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Dr. Ben Mitchell

@drlibraryben.bsky.social
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(he/they) Scholar. Geek. Nova Scotian. 🌍 Libraries (#GLAM), medical humanities, history/public history, neurodiversity and disability studies. 🌍 Geekier at: @willow0wisp.bsky.social

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Dr Abigaël Candelas @consentcactus.bsky.social · 6h
If you are an educator, be sure to check out these amazing and powerful teaching resources orangeshirtday.org/resources/gu...
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Guides - Orange Shirt Society
Curriculum-aligned teaching guides and reference materials to support learning about residential schools and Orange Shirt Day.
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Ian Linkletter @linkletter.org · 29/09/2026
"Sam Dickinson of York Students’ Union put it to the BBC in terms that apply well beyond Turnitin: if a university uses the service and it uses student work to train AI, “you can’t meaningfully consent to that because you have to submit your work to get marked”." www.resultsense.com/insights/202...
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UK universities are becoming AI training-data suppliers without saying so
Oxford's Bodleian deal, Turnitin's licence plans and a run on obscure secondhand books show UK academic material being routed into AI training under other names. The questions of who consents and what...
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Ajuna Soerjadi 🌸 @ethicsofai.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
There is no way to use ChatGPT responsibly.
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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 21h
Additionally, be aware of responsibility washing. See e.g. 📝 Amnesty International (2026). Unlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI. www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
Cover image of Amnesty International (2026). Unlawful by design: Exposing the human rights costs of generative AI. https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/pol40/0996/2026/en/
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 21h
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Never Again, for Anyone
A gentle and loving children's picture book about a Jewish boy's compassion for others, including PalestiniansLev loves learning about his Jewish culture and traditions. Ima, his mom, tells him about ...
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One of my goals in writing this book was to get a copy in every college library so that survivors entering the Title IX system would know what they were getting into—and be able to use that knowledge however they wanted. But a lot of schools banned the book.
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Is it friendly customer service, or trauma fawning? The world may never know...
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Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Quoted in this Al Jazeera tech explainer on AI liability in the British Columbia vs. OpenAI lawsuit: www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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Could AI firms be held responsible for mass shootings?
Canadian lawsuits against OpenAI raise questions about liability and duty to warn in the AI industry, say experts.
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well, finally had AI fakes made of me.
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Noah Arney @ndarney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Now that we have proof that AI generated findings are more likely to be research misconduct taken from those who uploaded their findings, perhaps institutions should rethink AI contracts? If it doesn't prohibit use of what you upload to train the model, you're agreeing to the misconduct.
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librarypunk @librarypunk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
looks neat!
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Once again, I gotta say: you cannot treat anything you’re feeding into an AI as anonymous. There are enormous ethics implications for, e.g. referees who are clearly uploading others’ unpublished papers without consent, let alone health care professionals or law enforcement
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Alan MacEachern @alanmaceachern.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
For the anniversary of Silent Spring, published on this day in 1962. This Peanuts cartoon is from February 1963. #envhist @carsoncenter.bsky.social
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Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Johnson 2028
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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"the adaptability of literacy leaves it vulnerable to cooptation: to construct literacy pedagogy in relation to AI platforms...necessarily concedes the indeterminacy of literacy education's speculative project to those driving platforms' technical and political-economic dimensions" - Nichols et al:
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<em>Reading Research Quarterly</em> | ILA Literacy Journal | Wiley Online Library
This conceptual article examines the role of speculation in driving responses to generative AI platforms in literacy education and the implications for research, pedagogy, and practice. Our focus on ...
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Island Press @islandpress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
E-bikes give low-vision, disabled, and non-driving people the freedom cars can't. But new laws are cropping up requiring a driver's license to ride an e-bike. Anna Zivarts, author of When Driving Is Not an Option, on the importance of accessible e-mobility: buff.ly/wqd0lMf @nondriver.bsky.social
When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency by Anna Zivarts. Foreword by Dani Simons. Island Press.
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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It is truly bad times in academic library land
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Theodore Porter, in Trust in Numbers (1995), argued that organizations adopt quantitative rules not because they are necessarily more accurate measures of outcomes but because they are more rhetorically defensible. I think about that a lot at work when I’m asked to quantify my activities.
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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
guys cutting edge zuck AI is just humans doing tasks for you in call centers
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
(review) Lewis on Mentanko, 'The Power to Harm and Heal: Intercultural Medicine in Modern Mexico' networks.h-net.org/group/review...
