February 11, 2025 by Gary Price
From KUNM: While many states have considered or passed laws making it easier to remove books from libraries, others have bucked that trend. In New Mexico, some local efforts to remove books have prompted state lawmakers to try to protect librarians from that kind of pressure. At an Albuquerque public library last month, a small […]
February 11, 2025 by Gary Price
The article (accepted for publication) was recently published by Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR). Title From Data Creator to Data Reuser: Distance Matters Authors Christine L. Borgman UCLA Paul GrothUniversity of Amsterdam Source Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR) DOI: 10.1162/99608f92.35d32cfc Abstract Sharing research data is necessary, but not sufficient, for data reuse. Open science policies […]
February 11, 2025 by Gary Price
From the BBC: Four major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are inaccurately summarising news stories, according to research carried out by the BBC. The BBC gave OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s Gemini and Perplexity AI content from the BBC website then asked them questions about the news. It said the resulting answers contained “significant inaccuracies” and […]
February 11, 2025 by Gary Price
AI Prompt Engineering in Higher Education: A Systematic Review to Help Inform Curricula (via International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education) Digital Science Digital Science Announces Catalyst Grant Winners, Rewarding Innovations to Safeguard Research Integrity E-Books Update: E-Book Publishing Research Study (via Ithaka S+R) US Government Judge Orders CDC, FDA to Restore Websites Taken […]
February 10, 2025 by Gary Price
From Rutgers University: Results from a new Rutgers University–New Brunswick survey tracking public trust in artificial intelligence (AI) suggest a growing divide in how Americans engage with the technology. People with higher income and education levels are more likely to use and trust AI and have greater knowledge about the technology. The survey, part of the National AI […]
February 10, 2025 by Gary Price
AI Defining and Implementing AI Literacy: Announcing a New Cohort Project (via Ithaka S+R) European Commission Publishes Guidelines On AI System Definition To Facilitate The First AI Act’s Rules Application Release of the Initial Anthropic Economic Index Archives Public Letter Re the Firing of the Archivist of the United States (via Free Government Information) NOTE: […]
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February 9, 2025 by Gary Price
Title Charting Open Science Landscapes: A Systematized Review of US Academic Libraries’ Engagement in Open Research Practices Authors Kristen L. Scotti Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Chenyue Jiao University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Melanie Gainey Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Emily Bongiovanni Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Emma Slayton Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Source via OSF Preprints DOI: […]
February 9, 2025 by Gary Price
From The Decoder: Microsoft is taking a new approach to using copyrighted books for AI training by offering payment to HarperCollins authors. The deal sheds light on how the industry values creative work in the AI era. The company has proposed a licensing agreement with publisher HarperCollins that would pay $5,000 per book for AI […]
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February 8, 2025 by Gary Price
UPDATE (2/10; 6pm EST) Federal Judge Grants Restraining Order on NIH Funding Cuts (via The Hill) Judge Blocks Trump’s $4 Billion Cuts to Biomedical Research After Lawsuit From 22 States (via Courthouse News Service) UPDATE (2/10; Noon EST) 22 States Sue to Block Trump Administration Cuts to NIH Research Payments (via STAT) News Release (Attorney […]
February 8, 2025 by Gary Price
From USC Dornsife: A $150,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant has been awarded to a team led by Sean Fraga, assistant professor (teaching) of environmental studies and history at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Curtis Fletcher, director of the Ahmanson Lab at USC Libraries; and Peter Mancall, Distinguished Professor, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of […]