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Report: The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Online Catalog Was Taken Down For Security. A New One is Coming This Week
From The Philadelphia Inquirer: Library staff removed the catalog on Oct. 23 as a precaution after vulnerabilities were found in an open-source programming language, PHP, which is used on roughly 70% of websites across the world. [Clip] The Free Library did not see signs of any security breaches on its own servers, but decided to […]
Big Ten Open Books Project Launches Three New 100-Book Collections
From a BTAA Post: In partnership with ten Big Ten-affiliated university presses, the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Center for Library Programs announces the expansion of the Big Ten Open Books project with the rolling publication of the next three 100-book collections: African- Asian- and Hispanic Americans, Health Disparities and Disability Culture, and Human Environmental Impact. […]
From Searchable to Non-Searchable: Generative AI and Information Diversity in Online Information Seeking (Updated Preprint)
The paper linked below was recently updated (v.2) and shared on arXiv. Title From Searchable to Non-Searchable: Generative AI and Information Diversity in Online Information Seeking Authors Yulin Yu Northwestern University Yizhou Li University of Michigan Tzu-Sheng Kuo Carnegie Mellon University Kentaro Toyama University of Michigan Siddharth Suri Microsoft Research Scott Counts Microsoft Research Source […]
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Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Libraries Launches Open Index Project to Track the Evolution of Open Knowledge
From a CMU Libraries Announcement: Carnegie Mellon University Libraries has launched the Open Index Project, a new initiative designed to make the evolution of open knowledge easier to discover and understand. Over the last few decades, open access publishing, open data, open source and other open practices have changed how knowledge moves from discovery to […]
Bridging the AI Divide: A Collaborative Framework for Critical AI Literacy in Public Libraries (Conference Poster)
The poster linked below was presented at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) 2026. Title Bridging the AI Divide: A Collaborative Framework for Critical AI literacy in Public Libraries Authors Minseo Kim UNC SDIS Shelby Kruger UNC SDIS Abstract As Generative AI transforms the information landscape, public libraries play a pivotal role in […]
First-of-Its-Kind: Largest Collection of Data Reuse Indicators Now Openly Available
From Make Data Count: Make Data Count and Digital Science have released a first-of-its-kind open, contextualized collection of linkages between research articles and the datasets they cite or reuse. This effort builds on Make Data Count’s decade-long endeavors to make all connections between data and papers publicly accessible, with Digital Science contributing their expertise and […]
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Just Released: The State of U.S. Academic Libraries: Findings From ACRL 2025 Annual Survey
Direct to Full Text Report: The State of U.S. Academic Libraries: Findings From the ACRL 2025 Annual Survey 25 pages; PDF. From an ACRL Post: This report focuses on U.S. academic libraries in fiscal year 2025 (the 2024–25 academic year). With the sunset of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Academic Libraries component after […]
Elena, Aris, Marcus: : AI-Generated ‘Ghosts’ are Polluting the Scientific Literature
From Nature: Elena Vasquez spent three months camping on the rim of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo back in 2019. She says the sulfur dioxide there smelt like “burnt matches mixed with rotten eggs”. Her colleague, Marcus Chen, has witnessed 11 volcanic eruptions across four continents. Vasquez and Chen’s accounts appeared […]
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Report: UAlbany Study Examines Public Library AI Programs
From UAlbany: As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly embedded in work, government and everyday life, new research from UAlbany’s Center for Technology in Government (CTG) suggests public libraries can play an important role in helping communities develop the skills to critically evaluate the technology, understand its risks and participate in decisions about how it is […]
arXiv Announces New Multiyear Philanthropic Commitments ($17.2 Million) to Support Its Launch as an Independent Nonprofit
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From arXiv: Three leading philanthropic organizations provide multimillion-dollar support for platform development, organizational capacity, and continued service to the global research community arXiv announced new multiyear philanthropic commitments from Simons Foundation International, XTX Markets, and Siegel Family Endowment to support the organization’s establishment as an independent nonprofit. The […]
