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Research Paper (preprint): The ‘Big Three’ of Scientific Information: A Comparative Bibliometric Review of Web of Science, Scopus, and OpenAlex
The preprint linked below was recently posted on arXiv. Title The ‘Big Three’ of Scientific Information: A Comparative Bibliometric Review of Web of Science, Scopus, and OpenAlex Authors Daniel Torres-Salinas EC3metrics, Universidad de Granada, Spain Wenceslao Arroyo-Machado EC3metrics, Universidad de Granada, Spain Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2601.21908 Abstract The present comparative study examines the three […]
Colorado: “Former Middle School Dean Who Objected to Book Removals Sues Elizabeth School District”
From Chalkbeat Colorado: A former middle school administrator in the Elizabeth School District filed a lawsuit Sunday against the rural Colorado district, alleging that she was fired after she objected to the removal of 19 titles from school libraries last year. LeEllen Condry, who served as dean of students at Elizabeth Middle School, said she […]
Authors Alliance: An Interview with Kate McCready (BTAA) and Charles Watkinson (UM) About the Big Ten Open Books Program
Dave Hansen, Executive Director of the Authors Alliance, interviews Kate McCready (BTAA) and Charles Watkinson (University of Michigan Press) about the Big Ten Open Books Program that launched in 2023 and released a their second collection in August. From the Interview: Authors Alliance has had a longstanding interest in helping authors see their older books […]
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New Journal Article: “Archive Workers’ Information Needs and How Their Expert Knowledge Influences Information Searching and Collection Curation: An Interview Study”
The article (full text) linked below was recently published by Information Research. Title Archive Workers’ Information Needs and How Their Expert Knowledge Influences Information Searching and Collection Curation: An Interview Study Authors Nils Pharo Oslo Metropolitan University Pia BorlundOslo Oslo Metropolitan University Ying-Hsang Liu Uppsala University, Sweden Source Information Research an International Electronic Journal 30(3), […]
National Library Chief Says Libraries are ‘Knowledge Compasses’ in the AI Era (Interview with Kim Hee-sop, Director of the National Library of Korea)
From the Interview (via K-VIBE): As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly permeates daily life, the role of libraries as centers of knowledge is being redefined. Kim Hee-sop, director of the National Library of Korea, says libraries are more important than ever as “ethical guides and curators of information.” During a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency, […]
“Dr. Carla Hayden Continuing to Advance Public Knowledge as New Senior Fellow at Mellon Foundation” (Interview on WYPR’s Midday Program)
The interview (listen online and/or download) with Dr. Hayden aired today (September 29, 2025) on WYPR’s Midday program. From the WYPR Website: Tom’s first guest today is Dr. Carla Hayden. She was named the 14th Librarian of Congress in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama. Prior to her nomination, she led Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library for 23 years. […]
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Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Adds More Than 500 New Words, Phrases, and Senses, Including Hidden Gem, Tumbleweed, Origin Story, and Al Desko (September 2025 Update)
From OED/Oxford University Press: The autumn is upon us in the Northern Hemisphere. We’re back at work after the summer break, the new school year has begun, and we’re once more getting up early, or at crack of sparrow’s song (or, more humorously, crack of sparrow’s fart,or simply crack of sparrow’s) to get ready for the day. ‘What fresh […]
Canada: “Newfoundland’s 10-year Education Action Plan Cites Sources That Don’t Exist”
From the CBC: A major report on modernizing the education system in Newfoundland and Labrador is peppered with fake sources some educators say were likely fabricated by generative artificial intelligence (AI). Released last month, the Education Accord NL final report, a 10-year roadmap for improving the province’s public schools and post-secondary institutions, includes at least 15 […]
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Report: “Nathan Lambert’s ATOM Project Seeks American Open Source AI Models”
From The New Stack: On the 4th of July, Nathan Lambert launched “The American DeepSeek Project,” a plan to counter the open-weight AI large language models (LLMs) from China’s DeepSeek with support for an American “fully open source model at the scale and performance of current (publicly available) frontier models, within two years.” It’s an issue dear to his heart. Lambert […]
Funding: Getty Invests $2.6 Million to Support Black Visual Arts Archives Across the U.S.
Here’s the full text of today’s announcement from Getty: Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From Getty:The Getty Foundation announced today it has awarded $2.6 million for 12 grants to libraries, museums, and universities across the United States through its Black Visual Arts Archives program. Designed to increase access to archival collections across the country that […]
