MORE 'DATA-FILES' POSTS
From the Canadian Urban Libraries Council: On January 30, 2026 CULC/CBUC released a first-of-its-kind National Social Impact Study on urban public libraries in Canada, exploring the role public libraries play in community life and social wellbeing by drawing on data and lived experience from more than 18,000 respondents across 26 Canadian urban public library systems. […]
Data Tools: NOAA Launches Wildfire Data Portal, Expanding Public Access to Satellite Fire Information
| Data Files, Maps, News, Open Access
From a NOAA Release: In response to the growing threat of wildland fires to local communities, NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) has developed a new Wildland Fire Data Portal, which provides open access to the experimental products from the Next Generation Fire System (NGFS). The NGFS uses a sophisticated algorithm that automatically identifies […]
The article linked below was recently published by Quantitative Science Studies. Title Research Intelligence: an Emerging Concept Authors Rik Iping Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, The Netherlands Tung Tung Chan Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherland Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden […]
Working Paper: “The Scholarly Communication Attitudes And Behaviours of Gen – Z Researchers: A Pathfinding Study”
| Data Files, Interviews, Journal Articles, News, Scholarly Communications
The working paper linked below was recently shared on Cambridge Open Engage. Title The Scholarly Communication Attitudes And Behaviours of Gen – Z Researchers: A Pathfinding Study Authors David NicholasCIBER Research David ClarkCIBER Research Abdullah Abrizah,Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jorge RevezUniversity of Lisbon Blanca Rodríguez-Bravo,Universidad de Leon, Leon, Spain Marzena Swigon,Uniwersytet Warminsko-Mazurski, Olsztyn, Poland […]
New today from Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature. From the Release: The report, now in its 10th year, is the longest running study into open research behaviour and attitudes. Combining survey data from more than 4,700 responses across 151 countries with global expert perspectives from researchers, librarians and policy leaders, it provides an unprecedented insight […]
Great News From GDELT Project: “A Transformative New Chapter: Translating The Entire Quarter-Century TV News Archive Through Gemini For Just $54K + All Channels Now Translated”
| Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
From a GDELT Project Post: Today we are announcing a transformative new chapter in planetary-scale translation and towards our vision of making it possible to see the world through others’ eyes. In collaboration with the Internet Archive’s Television News Archive, we have completed the Gemini-powered machine translation of the Archive’s entire quarter-century archive of more […]
Research Tools: US Government Publishing (GPO) Office Begins Public Preview of the GovInfo Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server
| Data Files, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Publishing
From a GovInfo.gov Post: We are proud to announce the public preview of the GovInfo Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that will enhance access to GovInfo content for large language models (LLMs), specifically artificial intelligence (AI). MCP is an emerging industry standard that enables systems to create specific tools for LLMs to interact with, without requiring those […]
New Data From OverDrive: Libraries Break Digital Lending Records in 2025 with Over 820 Million Checkouts and Over 1 Billion Minutes Streamed
| Data Files, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, School Libraries
From OverDrive: In 2025, libraries around the world continued to prove their essential role in connecting communities with stories, information, and entertainment, breaking new digital lending records in the process. As the need for flexible, on-demand access to books and media continued to grow, libraries expanded their digital collections to meet readers where they are, […]
The January 2026 Issue (Vol 87, No 1) of College & Research Libraries (C&RL) is Now Available Online
The January 2026 Issue (Vol 87, No 1) of College & Research Libraries (C&RL) is now available online. Table of Contents Articles Finding Their Own Way: A Phenomenological Study of Academic Librarians’ Experiences with Tenure Jolene Cole Interventions for Reducing, Preventing, or Overcoming Librarian Burnout: A Scoping Review Natalie Logue, Jessica C. Garner, Stephanie Hendren […]
AI Roundup: De Gruyter Brill, Emerald Publishing, IOP Publishing, Silverchair and Springer Nature Partner With Kudos to Examine Zero-Click and AI Search Risks to the Research Ecosystem & More Headlines
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, News, Open Access, Publishing, Roundup, Springer Nature
Anthropic Anthropic and Teach For AllLaunch Global AI Training Initiative For Educators Conferderation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) Mitigating the Impact of AI Bots; New Resource: “Dealing With Bots: A COAR Resource for Repository Managers” Clarivate Clarivate Announces Launch of Alma Specto (An AI-Powered Digital Collection Platform) Guidelines Guidelines and Best Practices for Making Government […]
