As I sort out image rights for printing my second book, I love finding an institution which agrees that simple photos of ancient and medieval art are in the public domain! Makes things so much easier for authors. Also grateful for all the foreign taxpayers who funded this. #glam

Looking for a consulting gig working on a cool open-source interoperability project? Consider responding to this RFP from the Lyrasis Organizational Home for Community Supported Techologies! https://lyrasis.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Lyrasis-Interoperability-Project-RFP-2025.pdf
#glam #oss #interoperability #fedihire

"Pay that is commensurate with the cost of living, specifically rent, gas/commute, and food." #LIS #GLAM #Libraries #LibraryJobs

http://hiringlibrarians.com/2025/08/10/i-have-withdrawn-an-application-before-out-of-fear-of-having-my-time-wasted-by-being-called-in-to-interview-and-present-just-so-they-can-pick-their-internal-hire/

Claude Monet
The Petite Creuse River, 1889
Art Institute of Chicago

#ArtHistory @arthistory #ModernArt #MuseumArchive #glam #ArtMuseum @museum #Chicago #impressionism #impressionismus

#books #BannedBooks #libraries #GLAM

'Free digital Long Beach Public Library cards will soon be available to teens across the nation in an effort to offset bookbanning in other parts of the country, thanks to a new partnership between Long Beach and the Brooklyn Public Library.'

https://lbpost.com/news/education/long-beach-will-open-up-its-e-book-library-so-teens-from-other-states-can-read-banned-books

AI is flooding libraries with generated content just as budgets and staff are at their most precarious. This Thursday at 10am EDT my ASIS&T webinar asks if we need to ban it, label it, absorb it—or rethink the library itself.

https://www.asist.org/meetings-events/webinars/whoevenwrotethis

♬️ DARK SPARKLE: TRIBUTE TO 4AD RECORDS at DNA Lounge starting now!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/08-01d.html?utm_source=sp_ma
#dnalounge #darksparkle #gothic #glam #newwave #postpunk #sanfrancisco

♬️ DARK SPARKLE: TRIBUTE TO 4AD RECORDS at DNA Lounge tonight: Fri Aug 1, 9:30pm!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/08-01d.html?utm_source=sp_ma
#dnalounge #darksparkle #gothic #glam #newwave #postpunk #sanfrancisco

#Greece #CulturalHeritage #OnassisFoundation #GLAM

'... immerse yourself in the history and stories of the Onassis Library through 10,000 volumes, rich archival material, and artworks now digitally available to all without restrictions.'

https://www.onassis.org/news/the-digitization-of-the-onassis-library

Uncovering AI bias in digital collections

Museums are using data science and NLP to detect and contextualize derogatory language in legacy catalog records. A case study from the Harvard University Herbaria shows how digital stewardship can promote ethical access and institutional transparency.

https://www.aam-us.org/2025/06/29/improving-the-search-uncovering-ai-bias-in-digital-collections/
#DigitalStewardship #MuseumTech #EthicalAI #GLAM #BiasDetection #AIethics #CollectionsManagement #DataScience #NaturalLanguageProcessing #DigitalHumanities #Museums

CFP: Ethical AI in GLAM – Challenges and Opportunities for Digital Stewardship

New Collections journal focus issue explores how AI is transforming ethical practices in galleries, libraries, archives, and museums.

Submission deadline: October 20, 2025
Topics include: AI in collection management, reparative description, digital repatriation, digital labor, provenance, sustainability & more.
https://librarywriting.blogspot.com/2025/07/cfp-ethical-ai-in-glam-challenges-and.html
#EthicalAI #GLAM #CFP #Archives #ResponsibleAI #DigitalHeritage

#sanfrancisconightlife let's get Dark and Sparkly Fri Night 8/01! Join us for @clubdarksparkle for a tribute to #4AD records! Save on $5 Adv Tix!
https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2025/08-01d.html?utm_source=sp_ma
#dnalounge #darksparkle #gothic #glam #newwave #postpunk #sanfrancisco

Digital preservation at the National Museum of Australia. https://www.dpconline.org/blog/blog-nma-2025 #glam #digipres

Speaking Of Open

Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/speaking-of-open/

#GreatAusPods #AusPods #Podcast #Podcasts #Podcasting #Podcasters #Australia #Education #Careers #Universities #GLAM

@AshTheLibrarian