Nice piece by @parismarx about the importance of physical media. and the right to control, for equitable access. The cloud is by definition somebody else’s property and this has real repercussions beyond mere entertainment. Too many in #heritage#opengov and lots of other sectors think that putting something online alone makes it findable and reusable.
“The blueprint for modern digital computing was codesigned by Charles Babbage, a vocal champion for the … industrial capitalist class who condemned organized workers and viewed democracy and capitalism as incompatible … His influential theories on how “enterprising capitalists” could best subjugate workers are well documented in conventional labor scholarship.”
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We have an utterly fucked up idea of what counts as technology. Something that projects many of our biases including gender, and race.
To many these days it's only technology if it's electronic, and used by western men. But to take such a narrow definition is to ignore the amazing technology that surrounds us, and upon which our society is built. As such. It's time for a thread. I'm gonna talk about two different items you use every day, and the technology that goes into them.
Hello Fediverse! We're the Student Research Journal out of San Jose State's iSchool, and our whole team is excited to join the interoperable web!
We are a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal developed and led by current graduate students at San Jose State University's School of information. Our goal is threefold: to empower budding researchers, to publish relevant content of the highest quality, and to build an international community of student researchers.
The peer review process is rigorous, but it's also an amazing opportunity to get feedback on your work from experienced editors. We'll work with you to polish your manuscript into its best possible form.
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Hi, I'm John. I work for UCSF in the Division of HIV, ID, and Global Medicine. I primarily work on #HIV projects in East #Africa, but also work on #COVID19 projects in #SanFrancisco. But my comments are only my own.
Hello Mastodon World #Introduction! I'm Josh, a Prof of Anthropology & Social Informatics at Indiana University South Bend, principal investigator w/Digital Index of North American Archaeology (DINAA). I work at intersections of people, heritage, tech, & research, love to help folks use data systems more humanely, openly, & equitably
The SUPARS experimenters also concluded that, while utilising the search terms of others was a promising alternative to subject-based search, it had real limitations. One of the final SUPARS recommendations was to continue developing controlled vocabulary, explaining that ‘a need continues to exist in interactive free-text...
The 1970s librarians who revolutionised the challenge of search | Aeon Essays (aeon.co)
The SUPARS experimenters also concluded that, while utilising the search terms of others was a promising alternative to subject-based search, it had real limitations. One of the final SUPARS recommendations was to continue developing controlled vocabulary, explaining that ‘a need continues to exist in interactive free-text...