American Jews reclaim German citizenship | DW News YouTube video by DW News

“History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes” – Mark Twain. youtu.be/XEkE4BZyu4Y?...

Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks out on her firing by Trump YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning

"Free people read freely." www.youtube.com/watch?v=rme2...

The Professors Are Using ChatGPT, and Some Students Aren’t Happy About It

“Is there ... future that much of what graduate student teaching assistants do can be done by A.I.?” ..“Yeah, absolutely.”
What happens then to the pipeline of future professors who would come from the ranks of teaching assistants?
“It will absolutely be an issue,”

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/t...

An expert on the Library of Congress tells Rolling Stone that Trump’s takeover attempt is “dangerous,” given that the Library’s sub-agencies provide confidential legal advice to members of Congress and help police misconduct by lawmakers.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

The Age of Aquaticus How a tiny worm that loves hot water changed the trajectory of modern science.

(2/2) 하지만 놀랍게도, 거의 60년 전 에 별것 아닌 것 처럼 보였던 이 작은 연구가 우리 모두에게 엄청나고 지속적인 영향을 미치게 됩니다. 최근에 라디오 랩(Radio Lab)이라는 파드 캐스트에서 이 이야기를 아주 재미있게 풀었는데, 푹 빠져서 듣고 마지막에는 말을 잃을 정도로 충격을 받았습니다. 과학자들이 하는 일이 얼마나 중요하고, 우리 사회에 얼마나 큰 영향을 미치는지 다시 한번 생각하게 되실 거라 믿습니다. radiolab.org/podcast/the-...

(1/2) 1966년, 미국 정부는 옐로스톤 국립공원의 뜨거운 온천에서 살아남는 박테리아에 대한 연구를 지원했다고 합니다. 그때 당시에는 73℃, 화씨로는 163℉가 넘는 온도에서는 어떤 생명체도 살 수 없다고 믿었었지요. 그런데 결국 연구자들이 그런 상황에서도 생존하고 있는 박테리아를 찾아냈고, 연구를 끝마쳤다고 합니다.

이쯤 되면 많은 분들이 "그래서 뭐?" 라거나 "세금으로 별 쓸데없는 연구를 한 거 아니야?"라고 생각할 수도 있을 것 같아요. 지금 현재 미국 정부의 태도를 보면 이런 연구는 아마 지원받기도 힘들겠죠?

The Great Gatsby Full Audiobook YouTube video by Nolan Reads

스콧 피츠제럴드의 "위대한 개츠비"는 지난 2021년에 저작권이 사라졌습니다. 그 이 후 이 작품을 이용한 다른 저작물들이 등장하고 있는데요. 영어 원작을 제대로 만들어진 오디오 북으로도 들어보십시오. 노파심에서 드리는 말씀입니다만 원작의 저작권이 사라졌어도 한국어를 비롯한 다른 언어의 번역본은 번역자의 저작권이 아직 살아 있을 수 있습니다. 주의하십시오. youtu.be/W9U43te3ZFw?...

Library Advocates Rally as Trump Targets Federal Funding (Gift Article) An executive order has demanded that the Institute for Museum and Library Services be eliminated to the maximum extent allowed by law.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/a...

DOGE Descends on the Institute for Museum and Library Services DOGE employees and a new acting director showed up at the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on Thursday for an intended 'raid'

This is the best piece of reporting I’ve seen so far on what is going on at IMLS. I encourage everyone who cares about the key role that libraries and museums play in the United States to read it. news.artnet.com/art-world/do...

Happy Women’s Day! I am a firm believer in saying, “Behind every successful society is a woman who dared to dream.” Recently the Governor Janet Mills of Maine brought this quote to my mind. I hope you have a wonderful day of celebration!

“I’m Not a Robot” (2025 Academy Award Winner) | The New Yorker Screening Room YouTube video by The New Yorker

Watch the Sci-Fi Short Film “I’m Not a Robot”: Winner of the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 2025 youtu.be/4VrLQXR7mKU?...

I really don't know where to start. Censoring free speech with a still questionable technology? Do they really believe this will lead to any positive outcomes, or is it merely a performance to appeal to their voters?

6 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Congress In a lengthy speech, President Trump promoted his administration’s rapid early moves and reprised the themes of his campaign, vowing to crack down on illegal immigration and “wokeness.”

One of the many things that made it difficult for me to fall asleep was the division he created, even in this address. But honestly, what more could I have expected? Just when I thought he had hit rock bottom, he somehow managed to sink even further.  www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/u...

I had my share of dictators in South Korea during the 70s and 80s. But I did not expect to see another one in the U.S. T's words bring me a déjà vu. If it goes on, soon you may see undercover law enforcement on college campuses. I truly hope not to see this in the country I chose to call home.

Listening JD Vance's interview on the culture attacking masculinity and creating “androgynous idiots,” I remembered what Susan Sontag said once, "What is the most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine."

