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Hilary Bussell

@hilarycbus.bsky.social
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Associate Professor and Head of Humanities & Social Sciences Librarians at OSU. Academic libraries, yoga, pop culture. Here now.

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Yeah I’m not doing that
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years thehill.com/homenews/med...
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Catherine O’Hara SCTV thread youtu.be/990OaFr8EYw?...
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SCTV - Lola's Love Spirit
YouTube video by The Second City
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Hilary Bussell @hilarycbus.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Ok 2026
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Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
Screenshot of a paper entry:
Fictional Failures and Real-World Lessons: Ethical Speculation Through Design Fiction on Emotional Support Conversational AI
Authors: Faye Kollig, Jessica Pater, Fayika Farhat Nova, Casey Fiesler
(There are tabs with "abstract" and "summary" and "summary" is selected.)
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NPR @npr.org · 04/12/2025
Earlier this year, the Trump administration gutted the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leading to canceled federal grants. Now, after a court order, those grants are being reinstated. n.pr/4phxzwN
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Libraries and museums get federal funding back after Trump cuts
Earlier this year, the Trump administration gutted the Institute of Museum and Library Services, leading to canceled federal grants. Now, after a court order, those grants are being reinstated.
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Dora B @heyitsdora.com · 06/11/2025
Not now, carnivorous death ball
Screenshot reads, "A Carnivorous ‘Death Ball’ Has Emerged from the Deep

