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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you haven't read @jjpionke.bsky.social's obituary yet, do it now. He names names about the institutions who let him down as he tried to navigate the tenure process while disabled. jj-pionke-memorial.org Please join me in donating to the JJ Pionke Memorial Scholarship for disabled LIS students. 📚

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JJ Pionke Memorial Foundation

JJ Pionke - Librarian, LIS Educator, Disability Advocate, and Lover of Cats

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 20h

generally, I think many librarians would be interested in: a). how tokenization works and how it influences outputs, b). best practices for prompt formatting, and c). assessing bias and limits in output content

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#medlibs - is anyone else seeing an uptick in spam messages around adding external links / resources to LibGuides? I used to see one or two a month, but in the last few weeks I'm getting several every couple of days

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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A nonfiction book written in, let’s say, the year 1795, is most likely still around in a library somewhere and every other work it referred to is probably accessible in some archive as well. A nonfiction book written in 2007 probably cites a bunch of urls that are dead or rotted beyond recognition.

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I would probably say changing culture rather than destroying culture - though it certainly impacts the incentives around sharing original creative works, especially in ways that are less easily trainable by AI.

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Carrie Price @carrieprice.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's a pubemed kind of day

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aj-boston.neocities.org @aj-boston.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

[*a horrifying Eldritch creature ushers me into a literal Borgesian library*] Me: "This cannot be." Creature: "You find this unfathomable, don't you?" Me: "Was this built before 1990?" Creature: "It is timeless." Me: "I don't think it's exempt. You're gonna have to make this ADA accessible."

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

the jokes certainly had some bite to them

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

you may have poisoned the well a bit

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

ironically the forthcoming ADA Title II compliance is also making the scraping and potential scooping easier.

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Alice Lastname @rbdfwkedkegfkt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This and the math thing in a way are good news. At the end of the day, LLMs and all their harnesses and bells and whistles still can't go beyond the distribution. They are great if you want to get to the mean. If you are out of the distribution, they can't replace you. They won't even know you.

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Ian Hussey @ianhussey.mmmdata.io · 25/09/2026

"Systematic reviews are only as credible as the studies they include" INSPECT-SR was published yesterday, giving concrete guidance on how to exclude untrustworthy studies. Cochrane's statement: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new... Article: www.cochrane.org/about-us/new... Guidance: inspect-sr.com

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New tool helps researchers spot problematic trials before they distort evidence | Cochrane

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

a lecture I attended described citations as "fancy punctuation" and I've never been able to unhear it. I tried my best in an old guide (still up!) to color code elements of a citation for assistance. Sadly probably not digitally acceessible now 🙂 jewell.libguides.com/apa-citation...

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LibGuides: APA Citation Guide: Articles

Curry Library's guide for the American Psychological Association (APA) citation style.

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Lembas Eater @waybread.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The problem with education is that it's a solved problem. Students need small classes, individual attention, lots of writing, lots of feedback, access to a well-stocked library, time to think, and time to talk with their peers. We just don't like the answer, so we keep trying to do other stuff.

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Not even inadequate safety guardrails - generative AI inherently behaves in non-deterministic patterns. The seeming randomness of locating security vulnerabilities without (or in spite of) direction is always going to be present in this tech. It's what makes it both potentially useful and dangerous.

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'd be interested to learn more @mmelibrarian.bsky.social - we have AI-assisted search turned on in EDS/individual databases, but not the summary feature

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Mike Rugnetta @mikerugnetta.com · 22/09/2026

"Looks like they know how to pronounce words in Tolkien books privilege."

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

the anticipation has been unbearable

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

But are the included keywords and logic in EDS's generated search good enough to locate at least something relevant? Yes. Will that be suitable for each user? Probably not, but depends on their information need.

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I agree with you. One way I'm using AI to teach searching is creating an "AI-assisted search" in EBSCO's EDS: it generates a search from natural language that can be assessed, reused, and improved. But to assess/reuse/improve, users have to understand how structured searching works.

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

that said, relying on it solely for both discovery and "synthesis" doesn't sound feasible to me. I could see some advantage in quickly scoping out relevant articles to help build searches elsewhere

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

woah, that's a change! I think the searching context matters. In EBM or EBP where a reliable primary/secondary study is needed for quicker decision making I coudl see an argument that time savings is worth the tradeoff and better than unqualified keywords.

