May 8, 2024 by Gary Price
AI How AI Might Shape LGBTQIA+ Advocacy (via MIT) ||| More in this MIT Media Lab Post Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB) CFLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee Issues Statement on Labeling Georgia More Than 400 Self-Service Kiosks Will Be Added to Libraries Across Georgia (via WSB-TV) PEN America Book Banners Take the Fight to Public […]
May 7, 2024 by Gary Price
ACRL The May 2024 (Vol 85, No. 5) Issue of College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is Now Available Online AI Elsevier Announces Launch of SciBite Chat, an AI-Powered Semantic Search Tool for Life Sciences R&D ALPSP ALPSP’s Learned Publishing Journal to Transition to Gold OA in 2025 Archives NPR Report: “Archive of Japanese […]
May 6, 2024 by Gary Price
E-Books Inside Libraries’ Battle For Better E-Book Access (via Axios) Misinformation Fake News and Misinformation: Sydney Universities Launch New Database (International Digital Policy Observatory (IDPO) Open Access Knowledge Unlatched Presents Open Access Heroes 2024 and Usage Increase of 20% Open Access, Scholarly Communication, and Open Science in Psychology: An Overview for Researchers Public Libraries John […]
May 2, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Artificial Intelligence’s Role in Digitally Preserving Historic Archives (via Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture) Books ACLS Announces 2024 ACLS Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award Winners Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) One Step Closer to a New Home for America’s Digital Heritage Libraries The May 2024 Issue of College […]
May 1, 2024 by Gary Price
From the CT Post: Connecticut municipal and school libraries would have been among the first in the nation to gain negotiating leverage with the nation’s largest book publishers on e-book prices, but the proposed legislation has been shelved. The bill was abruptly withdrawn from debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday after three hours of […]
May 1, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Request For Information: Pathways to AI-Enabled Research (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Clarivate Clarivate Will Make AI-Powered Web of Science Research Assistant Available in September Colorado Colorado Lawmakers Make Second Attempt at Curbing Book Bans in Public Libraries (via Colorado Newsline) Lyrasis Lyrasis Partners with Open Syllabus SPARC Key Takeaways From SPARC Discussion on […]
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April 30, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Literacy development in the early childhood and elementary school years is critical for learning and the acquisition of other skills essential for educational achievement. Although schools typically assume the primary responsibility in developing children’s literacy and reading skills, a holistic approach to overall literacy development requires […]
April 29, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today the release of a research brief on the continued response of public libraries to community needs two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief, “Changes in Public Library Services as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continued Through FY 2021,” […]
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April 29, 2024 by Gary Price
Association of Southeastern Research Libraries ASERL and De Gruyter Create Partnership to Support University Presses Florida Miami’s Oldest Public Library, in Little Haiti, Closes For Makeover (via WLRN) National Library of Medicine MTIX: the Next-Generation Algorithm for Automated Indexing of MEDLINE Public Domain Debut Issue of the “The Public Domain Newsletter” (April 2024) From the […]
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 […]