May 17, 2024 by Gary Price
From AL.com: If Alabama public libraries want to get millions in state funding, they now must move “inappropriate” material for children, mandate library cards specifically for minors, and obtain advanced approval for obtaining materials — and they need to make changes this summer. After more than 6,000 letters and 87 public comments, many in opposition, the executive […]
May 15, 2024 by Gary Price
AI NY Times Op/Ed: Will A.I. Ever Live Up to Its Hype? Senators Urge $32 Billion in Emergency Spending on AI After Finishing Yearlong Review (via AP) CNI (Coalition for Networked Information) Edition Guide For CNI’s May Pre-Recorded Project Briefing Series Now Live Crossref Crossref Releases 2024 Public Data File Featuring New Experimental Formats FEDLINK […]
May 12, 2024 by Gary Price
Arkansas Arkansas State Library Board Rejects Rapert’s Proposals to Withhold Funding (via NWA Online) Arkansas State Library Board Rejects Proposals to Withhold Funds Based on Content, Litigation (via Arkansas Advocate) Australia ‘Copycat’ Book Bans: How UA Activists are Impacting Australian Libraries (via Sydney Morning Herald) Colorado Colorado Public Library Book Ban Policies Could Become More […]
May 9, 2024 by Gary Price
UPDATED POST (May 10, 2024): Statement: “EveryLibrary Supports Plaintiffs in Autauga-Prattville Lawsuit Against Discriminatory Library Policies” —-End Update—- From the Alabama Reflector Groups critical of restrictive library policies at the Autauga-Prattville Public Library filed suit Thursday against the library, alleging the policies violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit was […]
May 7, 2024 by Gary Price
ACRL The May 2024 (Vol 85, No. 5) Issue of College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is Now Available Online AI Elsevier Announces Launch of SciBite Chat, an AI-Powered Semantic Search Tool for Life Sciences R&D ALPSP ALPSP’s Learned Publishing Journal to Transition to Gold OA in 2025 Archives NPR Report: “Archive of Japanese […]
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 […]
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May 2, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Artificial Intelligence’s Role in Digitally Preserving Historic Archives (via Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture) Books ACLS Announces 2024 ACLS Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award Winners Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) One Step Closer to a New Home for America’s Digital Heritage Libraries The May 2024 Issue of College […]
April 26, 2024 by Gary Price
Copim: A community working to build a fairer, more open future for scholarly books has just announced the launch of three experimental book publishing pilot projects. 1) Launch of Experimental Book Publishing Pilot Project ‘Servpub – A Collective Infrastructure to Serve and Publish’ The Open Book Futures (OBF) Experimental Publishing Group is pleased to announce […]
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April 25, 2024 by Gary Price
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Libraries have a long history of helping to deliver on a wide variety of development goals, from literacy and school readiness to research productivity and urban cohesion. Their unique potential – thanks to their public spaces, committed staff, responsive service provision and collections – has […]
April 23, 2024 by Gary Price
Alabama Alabama Library Employees Call Proposed Bill ‘Potential Slippery Slope,’ Consequences ‘Frightening’ (via CBS42.com) American Library Association ALA Announces State Intellectual Freedom Helpline Program Grants to Support Libraries Addressing Censorship Attempts (via ALA) Book Bans Librarians, Students, and Lawmakers Have a New Strategy. Ban the Book Bans (via Christian Science Monitor) Copyright/Intellectual Property Creative Commons […]