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#medlibs "Engineers, data scientists, researchers, startups, and non-profits are invited to build AI systems that improve biomedical literature and clinical research data discovery across PubMed/PMC" www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbul...

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Alt: skeptical Fry meme

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

an English faculty I remember from undergrad used to bring poetry (Keats) with him to dept meetings and would apparently read it in view of everyone.

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

accounting for Boolean order of operation differences across different bibliographic databases is an underrated aspect of effective searching and @kastrel.bsky.social hits the nail on the head of the negative impact on retrevial of relevant results for systematic reviews (and other forms of KS/ES)

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Effectively this means you have to try really hard to have a bunch of untitled files. RIP "Untitled 27.txt" I suppose

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Updated to macOS Golden Gate, and I noticed the system is using AI to suggest titles to TextEdit files that I haven't yet applied a title to. The suggested titles are fairly accurate, but I also feel some discomfort at the intrusion. They are suggestions, but save as the file title if left unchanged

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bakindeb3.bsky.social @bakindeb3.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In case you missed it, librarians won on one of America's biggest stages. A documentary about librarians standing up against book bans and defending the freedom to read was honored at the Emmys. via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/emmys

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Librarians Won the Emmys!

We need to turn this moment of recognition into a moment of action.

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Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Raise your hand if today feels like the 25th anniversary of the day your childhood totally ended. It’s just a strange anniversary. Personally, I was a college student in DC who decided that day I would join the military and volunteer to go to war.

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Same. Always possible that someone has gone in so deep on their work that they can no longer check their own biases, and that their concerns do have some validity. Ironically, the typical hyperbolic nature of these claims usually doesn't help their case.

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The 2026 Annual Meeting’s Keynote, "A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: How Neurodivergent-Friendly Environments in Libraries Benefit Everyone,” will be delivered by Amy Harris Houk, Assistant Dean of Teaching and Learning at the University Libraries at UNC Greensboro mcmla.org/2026-Keynote

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Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association - 2026 Keynote

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Curious about the Annual Meeting's content and sessions? See the preliminary schedule, including presentations, lightning rounds, panels, and posters mcmla.org/2026-Schedule

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Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association - 2026 Schedule

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#medlibs - Registration is open for the MCMLA's one day remote 2026 Annual Meeting, "Spaces, Places, and People in Health Science Libraries" on Oct 1. Registration is free for MCMLA members ($30 annually, free for LIS students) and $30 for non-members. mcmla.org/2026-Registr...

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Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association - 2026 Registration

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N Sims @copyrightlibn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Re: possibility of Navier-Stokes proof scoop I have been saying for a while that I don't trust the purported "closed-loop" tools to actually be closed-loop, unless there is a real, -auditable-, guarantee on that.

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"oh yeah, I guess I actually have to make those slides now 😅" - me before every presentation

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#medlibs - I’m excited to see and register for @nerdyicarly.bsky.social’s presentation, “Teaching AI in Hospital Libraries: Strategies, Critical Appraisal, and Practical Approaches”! www.nnlm.gov/training/cla...

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Region 7 Presents - Teaching AI in Hospital Libraries: Strategies, Critical Appraisal, and Practical Approaches

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Can depend on the audience and context too. Perhaps more appropriate incorporating MeSH with nursing PhDs than BSNs (research vs. clinical queries)

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

or look at the search at all 😉 I don't disagree with the spirit of ATM - better than just a one word search and an easier entry for many to access research. I hope that, assuming NIH survives, it has more resources to devote to better term generation (not to mention stability)

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Agreed. Also an unfortunate vulnerability, either when it is insufficiently inclusive on with a concept or just stops working...has me thinking more on discussion of other automation techniques, and the differences between tools and crutches. Sometimes quite blurry!

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

@ksaylor.bsky.social To borrow from Tolkien: "I cordially dislike automatic term mapping in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence."

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Peter Johnson @libraryvines.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I'm seeing the same thing for other searches. Hopefully this isn't the new normal - introduces a mapping problem when the MeSH isn't identical to the keyword (ex. "neoplasms" [mh])

Screenshot of searches for smartphone, asthma, and cancer in PubMed

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 25/08/2026

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