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Research Tools: Introducing DiscoverGov: GPO’s (US Government Publishing Office) New Discovery Search Tool
From FDLP.gov/GPO: GPO is pleased to introduce DiscoverGov, our new, web-based search tool. DiscoverGov provides simple, one-stop searching across multiple U.S. Federal Government databases, including GPO’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and GovInfo. Come meet DiscoverGov as we release it for public use in this soft launch. Direct link: https://discover.gpo.gov/ PURL: https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo235314 CGP System Number: 001444646 DiscoverGov features: […]
Silverchair to Acquire ScholarOne From Clarivate; Peer-Reviewed Preprints and the Publish-Review-Curate Model; & More Headlines
AI Meta Develops Own AI Search Engine to Cut Reliance on Google, Bing, The Information Reports (via Reuters) Archives Archivists Say Fortnite Developer Threatens ‘Cultural Heritage’ (via 404 Media) Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Upcoming Event: OPEN TO ALL—Ignite Collaboration: Thriving Multigenerational Libraries Ex Libris The Ex Libris Commitment to DEIA: Advancing Equity in Libraries […]
San Francisco Public Library and hoopla Bring Free E-Resources to County Jails; Buying Print Books in Canada 2023; & More Headlines
Canada Buying Print Books in Canada 2023 (via BookNet Canada) Dictionaries 200 New Words and Definitions Added to Merriam-Webster.com (via M-W) Ex Libris Ex Libris Introduces Specto, an AI-Powered Digital Asset Management Solution Prisons/Jails San Francisco Public Library and hoopla Bring Free E-Resources to County Jails (via CIL) Reading Freedom to Read Community Day of […]
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Clarivate Appoints Former ProQuest CEO Matti Shem Tov as the Company’s Next CEO
From Clarivate (Full Text of Announcement): Clarivate today announced that the Board has appointed Matti Shem Tov, former CEO of ProQuest, as the Company’s next CEO, effective August 9, 2024. Mr. Shem Tov will also join the Company’s Board of Directors. Jonathan Gear, Chief Executive Officer, will step down as CEO and as a member […]
Candidates For ACRL 2025 ACRL Board of Directors Announced; AI Terminology, Explained for Humans; & More Headlines
ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) Candidates For ACRL 2025 ACRL Board of Directors Announced AI AI Terminology, Explained for Humans (The Verge) See also: Artificial Intelligence Glossary (Nielsen Norman Group) As Generative Models Improve, People Adapt Their Prompts (preprint; via arXiv) Arizona Listen Online: How a Small Library [The Copper Queen Library in […]
Resource Sharing: Clarivate Partners with OhioLINK and SearchOhio to Create a New Unified Library Experience Across the State of Ohio
From a Joint News Release (Full Text): Clarivate today announced a partnership with OhioLINK, Ohio’s academic library consortium, and SearchOhio, a consortium of Ohio public libraries, to develop a new library resource sharing consortial experience. Through this partnership Clarivate will unify OhioLINK and SearchOhio’s resource sharing platforms to enhance library user experiences and services, improve […]
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Details: 2nd arXiv Accessibility Forum Scheduled to Take Place in September; HathiTrust Research Center Introduces New Homepage; & More Headlines
AI AI Chatbots Have Shown They Have An ‘Empathy Gap’ That Children Are Likely to Miss (U. of Cambridge) Artificial Intelligence: Glossary (via Nielsen Norman Group) arXiv Details: 2nd arXiv Accessibility Forum Scheduled to Take Place in September Ex Libris UCF Libraries Rolls Out Leganto System for Course Materials Access HathiTrust HathiTrust Research Center Introduces […]
SCOSS: Imagining A World Without Open Infrastructures; The Washington Post Tells Staff It’s Pivoting to AI; & More Headlines
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Research Libraries Prepare for a World of AI-Influenced Research and Scholarship BioOne BioOne Announces Early Publisher Commitments to Subscribe to Open (S2O) Pilot Media The Washington Post Tells Staff It’s Pivoting to AI (via Futurism) ORCID Nominations Now Open For ORCID Board Elections 2025! SCOSS (Global Sustainability Coalition for Open […]
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A Roundup of New Papers, Reports, and Statements re: Artificial Intelligence (AI) From ACM, Ex Libris, Oxford University Press, WHO, & Others
ACM Statement on Principles for the Development and Use of Systems to Detect Generative AI Content Center for Research on Foundation Models (CRFM)/Stanford HAI Introducing The Foundation Model Transparency Index Ex Libris The Impact of Generative AI on Libraries Oxford University Press AI in Education: Where We are and What Happens Next Scholarly Publishing Journal […]
Iowa Librarians Fear Book Ban Could Spread to Public Libraries; OhioLINK Selects Ex Libris Alma and Primo as Next Library Services Platform; & More News Headlines
AI ChatGPT Answers More Than Half of Software Engineering Questions Incorrectly (via ZDNet) Book Bans Books Banned in Other States Fuel Vermont Lieutenant Governor’s Reading Tour (via AP) ||| Learn More About the Tour (via VT Lieutenant Governor Website) Brown University Brown Library Receives Second NEH Grant for Digital Publishing Institute Georgia State University Georgia […]
