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We are continuing to operate underground, travelling from safe-house to safe-house. We are lucky to have such a strong community of #accesstoknowledge orgs and activists #IA2046
The best summation of what we're fighting right now is in the Library Futures principles! We must remain technology-positive and establish a better future through a cooperative and equitable approach #IA2046
Join coalitions and communities fighting for access like state library organizations, consortia, library boards, our partners at nonprofits and libraries, and the Library Futures coalition! It takes a community to build a better knowledge ecosystem. We can't do it alone. #IA2046
That means fighting for the library's right to purchase, own, lend, and modify digital materials, as well as bringing libraries into the center of the most pressing issues of our time. #IA2046
We seek to build a world where libraries are at the center of universal, quality access to knowledge and digital information rights for everyone. We want to create trusted community knowledge centers that are physically and digitally accessible to all. #IA2046
Libraries have always taken a strong stance on accessibility, even though the odds are often stacked against them. From text to speech to availability, libraries make it possible for everyone to access information as part of their core services. #IA2046
People have been moving toward digital library services over 40 years for better accessibility, convenience, or preference. Digital tools, safety, and equity are crucial to the continuance of knowledge institutions. But those tools should be community-led and driven. #IA2046
We're moving toward a more equitable digital future, but there's still a lot to do! With the support of robust and adequately funded public institutions that center community needs, we continue the fight for the right to read and learn. #IA2046
Over the past 25 years, we've worked together to reshape the future and rebalance the playing field in favor of trusted information and knowledge hubs over big corporations that want to withhold knowledge from the people. #IA2046
The last 25 years have presented some great challenges, and also many opportunities. Knowledge institutions have come together to combat the cartels that were holding our digital future captive. #IA2046
We're fighting for a future where every child can read as many books as they want to read, wherever they are and whether or not their family has money for books ❤️📚#IA2046#EmpoweringLibraries
We're fighting for a future where libraries and archives are empowered to adapt to a digital world... and reach the most vulnerable in their communities. What are your dreams for #EmpoweringLibraries? #IA2046
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up on the #DWeb is the first step towards a better future. We want a future where access to information is equal, regardless of geographic location or socioeconomic background #IA2046
"The worst dystopia isn't MadMax mutant cannibals running in the desert. The worst dystopia is algorithmic click farms of every human being constantly serving up the Facebook ad machine to clicks & eyeballs. That's a bad #dystopia."
said that there are 4 levers for change: code, law, markets & norms. So technology alone cannot keep knowledge open, it needs to work hand-in-hand w/ the right policy, incentives & values to make something of true value.
We dream of a future in which libraries can provide Universal Access to All Knowledge - not only to people but to machines that will link & mine that data for new insights. For free, not only to those who can pay a subscription. #IA2046