Melbourne, Victoria
Joined April 2010
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What is a library?, on Inside Story inside.org.au/what-is-a-libr…
In the interests of open access to information and preservation of past history, this deserves support.
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A library loan is not a lost sale--and Australia has the data to prove it! Great new report here:
law.unimelb.edu.au/__data/as…
ALT 1 We found no evidence that library lending of Untapped's ebooks 'cannibalised' sales -- and indeed some evidence that it increased sales for certain books
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Communicating science in the age of misinformation.
I really enjoyed this discussion with the wonderful @DrJenGunter on fighting the quacks, the hacks and the conspiracists for @UNSWCentreIdeas @Aus_ScienceWeek
open.spotify.com/episode/6V6…
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Help us call on Cumberland Council to reverse the damaging motion that removed same-sex parenting books from libraries across the area!
equalityaustralia.org.au/our… equalityaustralia.org.au/our…
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Holy moly! Republicans HATE this abortion ad, one of the most powerful ads ever made.
RT and use the hashtag #StopTrumpsAbortionBan to send it far and wide!
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The Department of Health and Aged Care Library is looking for someone with experience conducting complex literature searches in biomedical or scientific related fields, to join a small collaborative team.
More information 👉 buff.ly/4asZana
🗓️ Applications close 9 April
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So a poet can not write of their own grief and a worker cant wear a small pin showing solidarity for people UN, aid, humanitarian and human rights groups say is a genocide. Again, who is being silenced and intimidated here?
Someone with a vision m.facebook.com/groups/150040…
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Thank you Andrew Green for the opportunity to contribute to an obituary for Prof Mary-Louise McLaws in @TheLancet
A beautiful tribute, thank you.
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
@ShSalmon @syd_health @Sydney_ID @Mark_Butler_MP @UNSWMedicine @Globalbiosec
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Thanks Bob. Well said. And real action is urgent. The status quo is not any longer sensible or safe.
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Former Deputy Federal Liberal leader and former Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Fred Chaney, says Peter Dutton's decision to oppose the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is sad and pathetic. #auspol abc.net.au/radio/programs/wo…
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As the months pass, the Opposition Leader’s carefully draped cloak of open-minded consideration is slipping, revealing long-standing political calculations. @canberratimes
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Australia can’t burn another decade on climate inaction
Labor & Greens need to not be Frozen
🎶Let it Go👋
theguardian.com/australia-ne… @murpharoo
Vain hope @thejuicemedia might struggle for material with a new enlightened? (Labor) government
They're not
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#medlibs🧵incoming!
NLM has announced they have added proximity searching (aka adjacency searching) to PubMed. Let me be clear: this is a BIG DEAL. It's like Christmas came early for expert searchers and PubMed power users.
nlm.nih.gov/pubs/techbull/nd…
unsw.press/books/dark-winter… “MacIntyre argues that the solution to the existential threat we face from biotechnology will not come from scientists, but from the community having a voice in the future of the planet and humanity.” Powerful stuff.
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Here's how Karl Lauterbach, Germany's Federal Health Minister, defended his decision to mandate masks in schools.
It's quite simple: We don't know the long-term damage to kids from a single covid infection let alone repeated infections, but what we do know isn't encouraging.
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I explain why things are worsening here - from 5 minutes in this podcast.
mja.com.au/podcast/217/4/mja…
