March 27, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford U. Press: The Japanese language has long been a rich source of loan words for English and, this month, even more examples join the hundreds already recorded in the OED. We’ll begin with a selection of cooking-related words – sharpen your santoku knife and join us in the kitchen. The noun hibachi is not […]
March 26, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Association of American Publishers: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its StatShot report for December 2023 reflecting reported revenue for Trade (Consumer Books), Religious Presses, Higher Education Course Materials, and Professional Publishing. Total revenues across all categories for December 2023 were down 2.5% as compared to December 2022, coming in at […]
March 26, 2024 by Gary Price
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): IFLA’s first Trend Report in 2013 offered a new and powerful tool for libraries and library and information workers to think about the future, and how to secure their place – and positive contribution – in this. [Clip] The key theme of this edition, which […]
March 26, 2024 by Gary Price
From a CORE Blog Post: On March 22, 2024, the AI for the Research Ecosystem workshop (#AI4RE) took place in London, kindly hosted by UCL in the wonderful surroundings of Chandler House. The workshop was part of the Turing Institue’s AI UK Fringe series of events which took place around the U.K. The workshop focused on the […]
March 26, 2024 by Gary Price
From a News Release: The 14th GW Ethics in Publishing Conference will be held as a hybrid event on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at the City View Room, GW’s Foggy Bottom Campus, and online. The theme of the 2024 conference is “Integrity in a Time of Change.” Alumni and current students in the GW Publishing program are […]
March 26, 2024 by Gary Price
Artificial Intelligence (AI) ChatGPT “Contamination”: Estimating the Prevalence of LLMs in the Scholarly Literature (preprint via arXiv) Why Large Language Models Like ChatGPT Treat Black- and White-Sounding Names Differently (Stanford HAI) Library Publishing Coalition Announcing the New LPC Board Members and Bylaws Update Linked Data An Introduction to Library Linked Data (via OCLC Next) Western […]
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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
From HT: Today HathiTrust is excited to announce the release of its new Strategic Vision. Approved by the Board of Governors at their last quarterly meeting, the Strategic Vision was created through an intensive, year-long effort with partners, Athenaeum 21, to imagine HathiTrust’s future. In its first 15 years, HathiTrust has collected, preserved, and provided […]
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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 […]
March 24, 2024 by Gary Price
The RLUK24 (Research Libraries UK) “New Frontiers: The Expanding Scope of the Modern Research Library” took place virtually from March 22-24, 2024. Below, find links to video recordings of conference keynotes, panels, workshops, and roundtables. You can also access a video playlist of these sessions on YouTube. The complete event agenda is available here. Video […]