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The New CNI Issues Podcast Features a Conversation With Judith Conklin, CIO of the Library of Congress
From EDUCAUSE Review: Judith Conklin, CIO of the Library of Congress, discusses embedding digital strategies into the Library’s new strategic plan to increase accessibility and innovation. She highlights efforts to digitize the Library’s collections, explore the use of artificial intelligence, and maintain strong cybersecurity A text transcript isalso available.
AI Roundup: GPTs and Hallucination: Why Do Large Language Models Hallucinate?; Google’s “Audio Overview” Can Turn PDFs Into Podcasts; & More Headlines
Frameworks Is This AI Tool Right for Me? Important Questions from the Framework (via C&RL News) UNESCO Releases New AI Competency Frameworks For Students and Teachers (via UNESCO) Google Google Hit With European Privacy Probe Over Its AI System (via Politico) See Also: Data Protection Commission Launches Inquiry Into Google AI Model (via DPC, Ireland) […]
Research Tools: New USGS Map Shows Where Landslides are Most Likely to Occur in U.S.
From the USGS: The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new nationwide landslide susceptibility map that indicates nearly 44% of the U.S. could potentially experience landslide activity. The new assessment provides a highly detailed, county-by-county picture of where these damaging, disruptive and potentially deadly geologic hazards are more likely as well as areas where landslide […]
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Wonderful News! Access to Archived Versions of Web Pages Direct From the Wayback Machine Now Available via Google Search Results Pages
Ed. Note: Wonderful news for the web research community. Congrats to Brewster Kahle, Mark Graham, and the Entire IA/Wayback Team! From The Internet Archive: In a significant step forward for digital preservation, Google Search is now making it easier than ever to access the past. Starting today, users everywhere can view archived versions of webpages […]
Publishers File Additional Amicus Brief Supporting First Amendment Rights of Llano County Library Patrons in Full Court Rehearing of Little v. Llano County; The Impact of AI in Advancing Accessibility for Learners with Disabilities; & More Headlines
AI The Impact of AI in Advancing Accessibility for Learners with Disabilities (via EDUCAUSE Review) Banned Books Week Filmmaker Ava Duvernay Named Banned Books Week 2024 Honorary Chair (via ALA) Legal Publishers (AAP), Allies File Additional Amicus Brief Supporting First Amendment Rights of Llano County Library Patrons in Full Court Rehearing of Little v. Llano […]
Now Available: “Academic Library Pricing Dataset for SciFinder Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: 2018-2024”
The dataset linked below was published today by the Journal of eScience Librarianship. Title Academic Library Pricing Dataset for SciFinder Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: 2018-2024 Authors Curtis Brundy Iowa State University Joel Thornton University of Utah Source Journal of eScience Librarianship 13 (2): e959 Abstract This dataset contains database pricing and agreements received through […]
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OpenAIRE and SCImago Lab Unite to Enhance Scholarly Research Data; Building Assessment Criteria for Collection Development Policies: A Community Resource; & More News Headlines
Collection Development Building Assessment Criteria for Collection Development Policies: A Community Resource (via Copim) HathiTrust Second Accessibility Update to HathiTrust Website and Digital Library IFLA Equity and Inclusion at the Center of Open Science & Scholarship Advisory Committee’s Initial Work Information Power Lorraine Estelle Announces Retirement (via IP) Scholarly Communications Foundations of Trust: The Alignment […]
Journal Article: “An Interdisciplinary Assessment of Information Literacy Instruction”
The article linked below (full text) was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title An Interdisciplinary Assessment Of Information Literacy Instruction Authors Anthony R. Delmond University of Tennessee at Martin Erin M. Weber Salisbury University Heidi S. Busch University of Tennessee at Martin Source The Journal of Academic Librarianship Volume 50, Issue 5, […]
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Maine State Library Selects EBSCO Information Services to Provide Database Resources Statewide; 2024 Canadian Book Market Half-Year Review; & More News Headlimes
Books–Canada 2024 Canadian Book Market Half-Year Review (via BookNet Canada) Environment Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Partners with Orion Magazine to Advance Climate Storytelling (via CLIR) Maine Maine State Library Selects EBSCO Information Services to Provide Database Resources Statewide Manitoba Visits Up at Winnipeg Libraries, But So are Security Incidents, Report Says (via […]
Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms District Court Ruling in Hachette v. Internet Archive
Note: We will be updating this post with media coverage, statements, etc. over the coming hours and days. Please check back. From the Opinion (Page 2): Defendant-Appellant Internet Archive appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Koeltl, J.) denying its motion for summary judgment and […]
