The Digital Librarian

@WikimediaNG @sagephileo @segunmanuel

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PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE PREPARING FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE! The Public Library Association, America has established a Transformative Technology Task Force focused on artificial intelligence. #TheDigitalLibrarian #SIEBHONU #ArtificialIntelligence #LibraryTechnology #AIandLibrary

This move signals growing recognition that AI is no longer abstract for libraries. It raises questions around ethics, transparency, access, and public trust in emerging technologies. For librarians, this positions libraries as spaces where AI can be explained,

those in academic libraries. It also reflects a broader shift in scholarly publishing toward improved access and clearer author rights.

ACM DIGITAL LIBRARY TO GO FULLY OPEN ACCESS FROM 2026! ACM has announced that its Digital Library will transition to a fully Open Access publishing model starting January 2026. Details in the comments. #TheDigitalLibrarian #SIEBHONU #OpenAccess #ScholarlyCommunication #Academic

This is significant for researchers and institutions, especially libraries that have struggled with high subscription costs, particularly in the Global South. This development may reshape collection decisions and strengthen support for open scholarship for

How do people Teach what they don't Learn, Know and Practice? These 3 Behind the scene activities👆 are not a walk in a park. They require commitment. Teaching is deeper than we make it look. - TheDL

How do people Teach what they don't Learn, Know and Practice? 🤔 These 3 behind the scene activities👆 are not a walk in a park. They require commitment. Teaching is deeper than we make it look. - TheDL

@standardbiblio @officialnlang @aymanaaffana Our President, Pride of NLA,

THE BLAME GAME IN LIBRARIANSHIP! Can we try to look within, perhaps point at the real issues? Might just be outdated practices, poor user engagement, limited visibility of the beautiful services we render at our various libraries, unfriendly service culture, and...

Learn more: vanguardngr.com/.../ghe-ghe-un…

Ghe Ghe University is supposed to be a cruise, right? But how healthy is this topic in the first place? - A coalition as published on Vanguard Newspaper recently, called on "NUC to ban fake ‘Universities’ on Social Media" Will there be implications for this? #GheGhe #Admission

My Speech is available on @ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication/39…

Check out my latest article: WIKIMEDIA AND THE NEW LIBRARIAN: OUR IMPLEMENTATION STORY AT ADUN linkedin.com/pulse/wikimedi… via @LinkedIn

Eya... So some people really missed the #NLAConference #Edo2025 🤗

How I am expecting a DM from any young male/female intern ready to work with me! (Highly skilled at content creation (video, writing, graphics and editing); Highly creative and critical in thinking and problem solving; highly responsive). @thedigitallibr

Me, watching librarians who haven’t registered for #HEARTBEAT2025 yet. Edo’s calling! 🤙

AI Detectors cannot precisely determine whether a content has been written with AI - Academics please take note. #ResponsibleUseofAI

@elonmusk @realDonaldTrump Really... You do?

I regret some of my posts about President @realDonaldTrump last week. They went too far.