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Registration Now Open — May 24-26 Nobel Prize Summit on Misinformation and Trust in Science (In-Person & Virtual)
| News
From the U.S. National Academy of Science: Registration is now open for the Nobel Prize Summit Truth, Trust and Hope — which will convene Nobel Prize laureates and other world-renowned experts and leaders for a global conversation on how to stop misinformation from eroding public trust in science, scientists, and the institutions they serve. Hosted by the […]
Report: “Top Missouri Lawmaker Moves To Strip Library Funding”
| Funding, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, School Libraries
From the Associated Press (AP): A powerful Missouri state lawmaker on Tuesday moved to strip state funding for public libraries over a fight about books. Republican House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith’s budget proposal, unveiled Tuesday, would cut all $4.5 million in state funding that libraries were slated to get next fiscal year. Smith said […]
European Research Council (ERC) Study Identifies Repositories That Allow Researchers to Comply With EU Open Science Rules
| Data Files, Funding, News, Open Access
From the ERC: A new study identifies repositories for data and publications that could help ERC grantees, as well as beneficiaries of other Horizon Europe grants, comply with EU open science requirements when they share the results of their EU funded projects. The authors of the study analysed 220 repositories and assessed their features. Experts […]
Nearly 20 Hindawi Journals Delisted From Leading Index Amid Concerns of Papermill Activity & More News Headlines
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Libraries, News, Preservation, Springer Nature
Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts (CCAHA) and Lyrasis Announce Succession Planning Initiative for Collections Stewardship Nearly 20 Hindawi Journals Delisted From Leading Index Amid Concerns of Papermill Activity (via Retraction Watch) Pennsylvania: Bryn Mawr College to Remove Former President’s Name From Library After Legacy of Antisemitism and White Supremacy (via Philadelphia Inquirer) Springer […]
From the Houston Chronicle: Politically and socially conservative, Texas is a national leader in school book challenges and bans; a Chronicle investigation last summer counted more than 2,000 content reviews of challenged school library books. The state prison system prohibits more than 9,000 titles. Many of the book battles that flared up at school and public libraries across the state in […]
Connecticut: Librarians and Lawmakers Fight Against High Cost of eBooks
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Interviews, Libraries, News, Profiles
From CT Insider: A bill that would end many of the contract restrictions won unanimous approval last week in the legislative Planning and Development Committee, following recent public hearings that brought librarians from around the state to complain about the expensive landscape. A similar bill awaits action in the Government Administration & Elections Committee. Opposition has been led […]
From the National Geographic Society: Today, the National Geographic Society launched the World Water Map as part of its five-year World Freshwater Initiative to better understand developing freshwater shortages around the world and inspire sustainable action. The Map was created by the National Geographic Society in cooperation with Utrecht University and Esri to identify water availability hotspots, […]
AI Makes Plagiarism Harder to Detect, Argue Academics – in Paper Written by Chatbot (via The Guardian) Bing Image Creator Comes to the New Bing (via Microsoft) Censorship or Evolution? ‘Sensitivity Readers’ Divide Publishing World (Agence France-Presse via Yahoo) Don’s Conference Notes- R2R: The 2023 Researcher to Reader Conference (via Charleston Hub) Gender Gaps In […]
The Verge: “The Internet Archive is Defending Its Digital Library in Court Today”
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Publishing, Reports
UPDATE Hachette v. Internet Archive Statements, Materials, and Media Reports Re: March 20, 2023 Oral Arguments (Last Updated: 10:00am, March 21, 2023; We Expect Additional Updates) Media Reports A Skeptical Judge Presses Internet Archive to Cite Cases That Support Their Copying (via Publishers Lunch; Blurb Only, Full Text Subs Only) At Hearing, Judge Appears Skeptical […]
Journal Article: “Services to Mobile Users: The Best Practice from the Top-Visited Public Libraries in the US”
| Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
The article linked below was published today by Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). Title Services to Mobile Users: The Best Practice from the Top-Visited Public Libraries in the US Authors Yan Quan Liu Southern Connecticut State University Tianjin University of Technology Sarah Lewis Connecticut State University Source Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) 42(1); 2023 DOI: […]
