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DoomsdaysCWFederal funding cuts could impact South <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mississippi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mississippi</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#library</a> servicesAug. 7, 2025GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - "The Harrison County Library System is asking for support to prevent further federal budget cuts."If a new round of federal funding cuts is approved, it would impact the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which is a federal agency and a major source of funding for local libraries."South Mississippi library officials said that cuts at the federal level could result in a loss of various services." 'We don’t want this to happen,' said Sarah Crisler-Ruskey, Director of the Harrison County Library System. “This will impact our ability to serve our patrons.'"The federal funding helps provide <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalMaterials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalMaterials</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/InterLibraryLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InterLibraryLoans</a> to share books from other Mississippi <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a>, and grants for technology and programs." 'Libraries also help patrons access the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TalkingBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TalkingBook</a> service. So if they are visually impaired or have a physical reason they can not hold a book, this is a free service that is funded by the same money,' said Crisler-Ruskey."The Harrison County Library System is asking people to contact their Mississippi congressmen and senators and let them know that the library is important to them."<a href="https://www.wlox.com/2025/08/07/federal-funding-cuts-could-impact-south-mississippi-library-services/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.wlox.com/2025/08/07/federal-funding-cuts-could-impact-south-mississippi-library-services/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibrariesRule</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FundingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FundingCuts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesAreEssential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibrariesAreEssential</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibraryCuts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibraryServices</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LoveOfReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveOfReading</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BuildingCommunity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Literacy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupportingResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportingResearch</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriticalThinkingSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalThinkingSkills</a>

DoomsdaysCWShhhhh... 🤫 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Librarians</a> told not to express views on cutsby John Wimperis, 8/8/2025"Librarians have been asked not to express their views on cuts to the service while at work or within a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#library</a>."All libraries run by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NorthSomerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthSomerset</a> Council are under threat of reduced hours and three have been earmarked for closure."The move comes after the council announced it was axing its annual spending on libraries by £433k."When asked why librarians were being told not to talk to journalists about the cuts, North Somerset Council said librarians were just following the standard practice."Read more: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev200y3j3zo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cev200y3j3zo</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibrariesRule</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesAreEssential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibrariesAreEssential</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibraryCuts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibraryServices</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScotlandPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScotlandPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LoveOfReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveOfReading</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BuildingCommunity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Literacy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupportingResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportingResearch</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriticalThinkingSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalThinkingSkills</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scotland</a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Librarian</a> cuts at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Glasgow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Glasgow</a> schools will 'rob kids of opportunities' as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SNP</a> Government urged to intervene EXCLUSIVE: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Labour</a> warned library cuts on Scotland's largest local authority risked worsening the country's 'shameful attainment gap'.Chris McCall Deputy Political Editor, 02 Aug 2025Excerpt: "Glasgow Life, which manages the library service for the council, is proposing to take 16 librarians out of the city's education system. The plans would see the school service headed up by a principal librarian along with three area-based librarians, while an 'assistant' would be placed in high schools."An online petition against the cuts and shared among parents has since been signed more than 1,300 times."Joy McLean said she was concerned about how a decline in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibraryServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibraryServices</a> would impact her daughter and other pupils. '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Librarians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Librarians</a> are essential <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/educators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#educators</a> who foster a love of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reading</a>, support research and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DigitalLiteracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DigitalLiteracy</a>, and help students thrive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#academically</a> and personally,' she added."Read more: <a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/librarian-cuts-glasgow-schools-rob-35659625" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/librarian-cuts-glasgow-schools-rob-35659625</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LibrariesRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibrariesRule</a>! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EducationCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EducationCuts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ScotlandPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ScotlandPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LoveOfReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LoveOfReading</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BuildingCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BuildingCommunity</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Literacy</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SupportingResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SupportingResearch</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriticalThinkingSkills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CriticalThinkingSkills</a>

Odin HalvorsonKept two patrons from fighting each other today. Good times. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LibraryServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibraryServices</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Librarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Librarian</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Library</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> SIGH.

Marianne GauffriauInteresting article about <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Evaluation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Evaluation</a> of <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/AITools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AITools</a> for <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/AcademicLiteratureSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AcademicLiteratureSearch</a>. The article describes the evaluation process aiming to determine whether the tools should be integrated in the <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/LibraryServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibraryServices</a>.The evaluation comprises a think-aloud test, a literature search hackathon, and an evaluation of the results. The <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/EvaluationMethodology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EvaluationMethodology</a> may inspire others in their evaluations of AI tools for <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ResearchAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResearchAdministration</a> and <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/ResearchSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ResearchSupport</a>: <a href="https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/13567" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://liberquarterly.eu/article/view/13567</a>

BakersRelay<a href="https://glammr.us/@slouchking" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@slouchking</a> Well, let’s see where we can point you: <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/LibraryServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LibraryServices</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/libraryjobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraryjobs</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/libraryworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraryworkers</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/libraryandinformationscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraryandinformationscience</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#library</a> Use your hashtag and a key word to search and see who’s there!

François Renaville 🇺🇦🇪🇺Decision-Making in the Selection, Procurement, and Implementation of <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/Alma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Alma</a>/#Primo | Information Technology and Libraries <a href="https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/15599" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/15599</a><a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/automation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#automation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/libraryservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraryservices</a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/projectmanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#projectmanagement</a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a>

François Renaville 🇺🇦🇪🇺A gamified <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mobile</a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/application" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#application</a> for first-year student orientation to promote <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/library" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#library</a> services 👉 This study proposes a mobile application as a new approach for first-year student orientation to promote knowledge of <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/libraryservices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraryservices</a> using the <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/gamification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gamification</a> concept.<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09610006211067273" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09610006211067273</a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libraries</a> <a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/app" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#app</a>

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