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  • How *you* (librarians and those working in publishing, law, and government) should use ActivityPub and Why

    This post contains reasons why librarians and those working in publishing, law, and government should pay some attention to ActivityPub

    Mita Williams

    October 27, 2025
    notes
    civics, libtech
  • Creating with instead of creating for

    Yesterday I read an article that I want to celebrate here: “From Notes to Networks: Using Obsidian to Teach Metadata and Linked Data” by by Kara Long and Erin Yunes, code4lib Journal, Issue 61, 2025-10-21.

    Mita Williams

    October 22, 2025
    notes
    civics, libtech, wikidata
  • Avoiding the magical trap of ✨

    We cannot assume that we are immune to falling into the traps of ✨ Technologies of Enchantment ✨

    Mita Williams

    October 17, 2025
    notes
    llm
  • How I use ActivityPub (and Why)

    §1 The Why Before the How §2 The (RSS) Feed is Dead. Long Live the (RSS) Feed §3 “Social networks consist of people who are connected by a shared object” §4 ActivityPub needs local champions §5 An ActivityPub Membership Drive

    Mita Williams

    October 13, 2025
    notes
    civics, libtech
  • Libraries deliver the freedom that games promise

    Last May, I spoke at the Bike Windsor Essex’s Pecha Kucha portion of their AGM. Today I presented another 20 slides @ 20 seconds each about games and libraries.

    Mita Williams

    October 1, 2025
    notes
    civics
  • Libraries and Large Language Models as Cultural Technologies and Two Kinds of Power

    On September 20th, 2025, I spoke on a panel at THE LEGACY OF CCH CANADIAN LTD. v. LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA AND FUTURE OF COPYRIGHT LAW CONFERENCE 2025. Here is my talk.

    Mita Williams

    September 20, 2025
    notes
    llm
  • All your Wikibase are belong to us

    What if we built a federation of Wikibases that belong to all of us? What if someone already did?

    Mita Williams

    September 9, 2025
    notes
    libtech, wikidata
  • How to get through a Scholarly split

    We are currently in a very particular period of time for Wikidata.

    Mita Williams

    September 8, 2025
    notes
    libtech, wikidata
  • We go to school to better understand problems

    Know the problem.

    Mita Williams

    September 1, 2025
    notes
    llm
  • How I use Zotero + OpenRefine + QuickStatements to create Scholia profiles from Wikidata

    Let’s make scholarly profiles for our colleagues. Together.

    Mita Williams

    August 1, 2025
    notes
    wikidata
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