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2024 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Cybersecurity and Privacy Edition is Now Available Online
From EDUCAUSE: This report profiles the trends and key technologies and practices shaping the future of cybersecurity and privacy, and envisions a number of scenarios for that future. It is based on the perspectives and expertise of a global panel of leaders from across the higher education landscape. These are, in many ways, tumultuous times. […]
IFLA Launches “Facing the Future With Confidence: IFLA Trend Report 2024”
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: Just over 10 years on from the original IFLA Trend Report, the world has not slowed down. Rising awareness of the consequences of knowledge injustice, further technological advances, sharpening political polarisation and of course the pandemic, amongst other things, have each impacted the information environment. [Clip] […]
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 […]
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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 […]
Digital Collections: Alan Turing and DNA Papers Among Historical Peer Review Reports Made Public For First Time by The Royal Society, Over 1600 Reports Posted Today
From The Royal Society: The Royal Society has today released over 1,600 historical peer review reports, available to view publicly for the first time on the Science in the Making portal. Readers can discover what eminent scientists thought of work by mathematician Alan Turing, as well as Nobel Prize-winning chemist, Dorothy Hodgkin’s review of Crick and Watson’s famous “DNA” paper. […]
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 […]
American Library Association Reveals Preliminary Data on 2024 Book Challenges (1,128 Unique Titles Challenged From Jan. 1, 2024-Aug. 31, 2024)
Note: Media coverage from AP (below) is helpful in understanding the differences in how PEN America and ALA define and count book bans/book challenges. From the American Library Association (ALA): The American Library Association has released preliminary data documenting attempts to censor books and materials in public, school, and academic libraries during the first eight […]
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Preliminary Findings From PEN America Show Over 10,000 Books Were Banned in Public Schools During the 2023-2024 School Year (vs. 3,362 From Previous School Year)
Note: Media coverage from AP (below) is helpful in understanding the differences in how PEN America and ALA define and count book bans/book challenges. From PEN America: Over 10,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2023-2024 school year, according to PEN America’s preliminary findings. This dramatic increase is nearly triple the number from […]
SPARC Awarded $6 Million, 6-Year Grant From Arcadia
From SPARC (Full Text): SPARC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $6 million grant from Arcadia, a charitable foundation that works to protect nature, preserve cultural heritage and promote open access to knowledge. The 6-year grant will extend SPARC’s work on policies and practices that ensure immediate, equitable, and free sharing of […]
