George Macgregor

g3om4c@code4lib.social

I'll tend to toot about <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/repositories" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#repositories</a>, <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/openscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#openscience</a>, structured <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#data</a>, resource discovery, <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/inforetrieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#inforetrieval</a> -- but may occasionally toot <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#jazz</a> vibes too. <a href="https://code4lib.social/tags/Wikipedian" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Wikipedian</a> and advocate of the knowledge

Posts

Post #1024942
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has published a statement specifying three significant challenges arising from #ArtificialIntelligence. @coar_repositories cite 1) lack of attribution, 2) #misinformation, and 3) aggresive #bots, as emerging problems to be navigated. Navigating the Uneasy Interdependence of #AI and #OpenScience https://coar-repositories.org/news-updates/navigating-the-uneasy-interdependence-of-ai-and-open-science/ #repositories #OpenResearch #GenAI #DigitalLi...
Post #881815
@cmniciosaig Living the dream! Amp up the rock &#39;n&#39; roll by throwing in a dash of the Pythagoras theorem, Catriona!
Post #881814
@cmniciosaig Ahhhh, OK. Long division then!!! 😀
Post #881813
@cmniciosaig 🤣
Post #881809
In Glasgow city centre on Friday 20 March? Fancy listening to some fine jazz performances?! Then you might like to attend a performance of the Strathclyde University Big Band. Free entry! The Big Band comprises staff, students, alumni, and ex-staff of the University of Strathclyde (of which I am one!). The set list looks like it will feature standards by #Basie, #Cannonball #Adderley, and more. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-of-jazz-with-strathclyde-university-big-band-tickets-1984...
Post #881808
After completing questions designed to &#39;right size&#39; my subscription from LinkedIn for their &#39;Premium&#39; offering, I am quoted £94.99.... per month! So, that&#39;s circa £1200 per annum... for LinkedIn?! Er, no thanks! Perhaps more worrying are the words, &quot;Your subscription *begins* at £94.99 per month...&quot;, inferring that additional fees are likely to be added. #LinkedIn #SocialMedia
Post #881807
President Trump continues to repeat two factually inaccurate assertions about #NATO and #USA action in #Iran. At least this NY Times article sets it out clearly; but it warrants restating here because #Trump continues to parrot the same line. 1) NATO is a *defensive alliance only*. It is not used to mop up the military actions of individual members states. 2) Article 5 has only ever been invoked once in NATO&#39;s history -- and it was for the USA (09/11)! https://www.nytimes.com/2026/0...
Post #881806
RE: https://code4lib.social/@g3om4c/116246525139810681 So when Trump says, &quot;NATO would never be there for us&quot;, it is deeply, deeply offensive to #NATO members and demonstrates abysmal ignorance of recent #USA history. NATO member states incurred massive military and human costs arising from the USA&#39;s invocation of Article 5. #Iran
Post #881805
&quot;Planning is understood to [promote trust in repositories] but [...] despite the importance assigned to succession planning in certification standards for trustworthy digital #repositories (TDRs), there is little in-depth guidance on how to design and implement such plans.&quot; Hope for the best, plan for the worst: Reducing risks associated with #repository cessation https://doi.org/10.2218/ijdc.v20i1.1091 #TDRs #DigitalLibraries #DigitalCuration #OpenData #OpenResearch #digipres
Post #881804
The UK&#39;s political upheaval over the past decade has exposed persistent government contradictions when it comes to key industries. The #creative #industries are a case in point (as is higher #education, funnily enough); an #industry that is one of the most important to the UK #economy, but one that has been stymied through trade policy, #educational priorities, and much more. 👇 We need a creative higher education strategy https://wonkhe.com/blogs/we-need-a-creative-higher-education-str...
Post #881803
Based on the precis, a hard agree from me on the main thrust here. I&#39;m living it at the moment! &quot;analysis shows #technical legacy [...] slows #research productivity, undermines student experience, increases #security #risk, and makes it harder for institutions to deliver #change [...] Fragmented #systems and proliferated workarounds are absorbing significant staff time...&quot; Jisc warns technical legacy is compromising UK #university resilience and stalling #innovation h...
Post #807484
I am delighted to announce our Digital Library team is seeking a &#39;Digital Library Systems Developer&#39;. Yay! Come work with us -- exciting work / projects beckon within the #digitallibrary, #repository, cultural #hertiage, and #DigitalHumanities space!! Details in the link below. Deadline for applications 04 June. Feel free to direct message with informal enquiries. https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/digital-library-systems-developer #GLAMR #developer #WebDevelopment #LibraryTech #Cu...
Post #702568
Very helpfully @coar_repositories have published the outcome of the &#39;Dealing with #Bots Task Group&#39;. Thanks! This includes a toolkit for #repository managers devised around the phases: Preparation, Protection and Mitigation. Essential reading for any institution with one or more repositories -- or indeed any digital library or archive. Let&#39;s bust the abusive bots! Dealing With Bots: A #COAR Resource for Repository Managers https://dealing-with-bots.coar-repositories.org...