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Nicole High-Steskal

@nicolehigh.bsky.social
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heritage. museums. digital pedagogy. linked data enthusiast. #WikimediaAustria Go blue! English/German. All views my own. she/her

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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"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.
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Jason K Pargin, author @jasonkpargin.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
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
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Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut @oeai.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
✨ 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.
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Trevor Owens @tjowens.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
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...
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DOGE Descends on the Institute for Museum and Library Services
DOGE employees and a new acting director showed up at the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) on Thursday for an intended 'raid'
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
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
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Leveling up my SPARQL queries with some chatgpt magic. They aren't highly complex but so much faster. #wikidata #sparql
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
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...
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
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.
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Diane Zorich @dzorich.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
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...
Title page of a publication entitled, "Working with Independent Museum Professionals.  A guide to help museums find and work with IMPs"
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Mike MacFerrin @icesheetmike.myatproto.social · 03/12/2024
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!
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Not the view I was expecting from the window of an assessment center. #Salzkammergut
Picture of idyllic, snow-capped mountains reflecting in a lake.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
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.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
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?
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
Finally got the info that my vote from abroad was registered. So yes. I VOTED! And so should you! #A2Votes
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 29/04/2024
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.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 27/04/2024
@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...
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Tool for Activists

How to Write a Press Release

beneath the headline, a community group has gathered behind a banner "GOOD KIDS MAD CITY"
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Diane Zorich @dzorich.bsky.social · 05/04/2024
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!
global.si.edu
Cultural Heritage Forward
Office of Global Affairs
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Anne Aschenbrenner @anneaschenbrenner.bsky.social · 14/02/2024
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...
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 12/02/2024
This week, I'm teaching a class on the digital museum. I keep running into old friends: people I've worked with, projects I've admired. I'll be talking about the Städel, the Landesmuseum Württemberg, the MKG Hamburg, the Badisches Museum, the Smithsonian,...
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 06/02/2024
Gearing up to teach next week and realizing how much AI has changed the way I prep my teaching: I've been chatting with the assigned readings, generated images for slides with dalle, created summaries of longer texts,... I'm also more focused on the learning experience.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 15/01/2024
This cat ❤️ best cat
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
Keep wondering whether AI image generators include any form of geolocation. Are the images created from an IP address in the US different from those from Germany?
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
Starting the pretty awesome female leadership learning journey from #nushu on Friday. It has so many components: mentoring, networking, insights from female leaders, group of awesome women, and a strong L&D community.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 09/01/2024
😭 sehr gelungen.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 08/01/2024
Preparing a workshop on digital museum infrastructure. It always makes me return to the same dilemma: how many digital tools should I include (participants want all digital). In reality design thinking and CX-methods are so much more helpful in designing digital workflows and assessing needs.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 07/01/2024
In the fall, a university requested me to submit an application for a professorship. I spent 30-40 hrs preparing all the materials and after submission never heard back again. Nothing. They clearly didn't have enough submissions by women - but no communication at all leaves a very sour taste.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 06/01/2024
My most recent interest: informal learning. A lot of the literature discusses supporting learning for people who've had poor learning experiences at school. a) so much useful info for museums b) feel sad that learning has to be hidden in order to be accepted.
