Category: Books
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Ethics Case Studies of Artificial Intelligence for Library and Information Professionals
This is an easy-to-read chapter: Ethics Case Studies of Artificial Intelligence for Library and Information Professionals that reiterates many of the things we need to remember when working with and teaching about Generative AI tools. I didn’t learn anything new, per se, but liked that this is focussed specifically on our profession. What’s most useful…
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Fire Weather – links
I just finished reading Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast by John Vaillant, and wanted a place to keep the links mentioned in the epilogue. This is not a review, but this really is a book you should put on your to-read list, especially if you live in Alberta. It tells the story of…
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Library Futures Funtime Book Talk w/Chokepoint Capitalism and Data Cartels
On November 17, I was able to attend most of an amazing book talk sponsored by Library Futures. It was with the authors of two timely books, Chokepoint Capitalism (Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow), and Data Cartels (Sarah Lamdan). You can, and should, watch the entire recording! In Chokepoint Capitalism, "by analyzing book publishing and…
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Climate change books for kids
I'm nearly done listening to an episode of What On Earth, from the CBC, which talks about a couple of books on climate change that have been written for kids. I know my teenage daughter is anxious about the future of our planet, and can only imagine it's even more acute for younger kids. You…
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Free (until April 15) Ukraine Digital Book Collection from Exact Editions
I received an email touting: Exact Editions is providing access to a digital collection of non-fiction books related to the history and culture of Ukraine in support of the Ukrainian people during these difficult times. The collection currently contains 18 books from Yale University Press, Edinburgh University Press, Reaktion, Hurst, Central European University Press, Cambridge…
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That cool picture from the cover of The Data Journalism Handbook
The Data Journalism Handbook has been updated from its original 2012 edition, and is available to purchase or for free download from the publisher. When I first tweeted about this a month ago, @Gersart wondered who was responsible for the artwork on the cover. Frustratingly, there was no information about it in the publication, and…
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Continuing Algorithms of Oppression
For a meeting last week at MPOW we were asked to read Algorithms of Oppression, by Safiya Umoja Noble. As a cis, white male, I found it a good reminder of a lot of stuff I am vaguely aware of, but don't have to "deal with" in the same way as the majority of the…
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Available Reads is like Library Extension lite
I just added the Available Reads browser extension, and really like the feature to sort my Goodreads titles by availability on Overdrive. But for even more information on additional sites (like Amazon), Library Extension still takes the cake. Some screen shots featuring the two extensions: (click to embiggen for details)
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Tammy and Paula’s Most Wonderful, Best-Ever, Holiday Book List 2016
Over at the Apples with Many Seeds blog, which is attached to our Education Library, Tammy and Paula are putting together a great book list for this holiday season. Want to impress the young folk in your life with an awesome book or two this holiday season? Want to avoid the disappointed /horrified / mortified…
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New Zealand comes to its senses
Last month I posted about how Into The River had been banned in New Zealand; it was "illegal to supply the book to anyone or to display the book in or within view of a public place." As of October 14, this ban has been lifted, and the book is once again classified as "unrestricted".…