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Library of Congress Announces 2024 Literacy Awards Including Two Inaugural Prizes
From the Library of Congress: The Library of Congress Literacy Awards program, sponsored by David M. Rubenstein since 2013, and also by the Kislak Family Foundation since 2023, honors promising initiatives that provide exemplary, innovative and replicable strategies that promote literacy. Twenty-four organizations working to expand literacy and promote reading were awarded the 2024 Library […]
Announcing the Publication Facts Label for Open Journal Systems; Announcing $150,000 Award From Sloan Foundation to Invest in Open Infrastrucuture (IOI) to Advance Understanding of the Research Software Ecosystem; & More News Headlines
AI Artificial Intelligence: Agencies are Implementing Management and Personnel Requirements (via GAO) Cultural Heritage: Register Now to Join the AI4Culture Workshop Series (via Europeana Pro) FEDLINK Federal Library & Information Network (FEDLINK) Inspection Report Funding Announcing $150,000 Award From Sloan Foundation to Invest in Open Infrastrucuture (IOI) to Advance Understanding of the Research Software Ecosystem […]
Clarivate: Web of Science Research Assistant From Goes Live; Ensuring Attribution is Critical When Licensing Content to AI Developers; & More AI Headlines
Clarivate Clarivate: Web of Science Research Assistant From Goes Live (via Clarivate) EBSCO AI in Library Research Platforms – Findings from EBSCO’s Recent Beta Release (via EBSCO) Data Study: Transparency is Often Lacking in Datasets Used to Train Large Language Models (via MIT News) Digital Science Enhanced AI-Powered Features: Digital Science Unveils “Papers Pro” Reference […]
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Interview: The Government Publishing Office Takes Steps to Preserve Print (Conversation with Superintendent of Documents, Scott Matheson)
From Federal News Radio: We might live in a digital era. But many Americans still like to read things in print — ink on paper. Now, the Government Publishing Office has expanded relationships with four university libraries to preserve federal printed materials and ensure public access. For details, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned […]
Language Co-Option in the Open Space; Survey Reveals Students Rate Digital Learning Highly But Some Lack Suitable Learning Devices; & More Headlines
COUNTER Metrics Code of Practice for Research Data (via COUNTER) IOP Publishing IOP Publishing Partners with Hum to explore Data and AI use to Enhance Content Strategy (via IOP) Elsevier Elsevier Provides Free Access to Research and Clinical Resources via Mpox Information Center JISC Survey Reveals Students Rate Digital Learning Highly But Some Lack Suitable […]
Journal Article: “Closing the Loop: Automating Links to Open Access Versions of Articles in Faculty Profiles at a Large Research Institution”
The article (full text) linked below was recently published the Journal of Library and Scholarly Communications (JLSC). Title Closing the Loop: Automating Links to Open Access Versions of Articles in Faculty Profiles at a Large Research Institution Authors Andrew M. Johnson University of Colorado Boulder Donald Elsborg Source Journal of Library and Scholarly Communications (JLSC) 12(1), […]
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Report: “Wiley Set To Earn $44M From AI Rights Deals, Confirms ‘No Opt-Out’ For Authors”
From The Bookseller: Academic publisher Wiley has revealed it is set to make $44 million (£33 million) from Artificial Intelligence (AI) partnerships that it is not giving authors the opportunity to opt-out from. [Clip] Wiley has already earned $23 million from AI deals and confirmed to The Bookseller that it is set to make a further […]
Report: “Academic Publishers Threatened By Open-Access Expansion”
From Inside Higher Ed: Even as federal agencies work to implement the Nelson memo—a 2022 White House directive to make federally funded research freely available to the public immediately after publication—members of Congress are joining academic publishers in pushing back. [Clip] “Researchers should have the right to choose how and where they publish or communicate their research […]
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Journal Article: Is Open Access Disrupting the Journal Business? A Perspective From Comparing Full Adopters, Partial Adopters, and Non-Adopters
The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Informetrics. Title Is Open Access Disrupting the Journal Business? A Perspective From Comparing Full Adopters, Partial Adopters, and Non-|Adopters Authors Xijie Zhang Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany Source Journal of Informetrics Volume 18, Issue 4, November 2024, 101574 DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2024.101574 Abstract Two decades after the […]
Five Journals Confirmed to Join Project Muse Collections For 2025; Authors Alliance and SPARC Supporting Legal Pathways to Open Access for Scholarly Works; & More Headlines
Arizona Pima County Library Proposal Would Shrink and Move Downtown Branch, Close More Locations This Year (via Arizona Luminaria) Authors Alliance Authors Alliance and SPARC Supporting Legal Pathways to Open Access for Scholarly Works IMLS: Institute of Museum and Library Services Upcoming Event (Sept 4, 2024): InformationLiteracy.gov Training Webinar (via IMLS) Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) […]
