https://chroknowlogy.ca Thinking about the ethical care of information, knowledge, culture, and what we do for societies over a very long time. en https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/intellectual-liberty/open-licence-literacy-given-to-know-give-to-grow-presentatio This is a version of a presentation I gave about the need for training researchers in open licensing as a form of information literacy. I presented this at... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:25:32 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/intellectual-liberty/open-licence-literacy-given-to-know-give-to-grow-presentatio https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/digital-ecosystem/getting-certainty-on-human-versus-synthetic-media The Authors Guild (USA) launched its Human Authored Certification program (29 January 2025). This certification permits its members to register their... Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:21:49 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/digital-ecosystem/getting-certainty-on-human-versus-synthetic-media https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/digital-ecosystem/could-mastodon-instances-make-a-pledge-to-their-communities I've been thinking about something like an instance Community Pledge becoming commonplace. Mastodon instances tend to post rules, user expectations, a tiny... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:10:41 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/digital-ecosystem/could-mastodon-instances-make-a-pledge-to-their-communities https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/know-fore/much-better-ways-of-studying Paul Penn's article, How to Study Effectively (Psyche Magazine) provides insights on why common study techniques fail us. Research shows that cramming... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:07:35 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/know-fore/much-better-ways-of-studying https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/digital-ecosystem/mastodon-social-media-instances-of-interest The Mastodon social networks have attracted a lot more attention recently. I posted on concepts behind Mastodon , ActivityPub , and this federated style of... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:56:22 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/digital-ecosystem/mastodon-social-media-instances-of-interest https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/digital-ecosystem/some-notes-on-the-canadian-digital-information-strategy-draf I've been reading the draft consultation version of the Canadian Digital Information Strategy ( PDF ). The strategy proposes strengthening content, ensuring... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:38:33 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/digital-ecosystem/some-notes-on-the-canadian-digital-information-strategy-draf https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/substance-information/dikw-pragmatic-ignorance For workaday pragmatic purposes, common understandings of data, information, knowledge, wisdom, and their relationships may be worthwhile. But for our... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:38:13 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/substance-information/dikw-pragmatic-ignorance https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/memory-institutions/the-harm-of-e-book-platform-vendors-like-clarivate-proquest Librarians have ceded our control of collections and collection-building in the digital realm to a few commercial vendors. Among other things, this has... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:33:11 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/memory-institutions/the-harm-of-e-book-platform-vendors-like-clarivate-proquest https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/education-learning/talk-broad-value-open-access As a librarian, I talk with other faculty and students about their academic work and the life-cycle of the research process. I've always stressed that open... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:37:54 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/education-learning/talk-broad-value-open-access https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/info-ethics-policy/institutional-change-toward-open-scholarship-and-open-scienc The processes and supports within an institution can, I've noticed, demand a bit of effort to change. When we speak of open scholarship or open science ,... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:37:09 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/info-ethics-policy/institutional-change-toward-open-scholarship-and-open-scienc https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/know-fore/journalist-skills-learn-command-line-usage Bellingcat provides a workshop for people with no experience using the command line. The idea is to gain essential skills that will open up the possibility... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:37:06 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/know-fore/journalist-skills-learn-command-line-usage https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/intellectual-liberty/e-books-experiences-problems-access The introduction of e-books (among other digital content) changed the interactions and responsibilities of publishers, authors, academics, librarians,... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:29:47 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/intellectual-liberty/e-books-experiences-problems-access https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/memory-institutions/ephemera-and-the-national-memory I'd been concerned with what I had once called digital cultural amnesia. Though in reflecting on the word "amnesia" I no longer think it's the best way to... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:23:17 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/memory-institutions/ephemera-and-the-national-memory https://chroknowlogy.ca/about/publications Bibliography of some of my publications, presentations, etc. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:07:47 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/about/publications https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/know-fore/switch-to-a-mastodon-social-network The Mastodon social network system is the most promising advance I've seen recently toward establishing a better, more compelling social networking system.... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:20:46 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/know-fore/switch-to-a-mastodon-social-network https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/know-fore/newsblur-as-an-intelligent-agent-used-for-ci Newsblur (www.newsblur.com) is a Web-based RSS feed reading service. This is a review of how I found it useful while working on competitive intelligence... Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://chroknowlogy.ca/blog/know-fore/newsblur-as-an-intelligent-agent-used-for-ci