Tag: libtech
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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
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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.
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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
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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?
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How to get through a Scholarly split

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