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Mastodon Post 2023-06-29

Mastodon Post 2023-06-29

By Shawn M. Jones
Originally posted at Mastodon
public Voice: social media #social #mastodon

As the keynote speaker, Sarah Lamdan asks:

* What does it mean when library vendors are also doing stuff with our personal data for profit?
* Does this risk our patrons' academic or intellectual freedom?

She points out that academic publishers are following a trend of all industries transitioning to data analytics. The goal is to create products that make predictions and prescriptions about what people, businesses, and technologies might do next.