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librarypunk @librarypunk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
171 - Haus of Decline We have @hausofdecline.bsky.social on to talk about self-publishing comics and music, algorithms, baseball, the importance of creativity, handshakemogging, SEO, Resident Evil, if cats are kinda gay, transsexualism, and more!
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171 - Haus of Decline | librarypunk
We have Katie Freeway on to talk about self-publishing comics and music, algorithms, baseball, the importance of creativity, handshakemogging, SEO, Resident Evil, if cats are kinda gay, transsexualism...
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 23/09/2026
Eighty-year-old Nova Scotian Geoff Ball was slammed into a wall and arrested by the RCMP during a protest over cuts to libraries and arts programs. As writer Trevor Corkum reports, the province’s cultural crisis is becoming a fight over dissent. thewalrus.ca/nova-scotia-libraries
On the left: an image of a library interior with ripped lines crossing over the image. The middlemost section of the image is in colour, while the rest is in black and white. On the right: text that reads “Nova Scotia shut down libraries. Then things got ugly. Premier Tim Houston’s cuts to cultural funding have ignited a backlash his government can’t seem to shake”
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CAUT/ACPPU @caut.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
New data shows tuition has gone up more than 20% in the last 5 years. Starting next week, we’ll break it down by province. With tuition going up and student financial supports going down, fewer Canadians can access education. Tell the government to stop cutting student supports.
Photo of professor standing at the front of a classroom teaching overlaid with a coloured gradient filter. Vines growing from the bottom of the image leading to illustrated icons representing different aspects of post-secondary education. Text that reads "Tuition fees are increasing."
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Henry Snow @henrys.now · 25/09/2026
real grim truths in this thread
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Brenna Clarke Gray @brennacgray.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We have always had a two-tier approach to academic integrity in the university structure. “Culture” of academic integrity is usually a list of rules for students to follow and limited accountability for anybody else. AI has exacerbated this but it did not create it.
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Brenna Clarke Gray @brennacgray.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Are you in Kamloops? Do you have a latent interest in the history of Canadian comic books? Do you really like the little desserts made by university catering contractors? Do you want to come to my book launch on October 16th? tru.libcal.com/calendar/fac...
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Book Launch: The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Comics
Please join us for the launch of The Routledge Introduction to Canadian Comics by TRU's Brenna Clarke Gray. Whether you're a longtime comics reader, an aspiring scholar, or simply...
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Brought to my attention by @consentcactus.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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Magic and Disability in the Early Modern World
Cambridge Core - Religion: General Interest - Magic and Disability in the Early Modern World
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AMEND - eArly Modern European NeuroDivergence @amendproject.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The AMEND Zine is available online on the Wellcome Catalogue and the Glasgow Zine Library✨📚🥳 Wellcome Catalogue: wellcomecollection.org/works/dyv6rakk Glasgow Zine Library: gzlarchive.omeka.net/items/show/3...
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Early modern neurodivergence (AMEND): an informational zine from the project team at Swansea University.
Early modern neurodivergence (AMEND): an informational zine from the project team at Swansea University.
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AMEND - eArly Modern European NeuroDivergence @amendproject.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Check out these new posts on the AMEND blog🗯📝 Available on the AMEND website: www.earlymodernneurodivergence.com/blog
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S0G...
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Kol Nidre
YouTube video by Karen & the Sorrows - Topic
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Still struggling to adapt to Linux Ubuntu, but at the end of the day, at least its not Windows or Mac
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Kirsten the (ex) Librarian @librarykirsten.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
I have finally finished and posted the list of alternatives to Google Scholar, along with various thoughts about ethics and librarianship and why I'm not technically a librarian any more librarykirsten.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/t...
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The Big List of Google Scholar Alternatives (and the Big Librarian Existential Crisis)
The Crisis I started writing this in summer of last year, intending it to be a nice little list of tools that would be handy if Google Scholar disappeared or got substantially worse, as a follow up…
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trof...
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Who is The Odyssey FOR? – Detail Diatribe
YouTube video by Overly Sarcastic Productions
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Well, after years of backing up my laptop, I finally had need of it. Thankfully the last backup was August 22nd. Now to try and survey what was lost.
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Steven Kapp @drstevenkapp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit is a bright spot amid a sea of darkness, including its Human Rights panel moderated by @shannonrosa.bsky.social of @thinkingautism.com: Supporting the Communication of Nonspeakers with Dyspraxia; Rights-Based Parenting of/Supporting People with Complex Support Needs...
