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Colleen Theisen

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Special collections librarian turned MLIS instructor. Archives, museums, history of libraries & technology. I read a lot of links; I post a lot of links. She/her @historyb00ks on Tiktok

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torrentfreak.com/annas-archiv...

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📜 CFP: The Care and Keeping of Medieval Documents (ICMS Kalamazoo, 2025) rbms.info/blog/news-ev...

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📚 www.infodocket.com/2024/07/03/m...

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📜 blogs.loc.gov/loc/2024/06/...

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"Most days I wake Up Feeling Like I'm Already in Trouble." www.instagram.com/p/C8Z0mOoxoM...

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The way this current job is sponsored by Trader Joe’s Giant Peruvian Corn Snacks cannot be understated.

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I can’t be a writer. I’m tired and trying to keep a tween alive and I just want to eat snacks and play video games.

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Our discussion group at #RBMS24 was a bit unsure about the sustainability of the future of this kind of service with it going strong some places, and tapering out at others.

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I love the extremely transparent discussion of what data they collect and how long they keep it, and the statement about their own staff following the same security procedures.

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Can you all tell I'm grading homepage analysis assignments? 50% of the reason for this assignment is for them to bring great examples to my attention.

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Instead of "Reading Room Rules" I love how Smith College's Special Collections uses "Community Agreements" which establishes a partnership from the start rather than a "Don't you dare." I really recommend reading through this! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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It’s almost a year since I created my embroidery Desdemona, inspired by Shakespeare’s Othello, so a good time to take a look back…😉🧵🪡🌿🎭📚

*completely freehand stitched without patterns, paint or guides, just threads.

#stitchedart #thesewingsongbird

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A (very) short talk I just delivered at the SHARP conference in Reading about a large language model embedded inside of a font and the implications of the post-GPT textuality. llama.tff here: github.com/fuglede/llam...

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Iowa City. 5 minutes apart. (All is well here now).

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"I'm going to make a collection development policy for my library right now!" I didn't know you could win teaching, but I just did.

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Sirens are going off but that's typical. The storm chaser car parked outside the library? That makes me nervous.

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It’s particularly useful in Special Collections. But that’s a biased opinion.

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UCLA Special Collections has an original illustration as their home page image. I've never seen that before, but I love it and now I am fully converted to Special Collections commissioning original artwork, especially with the sudden appearance of AI art. 📜 www.library.ucla.edu/visit/locati...

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Good news! “After months of public outcry and pressure from the City Council, New York City’s libraries are poised to have their budgets fully restored so that branches may resume seven-day-a-week service, including Sundays.” gothamist.com/news/n...

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ICON is in the parade! My friend built that Tardis!

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In place and ready for the Trekfest parade. Riverside, Iowa. (Future birthplace of Captain Kirk). I've lived 30 minutes away my whole life and yet this is my first time attending.

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Metadata is more outside of my area and it takes more concentration to listen, so it turns out I can't listen and tweet at the same time.

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Now attending #RBMS24 "Meta-Momentum: Empowering Collaborative Metadata Creation in Special Collections Libraries" with Ana Rodriguez, Laura Doublet, Stephanie Luke, and Sarah Kortemeier. 📜

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Seriously, we posted about 30 seconds apart. We were destined to lead this discussion together. <3

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Looking for an #RBMS24 session this afternoon/evening? Join @librarycolleen.bsky.social and I for a discussion on virtual services after the "return to normal," feat. my hard-won Jamboard replacement and (hopefully) lots of ideas sharing!

6:30 EDT/5:30 CDT/3:30 PDT

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By the way, Liz Riordan is an amazing co-teacher and we're lucky to have her in RBMS :)

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Screenshot from one of my virtual class sessions with U Iowa SpecColl. I'm using my iPad to talk to the MLIS students about how I greet a typical in person session.

Stop by Emergency Response, or Permanent Change? : The Future of Pandemic-Era Services at #RBMS24 to discuss! 3:30PM Pacific today!

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Yesterday I went on Twitter and saw someone say "Go back to Bluesky with all the rest of the former gifted kids" and wow just absolutely bodied

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