More than five lessons

Enter machine learning and the capacity to collect large amounts of data and all of a sudden the computer science and cultural heritage communities seem to be arriving at the same point.  Is what we are doing and how we are doing it ok?   Well, no not really, in my view, but there are… Continue reading More than five lessons

Responsible Operations: Deep Commitment and Social Tensions

The Responsible Operations: Data Science, Machine Learning, and AI in Libraries report authored by Thomas Padilla and published by OCLC meets the pudding test.  A foundational piece of research outlining seven professional challenges to ethical approaches (and practical steps forward) to using computational methods in library practice.   Committing to Responsible Operations Description and Discovery… Continue reading Responsible Operations: Deep Commitment and Social Tensions