cam video was first obtained by @FOX8NOLA. You can judge for yourself the unidentified @KennerPolice officers demeanor / behavior. Marchand found it to be extremely rude and demeaning. As for the Hertz worker, she seen on video saying to the customer, Humberto Marchand: “Because you recorded as you’re not gonna be able to rent from Hertz ever!” That’s not true. Hertz has already apologized to Mr. Marchand publicly and stated that the employees were wrong and will be retained. It is clear that neither the officer, nor the Hertz employee, know that Marchand is right: his driver’s license is as valid as any other license issued in any other state. He didn’t need to show a passport to anyone. The officer could’ve provided clarity to the situation based on the fact that Puerto Rico is not a foreign country. He did not or was unaware of that fact. In my initial report, I stated that Marchand heard the officer say that he would call border authorities. The body cam video does not show that. As @FOX8NOLA’s @news_fuentes reported, the officer said: “Do not come back up here and cause any more disturbances.” In the body camera video, Marchand asks, “You’re going to call what? Border services?”

Healthy Aging Conference in @SecondLife @Valibrarian shares #metaliteracy for #Elderly #DigitalCitizens relevant to all ages with @PI_Illios @JOHNatTUDublin @TomMackey @estherg @sheilayoshikawa @AMWheelock bit.ly/44rjmU1 WED May 17th

BREAKING: In a SHOCKING move, two Texas Republicans just joined the Democrats to PASS the “Raise The Age” gun control bill out of committee in the Texas Legislature! That's right – TEXAS! Don't ever let anyone tell you we can't win. Because we WILL. The NRA is freaking out, because they know this opens up a huge door for the rest of the country. I know from personal experience that sane local laws can lead to national exposure — and national CHANGE. We're doing it!!! More details below shortly on the next steps. 👇🧵