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The radio program linked below was first broadcast on January 18, 2022. From WRKF Radio (NPR Station in Baton Rouge): Librarians in multiple south Louisiana parishes are responding to what they are seeing as efforts to censor their materials, particularly books that refer to sexuality and LGBTQ identities. However, those who speak out against these […]
Colorado: A Third Public Library (Bemis Public Library in Littleton) Closes for Methamphetamine Remediation (via Denver Post) Florida: New State Rules Tell School Librarians to ‘Err on Side of Caution’ When Picking Books (via Orlando Sentinel) Illinois: As Book Bans Rise, Chicago-Area Libraries Fight to Protect Access to Reading Materials (via WBEZ) Wikipedia Gets a Fresh […]
From The News and Observer: The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is distributing 20,000 free, refurbished laptops to eligible adults in Mecklenburg County starting this week. The effort is part of the library system’s MeckTech program, which works to decrease the number of households in Charlotte without computers and access to online resources. [Clip] “We hope to […]
From the Associated Press: Books containing “sexually explicit” content — including depictions of sexual or gender identity — would be banned from North Dakota public libraries under legislation that state lawmakers began considering Tuesday. The GOP-dominated state House Judiciary Committee heard arguments but did not take a vote on the measure, which applies to visual […]
Library of Congress and Every Child a Reader Name Meg Medina New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (via LOC) ChatGPT Listed as Author on Research Papers: Many Scientists Disapprove (via Nature) OpenAIRE, LIBER, SPARC Europe and COAR Launch Joint Strategy to Strengthen the European Repository Network (via Confederation of Open Access Repositories) USC Study […]
Special Collections: Sound Pioneer Ray Dolby’s Personal Papers are Donated to Stanford Libraries’ Silicon Valley Archives
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From Stanford Libraries: On what would have been his 90th birthday, the Dolby Family and Stanford Libraries announce the placement of Ray Dolby’s papers at Stanford University. Dolby’s papers join the archives of Ampex Corporation, an industry leader in magnetic recording and where Dolby worked early in his career. The Stanford Libraries acquired the Ampex […]
Registration Now Open For 3rd Annual United Nations Open Science Conference (Virtual Event, February 8-10, 2023)
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From the Dag Hammarskjöld Library, United Nations (via E-Mail): The 3rd United Nations Open Science Conference [is scheduled] from 8 to 10 February 2023 (9.00 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. New York Time). It is organized by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library of the United Nations Department of Global Communications in collaboration with the Department of Economic and […]
2023 “I Love My Librarian” Award Honorees Announced
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From ALA: Today the American Library Association (ALA) announced 10 recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public and school libraries who were nominated by patrons nationwide for their expertise, dedication and profound impact on the people in their communities. “Even in these unprecedented times and as our nation’s […]
Video Recording: “The Effects of Retractions on the Scholarly Record” (HighWire Best Practices Webinar Series)
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The video recording embedded below was recorded on January 11, 2023. From HighWire: Retractions play an essential role in research communication. Recently, we have witnessed exponential growth in the number of retractions by authors and publishers. This increase in retractions raises concerns about the integrity of the scholarly record, but it also contributes to genuine […]
Scholarly Publishing: JSTOR and University Press Partners Announce Path to Open Books Pilot Project
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From a JSTOR Announcement: JSTOR, part of the non-profit ITHAKA, and a cohort of leading university presses announced today Path to Open, a program to support the open access publication of new groundbreaking scholarly books that will bring diverse perspectives and research to millions of people. Launching as a pilot, Path to Open libraries will contribute […]
