"The digitisation of cultural heritage has unlocked unprecedented access to human knowledge. But it has also created unprecedented vulnerabilities."
Ransomware combined with increased AI-bots are becoming a real strain on severely underfunded infrastructures.
In my experience (Austria) it means that younger academics can't be funded and are flushed out of the system. Chance of publishing on the topic depends on their financial situation.
War die nicht irgendwann auf schauplatz Gericht?
I think if you grabbed any famous thinker from centuries ago and showed them Wikipedia and told them it was free for anyone to access, they would say it is humanity's crowning achievement and would be indifferent to the moon landings, modern medicine, flight, or anything else you showed them
✨ 130 years Austrian Ephesos Excavations:
On 20 May 1895, the archaeologist O. Benndorf started an excavation in the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, on behalf of the Austrian Emperor. With kind permission of Türkiye archaeological work has continued for 130 years.
📣Anmeldung zum WikiKult Netzwerktreffen!„WikiKult - Offene Kulturdaten" ist ein Netzwerk v. Expert*innen & Interessierten aus dem #GLAM Bereich. Vom 25.-26.6. trifft es sich in Berlin um Ressourcen zu entwickeln & die Arbeit mit offenen Kulturdaten zu unterstützen: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiKul...
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...
Wikipedia just surprised me with access to the Wikipedia digital library with its top notch selection of publishers. AND I CAN GET ALL THE ARTICLES AND BOOKS AGAIN (even the ones my husband can't get through his institution).
#Wikipedia #wikimedia
And then chatgpt starts making up properties and QIDs and the magic ends
Leveling up my SPARQL queries with some chatgpt magic. They aren't highly complex but so much faster.
#wikidata #sparql
Working through a largish bibliography to identify trends.
Why do archaeologists always give their sites names that are difficult to find on general maps, then use variations of the name and then finally change the site name 3 years later...
My favorite project was a government run/funded project from 2005, but they must have stopped paying for the webaddress because now the website sells cryptocurrency. Lots of government papers link to the website.
Refreshing my #OpenRefine skills and updating an old project on #wikidata . It's always so much fun to see all that's been added but also means a lot of cleanup. A bit more cleanup, and then I'll have the project back on track.
Haven't tried it but the design of the website is so clean and clearly written.
I was just trying to remember how to do this. Thanks for the great instructions!
Title page of a publication entitled, "Working with Independent Museum Professionals. A guide to help museums find and work with IMPs"
Working with Independent Museum Professionals: A guide to help museums find and work with IMPs" (I wish this was available when I was an IMP many years ago....) static1.squarespace.com/static/643d5...
New BSky feed (🫡 @cameowood.bsky.social) to fight research paywall disparities. 🧪⚒️
If you’re tryna science but can’t get articles w/o $$ (even tho research was publicly funded? ugh), request it with #ICanHazPDF.
If you have institutional access, subscribe to the feed!
Then help a colleague out!
Picture of idyllic, snow-capped mountains reflecting in a lake.
Not the view I was expecting from the window of an assessment center.
#Salzkammergut
Thank you!
Is there a pattern for this @killgrove.bsky.social ? Beautifully made!
I've been glued to my phone lately trying to keep up with what's going on here. So exciting to read all the conversations. Time to shut down that old account somewhere else.
The last couple of months, I've been teaching a few hours/week of computer ed at local school. I'm a bit stumped because I can't find the gamers - do less kids play computer games and opt for social media instead?
Ok. That makes sense! If you're ever interested. Let me know! There are a couple of bots.
Do you know whether your photos have been exported to Wikimedia commons? Or is that something that would interest you?
Finally got the info that my vote from abroad was registered.
So yes. I VOTED! And so should you!
#A2Votes
Nice! Now I need to find the kit for Ephesus.
Now that I no longer work directly at a university, I really enjoy adjuncting. My salary isn't dependent on them, and I just get to enjoy talking with students, discussing topics. Adding in practical aspects, challenging theoretical perspectives.
cover page Tool for Activists How to Write a Press Release beneath the headline, a community group has gathered behind a banner "GOOD KIDS MAD CITY"
@plussone.bsky.social has created an awesome Comms guide! "Tool for Activists: How to Write a Press Release."
The guide covers, "Why talk to the media?" and includes examples that run the gamut from BLM Chicago to the Chicago Dyke March and # NoCopAcademy.
link:
drive.google.com/file/d/1Dixg...
New US State Dept/Smithsonian program - Cultural Heritage Forward, an exchange program for museum professionals & community-based cultural heritage practitioners. Please share with potential candidates & networks from Nigeria, Cameroon, Peru, Chile, New Zealand, & Vietnam. Deadline: April 10th!
Seit dem russischen Angriffs auf die Ukraine organisiere ich mit meinem Kollegen Sebastian Huber hybride Veranstaltungen zwischen Burgtheater und dem Autor*innentheater Kyjiw. Am 2. Jahrestag zum 5. Mal. Zu sehen wie Kolleg*innen im Krieg arbeiten macht demütig.
www.burgtheater.at/veranstaltun...