University of Nebraska-Lincoln: “University Libraries Shifts Approach to Academic Publishers”
From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Full Text): The University Libraries is altering its approach to large-scale agreements with major academic publishers, starting with Springer journals. The shift marks a significant departure from the “big deal” model that has dominated academic publishing in recent years, where libraries sign comprehensive, multi-million-dollar [...]
Harvard Law School Library Innovation Lab Announces Launch of Data.gov Archive
From a Library Innovation Lab Post: Today we released our archive of data.gov on source.coop. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complete archive of federal public datasets linked by data.gov. It will be updated daily as new datasets are added to data.gov. This is the [...]
Report: “National Archives Workers Unsure If Marco Rubio Has Secretly Been Their Boss For Weeks”
From Jason Koebler at 404 Media: Wednesday night, ABC News reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio “has been the acting archivist” at the National Archives and Records Administration “since shortly after President Trump’s inauguration.” [Clip] 404 Media obtained notes from that all-hands meeting, in which Shogan was introduced as “the [...]
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From an Internet Archive Blog Post by Caralee Adams: These “End of Term” (EOT) Web Archive projects have been completed for term transitions in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020, with 2024 well underway. The effort preserves a record of the U.S. government as it changes over time for historical and research purposes. With two-thirds of the process complete, the […]
Scotland: World’s Largest Archive Of Street Newspapers Gifted to Glasgow University
From The Herald: The world’s largest collection of street newspapers – including landmark editions of The Big Issue – has been gifted to Glasgow Caledonian University. Around 8,000 newspapers and magazines sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty have been handed over to the University by the International Network of Street Papers (INSP). The Glasgow-based charity, […]
Research Article: Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of ChatGPT: A Global Study of Early Reactions
The article linked below was published today by PLOS One. Title Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of ChatGPT: A Global Study of Early Reactions Authors Dejan Ravšelj, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, et al. Source PLOS One 20(2) February 5, 2025 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315011 Abstract The paper presents the most comprehensive and large-scale global study to date on […]
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New Data: Fully OA Journals Output Shrank in 2023, But Hybrid OA Made Up the Lost Ground
From OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association; Guest Post by Dan Pollock, Delta Think): OASPA members were invited to share their data to update our previous post on this topic, from January 2024. Information covers the number of open access articles across both fully OA and hybrid journals, and the licenses under which those articles were […]
Research Tools: InsectNet Technology Identifies Insects Around the World and Around the Farm
From Iowa State University: A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a smartphone or computer to feed the photo into a web-based application called InsectNet and, […]
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Report: “Book Publishers, Authors, Donnelly Public Library Sue Idaho Officials Over Library Materials Law”
From the Idaho Capital Sun: National book publishers, authors, the Donnelly Public Library, and a handful of Idaho parents and students sued the Idaho officials on Tuesday to block the state’s library materials law. [Plaintiffs include: Penguin Random House; Hachette Book Group; Harpercollins Publishers; Macmillan Publishing Group; Simon & Schuster; Sourcebooks; The Authors Guild; Donnelly Public Library District; & Others] […]
Report: How Are Researchers Using AI? Survey Reveals Pros and Cons For Science
From Nature: Using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for processes such as preparing manuscripts, writing grant applications and peer review will become widely accepted within the next two years, suggests a survey of nearly 5,000 researchers in more than 70 countries by the publishing company Wiley. The survey asked researchers how they are currently using generative AI […]
