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  • 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
  • What if we used Ai as an excuse to provide structured open data in plain text to everyone?

    Libraries can support people developing and using LLMs by providing an alternative to LLMs

    Mita Williams

    July 17, 2025
    notes
    civics, libtech, llm
  • How I Use Zotero (and Why)

    I use Zotero when I am doing research or scholarly writing but I also have a handful of other reasons why I use Zotero which I thought I’d share.

    Mita Williams

    June 26, 2025
    notes
    libtech
  • Libraries can provide alternatives to Ai with queryable databases

    I cannot ask my library catalogue to give me a list of Canadian Law Reviews and Journals we currently subscribe to but I *can* ask Wikidata which Canadian Law Review titles are open access..

    Mita Williams

    June 19, 2025
    notes
    wikidata
  • Using TRMNL to make digital signs with LibCal

    Let’s use old amazon kindles to make meeting room signs at your local library and organize!

    Mita Williams

    May 31, 2025
    notes
    libtech
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