Laura J. Wilkinson @ljw@social.cleverlibre.org

#frankfurt #airport #deutschebahn #bahn #train

In case folks aren't aware, the Internet Archive now has a scholar version with a huge collection of academic work available.

https://scholar.archive.org/

#academicchatter #academicmastodon #academic #education #open

Want to help develop open scholarly infrastructure infrastructure?

We're hiring a senior developer. All remote- preferably within +/- 3-hour overlap with UTC. https://www.crossref.org/jobs/2023-10-12-senior-developer/

University of Illinois has THE BEST business cards - trading card style . 😍

#excel spreadsheet disaster in NHS recruitment fiasco.
https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/12/excel_anesthetist_recruitment_blunder/
words fail me

https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/12/excel_anesthetist_recruitment_blunder/

Brill and De Gruyter jointly announce agreement is reached to form De Gruyter Brill https://brill.com/display/post/news/brill-and-de-gruyter-jointly-announce-agreement-is-reached-to-form-de-gruyter-brill..xml

21st Century Warning signs, from Anders Sandberg https://www.flickr.com/photos/arenamontanus/sets/72157594323393196/with/264113001

...including

"Cognitive Hazard"

1/

Legend has it the Quick Draw Kid could pet a kitty ten times before she even knew he'd crossed the county line. #CatsOfYore #Cat #Cats #History #catsodon #catsofmastodon #catcontent #ilovecats #vintage https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d04a700-12cf-0133-1b48-58d385a7bbd0

Bread week in The Great British Bake Off? Time to share a refresh of this baking chemistry graphic, then! https://wp.me/s4aPLT-bread

I'm looking forward to 1993

On 8th Oct 1952 the worst civilian rail disaster in UK history happened in London. 112 would die. 340 would be injured.

That accident, and the actions of one woman from Florida have saved THOUSANDS of lives since.

Because that disaster would help lead to the creation of paramedics. /1 🧵 #healthcare #history

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU60PgAjh0E&t=7s

Well... finished. The Directory of Open Access Books contains now over 74,000 #OpenAccess #books.

Hi, we are BBC News Labs #introduction

We’re charged with driving innovation for BBC News. Our team of technologists and journalists explore how new tools and formats affect how news is found and reported.

You can find out more at https://bbcnewslabs.co.uk/ and we’ll be posting here about our work

This account is part of an experiment from BBC R&D in establishing a BBC presence in the Fediverse.

Hi! 👋 Here's our #introduction.

We're BBC Research & Development; we explore and test new technology to discover how the BBC can best make use of it in the future.

For 100 years our engineers have been at the forefront of developments in broadcasting.

We're now researching how everyone could get TV & radio via the internet – along with all the flexibility and creativity that brings.

5G, AI, next-gen audio, UHD, personal data… we are investigating all these – and more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzztGFXYR1Y