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Meet Vivian Li, the 2025 Innovator in Residence at the Library of Congress
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From the Library of Congress: The Library has appointed Seattle-based artist and developer Vivian Li as its 2025 innovator in residence. For her project, “Anywhere Adventures,” Li will work with Library staff to highlight unique, amusing and awe-inspiring collection items that enable young researchers to discover the Library’s online resources about their own communities. Through […]
Silverchair to Acquire ScholarOne From Clarivate; Peer-Reviewed Preprints and the Publish-Review-Curate Model; & More Headlines
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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 […]
US Copyright Office Issues Updated DMCA Regulations
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Conference Presentations, Data Files, Libraries, News, Preservation
UPDATES Librarian of Congress Expands DMCA Exemption for Text and Data Mining (by Katherine Klosek, Association of Research Libraries) Text Data Mining Research DMCA Exemption Renewed and Expanded (via Authors Alliance) —-End Updates—- From Game Developer: The U.S. Copyright Office will not expand an exemption to the DMCA rules that would allow for video game […]
Delta Think: Market Sizing Update 2024: Has OA Hit a Peak?; Lyrasis Status Report: Working for Our Community and Amplifying Radical Interdependence; The Future of PubMed Central; & More Headlines
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AI Former OpenAI Researcher Says the Company Broke Copyright Law (via NY Times) Google Tool Makes AI-Generated Writing Easily Detectable (via New Scientist) Statement: Authors Guild Encouraged by Penguin Random House’s New AI Restrictions Archives Inside The Race To Capture Biden-Era Websites Before They Vanish Forever (via Forbes) Delta Think Market Sizing Update 2024: Has […]
“AI Detectors Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating—With Big Consequences”; 2023 NDSA Storage Survey Report Published; & More Headlines
| Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Open Access, Publishing
AI AI Meets Archives: The Future of Machine Learning in Cultural Heritage (via CLIR) News Corp Sues Perplexity For Ripping off WSJ and New York Post (via The Verge) Wiley Launches Artificial Intelligence Programme to Shape AI Rather Than Be Shaped by It (via The Bookseller) Council on Library Resources (CLIR) Navigating Fundraising in Challenging […]
NARA (National Archives and Records Administration) Releases FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan Framework Document
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From NARA: Last week Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan announced a new Strategic Framework for the National Archives. The framework, a template that will guide the development of a full Strategic Plan, charts a course for the agency that emphasizes building digital capacity, scalability, and responsibly embracing technological innovation. “Our mission is […]
NotebookLM Now Allows Users to Customize Audio Overviews; Internet Freedom in the Americas Declined in 2024; & More Headlines
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AI Scientific Papers That Mention AI Get a Citation Boost (Nature) EBSCO EBSCO Information Services Launches Mosaic, by GOBI Library Solutions Freedom House Internet Freedom in the Americas Declined in 2024 (via FH) ||| Full Text Report: Freedom on the Net 2024: The Struggle for Trust Online, Google NotebookLM Now Allows Users to Customize Audio […]
Roundup: “NYT Sends AI Startup Perplexity ‘Cease And Desist’ Notice Over Content Use”; “The Problem with “Perfect” Answers: GenAI and Academic Research Tools”; & More News Headlines
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AI Apple Study Reveals Critical Flaws in AI’s Logical Reasoning Abilities (via Apple Insider) NYT Sends AI Startup Perplexity ‘Cease And Desist’ Notice Over Content Us (via Reuters) OpenAI Says ChatGPT Treats Us All the Same (Most Of The Time) (via Technology Review) Prompt Engineering for Academic Librarian: Implications and Applications of Prompt Engineering in […]
UC-wide Protocols.io Pilot: A Five-Year Journey to Promote Research Reproducibility; Measuring Environmental Impact at CLOCKSS; & More Headlines
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British Library Restoring Our Services – 10 October 2024 Update Canada Open Access in Canada: 10 Years of Partnership Between CRKN and Érudit CLIR/DLF Jennifer Ferretti to Depart CLIR’s Digital Library Federation, Takes on New Role as Director of Archives at Texas After Violence Project CLOCKSS Measuring Environmental Impact at CLOCKSS International Federation of Library Associations […]
NARA: “Kenvi Phillips, New Obama Library Director, Puts Emphasis on Access”
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From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): The first primarily digital Presidential Library presents an exciting opportunity to broaden outreach and increase access to the records, according to the Barack Obama Presidential Library’s first permanent director. Dr. Kenvi Phillips took up her duties on June 16, 2024. Three months into her tenure, she talked to National […]
