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‘Saving’ the Floppy Disk: Funding Unlocks Preservation Work at Cambridge University Library; Dimensions Launches AI-based Natural Language Feature to Makes Complex Searches Faster and Easier; & More News Headlines
| Academic Libraries, Awards, Funding, Libraries, News, Open Access, Preservation
Canada TikTok Canada Offices Ordered Closed Over ‘National Security Risks,’ But App Still Permitted (via National Post) ||| Government of Canada Statement ||| TikTok Statement Clarivate Clarivate Launches New Sustainability Research Solution: ProQuest One Sustainability Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Announces Digitizing Hidden Collections: Amplifying Unheard […]
New Article: “The Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework”
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Journal Articles, Libraries, News
The article linked below appears in the November 2024 (85.10) issue of College & Research Libraries News. Title The Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework Author Kari D. WeaverUniversity of Waterloo Source College & Research Libraries NewsVol 85, No 10 (2024) From the Article: Within the contexts of education and research, and particularly within higher education, […]
Draft Report From CNI Senior Scholar Don Waters Available for Comment: “Meeting the Climate Emergency: University Information Infrastructure for Researching Wicked Problems”
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Interviews, Libraries, News
From a CNI Announcement by Cliff Lynch: CNI Senior Scholar Donald Waters has now made available a full draft of his report “Meeting the Climate Emergency: University Information Infrastructure for Researching Wicked Problems” for comment by the CNI community. The report can be downloaded at The plan going forward is to have Don convene a […]
Statement From EveryLibrary: “This Election Should Not Determine the Fate of Libraries (But it Might Have)”
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Funding, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Public Libraries, School Libraries
From an EveryLibrary Statement Released Today (about1400 words): The conventional wisdom is that libraries are a local matter. It was a given that library funding and policies were decided by local voters across hundreds of local zip codes and that the top of the ticket and national politics don’t matter. Last night we watched as […]
Journal Article: “Shifting Paradigms: The Impact of Streaming on Diversity in Academic Library Film Collections”
| Academic Libraries, Data Files, Journal Articles, Libraries, News
The article linked below was recently published by the Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title Shifting Paradigms: The Impact of Streaming on Diversity in Academic Library Film Collections Authors Amelia Clarkson University of Toronto Mississauga Trevor Deck University of Toronto James Mason University of Toronto Source Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship Vol. 10 (2024) DOI: […]
A New Issue of Library Resources & Technical Services (Vol 68, No 4) is Now Available Online
| Academic Libraries, Awards, Libraries, Management and Leadership, New Issue, News, Open Access
Table of Contents Vol 68, No 4 (2024) DOI: 10.5860/lrts.68n4 Columns Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access at LRTS Rachel E. Scott, Michael Fernandez Communications on Practice Book Challenges and Collection Development in Academic Libraries Cindy Hohl, Michael Fernandez, Rachel E. Scott Librarians Discuss Textbook Affordability as an Equity Issue Robert L. Butterfield, Christa Perez Bailey, […]
Just Announced: Tony Hey Receives Paul Evan Peters Award
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Funding, Jobs, Journal Articles, Lecture, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Productivity, Video Recordings
From a CNI Announcement: The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE are pleased to announce that physicist and computer scientist Tony Hey has been named the 2024 recipient of the Paul Evan Peters Award. The award recognizes notable, lasting achievements in the creation and innovative use of network-based […]
Association of Research Libraries: ARL ADA Title II Resources Encourage Licensing Born-Accessible Content
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Publishing
From an ARL Blog Post by Katherine Klosek: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its regulations on Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to include standards for making web content accessible for people with disabilities. Two complementary ARL resources emphasize how born-accessible publishing—building accessibility into digital content in the first place—would […]
New Report From Digital Science: “Research Transformation: Change in the Era of AI, Open and Impact”
| Academic Libraries, Data Files, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Video Recordings
From Digital Science: The objective of the report – titled Research Transformation: Change in the Era of AI, Open and Impact – was to learn more about how the research world is experiencing transformation, what’s influencing change and how roles within it are being impacted. Digital Science conducted a survey, reaching out to the research community through questionnaires […]
Silverchair to Acquire ScholarOne From Clarivate; Peer-Reviewed Preprints and the Publish-Review-Curate Model; & More Headlines
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Ex Libris, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Publishing, Reports
AI Meta Develops Own AI Search Engine to Cut Reliance on Google, Bing, The Information Reports (via Reuters) Archives Archivists Say Fortnite Developer Threatens ‘Cultural Heritage’ (via 404 Media) Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Upcoming Event: OPEN TO ALL—Ignite Collaboration: Thriving Multigenerational Libraries Ex Libris The Ex Libris Commitment to DEIA: Advancing Equity in Libraries […]
