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 16, 2024 by Gary Price
From The Washington Post: The bill in Connecticut, pending before an education committee, is one of a raft of measures advancing nationwide that seek to do things like prohibit book bans or forbid the harassment of school and public librarians — the first such wave in the country, said John Chrastka, director of library advocacy […]
April 16, 2024 by Gary Price
From the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $26.2 million in grants for 238 humanities projects across the country. Grants awarded today will underwrite a new permanent exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh on how the Nile River shaped ancient Egyptians’ ideas of […]
April 15, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Google’s New Technique Gives LLMs Infinite Context (via Venture Beat) AR/VR Meta Wants to Put Students and Teachers in Quest VR Headsets (via Axios) ||| Official Meta Blog Post Digital Science/Metaphacts Metaphacts and Dimensions Launch the Dimensions Knowledge Graph, Powered by metaphactory Iowa Five Publishers Join PRH in Its Lawsuit of Iowa (via Publishing […]
April 12, 2024 by Gary Price
Alabama NPR: Why Aren’t Some Librarians In Alabama in a Celebratory Mood? CHORUS CHORUS Forum: 12 Best Practices for Research Data Sharing – Event Summary, Comments ||| Slides & Video OCLC OCLC Global Council Elects Xuemao Wang, Re-Elects Anja Smit to Board of Trustees Toronto Public Library What is the Cost of Ransomware Attack on […]
April 11, 2024 by Gary Price
AI I Tested 4 Different AI Image Detectors: Here’s How Accurate They Were (Make Use Of) Authors James Patterson Speaks Out on $500 Bonuses to Bookstores, Librarians (via ABC News) Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) DPLA Brings Librarians and Independent Publishers Together at Inaugural Indielib Forum California Digital Library UC Libraries Endorse Joint Statement […]
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April 10, 2024 by Gary Price
From The Seattle Times: Book censorship, bans and restrictions remain a pressing challenge for youth across the country, according to a Books Unbanned report released Wednesday by the Seattle Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library. [Clip] BPL founded the Books Unbanned program in 2022 to combat that censorship by expanding digital access to its collections to U.S. […]
April 10, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Generative AI Can Turn Your Most Pecious Memories Into Photos That Never Existed (via Technology Review) OpenAI Enhances GPT-4 Turbo Model for API and ChatGPT, Including Visual Input (via Voicebot) Alberta Calgary Public Library to Extend Availability of Wellness Desks, Support For Mental Health Arkansas Central Arkansas Library (CALS) Receives $500,000 from the Mellon […]
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April 9, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Associated Press: Across the country, book challenges and bans have soared to the highest levels in decades. Public and school-based libraries have been inundated with complaints from community members and conservative organizations such as as Moms for Liberty. Increasingly, lawmakers are considering new punishments — crippling lawsuits, hefty fines, and even imprisonment — for distributing […]
April 9, 2024 by Gary Price
AI I Tested 4 Different AI Image Detectors: Here’s How Accurate They Were (Make Use Of) American Library Association (ALA) Brad Warren Elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect (via ACRL) Dr. Brandy McNeil Named Public Library Association (PLA) 2025-2026 President (via ALA) New Hampshire Exploring New Hampshire Newspapers in Chronicling America (via LC) Ohio Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) […]