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Bridget Almas

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Director of Community Supported Technologies at Lyrasis.

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Come work with us on ArchivesSpace!! #glam #jobs #oss

14.11.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And looking forward to working with Jess Farrell (Redstart Works) on this!

22.10.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Lyrasis Organizational Home Launches the CST Interoperability Project The Lyrasis Organizational Home is excited to announce the launch of the CST Interoperability Project. This project is one of the initiatives supported by the CST Growth Fund, a million-dollar investm...

Thrilled to launch the Lyrasis CST Interoperability Project to expand the reach of the community supported technologies (CSTs) in the Lyrasis (@wearelyrasis.bksy.social) Organizational Home: ArchivesSpace, CollectionSpace, DSpace, Fedora and VIVO.

lyrasis.org/the-lyrasis-...

22.10.2025 17:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Look at this beautiful new site, application and open dataset. Brilliant work that builds on past efforts. I especially love that the application is built on the Distributed Text Services API and realizes the potential of the work of Biblissima+.

15.10.2025 16:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on mstdn.social

Looking for a consulting gig working on a cool open-source interoperability project? Consider responding to this RFP from the Lyrasis Organizational Home for Community Supported Techologies! https://lyrasis.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Lyrasis-Interoperability-Project-RFP-2025.pdf
#glam #oss […]

11.08.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great opportunity to work with @wearelyrasis.bsky.social to design technical specifications for integrations that will power interoperability workflows among its Community Supported Technologies.

If interested, check out the RFP: lyrasis.org/wp-content/u...

07.08.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Over the next few years, there is one question I plan to ask myself relentlessly, and to try to answer rigorously:

What can we build? What can we build with who and what we have that keeps us fed and housed and safe and still able to find joy?

03.07.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Standards and Testing Archivist (ArchivesSpace) - U.S. Remote - Summary Description: Lyrasis is seeking a collaborative and detail-oriented Standards and Testing Archivist for ArchivesSpace, an open-source, archives information management web application designed ...

Come work for ArchivesSpace at Lyrasis @wearelyrasis.bsky.social ! lyrasis.isolvedhire.com/jobs/1514630 #jobs #archives #libraries #standards

17.06.2025 15:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Are AI Bots Knocking Cultural Heritage Offline?

Are AI bots knocking cultural heritage offline? After talking to dozens of GLAM institutions over the past few months, the answer in our new GLAM-E Lab report seems to be β€œyes”
www.glamelab.org/products/are...

17.06.2025 14:45 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president

15.06.2025 01:11 πŸ‘ 26912 πŸ” 4905 πŸ’¬ 206 πŸ“Œ 117
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14.06.2025 15:15 πŸ‘ 8670 πŸ” 4292 πŸ’¬ 253 πŸ“Œ 218

Showing up today for your nearest No Kings protest is more important than it was last night. Stand with Minnesota. Stand for the families, friends and communities who lost Rep. Hortman, today.

14.06.2025 15:26 πŸ‘ 315 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

It's vital to emphasize that the GOP has been calling for violence against their political opponents for more than a decade now, led by Trump. The violence keeps escalating, and they keep doing it because they're getting results.

14.06.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 996 πŸ” 326 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5

Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.

14.06.2025 14:02 πŸ‘ 16271 πŸ” 4047 πŸ’¬ 173 πŸ“Œ 169
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Alternatively, β€œThousands of Americans expected to take to the streets in defense of their neighbors and their democracy” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

14.06.2025 13:19 πŸ‘ 4109 πŸ” 856 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 44

Trump’s parade in D.C. will feature more than 5 million pounds of the government’s machinery.

The No Kings gatherings across America will feature more than 5 million of the country’s people.

14.06.2025 13:11 πŸ‘ 3329 πŸ” 534 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 24

That any of us have to care about the messy breakup of these two massive narcissists β€” and that they both individually wield such massive power β€” is an indictment of our political system and further proves the poisonous influence of Big Money on our democracy.

05.06.2025 23:45 πŸ‘ 23291 πŸ” 4961 πŸ’¬ 612 πŸ“Œ 243
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Target gave $1M to Trump inauguration fund, a first for the company President Donald Trump raised a record amount of cash for his inauguration, including donations from several companies with operations in Minnesota.

there is a decent chance i never spend a single dime at target again in my life www.startribune.com/target-gave-...