This newly-discovered species is being called the “death-ball sponge” for its appendages, which end in orbs and are covered in micro-hooks meant to capture prey."
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Proton @proton.me · 31/10/2025
Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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Danny Kingsley @dannykay68.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
USEFUL: Generative Al License Tracker from Ithaca S+R sr.ithaka.org/our-work/gen... Tracking deals publishers have with companies licensing their scholarly content for use as training data for LLM (Noting the 'their content' aspect of this - read your publishing agreements folks before signing)
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Generative AI Licensing Agreement Tracker - Ithaka S+R
In recent months, several publishers have announced that they are licensing their scholarly content for use as training data for LLMs. These deals
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Roxanne Shirazi @roxanneshirazi.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Me, explaining copyright as a librarian: In 1976, copyright protection became automatic. Registration was no longer required in order to retain your copyright to the work. Until 2022, when AI decided that copyright is just vibes
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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 01/09/2025
We’d love to know if people are using rescued data. We have download numbers but it would be helpful to know how people are using them! If you have use cases get in touch!
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Hilary Bussell @hilarycbus.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Freedom of expression!
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Bluesky @bsky.app · 22/08/2025
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users. While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
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Ruth Colker @rcolker.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I learned today that Ohio State faculty can’t put a land acknowledgement statement in their syllabus and that we can’t ask students to voluntarily disclose their pronouns. #firstamendment #ohiostate
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Ryan Randall @www.ryanpatrickrandall.com · 22/08/2025
A generous thread that touches on a lot of the conversations that are obviated when "Gen AI" is presented as a monolith rather than a marketing term whose nuances need to be teased out in order to have curious, productive conversations.
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Dr. Liz Kirby @thekirbylab.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Chalk. That's the big threat here at OSU. I can't think of a more obvious way to say "we're afraid of what you have to say" than to ban chalk.
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Jess Hagman @hagman.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
New @iassistdata.bsky.social #qualitative interest group workshop recording is now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_Ud... Martin Hájek demonstrated how to use @requal.bsky.social, a free and #opensource tool for #qual data analysis. Slides at: zenodo.org/records/1566...
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Introduction to Requal: Increasing Transparency and Reflexivity of Qualitative Coding
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I absolutely loved yesterday's #IASSIST2025 keynote by Prof. Shawn Sobers people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/Shawn... with art + anthropology + history + data + pianola
Prof. Sobers presenting slides on a stage. Slides depicting Fairfield House in BathProf Sobers presenting slides on a stage. Slides depicting Sylvia Pankhurst an Emporer Haile Selassie I
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Hilary Bussell @hilarycbus.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Excellent presentation by @lyndamk.bsky.social on @datarescueproject.org and other data rescue efforts, including @SafeguardingResearch.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy out of Germany. Such important work to safeguard our cultural heritage being done through the work of groups across the world. #IASSIST2025
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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 03/06/2025
We are presenting on our work and wider data rescue efforts at #IASSIST2025 conference in Bristol, England this week. If you aren't familiar with @iassistdata.bsky.social but you are interested in #data, you should check it out! Great sessions on #data management, preservation, ethics, & more.
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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 02/06/2025
I’ve noticed an uptick in dismissals of the concerns of teachers about AI. Some say that it’s *their* job to find a way to evaluate work that AI can’t replicate. I would just ask that you talk to real teachers and really listen. I’d also suggest reading a bit about writing and the brain.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Oh man, what a self-own. A govt lawyer brought up DEI in passing, Judge Young was Not Happy: "If putting these words together, DEI, is somehow offensive... does that mean our policy is homogeneity, inequity, and exclusion? Are you going to stand there and tell me that's now the policy of the NIH?"
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 12/05/2025
Wanna reduce crime? Open more libraries. "we find within the nearby proximity of the library; there is a substantial reduction in frequency of burglaries, vandalism, robberies, fraud, and assaults." link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Do public libraries help mitigate crime? Evidence from Kansas City, MO - Journal of Cultural Economics
We examine the relationship between public libraries and local crime rates. Previous studies have looked at different factors that could account for changes in crime, but few have focused on cultural ...
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Hilary Bussell @hilarycbus.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
The Ohio State University Libraries is hiring two super important collections-focused TT faculty positions: Collections Strategist and Acquisitions Librarian. I’m not on either search committee but happy to answer any questions I can. #libraryjobs #lisjobs osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...
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Collections Strategist
Screen reader users may encounter difficulty with this site. For assistance with applying, please contact hr-accessibleapplication@osu.edu. If you have questions while submitting an application, pleas...
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Colleen T @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
IMLS! www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
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Federal Court Halts Dismantling of Federal Library Agency in ALA Lawsuit
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a temporary restraining order to block the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)...
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Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Update: Reddit the platform is considering legal action against the researchers, their university has stated that their ethics review did NOT actually tell them that the research was okay, and the researchers are not publishing the work. www.404media.co/reddit-issui...
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Reddit Issuing 'Formal Legal Demands' Against Researchers Who Conducted Secret AI Experiment on Users
Reddit called it an "improper and highly unethical experiment" and said it did not know it was happening.
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Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
This is one of the worst violations of research ethics I've ever seen. Manipulating people in online communities using deception, without consent, is not "low risk" and, as evidenced by the discourse in this Reddit post, resulted in harm. Great thread from Sarah, and I have additional thoughts. 🧵
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Sarah Gilbert @sarahagilbert.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988
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From the changemyview community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the changemyview community
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Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Never thought we'd do this but... Use discount code ALGORE for 30% off titles from Theodor Adorno
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His Skeletoncy, the Ghoul of Hell @timhodgson.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis. It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
image of watchmen's doctor manhattan, a superhero who is entirely blue and nude, sitting on a rock, small in frame, on what is depicted to be a very pink version of the surface of the planet mars. he looks pensive.
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Siobhan @siobhanh.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I have no need for a career anymore. Internet Archive referenced something I wrote. Pensions this, promotions that - who is she, I don't know her. My Maslow's triangle is fulfilled and overflowing, one of the world's coolest orgs have seen a thing I did. What more could I possibly achieve in life.
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Emily Drabinski @edrabinski.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Invisible Histories is looking for volunteers who can assist with documenting and preserving information from DEIA offices that have been closed or are facing closure. Read more and sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Closed DEIA Offices Volunteer Project
READ ALL OF THIS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT THE FORM We are in the process of trying to save what remains of closed and closing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility offices throughout the US. We ha...
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Hilary Bussell @hilarycbus.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Milchick continually trying and failing to get them to update his PC welcome screen is maybe the most relatable part of Severance.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Hell yeah. Hold the line. This is what we need people to do. Slow things down, don’t comply in advance so the courts have time to stop them. It’s starting to work.
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Hilary Bussell @hilarycbus.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Seems like we’re all posting our Intermission at The Brutalist pics tonight so here ya go
A wedding party in front of a synagogue with the word Intermission written above them
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 24/01/2025
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, “there’s been a massive uptick in social media platforms removing content related to reproductive health care and specifically abortion pills,” EFF’s Lisa Femia told @nytimes.com. "This is an ongoing, increasing problem.”
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Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.
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Elizabeth Grattan @egrattan.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
If you had told me in 2010 that we would soon be living in a time where we are deleting Twitter and Facebook and championing Wikipedia and Reddit I would have laughed at you. What a world.
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Now I know how Scheana felt when Ariana got Dancing With The Stars
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Hilary Bussell @hilarycbus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
On the implementation working group for my institution’s new discovery layer. I’m advocating hard for THE Libraries Search but others have suggested “O-H-I-Search.”
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Renee DiResta @noupside.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
In all seriousness: the last 2 weeks of TikTok posturing and Zuck grovelling, combined with the X insanity of the last year, should show you that an app with a feed that you don’t control serves *other people’s interests* - not yours.
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
“What is different about generative AI is the power density it requires. Fundamentally, it is just computing, but a generative AI training cluster might consume seven or eight times more energy than a typical computing workload,”
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Ineffective Altruist @jddunn.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
The rulers of a dystopia do not perceive it as such. The dystopian conditions exist for their benefit!
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For tech CEOs, the dystopia is the point
We mock Musk, Altman and Zuck for using bleak sci-fi references to market products — but these 'useful dystopias' might just be the point
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17/01/2025
“The thing that makes me worry is how much these people are giving up the very mental tasks that make them human.” chuckpearson.wordpress.com/2025/01/13/t...
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The ethical case for resisting AI
I had my moment of reality regarding generative AI in my chemistry and physics classes this past term. I’ve always had the student frustration “I can’t Google your homework problems!” as a point of…
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Hilary Bussell @hilarycbus.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Went to see Nosferatu tonight at a theater also screening the 4K restoration of Se7en. Not since the opening night of Killers of the Flower Moon have I seen such a long line for the men’s room.
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Hilary Bussell @hilarycbus.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
💔 I can’t handle this, 2025
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