April 18, 2024 by Gary Price
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) ARL to Congress: No One Can Own the Law (via ARL) Louisiana Bill Would Apply Obscenity Laws to Louisiana Public School Libraries (via The Acadiana Advocate) Misinformation/Fake News The Geography of Corporate Fake News (via PLOS One) North Carolina Beta Version of the New UNC University Library Website Now Available […]
April 10, 2024 by Gary Price
Here’s the Full Text of the Announcement From the National Indigenous Knowledge and Language Alliance (NIKLA): The Respectful Terminology Platform Project (RTPP), an Indigenous-led initiative under the NIKLA-ANCLA umbrella, is honoured to announce that the project has been awarded a two-year grant for a total of $1.4M USD from the Mellon Foundation. Led by RTPP […]
April 8, 2024 by Gary Price
Congrats Ray! Here’s the Full Text of Today’s ALA Announcement: Raymond Pun, Academic and Research Librarian at the Alder Graduate School of Education in California has been elected 2024-2025 president-elect of the American Library Association (ALA). Pun received 5,611 votes, while his opponent, Sam Helmick, Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public Library, […]
April 5, 2024 by Gary Price
The article linked below was recently published by College & Research Libraries (C&RL). Title Academic Librarians as Teachers and Faculty Developers: Exploring the Potential of the ‘Teach the Teachers” Model of Information’ Authors Jane Hammons The Ohio State University Source College & Research Libraries (C&RL) Vol 85, No 3 (2024) DOI: 10.5860/crl.85.3.378 Abstract Proponents of […]
April 3, 2024 by Gary Price
The April 2024 (Vol 85 No 4) issue of College & Research Libraries News from the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is now available online. Direct to Complete Table of Contents Direct to Download Complete Issue (PDF) Features Story Telling, Learning Objects, and Scalar: Hidden Tools in Asynchronous Educational Models Charmaine Henriques You […]
March 31, 2024 by Gary Price
The preprint linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title Forensic Scientometrics — An Emerging Discipline to Protect the Scholarly Record Authors Leslie D. McIntoshDigital Science Cynthia Hudson VitaleAssociation of Research Libraries Source via arXivarXiv:2404.00478v1 Abstract Forensic Scientometrics (FoSci) is emerging as a vital discipline at the intersection of scientific integrity and security. Scholarship and […]
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March 29, 2024 by Gary Price
From ARL: The onset of new, more accessible, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies marks a significant turning point for libraries, ushering in a period rich with both unparalleled opportunities and complex challenges. In this era of swift technological transformation, libraries stand at a critical intersection. To effectively chart this transition, two quick polls were conducted among […]
March 28, 2024 by Gary Price
Censorship and Academic Freedom in the Public University Library was published today by Ithaka S+R. The report was written by: Ess Pokornowski Senior Analyst, Ithaka S+R Roger C. Schonfeld Vice President, Organizational Strategy and Libraries, Scholarly Communication, and Museums From the Report’s Executive Summary: Research libraries are expected to provide and preserve collections in support […]
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March 25, 2024 by Gary Price
From an OCLC Release: Following a comprehensive governance study, the OCLC Global Council ratified plans to establish a new council structure to clarify its role and increase member engagement. The new OCLC Leaders Council will be phased in over the next year with a clear purpose: to provide library perspectives that inform OCLC’s strategic goals […]
March 25, 2024 by Gary Price
Artificial Intelligence (AI) The Tech Industry Can’t Agree On What Open-Source AI Means. That’s a Problem (via MIT Technology Review) Arts New Data: Arts & Cultural Sector Hit All-Time High in 2022 Value Added to U.S. Economy (via National Endowment for the Arts, US Bureau of Economic Analysis) Librarians A University Librarian Asks: How Do […]