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AI Roundup: “Prompt Engineering is So 2024. Try These Prompt Templates Instead”; “Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Frontier on Cataloguing and Metadata Work in Libraries”; “Do Large Language Models Dream of AI Agents?”; & More
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Autonomous Agents The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Autonomous Research: A Survey of Scientific Agents (preprint via TechRxiv) Deep Research: A Survey of Autonomous Research Agents (preprint; via arXiv) Higher Education Understanding Student Attitudes and Acceptability of GenAI Tools in Higher Ed: Scale Development and Evaluation (preprint via arXiv) Large Language Models (LLMs) Do Large Language Models […]
Coalition For Networked Information (CNI) Announces Publication of Festschrift to Honor the Legacy of Dr. Clifford Lynch Published
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From a CNI Announcement: We are pleased to announce the publication of Networking Networks: A Festschrift in Honor of Clifford Lynch, guest edited by CNI Associate Executive Director Emerita Joan K. Lippincott. This special issue, a supplement to portal: Libraries and the Academy 25, no. 3 (July 2025), is now openly available through Project Muse: https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/55108. In the summer […]
Bloomberg Publishes Interview with Rebecca Lawrence, CEO, British Library
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From the Interview (via Bloomberg): Introduction Are you reading books — physical books — as much as you used to? Few of us are, and it made me wonder about the path ahead for national libraries. These great institutions date back to the ancient world — the first repositories of written material are in present-day […]
Video: PBS News Hour Interview: Dr. Carla Hayden on Her Time as a Pioneering Librarian of Congress and Getting Fired by Trump
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From PBS News Hour: Dr. Carla Hayden, a trailblazing librarian of Congress, was fired by President Trump in May. Geoff Bennett recently spoke with her about being blindsided by the decision, the administration’s ongoing efforts to reshape key institutions and why she intends to keep speaking out. From the Interview Geoff Bennett (PBS NewsHour): In […]
Interview: “Developing AI Literacy For Faculty and Librarians” (A Conversation With Leo Lo)
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The interview with Leo Lo (dean and professor for the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico) was posted online today by EDUCAUSE Review. The conversation runs about 11 minutes and is part of the CNI Interviews series. An unofficial text transcript (powered by Rev) is available here. Can […]
Video: “Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden Speaks Out on Her Firing by Trump”
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Former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden speaks out on her firing by TrumpFrom CBS Sunday Morning: Last month, Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to hold the position of Librarian of Congress, received an email that announced, without explanation, her dismissal. It was one of many recent instances where President Trump has […]
Report: Todd Blanche, Deputy Attorney General Who Defended Trump in Hush Money Trial Named Acting Librarian of Congress; Paul Perkins Named Acting Register of Copyrights and Director of the Copyright Office
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UPDATE May 14, 2025 (2:45pm Eastern) The Library Of Congress is in Limbo as GOP Leaders Question a Trump Takeover (via Politico) A White House push to seize control of the Library of Congress over the past week has run temporarily aground due to quiet but firm resistance from Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority […]
AP: “President Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as White House Continues Purge of Perceived Trump Opponents”
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Ed. Note: We will update this report with additional media coverage and statements as they become available Recent Additions (Last Update 1:30pm; May 16) Donald Trump’s Library Of Congress Fight is Really About the Separation of Powers (via AP) Especially worrisome to them is potential meddling with the Congressional Research Service, known as the nonpartisan […]
New Report From Ithaka S+R: Making AI Generative for Higher Education: Adoption and Challenges Among Instructors and Researchers
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The report linked below was published today by Ithaka S+R. Title Making AI Generative for Higher Education: Adoption and Challenges Among Instructors and Researchers Authors Claire Baytas Ithaka S+R Dylan Ruediger Ithaka S+R Source Ithaka S+R May 1, 2025 DOI: 10.18665/sr.322677 From the Report Introduction Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been a buzz word across […]
Macmillan Publishers CEO Jon Yaged Discusses Book Bans, Libraries, IMLS, and Other Topics During MSNBC Interview
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From MSNBC: As part of an Executive Order signed in mid-March, the Trump Administration ordered several governmental entities be stripped down. One of them is called the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The IMLS is a tiny, independent federal agency with just about 70 employees. It provides funding for public libraries in every single […]
