Open Access Archives
Library News Roundup: AL: “Prostitution, Adultery, Eunuchs: Library Dispute in Mobile as One Official Ponders Bible Ban”; SC: “Charleston County School District Takes First Step To Implement State-Mandated Book Ban Rule” & More
Alabama Prostitution, Adultery, Eunuchs: Library Dispute In Mobile as One Official Ponders Bible Ban (via AL.com) Alaska Alaska Librarians Hopeful State Will Restore ‘Massive’ Cut in Vital Grant (via APM) Idaho 13 Part-Time Library Positions Laid Off Amid CLN Budget Crunch, Employees Frustrated With Board (via KHQ) Michigan Michigan Statewide Open Access Network is Bridging […]
OpenAIRE and SCImago Lab Unite to Enhance Scholarly Research Data; Building Assessment Criteria for Collection Development Policies: A Community Resource; & More News Headlines
Collection Development Building Assessment Criteria for Collection Development Policies: A Community Resource (via Copim) HathiTrust Second Accessibility Update to HathiTrust Website and Digital Library IFLA Equity and Inclusion at the Center of Open Science & Scholarship Advisory Committee’s Initial Work Information Power Lorraine Estelle Announces Retirement (via IP) Scholarly Communications Foundations of Trust: The Alignment […]
AI in Libraries: Clarivate Releases First “Pulse of the Library Report”
From Clarivate: Clarivate launched today its first Pulse of the Library report. The report combines feedback from a global survey of over 1,500 librarians with qualitative interviews and reveals libraries are in the early days of AI implementation. Key findings of the report include: Most libraries have an AI plan in place, or one in […]
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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 […]
Preprint: “From Impact Metrics and Open Science to Communicating Research: Journalists’ Awareness of Academic Controversies”
The preprint linked below was rencetly shared on biRxiv. Title From Impact Metrics And Open Science To Communicating Research: Journalists’ Awareness of Academic Controversies Authors Alice Fleerackers University of British Columbia Simon Fraser University Laura L. Moorhead San Francisco State University Juan Pablo Alperin Simon Fraser University Michelle Riedlinger Queensland University of Technology Lauren A. Maggio […]
Journal Article: “GPT-Fabricated Scientific Papers on Google Scholar: Key Features, Spread, And Implications For Preempting Evidence Manipulation”
The journal article (full text) linked below was published today (September 3, 2024) by Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review. Title GPT-Fabricated Scientific Papers on Google Scholar: Key Features, Spread, And Implications For Preempting Evidence Manipulation Authors Jutta Haider University of Borås, Sweden Kristofer Rolf Söderström Lund University, Sweden Björn Ekström University of Borås, Sweden […]
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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: “Open Access in Ukraine: Characteristics And Evolution From 2012 to 2021”
The article linked below (full text) was recently published by Quantitative Science Studies (QSS). Title Open Access in Ukraine: Characteristics And Evolution From 2012 to 2021 Authors Nataliia Kaliuzhna TIB Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology University Library Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts Christian Hauschke Technische Informationsbibliothek Source Quantitative Science Studies 1–20 […]
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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), […]
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 […]
