April 19, 2024 by Gary Price
California Oakland’s Main Library Will Soon Close For Six Months For Repairs (via SF Chronicle) Iowa Legal Filing By PEN America Urges Appeals Court to Uphold Injunction Against Iowa’s Book Ban Law Libraries Listen to a Radio Interview with ALA President Emily Drabinksi: (America’s Top Librarian Says ‘We’re Fighting For Our Lives’ (via WBEZ) Open […]
April 18, 2024 by Gary Price
From Open.Science.Gov: CENDI, a volunteer membership organization of U.S. federal scientific and technical information (STI) managers, recently launched an updated version of its flagship STI federated search product, Science.gov. Key updates include a modernized look and feel, and centralized access to federal agency open science and public access efforts including the public access plans/policies issued in response to the […]
April 17, 2024 by Gary Price
Ad Transparency (Elections) Investigation: Every Tech Giants’ Ad Oversight Tools Fall Short in Historic Election Year AI How People View AI, Disinformation and Elections — in Charts (via Politico) Spot the Deepfake: The AI Tools Undermining Our Own Eyes and Ears (via Politico) Alabama House Passes 18 Percent Cut to State Library Operations Budget (via […]
April 16, 2024 by Gary Price
From Science: Some of the best known databases, such as the Web of Science and Scopus, are proprietary and offer pay-to-access data and services supporting these and other metrics, including university rankings and journal impact factors. But in a declaration posted today, more than 30 research and funding organizations call for the community to commit to […]
April 12, 2024 by Gary Price
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): A shared understanding of the key terminology used in Open Access across regions and languages is essential for awareness raising within the profession and communication with stakeholders. The purpose of IFLA’s Open Access vocabulary is to collate the most widely used terms and definitions, with […]
April 11, 2024 by Gary Price
From an Open Syllabus Blog Post (about 1500 words): With the release of version 2.11 of the OS dataset, we can update our reporting on adoption rates for open educational resources (OERs) — specifically, open textbooks and ‘open access’ monographs. [Clip] We track OER adoption via the appearance of titles on syllabi — the point […]
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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 […]
April 8, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Popular AI homework Helper Gauth Shares Owner with TikTok (via Axios) Alabama New Bill Would Ban “Sexual Content” From Minors’ Shelves In Public Libraries (via Alabama Political Reporter) Archives The Internet Archive Just Backed Up an Entire Caribbean Island (via WIRED) Coherent Digital New Tool on Policy Commons Enables Impact Analysis For Millions of […]
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April 2, 2024 by Gary Price
The preprint linked below was shared today on arXiv. Title Open Access Coverage Of OpenAlex, Scopus and Web of Science Authors Marc-Andre Simard Université de Montréa Isabel Basson Université de Montréal Madelaine Hare University of Ottawa Vincent Lariviere Université de Montréal Philippe Mongeon Dalhousie University Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2404.01985 April 2, 2024 Abstract Diamond […]
April 2, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Dan Cohen: Is Science Becoming Conceptual Art? (Humane Ingenuity 52) (via CNI) Washington State Judge Blocks Use of AI-Enhanced Video As Evidence in Possible First-Of-Its-Kind Ruling (via NBC News) WHO Unveils A Digital Health Promoter Harnessing Generative AI For Public Health Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Request for Proposals: Communication Strategy for CFLA-FCAB […]