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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I miss him so much. Speaking at his memorial was the hardest public speaking event I've done. It also came just days before Trump announced RFK Jr. would become HHS Secretary, which would have sent Steve into a rage. I miss him so much and feel so lost without him.
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librarypunk @librarypunk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
170 - Carnegie, Gramsci, and Libraries feat. Dan Greene We’re joined by @dmgreene.bsky.social again to talk about Carnegie libraries, which expanded into a larger discussion of consensus, hegemony, and the future of philanthropy/public funding. We also introduce Maoist Dusty Rhodes.
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170 - Carnegie, Gramsci, and Libraries feat. Dan Greene | librarypunk
We’re joined by Dan again to talk about Carnegie libraries, which expanded into a larger discussion of consensus, hegemony, and the future of philanthropy/public funding. We also introduce Maoist Dust...
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Steven Kapp @drstevenkapp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
As I have reviewed, "profound autism" & functioning labels fail to get autistic ppl needed support: www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13... Autistic ppl express little support for either of them: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... and link.springer.com/article/10.1... And now ASAN has a toolkit on the topic:
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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New issue of the JEMH is out! It opens with Guillermo Wilde and Fabián R. Vega on "Decentering European Written Culture" in Jesuit-Guaraní missions in Paraguay #EarlyModern #historians @earlymodhistory.bsky.social
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Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Have often been tempted to call it a "capitalist behavioural technology" www.routledge.com/CBT-The-Cogn...
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CBT: The Cognitive Behavioural Tsunami: Managerialism, Politics and the Corruptions of Science
Is CBT all it claims to be? The Cognitive Behavioural Tsunami: Managerialism, Politics, and the Corruptions of Science provides a powerful critique of CBT’s understanding of human suffering, as well a...
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 16/09/2026
“People assume, not unreasonably, that acknowledging fraud or errors in science is what leads to lack of trust. But I would submit that it’s the failure to acknowledge those things." An interview with our Ivan Oransky that features a reference to Bruce Springsteen.
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Nothing but the Truth: Keeping Science in Scientific Research | Published in PATIENT SAFETY
By Ivan Oransky, Caitlyn Allen. Falsifying data, fabricating references, peer-reviewing your own manuscript. There’s no shortage of ways that someone can damage the integrity of scientific research.
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Ian Linkletter @linkletter.org · 16/09/2026
A lawsuit has been filed against Padlet, alleging they share student data in real time to 160+ third parties (including data brokers, Meta, and Google). Padlet is heavily used in K-12 as well as higher education with students who have no choice. Read the complaint: drive.google.com/file/d/1OGPe...
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Padlet Lawsuit.pdf
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Amy Earhart @aearhart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I’m thrilled that my book- Digital Literary Redlining- has received the 2026 Ángel David Nieves Book award for best monograph from the American Studies Association Digital Humanities Caucus! Thanks to the series editors and all at Stanford UP. I believe this is the 3rd book award in the series!
Picture of the book cover of digital literary redlining from the press announcing the book award.
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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 14/09/2026
Tensions between the American Diabetes Association and several editors of its flagship journal — who have boycotted the group over its handling of a protest at the association’s June conference — have again boiled over, this time on the website of the journal.
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Diabetes association turmoil roils journal as group tries to thwart boycott
A banner message on the Diabetes Care website tells visitors they “continue to actively accept and appropriately review all new and previously submitted manuscripts,” which contradicts …
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 14/09/2026
thinking about this tweet again, and the fact that it's got such a hold on me that I genuinely think about it whenever I write a feature because I don't want to do "the hot dog thing"
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University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Happy Pub Date to DESERTED: Life Without Local News in Rural America by Nick Mathews! www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0... #Business #Communications #Journalism #RuralStudies
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Life Without Local News in Rural America
Author: Nick Mathews
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mr. Bedtime @InternetHippo

I stepped away from my computer for a moment. When I returned, it was building something. I did not ask it to do this. We're not ready for what's coming

(picture of windows 3d pipes screen saver)
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Iva Cheung @ivacheung.com · 15/09/2026
It is deeply upsetting to me how many social workers and doctors working with poor disabled folks apparently have never heard of the Canada Disability Benefit. www.canada.ca/en/services/... *Please* help your clients and patients access this funding, especially if you work in an institution!
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Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) - Canada.ca
The Canada Disability Benefit is a monthly payment for working-age persons with disabilities who have low income
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
why would you even care if you dog was autistic. like, even in a world where dogtism is real why would it matter if your dog had it. he’s literally just here to vibe.
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404 Media @404media.co · 14/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 Media.
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Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats
Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 M...
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