April 26, 2024 by Gary Price
Data Management and Sharing Plans Connecting DMSPs to Research Outputs (via University of California Curation Center (UC3)) France French National Library Quarantines ‘Poisonous’ Books (AFP via France 24) Iowa Iowa City Launches Book Donation and Recycling Program to Promote Sustainability (via Des Moines Register) Johns Hopkins University Libraries Cynthia Hudson Vitale Appointed Associate Dean of […]
April 10, 2024 by Gary Price
From a British Library Announcement: After 12 years as Chief Executive, Sir Roly Keating has announced that he will step down from the role in April next year. Sir Roly said: “When I took on this role in 2012 it was always my hope to serve for 12 years and I will reach that milestone in […]
April 8, 2024 by Gary Price
From ALA: The American Library Association (ALA) launched National Library Week with today’s release of its highly anticipated annual list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 and the State of America’s Libraries Report, which highlights the ways libraries and library workers have taken action to address community needs with innovative and critical services, as […]
April 7, 2024 by Gary Price
From an EveryLibrary Institute Blog Post: We are celebrating an important milestone: The one-year anniversary of Fight for The First, the only online digital advocacy platform that provides tools to local communities who want to take action against book bans in public libraries and school libraries around the United States. Supported by generous donations from […]
March 22, 2024 by Gary Price
From The Texas Tribune: From the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in Austin offering a mental health resources page to the San Antonio Public Library’s mental health awareness presentation on the signs of anxiety to a private telehealth room where patrons can meet with a counselor via Zoom in North Texas town of Pottsboro, these librarians do their best […]
February 12, 2024 by Gary Price
Here’s the Full Text of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Announcement: AIP is delighted to announce the appointment of Trevor Owens as its first Chief Research Officer. Starting Feb. 12, Owens will lead AIP Research, a core element of the Institute’s strategic transformation enabling AIP to leverage its work in statistical research, history, policy, […]
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January 15, 2024 by Gary Price
From The Record: The British Library — the national library of the United Kingdom and an archive of millions of books and manuscripts — began restoring access to its online catalog on Monday following a ransomware attack last October. [Clip] The online system, for now, will be the only way to see the rarest books, […]
January 15, 2024 by Gary Price
Advocacy EveryLibrary Publishes 2023 Impact Report AI Gen-Al: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work (via IMF) OpenAI Unveils Plans For Tackling Abuse Ahead Of 2024 Elections (via Axios) ||| Official OpenAI Statement Microsoft Copilot Adds a Premium Subscription, Copilot Pro (via PC World) Idaho Idaho Bill On ‘Harmful’ Library Books Moves Forward After Most […]
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January 2, 2024 by Gary Price
AI/GPT UPDATED: A Generative AI Primer (via JISC, National Centre For Artificial Intelligence) Boston Library Consortium BLC’s Inaugural Annual Report Highlights a Year of Collective Impact EPIC: Electronic Privacy Information Center DHS Releases Data Mining Report After EPIC FOIA Request Language Lake Superior State University Releases 2024 Banished Words List Missouri Kansas City Public Library […]
December 24, 2023 by Gary Price
Digital Curation Network (DCN) DCN Response to NSF Public Access Plan 2.0 Events Lecture: National Libraries in the Digital Era―Focusing on the Strategies of the National Library of the Netherlands (via National Diet Library, Japan) ||| Presentation Materials?Slides ||| Video Recording UNESCO Number of Countries with Open Science Policies Has Almost Doubled Since Adoption of […]