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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Currently working through the data extraction section of the (free!) Campbell Collaboration systematic review training. New researchers often come to us without a clear idea of what data they need to collect, in part because they don't have a clear understanding of their question. #medlibs 1/4

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Is MeSH being glitchy for other #medlibs folks? I'm intermittently getting 500 internal server error.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My new hobby: singing the names of types of cancer to various showtunes. Caaaaarcinoma! A. Deno-carcinoma

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

There was a strange trilling call outside before I was really awake and I couldn't muster the up-ness to go see what it was. I don't know if it really existed outside or was from my dreaming mind. I think I also heard the neighbor shouting at it, but that could also have been dream.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My meme-poisoned brain is grateful for this gif, which it hauls up when I see click-bait (sometimes works on rage-bait too).

static.klipy.com

Tom Hardy in Mad Max: That's Bait

Alt: Tom Hardy in Mad Max: That's Bait

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I hate cleaning the shower because it takes so long. The avoiding-it step alone takes at least a week.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The article says "Rest assured there won’t be a pigeon in a white lab coat at your next medical appointment," clearly not understanding how many people for whom that would be a perk.

popsci.com

Pigeons are surprisingly good at detecting cancer

Scientists are using the birds' skills to train AI medical tools.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Whyyy do so many academic websites have such poor contrast?Why so much yellow on grey?

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I'm building a search for a rapid review on strategies being used for improving diversity in clinical trials. What do you think of this as a search strategy? (It's not the string--just the strategy.) I know a barriers/facilitators section is iffy, but maybe for a RR? #medlibs #evidencesynthesis

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

When you're a kid, the wish-fulfillment part of "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" is living in a museum and solving a mystery. When you're an adult, it's having all your filing done and knowing where to find stuff. (and living in a museum and solving a mystery)

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Adventures in urban planning: can a 🚒 ladder truck 🚒 turn from 93rd onto Linden? Answer: yes but. not. quickly.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The ⁠FCC is proposing adding a rating about transgender /gender non-binary content to the list of TV Parental Guideline. ⁠GLAAD has a good write-up plus some writing prompts in case furious snarling > coherent phrases. direct link to comment form open through May 22: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

glaad.org

Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Some days it feels like every task has 2-3 things that have to be done before the core task is started, like those "10 minute" recipes that have multiple kinds of prepped vegetables in the ingredients list.

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 23/04/2026

I saw a ruby-crowned kinglet through the kitchen window this morning, & knew it from a distance, without binoculars, by its tinyness & the shape of its flitting, & the joy I felt doing so was again the joy of feeling a new piece of language settling into my chest, gaining another layer of legibility

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Adam Koszary @adamkoszary.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen a cultural venue post

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Forget the two wolves; inside me there is a human and a cat that needs to be pilled.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Me, when a evidence synthesis search requires translation to IEEE. #medlibs

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Karl Appuhn @appuhn.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.

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Mike Z @mikez.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

On the first night of winter, St. Nautilus flies through the air, pelting good children with candy and dousing the naughty ones in ink.

A drawing of a cephalopod in a Santa hat hovering over a town, dropping candy.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

I might never stop being surprised that practice works.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Today is the 55th anniversary of the day Florence, Oregon exploded a beached whale. The Oregon Historical Society has a recently digitized version of original footage taken by a reporter/cameraman duo. www.ohs.org/blog/beached...

ohs.org

Beached Whale Blow-Up: Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Florence Exploding Whale

Newly-scanned KATU news film shows clear, vibrant footage of the infamous November 12, 1970, Florence whale explosion.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

There's a meme jam? game? going round on Bsky of rewriting Shelley's Ozymandias in the style of other poems and song lyrics. Because I have a ridiculous fondness for bredlik poetry, this is my favorite so far. The version that uses "Baby Got Back" is pretty awesome too.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The fact that it's taking this long to empty my EndNote trash is probably a sign that it was time to empty my EndNote trash. #ESlibrarianproblems

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand. They're a project manager, but I think theirs works for #medlibs who do evidence synthesis too. But to continue the game, "New interface with AI"

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

CAPTCHAs are ontologically distressing. Should the pole supporting a traffic light be included in the concept of traffic light? How little of a bicycle can still be considered a bicycle?

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(Were)Wolfenred @wolfenred.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Also, the more you learn, the more you’ll realize there is a lot more to discover. Being one of the 10,000 is a lifelong journey. imgs.xkcd.com/comics/ten_t...

