Libraries

06
Sep
Dan explains Bartz v. Anthropic

Dan explains Bartz v. Anthropic

Dan Cohen has an excellent explainer on the recent settlement in Bartz v. Anthropic, a landmark lawsuit for questions about
2 min read
26
Aug
Briefly Noted: AI links for back-to-school

Briefly Noted: AI links for back-to-school

As a new semester begins, I'm pretty sure we're all thinking about how AI will affect
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22
Jul
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Archives: Two Years On

Generative Artificial Intelligence and Archives: Two Years On

Yesterday I gave a talk on AI and archives at the Colby/Bates/Bowdoin Special Collections and Archives Staff Retreat.
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23
Mar

Teaching and Learning with Primary Sources in the age of Generative AI

The following is a (more or less verbatim) transcript of a keynote address I gave earlier today to the Dartmouth
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26
Sep
Collaboration and Emergent Knowledge at Greenhouse Studios

Collaboration and Emergent Knowledge at Greenhouse Studios

Crossposted from Greenhouse Studios Since the 1970s, scholars in fields as varied as sedimentology, ornithology, sociology, and philosophy have come
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29
May

Innovation, Use, and Sustainability

Revised notes for remarks I delivered on the topic of "Tools: Encouraging Innovation" at the Institute of Museum
3 min read
09
Dec
Looks Like the Internet: Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage Projects Succeed When They Look Like the Network

Looks Like the Internet: Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage Projects Succeed When They Look Like the Network

A rough transcript of my talk at the 2013 ACRL/NY Symposium last week. The symposium's theme was
5 min read
22
Aug

No Holds Barred

About six months ago, I was asked by the executive director of a prestigious but somewhat hidebound—I guess "
4 min read
22
Feb

Nobody cares about the library: How digital technology makes the library invisible (and visible) to scholars

There is a scene from the first season of the television spy drama, Chuck, that takes place in a library.
6 min read
28
Oct

Connecticut Forum on Digital Initiatives

Today, I'll be speaking at the Connecticut Forum on Digital Initiatives at the Connecticut State Library under the