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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Rather fitting for me today. 🙃

Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Another day, another #medlibs job posting where the hourly rate/salary is abysmally low, like insultingly so. Especially for position that requires a Masters degree and is full time. DO BETTER, libraries and library leadership.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Today in #EvidenceSynthesis and reading #SystematicReview methods: "A systematic search of the NCBI Database" - I guess that means PubMed? Also, the way I absolutely loathe extra/unnecessary parentheses in searches, I want to rage so hard. 🙃 #medlibs Source: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

#medlibs and @medlibassn.bsky.social : Has something borked up the listservs again? I haven't gotten any emails from caucuses or other emails. Is it just me? Ever since they switched to the new website nothing has worked well. I miss old school listservs

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

#medlibs - PCOS is getting a new name: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). Will have to see if MeSH follows. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

That this is a thing at all is galling, but coming out at the start of Mental Health Awareness month is especially egregious. I am here today and a functioning member of society because of antidepressants. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...

nytimes.com

Kennedy Starts a Push to Help Americans Quit Antidepressants

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

#medlibs heads up, this book is coming out July 7 and definitely getting put at the top of my TBR: www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

press.jhu.edu

Harsh Medicine

Why Women Can't Get Ahead in Science and Health Care

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The plot thickens! As folks review the final version, "reads like AI" and "needs polishing" have been invoked by someone who is now offering substantial edits and comments that would have been helpful oh, 2 months ago.

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a man is covering his face with his hand and saying `` seriously '' .

ALT: a man is covering his face with his hand and saying `` seriously '' .

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

i don't want to live through one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I've been thinking about this lately, esp. as it applies to burnout. When you add in all the unpaid labor libraryland requires to function, the salaries become even more egregious. And don't get me started on the specialized skill set needed for library work - looking at you, #medlibs.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Reading inserted comments in a work document with a lot of collaborators is more entertaining than it should be. You can see the pettiness just seeping out. No amount of emojis can save some async interactions.

media.tenor.com

a panda bear is standing in a kitchen next to a man and a chef .

ALT: a panda bear is standing in a kitchen next to a man and a chef .

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Reading this article and watching these videos are so rage inducing. That these boys dictated what projects were rejected is sickening.

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I just had to monitor my facial expression for 90 minutes so now i need my blank wall time ok

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

#medlibs and others in #libraries or library-adjacent spaces: If you haven't encountered cardcatalogforlife.substack.com, there's some really thoughtful discussions around AI, information literacy, and how to think about our interactions with information. Good stuff.

cardcatalogforlife.substack.com

Card Catalog | Hana Lee Goldin, MLIS | Substack

Teaching you how to think like a librarian in the age of AI. Click to read Card Catalog, by Hana Lee Goldin, MLIS, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

For any #medlibs who might need some encouragement

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maxgbowman @maxgbowman.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Friends, if you were waiting to check in on a bud, but keep delaying: do not delay, check in. Tell your friends you love and care about them, and if you’re thinking: I should reach out. REACH OUT.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I swear, the hardest part of any job that I've had is the annual performance review and setting goals.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Feb 2010 in Nashville, I drove through snow to take a friend that had abdominal pain to the ER. Next day, the melt refroze into black ice. I slipped on it while taking out the trash, ended up at the same ER with 3 fractures - dominant side shoulder, both wrists. Huge mess. Winter weather is no joke.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

"If a single click can irrevocably delete years of work, ChatGPT cannot, in my opinion and on the basis of my experience, be considered completely safe for professional use." well, duh 🙄 #medlibs www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nature.com

When two years of academic work vanished with a single click

After turning off ChatGPT’s ‘data consent’ option, Marcel Bucher lost the work behind grant applications, teaching materials and publication drafts. Here’s what happened next.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Just when you thought it was safe to dive into MeSH terms... I'm popping up a bit late to give a peek at what I've found for new #2026MeSH descriptors. Behold, a #medlibs and adjacent #expertsearching thread!