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Colleen T @librarycolleen.bsky.social · 31/12/2023
Emerging Best Practices for Managing Online Exhibits: Survey Report 📜 meridian.allenpress.com/american-arc...
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Emerging Best Practices for Managing Online Exhibits: Survey Report
ABSTRACT. Many libraries, archives, museums, and other institutions provide online exhibits to serve as surrogates for or to supplement in-person/physical exhibits. Online exhibits may provide more de...
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Johannes Bernhardt @jobernha.bsky.social · 23/12/2023
Very interesting call: www2.daad.de/deutschland/...
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 20/12/2023
Das wird toll! Freu mich schon auf die Vorbereitung und dann Präsentation.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 06/12/2023
Christmas emails will show everyone's prompt writing skills.
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Julia Pühringer @juliapuehringer.bsky.social · 15/11/2023
Bitte GEILSTENS: Stefanie Sargnagel hat die Sujets für Kampagne gegen Sexismus des sehr supernen Frauenbüros der Stadt Linz gestaltet, man kann Taschen, Karten und Poster bestellen bzw. auch pdfs downloaden. A Traum. www.linz.at/frauen/sargn...
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 13/11/2023
Love that this is connected to a "create your own cover" option via QR code.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 12/11/2023
My weekend hobby: experimenting with AI-tools. It's all about figuring out how to use them. Today pi.ai and I had a lovely chat about meal planning for the next week based on the food I have available and family food preferences.
pi.ai
Pi, your personal AI
Hi, I'm Pi. I'm your personal AI, designed to be supportive, smart, and there for you anytime. Ask me for advice, for answers, or let's talk about whatever's on your mind.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
Warum ich aktuell ganz viel mit OpenRefine und Museumssammlungen arbeite? Weil das bald stattfindet: www.glam-goes-opendata-bw.de/editathon/ Es sind noch ein paar Plätze frei.
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Edit-a-thon - GLAM goes OPEN DATA
Informationen zu den beiden (Online) Edit-a-thons im Projekt GLAM goes OPEN DATA am 13.11. und 23.11.2023
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
Deep diving into my data files to upload museum object collections to wikidata today. Cultural data always makes me so happy. #happywork #museumdata
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
Datasets with lesson plans! I wish o was teaching again!!
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 01/11/2023
Finally getting around to making sourdough bread regularly again. Pretty good sign that I've readjusted to new routines after a year of many changes.
Photographs of a home-made loaf of bread.
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NEH Office of Digital Humanities @neh-odh.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
The NEH has just announced a major new initiative, "Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence." It specifically focuses on encouraging humanistic research about the potential ethical, legal, cultural, and societal impacts of AI. www.neh.gov/AI
neh.gov
Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
Unser 2. Onboarding findet heute um 16.00 statt. Einfach und virtuell teilnehmen us06web.zoom.us/j/81277512943 Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch und eure Ideen!
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
Im Festungsmuseum in #Salzburg: noch nie ein gesamtes Museum in einfacher Sprache gesehen. So stark ausgeprägt, ist es sehr gewöhnungsbedürftig.
Foto eines bereichstextes im Museum mit sehr einfachen Sätzen.
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Kulturstiftung der Länder @laenderkultur.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Empfehlungen der Kulturministerkonferenz zur digitalen Transformation im Kulturbereich. Die von d. @laenderkultur.bsky.social herausgegebene Studie hat der Dienstleister WiderSense im Auftrag der @laenderkultur.bsky.social erarbeitet. Hier geht´s zum Download: www.kulturstiftung.de/kultur-mk-ve...
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 26/10/2023
Hast du Fragen zum Editathon? Morgen ist ein offenes Onboarding um 10:00, wo wir eure Fragen beantworten. Ich freue mich auf den Austausch!! Zoom-Link auf der Projektseite.
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 25/10/2023
Wenn man abends entspannt eine Mode-Zeitschrift durchblättert und dann erst bemerkt, dass der Autor beschreibt, wie er Online Sammlungen von Museen und #WikimediaCommons nutzt 🤩 best use case ever!
Foto von einer Zeitschrift in der ein Autor beschreibt wie er online Sammlungen von Museen und Wiki commons durchstöbert nach Bildern
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
Beim Fachvernetzungstreffen in Stuttgart in der wunderbaren Halle des Landesmuseum Württemberg. Es kann losgehen. Tolles Programm wartet. Und ich darf das #Wikidata-Projekt vorstellen. #OpenGLAMbw
Photo vom podium mit Tagungstitel
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 23/10/2023
On an early morning flight from Vienna to a large German city and I'm surrounded by business men in suits. There are still so many glass ceilings...
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Lynne M. Thomas 🏳️‍🌈🚀🦄 📜 @lynnemthomas.com · 19/10/2023
This is a bold and very, very expensive announcement to make. We’ll see how long it takes. 📜
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Nicole High-Steskal @nicolehigh.bsky.social · 20/10/2023
This is definitely going in my course folder "101 intro to digitization"
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