May 6, 2024 by Gary Price
The article linked below was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title The Prevalence of Textbook Affordability and OER Initiatives at ARL Libraries Author Zara T. Wilkinson Rutgers University-Camden Source The Journal of Academic Librarianship Volume 50, Issue 4, July 2024, 102884 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102884 Abstract Textbook affordability programs and the promotion of OER are […]
May 6, 2024 by Gary Price
From a Joint Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) are pleased to announce the publication of The ARL/CNI 2035 Scenarios: AI-Influenced Futures in the Research Environment. These scenarios explore potential futures shaped by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and its integration within the research environment. Developed […]
May 6, 2024 by Gary Price
Artificial Intelligence’s Role in Digitally Preserving Historic Archives (via Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture) MetaWriter: Exploring the Potential and Perils of AI Writing Support in Scientific Peer Review (via ACM) Microsoft Readies New AI Model to Compete with Google, OpenAI, the Information Reports (via Reuters) The AI Review Lottery: Widespread AI-Assisted Peer Reviews Boost Paper […]
May 4, 2024 by Gary Price
The article/dataset linked below was recently published by Scientific Data. Title A Dataset For Measuring the Impact of Research Data and Their Curation Authors Libby Hemphill University of Michigan Andrea Thomer University of Arizona Sara Lafia University of Michigan Lizhou Fan University of Michigan David Bleckley University of Michigan Elizabeth Moss University of Michigan Source […]
May 2, 2024 by Gary Price
The article linked below was published today by Education and Information Technologies. Title ChatGPT in Higher Education – A Synthesis Of The Literature and a Future Research Agenda Authors Pritpal Singh Bhullar Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, India Mahesh Joshi RMIT University, Australia Ritesh Chugh Central Queensland University, Australia Source Education and Information Technologies […]
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 The bill was abruptly withdrawn from debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday after three hours of […]
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April 28, 2024 by Gary Price
The “AI for Scientific Discovery” workshop took place on October 12-13, 2023. The proceedings were published in April, 2024. The event was hosted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. About the Workshop Over the past century, artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved from computational theory to everyday conversational technologies, capturing the attention and […]
April 27, 2024 by Gary Price
From the European Union: The Use Case Observatory, an initiative led by data.europa.eu, serves as comprehensive research aimed at evaluating the impact of open data across Europe between 2022 and 2025. This project focuses on analysing 30 reuse cases and aims to contribute with valuable insights to the broader goals of data.europa.eu while shedding light on the […]
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April 25, 2024 by Gary Price
The article linked below was published today by PLOS One. Title Seek and You May (Not) Find: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Where Research Data are Shared Authors Lisa R. Johnston University of Wisconsin-Madison Alicia Hofelich Mohr University of Minnesota Joel Herndon Duke University Shawna Taylor Association of Research Libraries Jake R. Carlson University of Buffalo […]
April 24, 2024 by Gary Price
Authors Statement From EveryLibrary on the Cancellation of Author Maulik Pancholy’s Visit to Mountain View Middle School Book Bans Book Banning County Commissioners Censor Honor for Girl Scout’s Banned Book Library International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF-C) Martin R. Kalfatovic Named Director of the IIIF Consortium (IIIF-C) Louisiana Lafayette Public Library Board President Defends Book Display […]