Public Libraries Archives
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 […]
Legislation: “New Jersey Lawmakers Move to Protect Libraries” (Freedom to Read Act)
From NJ Spotlight News: New measures intended to safeguard access to diverse books in school and public libraries could soon become law in New Jersey. A bill, titled the “Freedom to Read Act,” directs local boards of education to adopt policies on curating school library collections and develop criteria for the removal of library materials. […]
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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Updated Edition Now Available: Directory of Institutions Offering ALA-Accredited Master’s Programs in Library and Information Studies; Ohio: Library Levies, Making Up Significant Parts of Operating Budgets, Head For Ohio November Ballots; & More Headlines
Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL) Publishes 2024 Annual Report Books Updated and Rebranded OAPEN Open Access Books Toolkit Now Available Ithaka S+R New Project: Building Data Collection and Evaluation Capacity for Higher Education in Prisons (via Ithaka S+R) LIS Education Updated Edition Now Available: Directory of Institutions Offering […]
MD: Anne Arundel County Public Library Becomes the First in Maryland to Be a Book Sanctuary; WA: Recovery From Cyberattack Costs Seattle Public Library Over $1 Million; & More Headlines
Book Sanctuaries People are Supporting ‘Book Sanctuaries’ Despite Politics: ‘No One Wants to Be Censored’ (via USA Today) Maryland Anne Arundel County Public Library Becomes the First in Maryland to Be a Book Sanctuary (via WMAR) New York Far Rockaway Library Named NYC’s ‘Best New Building’ by Municipal Art Society of New York (via QNS) […]
The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself; Patron Privacy Protections in Public Libraries: IT Professionals’ Points of View; & More Headlines
IEEE IEEE is the Latest Publisher to Join GetFTR IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) Registration Now Open For 2024 International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) Online Meeting ||| Meeting Agenda/Session Descriptions Internet Archive The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself (via WIRED) Language Models Language Agents Achieve Superhuman Synthesis of Scientific Knowledge (preprint via arXiv) Library Publishing […]
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AI: Google’s NotebookLM Adds Audio and YouTube Support; Announcing the Launch of the Peer Review Terminology Website; & More Headlines
AI Google’s NotebookLM Adds Audio and YouTube Support (via Google) Google Serving AI-Generated Images of Mushrooms Could Have “Devastating Consequences” (via 404 Media) ILO Launches New AI And Digital Economy Online Knowledge Hub (Via International Labour Organization) Analytics 2024 EDUCAUSE Analytics Landscape Study (via EDUCAUSE) China Studies Luce/ACLS Digital Archives Mapping Project Publishes Open Database […]
Reports: Hackers Target Delaware Public Library System, Investigation Underway
From NBC 5 Philadelphia: Since last week, Delaware residents haven’t been able to use computers or the Internet at any of the state’s public libraries due to a cyber attack. Signs are plastered on doors at different libraries warning people not to log into the Wi-Fi and sharing that all PCs are out of order. […]
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Report: “A Texas County Has Told an Appeals Court It Has a Right to Cull Books on Sex, Gender and Racism” + Statement From EveryLibrary
Ed. Note: We will update this post with additional media reports. UPDATE 2: Audio Recording of Oral Argument (Sept. 24) Now Available UPDATE: Statement From EveryLibrary on the Misapplication of the Government Speech Doctrine in Little v. Llano County From the Associated Press: A Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its shelves — some […]
2024 Updates to ORCID’s Privacy Policy; Introducing the Diamond OA Sustainability Check; & More Headlines
DIAMAS Introducing the Diamond OA Sustainability Check Force 11 Advancing Scholarly Communications Together: Lead a FORCE11 Working Group! Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation Selects The Roz Group to Partner on Strategic Plan Initiative Internet Archive Registration Now Open For Internet Archive Library Leaders Forum 2024 (October 17, 2024) (Virtual Event) […]
