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Lindsey Cronk, Andrea Jamison, and Maria McCauley are Candidates for the 2026-27 Presidency of the American Library Association (ALA)
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From the American Library Association (ALA): Lindsay Cronk, Dean of Libraries, Tulane University, New Orleans; Andrea Jamison, Assistant Professor of School Librarianship, Illinois State University; and Maria McCauley, Director of Libraries, Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cronk currently serves as a member of Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. She’s a member of the Core 5 Year […]
New Publication: Nonprofit Annual Reviews Launches Katina Magazine For Librarians, Publishers, And Vendors.
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From a Charleston Hub Post: Nonprofit organization Annual Reviews is pleased to announce the launch of Katina, a new digital publication that addresses the value of librarians to academia and wider society and elevates their role as trusted stewards of knowledge. Named after Katina Strauch, the visionary founder of the Charleston Conference, it is written by […]
Digital Preservation: PLOS Partners with CLOCKSS to Safeguard its Journals
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From a Joint Announcement: As we navigate the digital age, the landscape of academic and scientific publishing has transformed. The convenience of digital formats allows for quicker dissemination and wider access to scholarly work, but this shift also presents challenges. Unlike traditional print media, digital content faces risks such as technological obsolescence, data corruption, platform […]
Journal Article: “Analyzing AI Use Policy in LIS: Association With Journal Metrics And Publisher Volume”
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The abstract linked below was recently published by Scientometrics. Title Analyzing AI Use Policy in LIS: Association With Journal Metrics and Publisher Volume Author Eungi Kim Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea Source Scientometrics (2024) DOI: 10.1007/s11192-024-05189-8 Abstract The objective of this study is to investigate the landscape of AI use policies in library and […]
Research Tools: “Sherpa Services Combined Into New User-Friendly Platform: Open Policy Finder; Will Help Authors and Institutions Make Informed and Confident Decisions on Open Access Publication and Compliance”
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From a JISC Announcement: We have combined the three Sherpa services, Sherpa Fact, Sherpa Romeo and Sherpa Juliet, into a single platform with a new name, open policy finder. The new platform will help authors and institutions make informed and confident decisions on open access publication and compliance via a single streamlined and user-friendly interface. Open […]
Data Final Report on Summit For Academic Institutional Readiness in Data Sharing (STAIRS) Published (via DCN: Data Curation Network) Sustainable Business Models For Open Data: A Strategy For Reuse in the Public Sector (via Data.europa) Elsevier Research Tools: Scopus Turns 20 (via Scopus Blog) FORCE 11 Call for Nominations to the FORCE11 Board of Directors […]
Just Announced: Tony Hey Receives Paul Evan Peters Award
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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 […]
OpenAI Introduces ChatGPT Search, Now Available to ChatGPT Plus Users and Those on Waiting List; Roll Out to Other Users Will Happen Over the Coming and Months
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From OpenAI: You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for. This blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up-to-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more. ChatGPT will choose to search the web […]
New Paper From Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI): “The Cost and Price of Public Access to Scholarly Publications: A Synthesis”
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From Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI): As part of our project to investigate “reasonable costs” for public access to United States federally funded research and scientific data, we have developed a synthesis report focused on the multi-model scholarly publication ecosystem that facilitates public access as required by the Nelson Memo. This paper [written by Jennifer […]
New Research Report From Ithaka S+R: “A Third Transformation? Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing”
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The report linked below was published today by Ithaka S+R. It was written by: Tracy Bergstrom Dylan Ruediger Title A Third Transformation? Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing Source Ithaka S+R DOI:10.18665/sr.321519 Introduction In January 2024, Ithaka S+R published “The Second Digital Transformation of Scholarly Publishing” on the state of the scholarly publishing industry as it […]
