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Pennsylvania: Lackawanna County Prison OKs Contract For Digital Library, Bolstering Inmate Reading Options
From The Times-Tribune: Lackawanna County Prison inmates will have free digital access to e-books and audio books offered by more than 5,000 publishers under a contract the county prison board approved this week. The board voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize the use of OverDrive, a digital library product inmates will soon be able to access […]
Research Article (preprint): “Research Citations Building Trust in Wikipedia”
The preprint linked below was shared earlier this week on arXiv. Title Research Citations Building Trust in Wikipedia Authors Michael Taylor University of Wolverhampton Digital Science Carlos Areia University of Coventry Digital Science Kath Burton University of Coventry Digital Science Charles Watkinson University of Michigan Press Source via arXiv September 17, 2024 DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2409.11948 Abstract […]
Journal Article: “Categories of Political Contestation in Public Libraries”
The article linked below was recently published in State and Local Government Review. Title Categories of Political Contestation in Public Libraries Authors Jacob Sutherland University of California Irvine Source State and Local Government Review First published online September 15, 2024 DOI 10.1177/0160323X241280220 Abstract Public libraries in the United States have historically been sites of political […]
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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 […]
News From Library of Congress: “COVID Recollections: Now Available – First Collection of Frontline Worker Interviews from the COVID-19 American History Project”
From The Library of Congress: The American Folklife Center is proud to announce that the first collection of interviews documented for the COVID-19 American History Project is now available online. To view these materials, visit the COVID-19 American History Project collection on the website of the Library of Congress. The collection features twenty interviews with service and […]
South Carolina: “As Book Challenges Continue Across SC, Charleston County Public Library Stands Firm on Process”
From The Post and Courier: Three nonfiction books were recently challenged in Charleston County public libraries for inappropriate content relating to sex, with those opposed asking that they be moved to a special section where no one under 18 can read them — bringing home an extension of national and statewide discussions surrounding some people believe are […]
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New Digital Library: Prado Museum Offers Free Online Access to More Than 11,500 Publications From the Late 15th to Early 20th Centuries
Exciting news from Spain! From the Prado Museum (in Spanish, Translation via DeepL) The Prado Museum’s new Digital Library, developed with funds from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), offers free access to 5600 issues of magazines and 6000 books specialized in artistic literature and published between the late 15th and early 20th centuries. […]
Libraries and Schools in Oregon Report Record Number of Challenges to Books and Other Materials in 2023-2024
From the State Library of Oregon: Libraries and schools in Oregon reported the highest number of challenges to books and other materials in 2023-24 since the State Library of Oregon began collecting data. Statistics on the past year’s materials challenges and more are available in the latest report of the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse. The […]
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The Bookseller Reports: “Sage Confirms It Is In Talks to License Content to AI Firms”
From The Bookseller: Sage is the latest academic publisher to confirm it is considering licensing its authors’ content for use by Artificial Intelligence companies, saying this is a “preferable route” to having its content illegally “harvested”. A Sage spokesperson told The Bookseller: “We have reason to believe many tech companies have already harvested much of our […]
News From Clarivate, International Publishers Association (IPA), OA Switchboard; & Others
AI The United Nations Wants to Treat AI With the Same Urgency as Climate Change (via WIRED) See Also: Report Discussed in Article (Full Text) Carnegie Corporation of New York New Support for New York City’s Public Libraries from the Foundation Established by Andrew Carnegie Center for Open Science New Preprint Introduces Major Update to […]