Image: Photo of Opening General Session Speaker Governor Gretchen Whitmer - Book Cover Image: "True Gretch: What I’ve Learned About Life, Leadership, and Everything in Between," Photo of Featured Speaker George Takei - Book Cover Image: "It Rhymes with Takei," Photo of Closing General Session Speaker Geena Davis - Book Cover Image: "The Girl Who Was Too Big for the Page" ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2025 - Philadelphia June 26-30, 2025 American Library Association ALAAnnual.org

✨ #ALAAC25 Registration is NOW LIVE! We have three "Mic Drop" speakers who are excited to take the stage in Philadelphia! Hear from Governor Gretchen Whitmer, @georgetakei, and Geena Davis when they share exclusive insights from their latest books.
Register today and SAVE! bit.ly/ALAAC25-Regi...

The Shadow of Arms Translated from Korean by Chun Kyung-ja An atypical war novel exploring Korea's little-known involvement in the Vietnam War, told from the thriving black market of Da Nang.

He is one of the big names in Korean literature. One of his earlier works, inspired by his experiences as a Korean Marine during the Vietnam War, will be another interesting read. www.sevenstories.com/books/3737-t...

Bellingcat: Exposing War Crimes & Corruption with Google | DEEP YouTube video by People Are Deep

@eliothiggins.bsky.social joined DEEP to discuss the origins of Bellingcat and share his thoughts on the future of traditional journalism and social media. Watch the interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=quXB...

Looking for Love in the Archives

“Sometimes, too, when you’re in the archives, you’re doing solitary work. But when you look at a handwritten letter with a group of people, it becomes more fun, and you also have more eyes decoding [it].”
www.bowdoin.edu/news/2025/02...

Lawyers Caught Citing AI-Hallucinated Cases Call It a 'Cautionary Tale' The attorneys filed court documents referencing eight non-existent cases, then admitted it was a "hallucination" by an AI tool.

Who should be responsible for the hallucination or the use of it?

“Our internal artificial intelligence platform ‘hallucinated’ the cases in question while assisting our attorney in drafting the motion in limine,” the law firm said in a filed response."

www.404media.co/lawyers-caug...

GovWayback Access historical versions of U.S. government websites from before January 20, 2025 via the Wayback Machine

For those who are looking for missing GOV web pages; govwayback.com

“Our President is a short, thick little lump of a man, with no talents," remarked a Bowdoin student from the class of 1825.
sca.bowdoin.edu/class-of-1825/

Depicting mountainous jumbles of luxury goods — luscious fruits, savory meats, ostentatious servingware — pronkstilleven, or “sumptuous still lifes”, are a distinct subgenre of still life painting that gained fleeting popularity in the 17th century: publicdomainreview.org/collection/d...

EveryLibrary Objects to Trump Administration Calling Book Bans a Hoax Book bans have not been a Biden-era hoax, and we have the receipts to prove it.

We need to remind what Heinrich Heine once said, "Those who burn books will in the end burn people." www.everylibrary.org/trump_admini...?

Our Universities Live On: Testimonials of Hope from Gaza YouTube video by Fobzu (Friends of Birzeit University)

As a librarian, especially someone started as resource sharing librarian, I am wondering if there is any way we can help those students and scholars with resources we have. I believe RSCVD.org can play a role here. www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Mm...

Sarah Jessica Parker and "The Librarians" discuss the fight against book banning YouTube video by Variety

"I think when people understand what's been happening [to librarians], they will feel the violation personally, as well."
Sarah Jessica Parker hopes people will create a more robust community of support for librarians after seeing Kim A. Snyder's new documentary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wVY...

안녕, 이쁜이 벨라 챠오(Bella Ciao) | 제2차 세계대전에 대해 일반인들이 흔히 알고 있는 사실 중의 한 가지는 유럽에서 이탈리아와 독일은 한 편에서 서서 싸웠다는 것입니다. 물론 이것이 틀린 말은 아니지만 2차 대전 내내 그랬던 것은 아닙니다. 1940년 6월에 독일 편에 서서 2차 대전에 참전했던 이탈리아는 1943년  9월이 오면 연합군과 휴전 협정을 맺습...

"연대의 노래"라는 말씀에 공감합니다. 이 노래와 관련해서 올렸던 글을 공유해 봅니다. brunch.co.kr/@alcidemio/25

Trump Has ALREADY Attacked Libraries This action is the first step in dismantling the Institute of Museum and Library Services and eliminating federal funding for libraries.

This action will deliver a devasting blow to America's commitment to preserving museum and library services.

We know this won't end here.

action.everylibrary.org/trump_has_al... via @everylibrary.bsky.social

Carminho: Tiny Desk Concert YouTube video by NPR Music

Being mesmerized by her soulful voice and melodies of Fado. youtu.be/1zdcG5rUY3o?...

Opinion | AI and the Death of Student Writing The move away from true hands-on scholarship feels tragic.

Opinion: An English instructor says that amazing writing by young people used to bring her joy, but now it usually depresses her. chroni.cl/3E4YGsm