Description: Academic librarian thinking about digital scholarship, emerging technologies, new possibilities in research, open access, and digital ecosystems. Subject librarian for journalism and communication studies at Concordia University. A blog of Joshua Chalifour
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Minding information, abetting research.
The Mastodon social networks have attracted a lot more attention recently. I posted on concepts behind Mastodon , ActivityPub , and this federated style of social media a few years ago. To help anyone that is thinking of trying out Mastodon, the rest of this post highlights some Mastodon communities (instances) that are worth your while to look into. There is also a very good quick start guide , which although written with humanities scholars in mind, is largely applicable to anyone. Finally, see this great
The Concordia Library is presenting an interactive digital experience, Seer , which asks people to “explore questions about our world through open access research sources. Seer helps people discover, in a playful context, how open access benefits everyone.” Learn what went into making Seer, here .
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Chroknowlogy – Thinking about the ethical care of information, knowledge, culture, and what we do for societies over a very long
Chroknowlogy – Thinking about the ethical care of information, knowledge, culture, and what we do for societies over a very long