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New Report: Expert Pessimism About the World’s Information Environment Hits Record High, New International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) Survey Finds
| Data Files, Funding, News, Reports
From an International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) Release: Three in four experts on the global information environment now expect conditions in their country of expertise to worsen over the coming year, according to a new survey from the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE). This is the highest level of pessimism recorded […]
Survey of Intellectual Freedom Procedures in the United States (New Journal Article)
| Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, News
The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy. Title Survey of Intellectual Freedom Procedures in the United States Authors Amanda Izenstark University of Rhode Island Jo Knapp Johnson & Wales University David Bernardo Providence College Source Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy (Office for Intellectual Freedom, an Office […]
DPLA: Cleveland Public Library Takes the Helm of The National Digital Collection
| Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Maps, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
From a DPLA Post: We’re excited to share that Cleveland Public Library (CPL) now maintains the digital collection of American cultural heritage. This vital program brings together over 50 million books, photos, maps, videos and more, contributed by more than 6,000 libraries, archives, and museums from across the country, making them discoverable in a single […]
Large Scale Digitization in the AI Era: Issues and Model Terms for Libraries and Their Partners (New Issue Paper From Center For Research Libraries)
| Academic Libraries, Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, Libraries, New Issue, News, Preservation
From a CRL Announcement (Full Text): The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has released a new issue paper, Large Scale Digitization in the AI Era: Issues and Model Terms for Libraries and Their Partners, addressing the growing number of proposals to digitize library collections at scale for potential use in commercial artificial intelligence and other […]
From a New Harvard Crimson Student Authored Op/Ed: As AI makes research more convenient than ever, we shouldn’t forget the irreplaceability of physical libraries. Harvard’s libraries are home to fascinating collections and dedicated spaces for everything from poetry to data visualization — spaces that ought to be used. Perhaps the most underutilized of those resources […]
From the Yale Daily News Beyond fighting misinformation, public libraries are stepping up to bridge paywalls. While students often run into paid barriers when accessing articles via Google or Google Scholar, public libraries subscribe to expensive digital databases, academic journals, and major news outlets — including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal […]
Investigating International Academic Librarian Attitudes on Copyright Reform in Support of Open Access (New Journal Article)
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access, Reports
The article linked below was recently published College & Research Libraries (C&RL). Title Investigating International Academic Librarian Attitudes on Copyright Reform in Support of Open AccessInvestigating International Academic Librarian Attitudes on Copyright Reform in Support of Open Access Authors Stephanie Savage University of British Columbia John Willinsky Public Knowledge Project, Simon Fraser Univeristy Source College […]
The article linked below was recently published by College & Research Libraries (C&RL) Title Evolving Trends: A Bibliometric Analysis of Academic Librarians’ Publications at Twelve AAU Member Universities Authors Pete E. Pascuzzi Purdue University Libraries Jason B. Reed Purdue University Libraries Greenley Goedde Creech Purdue University Libraries Source College & Research Libraries Vol 87, No […]
Introducing Uncovered: An AUPresses & PBS BOOKS Partnership
| Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Publishing, Video Recordings
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement: The Association of University Presses (AUPresses), in partnership with PBS Books, is proud to introduce Uncovered https://www.pbsbooks.org/uncovered/, a year-long digital series that invites audiences to explore the outstanding books, distinguished authors, and compelling ideas published by its member presses. The first episode, devoted to Hispanic heritage and culture, will stream […]
Published today by Oxford University Press (OUP): We have updated our author and editor guidelines on the responsible, appropriate, and transparent use of AI, including a policy outlining what AI use should be disclosed when preparing manuscripts for our journals. In a recent global survey of more than 2,600 researchers, nearly three-quarters (74%) of respondents […]
