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EveryLibrary Institute Signs Declaration to Protect Academic Research from U.S. Government Censorship
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News, Publishing
Here’s the Full Text of the EveryLibrary Institute Statement The EveryLibrary Institute, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to research, training, and programmatic support for libraries, has joined the #DefendResearch coalition in signing the Declaration to Defend Research Against U.S. Government Censorship, a shared call for institutions, publishers, and policymakers to protect academic freedom and resist […]
Elsevier Releases Findings From Global Survey of 3200 Researchers; Less Than Half Have Time to Do Research But See AI as Transformative If Given Right Tools
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From Elsevier: Elsevier today shared the results of its global Researcher of the Future survey, offering fresh insights into how researchers view the rapidly evolving research landscape. [Clip] Drawing on insights from more than 3,200 academic and corporate researchers across 113 countries, the report highlights widening regional differences in researcher attitudes, evolving views on mobility, […]
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Release: Oxford University Press (OUP) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Karger Publishers. The transaction is expected to complete in December. Following closing, this acquisition will see OUP welcome Karger to its wider organization, bringing together a shared commitment to quality and scholarly integrity, and extending the reach […]
Belonging Matters — A Call to Action For the Publishing and Book Sector (Joint Statement From IFLA, IPA, and Others)
| Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Publishing
EIBF: International Booksellers Federation IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations IBBY: International Board on Books for Young People IPA (International Publishers Association) PEN International Today, leading voices from international organizations across the publishing and book sector come together to launch the statement “Belonging Matters — For Our Sector, Our Societies, and the Stories We Share.” […]
Company News: Wiley Announces Launch of “AI Gateway” Interoperable Platform, Integrates Scholarly Content Into Anthropic’s Claude, AWS Marketplace, Mistral AI’s Le Chat, and Perplexity
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From a Wiley News Release: Wiley today announced the launch of Wiley AI Gateway, the industry’s first AI-native research intelligence platform that provides researchers access to trusted content from world-leading scholarly publishers through a single endpoint. Unlike closed ecosystems that require researchers to adopt proprietary tools, Wiley AI Gateway prioritizes intentional interoperability, seamlessly integrating scholarly […]
Policy Paper: Mapping Relevant Data Collection Mechanisms for AI Training
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From the OECD: The performance and reliability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models are closely linked to the quality and diversity of the data used in their training. While the technical aspects of model development often take centre stage, the underlying methods for sourcing and assembling training data are equally relevant. Different data collection mechanisms bring […]
Media Roundup & Statements: “Judge Approves $1.5 Billion Copyright Settlement Between AI Company Anthropic and Authors”
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From the Court Docket (9/25) From the Associated Press U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the preliminary approval in San Francisco federal court Thursday after the two sides worked to address his concerns about the settlement, which will pay authors and publishers about $3,000 for each of the books covered by the agreement. It does […]
Liblicense-l to Join the Charleston Hub
| Academic Libraries, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Publishing, Scholarly Communications
From a Charleston Hub Release: Charleston Hub is pleased to announce that, effective today, Liblicense-l, a long-running, distinguished mail group and archive in the library and scholarly communications space, will be joining its family of resources. For nearly 30 years, Liblicense-l has connected libraries, publishers, academics, and many other members of the information community with announcements and discussion about […]
Report: AI Tool Detects LLM-Generated Text in Research Papers and Peer Reviews
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From Nature: An analysis of tens of thousands of research-paper submissions has shown a dramatic increase in the presence of text generated using artificial intelligence (AI) in the past few years, an academic publisher has found. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) found that 23% of abstracts in manuscripts and 5% of peer-review reports […]
From the BLC Website: In alignment with BLC’s strategic initiative to enhance resource sharing systems, the ILL Systems Evaluation Working Group has developed a set criteria to aid libraries and consortia in evaluating the functionality of their resource sharing software. We encourage others in the resource sharing community to utilize these criteria to identify local […]