29.04.2025 22:13 πŸ‘ 21795 πŸ” 4597 πŸ’¬ 1005 πŸ“Œ 707
A photo taken on the steps showing over a 100 people gathered around Jeffries and Booker who are sat broadcasting on the steps of the Capitol. The sky is bright blue.

A photo taken on the steps showing over a 100 people gathered around Jeffries and Booker who are sat broadcasting on the steps of the Capitol. The sky is bright blue.

NEW: Crowd now growing at the Capitol where Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the steps.

Is this building into something?

If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.

#Resist

(πŸ“Έ Sen. Brian Schatz)

27.04.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 20239 πŸ” 5243 πŸ’¬ 456 πŸ“Œ 290
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25.04.2025 19:43 πŸ‘ 21211 πŸ” 6354 πŸ’¬ 570 πŸ“Œ 337
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ERICA to the Rescue! ERIC, the research repository of the Department of Education, was defunded this week. The ERIC catalog lists over 2 million education-related publications. More than 500,000 of these publications are ...

Some good news for this Friday. This astonishing group of people have spun up ERICA, the ERIC archive. www.datarescueproject.org/erica-to-the...

#GLAMS #Skybrarians #AcademicSky

25.04.2025 19:24 πŸ‘ 283 πŸ” 145 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 20

There is no Other. Violence against the least of us, is violence against all of us

23.04.2025 09:00 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
A flowering branch of Washington hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum, of many flowers with white petals, red centers, yellow to brown pistils. In the background are many other branches bearing flowers. Copyright Tom Kimmerer

A flowering branch of Washington hawthorn, Crataegus phaenopyrum, of many flowers with white petals, red centers, yellow to brown pistils. In the background are many other branches bearing flowers. Copyright Tom Kimmerer

We all love spring flowers. Flowers may be male, female, or both. Plants often change sex. In floral complexity, we find joy. Humans are also complex and beautiful in sex and gender. We must not listen to those who seek to divide us because of our differences. Let's find joy in each human flower.

24.04.2025 01:06 πŸ‘ 245 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Turns out you can shape the agenda with dramatic action and maybe even shift public opinion. Crazy.

20.04.2025 01:30 πŸ‘ 50703 πŸ” 8889 πŸ’¬ 453 πŸ“Œ 268
West Michigan protests against Trump administration draw crowds
West Michigan protests against Trump administration draw crowds YouTube video by WOOD TV8

April 19th 2025 Protests

Numerous West Michigan Protests Against Trump Administration Draws Crowds

WOOD TV8

(Next 50501 National Day of Protest is May 1st:
More info maydaystrong.org and www.fiftyfifty.one )

youtu.be/tEbDokeb8vE?...

20.04.2025 13:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Protestors voice frustration with direction of country at large downtown Toledo rally
Protestors voice frustration with direction of country at large downtown Toledo rally YouTube video by WTOL11

April 19th 2025 Protests

Protestors Voice Frustration With Direction of Country at Large Downtown Toledo, Ohio Rally

WTOL11

(Next 50501 National Day of Protest is May 1st:
More info maydaystrong.org and www.fiftyfifty.one )

youtu.be/j6jQK4WJtgk?...

20.04.2025 13:13 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
The wrong ICE is melting 
The wrong Amazon is burning

The wrong ICE is melting The wrong Amazon is burning

Sign of the day…

19.04.2025 21:59 πŸ‘ 30547 πŸ” 7623 πŸ’¬ 177 πŸ“Œ 212
A crowd of protesters on a city street with signs including β€œwe exist resist” β€œhands off!” β€œNo one bribed me to be here”

A crowd of protesters on a city street with signs including β€œwe exist resist” β€œhands off!” β€œNo one bribed me to be here”

A crowd of protestors on a city square. One with a megaphone. Signs say things like β€œhands off!” And β€œno due process for them means no due process for you” American flags too.

A crowd of protestors on a city square. One with a megaphone. Signs say things like β€œhands off!” And β€œno due process for them means no due process for you” American flags too.

Protestors on city street holding American flags and signs with the words β€œResist” and β€œhands off”

Protestors on city street holding American flags and signs with the words β€œResist” and β€œhands off”

Really good peaceful crowd in Troy NY today. #handsoff #nokings #april19

19.04.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The emergency is here. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-asha-rangappa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ak8.cXQj.oNXKJM21wkkp&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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