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I don't know who needs to hear this, but: If a topic doesn't have a lot of evidence or there's a lot of gaps in the evidence, no amount of applying #EvidenceSynthesis or #SystematicReview methodology is going to change that. ES work only makes sense of what is already there.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I haven't knitted since early/mid 2019 for various reasons. I cast on a new project last night. I'm slow, but the muscle memory is still there - if I think about it, I mess up. Now I just need to practice getting smoother and faster, along with doing by touch and not having to watch every stitch.

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Carrie Price @carrieprice.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to share some of the videos I've made that strike on my pet peeves in #LiteratureReviews, #SystematicReviews, #searching and #EvidenceSynthesis. A thread. 🧵 #medlibs First up, report your databases with their platforms correctly. youtu.be/lSn3IVxGG7M?...

youtu.be

Report Your Databases With Their Platforms | Methods Monday | SR Education

YouTube video by Carrie Price

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

WT actual F. They really picked a shade of white in this timeline.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

#medlibs leadership should be ashamed of thinking that offering such abysmal salaries is ok. DO BETTER. This comment brought to you by peeping a recent job posting and doing math. $60-88K for 5-7 experience with specialized skill set (also 2nd MS preferred) in a major US city in this economy? GTFOH

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Scientific misinformation is a carcinogen.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Screening a study on food intake that drops this bit: "All of the women were asked to scrape and rinse all dishes, glassware, and utensils with water and to consume the rinsing to ensure complete intake of provided foods." 🤢🤮 I wish I could exclude the study based on this alone.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Your annual #medlibs Halloween reminder that "Chocolate"[Mesh] has only been in use since 2017. (OK, to be fair previous indexing is "Cacao"[Mesh] 1963-2016, but STILL.) Also, "Spirit Possession"[Mesh] is a thing, with only 28 results in PubMed, "Spirit Possession"[tiab] gets 144 results. 🎃🍫🍬👻

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Today's #medlibs snort-at-the-article-title moment: "Ketones: metabolism's ugly duckling" (PMID 14604265) followed closely by "Exercise: the ugly duckling of diabetes treatment?" (PMID 41151796)

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Deanna Raybourn @deannaraybourn.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

These are my emotional support tabs. Please be kind.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything. Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

A a teal flyer for the Western Alaska Disaster Relief with a QR code to donate. Text reads:

WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF

Alaska's Western coastal communities are experiencing devastating impacts from Typhoon Halong, with families displaced and villages facing severe flooding and loss.

ONLINE FUNDRAISER:
Join us in supporting relief efforts. Scan the QR code to donate
online. All funds raised will go directly to
assisting communities.
QUYANA CAKNEQ - QUYANAQPAK - QAGAASAKUNG - TAIKUU
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MAHSÌ CHO - GUNALCHÈESH - HÀW’AA - THANK YOU

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This looks fantastic! Already registered and looking forward to learning #medlibs

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

maman has switched out the kale for arugula in the papa's breakfast bowl and it is nowhere near what it was. I am so disappointed.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

I haven't been able to stop thinking about this, so here's a quick thread, with some curated #medlibs sources

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

This press release is wild. Food (in)security is an ongoing issue in the US, whether the govt thinks it is or not. Go grab the past ones while you can: www.ers.usda.gov/publications... www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...

Screenshot of text that reads:
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the termination of future Household Food Security Reports. These redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies do nothing more than fear monger.

For 30 years, this study—initially created by the Clinton administration as a means to support the increase of SNAP eligibility and benefit allotments—failed to present anything more than subjective, liberal fodder. Trends in the prevalence of food insecurity have remained virtually unchanged, regardless of an over 87% increase in SNAP spending between 2019 - 2023.

USDA will continue to prioritize statutory requirements and where necessary, use the bevy of more timely and accurate data sets available to it."

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Well. That's not a good sign.

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Tracy @tcshields.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

🧵I couldn't quite make myself look at the new MAHA report, so I settled for today's opinion piece in the Washington Post: wapo.st/4mf4Ma7 As a #medlibs and #SystematicReview / #EvidenceSynthesis person, I of course had a look at the links/citations they include. Let's go over them, shall we?

wapo.st

Opinion | Linda McMahon and RFK Jr.: Children need natural sources of mental health

Overzealous use of therapy can cause the crises it claims to cure.

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