Comic panel. The left panel has text: "I TRY NOT TO MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE FOR ADMITTING THEY DON'T KNOW THINGS. BECAUSE FOR EACH THING 'EVERYONE KNOWS' BY THE TIME THEY'RE ADULTS, EVERY DAY THERE ARE, ON AVERAGE, 10,000 PEOPLE IN THE US HEARING ABOUT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME." Below this, calculations are shown: "FRACTION WHO HAVE HEARD OF IT AT BIRTH = 0%", "FRACTION WHO HAVE HEARD OF IT BY 30 ≈ 100%", "US BIRTH RATE ≈ 4,000,000/year", "NUMBER HEARING ABOUT IT FOR THE FIRST TIME ≈ 10,000/day". The right panel has text: "IF I MAKE FUN OF PEOPLE, I TRAIN THEM NOT TO TELL ME WHEN THEY HAVE THOSE MOMENTS. AND I MISS OUT ON THE FUN." Below this, two stick figures are talking. The first stick figure, with black hair, asks, " 'DIET COKE AND MENTOS THING'? WHAT'S THAT?" The second stick figure replies, "OH MAN! COME ON, WE'RE GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE. WHY? YOU'RE ONE OF TODAY'S LUCKY 10,000."

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Jay @duniagamemaster.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

It's Minnesota State Fair time! It's time for Minnesotan folk art! Here, for example, is Saturn Devouring His Corn, in the seed art category!

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Today in search string development: apparently 'dilatation' is a word. It is an almost-synonym of 'dilation', with some people saying the two are used in different contexts but no consistency in actual application. Because reasons. #medlibs

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 18/08/2025

If you want to believe it, check it twice ::clap clap:: If you want to believe it, check it twice ::clap clap:: Doesn’t matter if it’s awful Doesn’t matter if it’s nice If it confirms your bias, check it twice! ::clap clap::

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Evidence synthesis folks: In the PRISMA flow diagram, do records removed by Covidence's automatic deduplication go in "Duplicate records removed" or "Records marked as ineligible by automation tools"? #medlibs #canmedlibs

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

It took me a moment to parse this title: Screening for cardiovascular risk factors in the informal sector: a cross-sectional study among fish-smoking women in southern Benin There are fish that have traditionally been used as candles, but this was the first I've heard of...oh.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#medlibs Thinking of at CHLA when a whole roomful of cellphones rose in unison to capture the QR code to a new tool for simplifying the building of comprehensive search strings for pharmaceuticals.

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Kieron Gillen @kierongillen.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

LEARNING THINGS AGAINST MY WILL (courtesy of formatting a long search for ICTRP and EuropePMC)

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

This sign is true. After fighting with shift, (, and " on my keyboard for days, I spent ~5 min popping up those 3 keys and removing the fluff from under them. Now they're fine. Someone posted the sign a while ago with the note that if it helps to think of your body/brain as your equipment, do it.

Industrial-style warning sign with "Warning: If you don't schedule time for maintenance, your equipment will schedule it for you."

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 08/05/2025

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

🎶She wants to lead The venomous life. Her long spines Say "don't touch."🎶

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

🎼Ba da da da da da da, feelin’ screamy 🎶

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n... The CDC has instructed its scientists to retract or pause the publication of any research manuscript being considered by any medical or scientific journal that contains "forbidden terms,” and to remove references to or mentions of those terms.

insidemedicine.substack.com

BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.

Any unpublished manuscript mentioning certain topics, including gender and "LGBT," must be pulled or revised.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Did you know that there is a Dept of Health & Human Services web archive? The HHS archive covers just the HHS website itself, not including its various agencies, but many of those have their own archives. www.hhs.gov/about/archiv... They don't retain the full depth of the content, but it's something

hhs.gov

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

The about-the-Constitution page on the White House webpage (www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-wh...) is now 404. The former contents can be viewed in the Internet Archive. It covered the purpose of the Constitution, the creation and ratification, and the Bill of Rights (first 10 Amendments).

whitehouse.gov

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

That feeling of relief with an edge of doubt when a headache finally melts.

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bibliolagus.bsky.social @bibliolagus.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders? If you read a book while in the library, don't reshelve it! Leave it on a table or counter or just flat on the shelf. This lets its in-library use get recorded, which helps the librarians know that it's an important book to keep.

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