Posts by Gary Price
Journal Article: “Model Proposal of Libraries Functions to Implement Open Science: Analysis From Latin American Librarianship”
Many thanks to SAGE for opening their paywall to infoDOCKET so we can share the full text article linked below at no charge. The article will be accessible for one month (beginning today) by clicking the link below. Registration is NOT required to access the full text article. The article linked below was recently published […]
Washington Post: “Who Uses Libraries? Even In The Stacks, There’s A Political Divide”; The New York Public Library Acquires Archive of Oliver Sacks; & More News Headlines
Book Bans Get Them on the Shelves and Keep Them There. Advocates Continue to Fight Against Book Bans (via San Diego Union-Tribune) Freedom to Read Freedom to Read Community Day of Action Rallies Support for America’s Libraries on October 19 (via ALA) Iowa Fighting For Unrestricted Access to Information In Iowa City (Daily Iowan) Public […]
Ready Reference Tools: Bloomberg Publishes “A Glossary For the AI Revolution”
From Bloomberg: The arrival in late 2022 of the ChatGPT chatbot, with its remarkably sophisticated — if occasionally erroneous — answers to a vast array of queries, was a milestone in artificial intelligence that took decades to reach. Scientists were experimenting with “computer vision” and giving machines the ability to “read” as far back as the 1960s, and […]
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Preprint: “What We Should Learn From Pandemic Publishing”
The preprint linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title What We Should Learn From Pandemic Publishing Authors Satyaki Sikdar Indiana University Loyola University Chicago Sara Venturini MIT University of Padova Marie-Laure Charpignon MIT Sagar Kumar Northeastern University Francesco Rinaldi University of Padova Francesco Tudisco The University of Edinburgh Gran Sasso Science Institute Santo Fortunato […]
How AI Companies Accidentally Made Their Chatbots Worse; US Copyright Office Spanish Language Program Broadens Access to Copyright Information; & More Headlines
AI OpenAI’s ChatGPT Breaks Out of Its Box—and Onto a Canvas (via WIRED) How AI Companies Accidentally Made Their Chatbots Worse (via IEEE Spectrum) Brown University Library Brown University Library Releases Multimodal Publication Centered on Consent, Introduces New Form of Visual Literacy Copyright Creative Commons Joins Re:Create (via Re:Create) Copyright Office Spanish Language Program Broadens […]
SPARC Releases Second Vendor Privacy Report Urging Action to Address Concerns with SpringerLink Data Privacy Practices
From a SPARC Blog Post: Today, SPARC released our second vendor privacy analysis: Navigating Risk in Vendor Data Privacy Practices: An Analysis of Springer Nature’s SpringerLink. Produced in collaboration with Becky Yoose of LDH Consulting Services, this analysis builds on our ScienceDirect report published last year and documents a variety of practices that undermine library privacy standards. SpringerLink provides a case study in […]
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New Statement ALA’s Executive Board: “Libraries as Lifelines: Supporting Communities in the Aftermath of Hurricane Helene”
From the American Library Association: In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, our hearts are with those whose lives have been profoundly impacted. We extend our deepest sympathies to individuals facing devastating loss and the challenges of recovery and rebuilding. We recognize the unwavering dedication of libraries to show up, to step in, and to serve […]
Top Innovators: Urban Libraries Council Announces Winners of 2024 Innovations Award
From the Urban Libraries Council: For 15 years, the Urban Libraries Council has proudly highlighted and honored our library members through the Innovations Initiative. We are so excited to announce the winners of the 2024 Innovations cycle! From campaigns that promote civic engagement and intellectual freedom to programs that enhance digital connectivity and economic mobility, more than 230 library projects covering six […]
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Just Released: The State of U.S. Academic Libraries: Findings from the ACRL 2023 Annual Survey
From ACRL: This report focuses on U.S. academic libraries and the results reflect the 1,414 responding institutions in 2023. Key findings include: The average full-time equivalent (FTE) library staff is 36.2 and the median is 15.7. Doctoral universities have much higher staffing levels than all other types. Associate’s colleges and two year institutions have the […]
Open Science: PLOS Receives $2.5 Million in Grant Funding For New Research Initiative
Here’s the Full Text of the PLOS Release: PLOS today announced that it has received a $1.5 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and a $1 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support our mission to drive Open Science forward with meaningful change in scholarly publishing. The funds enable PLOS to embark […]
