Dr. Cam
@CameronMPierson
Followers
199
Following
2K
Media
111
Statuses
420
Information researcher. Former librarian. Curious mind. Interested in info-ethics, LIS education, info behaviour/theory, & the LGBTQ+ community. Like libraries.
Lower Saxony, Germany
Joined November 2019
Colonial Tensions: Reconciling Intellectual Freedom and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in One Canadian iSchool
informationmatters.org
How do we further the enormous task of truth and reconciliation between the fundamental principle of intellectual freedom with the collective sovereignty due to our First Nations siblings? This is a...
0
0
1
Oct. 16, 1988: The Kids In The Hall's one-hour pilot special aired on HBO and CBC.
9
105
753
A great article on the value of libraries, featuring UBC School of Information lecturer Dr. @CameronMPierson!
Was asked to contribute a few words on the value of libraries. Following in the footsteps of one of my doc supervisors @AnneGoulding. @UBCiSchool
https://t.co/3Mh0eRXKZj
0
1
3
Was asked to contribute a few words on the value of libraries. Following in the footsteps of one of my doc supervisors @AnneGoulding. @UBCiSchool
https://t.co/3Mh0eRXKZj
0
2
7
Congratulations Dr Nguyen. We started our PhD journey together, and while I’m not there in person to say so, I’m so happy and proud for you! Well done!
🥳Officially finished. I am a slow starter and really got stuck in the first two years. Somehow, I successfully completed this journey and achieved some outcomes. Everything's coming up roses. 🙂
0
0
3
Congrats, Andy!
#iSchoolUI doctoral candidate Andrew Zalot, whose research focuses on #intellectualfreedom and censorship, authored a chapter in the newly released “The Routledge Companion to Children’s Literature and Culture.” https://t.co/DlNnUDH10t
0
0
1
Herzlichen Glückwunsch Professor @MLuczak !
My faculty published this very kind news item about my recent promotion to full professor: https://t.co/SuSQ6Ryhr9 I am grateful to all the supporters and mentors along the way. This means an incredible lot to me as a first generation university student.
1
0
2
Had a great time sitting on the @AiLeibniz panel tonight to discuss ethical concerns of LLMs in medicine with some fantastic colleagues, and aptly moderated by Prof Elisabeth Hildt.
We're finishing the day with a fruitful discussion about ethical aspects when using #LLMs in Medicine.
0
1
5
Happy birthday to Billy Connolly who is 81 today. Always good for a quote on life ❤️
31
797
5K
FYR host Paris Whalon is definitely clear about this...you are responsible for the content you put out into the world! 💡Learn more #medialit tips in the "Check This Out" section of our first episode. https://t.co/l4e36IU15k
0
1
1
"We're all in as an association trying to fight back and preserve libraries and the right to read." - ALA President @edrabinski
"One of the things that concerns me the most is to see the attack on certain kinds of stories." American Library Association President Emily Drabinski discusses the right to read and intellectual freedom, with an uptick in book bans nationwide. #TheAmericanClassroom
2
60
242
🙈
Unwritten law of academia: your desktop reflects the organisation of your brain while doing research! #AcademicTwitter @AcademicChatter #phdchat #ecrchat #phdlife #academiclife
0
0
1
Oh, be careful, Merriam-Webster, lest we suffer vertigo from the dizzying heights of our lexical ground.
41
997
5K
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Michigan school district, ruling that the books in question do not qualify as being harmful to minors because, as a whole, they have literary value. https://t.co/aLfkKRO6ez
#UniteAgainstBookBans
mlive.com
A Kent County judge dismissed the lawsuit seeking to remove 14 "sexually explicit" books from the school's shelves.
10
124
433
“The Detroit Public Library is launching a new library card initiative that will put thousands of library cards in the hands of Detroit residents.” DPL has also gone to ZERO fines @DetroitLibrary
cbsnews.com
The Detroit Public Library is launching a new library card initiative that will put thousands of library cards in the hands of Detroit residents.
0
0
4