Nicky Agate
AUL research data & digital scholarship @upennlib; co-PI @HuMetricsHSS; she/her; N Irish; French Lit PhD; partner of @nisaface; books, bikes, #openscience, cats
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We Keep Each Other Safe: Mutual Aid for Survival and Solidarity
Conversation with Dean Spade, Ejeris Dixon, and Mariame Kaba in celebration of the publication of Mutual Aid by Dean Spade.
Evaluating the impact of open access policies on research institutions
The proportion of research outputs published in open access journals or made available on other freely-accessible platforms has increased over the past two decades, driven largely by funder mandates, institutional policies, grass-roots advocacy, and...
Nicky Agate
@jambina The one @CameronNeylon’s #COKI group did?
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The Cost of “Free” Prison Tablets | Appalachian Prison Book Project
Prisons across the country have started offering “free” electronic tablets to people behind bars. But these devices contain hidden costs. Learn more here.
A Profanity Filter Banned the Word 'Bone' at a Paleontology Conference
“Words like ‘bone,’ ‘pubic,’ and ‘stream’ are frankly ridiculous to ban in a field where we regularly find pubic bones in streams,” one participant said of the filter, which organizers had to thwart.
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Nicky Agate
For some reason, I think @nisaface might appreciate this content. Profanity Filter Banned the Word 'Bone' at a Paleontology Conference - VICE
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New Angles on Digital History
Should we be drawing a finer distinction between digital distribution and digital investigation in history?
The story behind 'Library Takeout,' a Duke librarian’s international hit
When the Nashville Public Library released a video of a chain-wearing mouse puppet bobbing to a parody of “Ice Ice Baby” to explain their curbside book pickup, Jamie Keesecker’s colleagues wanted him to make something similar for their new...
Nicky Agate
The story behind 'Library Takeout,' a Duke librarian’s international hit - The Chronicle
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Proclamation on Columbus Day, 2020 | The White House
More than 500 years ago, Christopher Columbus's intrepid voyage to the New World ushered in a new era of exploration and discovery. His travels led to Eur
Lesley Lokko resigns as dean of Spitzer School of Architecture at City College of New York
Ghanaian-Scottish architect Lesley Lokko resigned earlier this week as dean of the Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture after only one year.
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Nicky Agate
I am so excited to post this position! 4-year position, DH specialist w/interest in emerging tech. Come work with me, @sheishistoric, @jgarcon5, @scottenderle, and @jadedid's team at @upennlib, working in cahoots w/ @PennPriceLab & @StewartVarner
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What to Expect 2020 - PEN America
As we near Election Day, PEN America is working to prepare you for what to expect this campaign season. Learn how to spot, check, and stop disinformation.
‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said
Top department officials were “a driving force” behind President Trump’s child separation policy, a draft investigation report said.
White House Is Not Contact Tracing ‘Super-Spreader’ Rose Garden Event
Since President Trump’s Covid diagnosis, numerous associates have tested positive, but the White House has not aggressively investigated the outbreak.
How Trump’s ‘Voter Fraud’ Lie Is Disenfranchising Americans
The president is harnessing the power of the government, from the Department of Homeland Security to the Postal Service, to disrupt the election. Read the magazine’s five-month investigation.
Nicky Agate
I know other distracting things are dominating media coverage right now, but this is profoundly disturbing and needs to be read.
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Book Review: The Search for the World’s Largest Owl
In “Owls of the Eastern Ice,” conservationist Jonathan Slaght chronicles his daunting field work in Russia's Far East.
In a time of uncertainty, resources for grad students hold steady | Penn Today
Penn staffers discuss resources available to graduate and postdoctoral students during this challenging time.
Guides: Mapping & GIS: GISDay 2020
Guides: Mapping & GIS: GISDay 2020
Nicky Agate
This #GISDay, join @upennlib online for an exploration of how mapping, GIS, & spatial research can help us understand, twist, or tell stories about the madness that is 2020. Submit synchronous talk abstracts + asynchronous lightning talks/demos by 10/20
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