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ACLU: “It’s 2022 and Two Books Are on Trial for ‘Obscenity'”
From the ACLU: …last month, a Virginia resident initiated obscenity proceedings against two acclaimed books: Gender Queer, a Memoir, by Maia Kobabe, an autobiographical graphic novel that depicts the author’s experience as a non-binary and asexual person; and A Court of Mist and Fury, by Sarah J. Maas, a fantasy novel. The obscenity proceedings come […]
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to open 2022 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
From the American Library Association: The American Library Association (ALA) today announced that FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel will open the 2022 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Washington, D.C., June 23-28, 2022. In the ALA Opening General Session, ALA President Patricia “Patty” Wong will host a lively, fireside conversation with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman […]
Alternative Publishing Platforms: Knowledge Exchange Activity and Scoping Paper
The scoping paper linked below was recently posted by Knowledge Exchange. From the Introduction: Research findings have traditionally been published as peer–reviewed academic articles, monographs and edited collection, proceedings, or theses, with academic publishing companies being the main venue for the publication of findings. In order for research organisations to make research findings available to […]
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Advancing Open Science Through Institutional Strategies, Open Access to Conference Proceedings and an Action Plan on Diamond Open Access
From CEASAR: The leading universities of Science and Technology (S&T) united within CESAER today publish the following two white papers: Successful implementation of Open Access strategies at Universities of S&T Open Access and conference papers in engineering disciplines These aim to inspire and inform readers on two key topics for universities of S&T, contain specific […]
Report: “Gigabit Libraries and Beyond: Year One Grant Update”
From an Internet2 Blog Post by Therese Perlowski: In September 2020, Internet2 received funding for the Gigabit Libraries and Beyond (GLB) project through a $249,788 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant. The GLB project builds on the success of the 2018 IMLS grant-funded Toward Gigabit Libraries (TGL) […]
U.S. Copyright Office Issues Final Rule for Small Claims Procedures for Library and Archives Opt-Outs and Class Actions
From the U.S. Copyright Office: Pursuant to the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020 and after soliciting public comments, the U.S. Copyright Office published a final rule establishing procedures for libraries and archives to preemptively opt out of proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB). The rule identifies the procedures for a […]
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Scholarly Publishing: “PNAS [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences] Rebrand: Improving Accessibility in Its Many Forms”
From a PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) Editorial: Whereas earlier web redesigns helped to overcome time and distance barriers, in 2020 a platform migration inspired a web redesign to move away from lingering historical conventions of paper publishing and capitalize on the special strengths of digital communication, particularly those enabling greater usability […]
New Research: “Study Reveals Strong Demand for Open-Access Science”
From Georgia Tech University: While a dominant narrative of American life paints a bleak picture of poorly informed internet partisans duking it out over a landscape denuded of anything resembling truth or reality, a new study from the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy offers a different take while also advancing the use of machine […]
Report: “AI-Synthesized Faces Are Indistinguishable From Real Faces and More Trustworthy”
From VICE: In a study published Tuesday in the peer-reviewed journal PNAS, researchers Sophie J. Nightingale at Lancaster University in the UK and Hany Farid at University of California, Berkeley, conducted three experiments to determine if, and how, people differentiated real faces from algorithmically-generated ones, also known as deepfakes. “Our evaluation of the photorealism of […]
New Publication: MPS in Publishing Program at George Washington University Announces Inaugural Issue of “GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing”
From GWU: The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) in Publishing program, George Washington University, is pleased to announce the inaugural issue of the GW Journal of Ethics in Publishing. This new online journal is managed by students in the MPS in Publishing program, and led by Editor-in-Chief Randy Townsend, Director of Publishing Operations, PLOS, and […]
