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Report: “Texas Libraries Work To Bridge State’s Mental Health Services Gap”
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|From The Texas Tribune: From the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in Austin offering a mental health resources page to the San Antonio Public Library’s mental health awareness presentation on the signs of anxiety to a private telehealth room where patrons can meet with a counselor via Zoom in North Texas town of Pottsboro, these librarians do their best […]
Cyndee Landrum Appointed Acting Director at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
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|Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From IMLS: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Deputy Director for Library Services Cyndee Landrum as Acting Director, effective March 21, 2024. Ms. Landrum will assume the Acting Director role following the end of current Director Crosby Kemper’s four-year […]
Ohio Ohio Voters Approve 5 out of 7 Public Library Levies (via Ohio Library Council) SPARC Theme for Open Access Week 2024 Continues Call to Put “Community Over Commercialization” ideos Tired of Streaming? Free Blockbuster Libraries Offer an Alternative (via NY Times) Last Update: 11:05am
A New Issue (43.1) of Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL) is Now Available Online
Academic Libraries, Libraries, New Issue, News, Open Access, Public Libraries
|Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL; 43.1, 2024) was today (March 18, 2024). It’s published by ALA’s Core Division and is a peer-reviewed, open-access publication. Direct to Table of Contents Editorials Letter from the Editors: March 2024 Kenneth J. Varnum; Marisha C. Kelly Public Libraries Leading the Way How Libraries Can Fosr a Vibrant Local Music […]
New Orleans Public Library is Now Fine Free; Dav Pilkey, Scholastic, and Little Free Libraries Launch New Initiative; & More Headlines
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|Little Free Libraries Dav Pilkey, Scholastic, and Little Free Libraries Launch New Initiative Louisiana New Orleans Public Library is Now Fine Free (via NOPL) Open Book Collective Collective Development Fund Grant Programme: Scoping Update (via Open Book Collective) Scholarly Communications Scientific Journals Are Publishing Papers with AI-Generated Text (via 404 Media) Standards W3C Adopts New […]
A New Issue (19.1) of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is Now Available Online
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|Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (Vol. 19, No. 1) was recently published online. EBLIP is a peer reviewed, open access journal published quarterly by the University of Alberta Library. EBLIP publishes original research and commentary on the topic of evidence based library and information practice, as well as reviews of previously published research (evidence summaries) on a […]
Why Supporting HBCU Libraries is Essential; Maryland Poised to Lead Fight Against Book Bans At School, Community Libraries; & More News Headlines
Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News, Open Access, Public Libraries
|AI Milestone: NewsGuardHas Found 750 AI-Generated “News” Websites (via NG Reality Check) Alabama UPDATE (3/17): Prattville Library Board Appoints Interim Librarian; Protests Over Firing, Book Challenges Continue (via AL.Com) Prattville Library Gets Interim Director Amid Book Ban Controversy (via Montgomery Advertiser) Statement from the EveryLibrary Institute on the Firing of Autauga-Prattville Alabama Public Library Staff […]
AAP: “Publishers File Brief Opposing Internet Archive Appeal of Loss” (Hachette Book Group, et al, v. Internet Archive)
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|Will be updating this post with media coverage, documents, amicus briefs and other filings, etc. At the bottom of this post you will find a link to the Internet Archive’s brief and other materials. From the Association of American Publishers (AAP): Today, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Penguin Random House, and Wiley (the “Plaintiffs”), filed […]
New Data: American Library Association (ALA) Reports Record Number of Unique Book Titles Challenged In 2023, Public Libraries Saw 92 Percent Increase in Number of Titles Targeted for Censorship Over the Previous Year
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|Here’s the Full Text of Today’s ALA Announcement: The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented by the American Library Association (ALA). The new numbers released today show efforts to censor 4,240 unique book titles* in schools and libraries. This tops the previous high […]
Consultation on Copyright in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Response; Royal Library of Belgium (KBR) and Google Books Formalize Their Partnership and Will Digitize More Than 100,000 Books In Three Years; & More Headlines
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|AI Generative AI’s Privacy Problem (via Axios) Consultation on Copyright in the Age of Generative Artificial Intelligence: Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Response Canada Celebrating a Decade of the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) Idaho Idaho House Passes latest ‘Library Porn’ Bill (via Boise State Public Radio) Minnesota Libraries May Be Prohibited […]