May 9, 2024 by Gary Price
From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) today announced a new multiyear agreement with Ancestry to digitize, index, and publish tens of millions of historical United States records, previously unavailable online. “The National Archives is the nation’s record keeper, and we hold billions of stories in our […]
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 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 The bill was abruptly withdrawn from debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday after three hours of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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April 22, 2024 by Gary Price
From an Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) Post: Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) is thrilled to announce the launch of our latest resource: Infra Finder. This tool is designed to be the go-to resource for anyone navigating the complex landscape of infrastructure services and standards enabling open research and scholarship. [Clip] Infra Finder currently offers […]
April 22, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Voice of America (VOA): In Ukraine, more than 200 libraries have been destroyed and about 400 damaged since Russia launched its war, say Ukrainian officials. Lesia Bakalets reports from Kyiv on how librarians are trying to ensure libraries survive the war. Direct to Video
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April 16, 2024 by Gary Price
From the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $26.2 million in grants for 238 humanities projects across the country. Grants awarded today will underwrite a new permanent exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh on how the Nile River shaped ancient Egyptians’ ideas of […]
April 15, 2024 by Gary Price
From a Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Post: A decade ago, the world’s best AI systems were incapable of classifying images at a human level. They could not understand language, struggled with visual reasoning, and flunked the most basic reading comprehension tests. Today, AI systems routinely exceed human performance on standard benchmarks. This is […]