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The article linked below was recently published by the Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR). Title How is ChatGPT’s Behavior Changing Over Time? Authors Lingjiao Chen Stanford University Matei Zahari UC Berkeley James Zou Stanford University Source Harvard Data Science Review (2024) DOI: 10.1162/99608f92.5317da47 Abstract GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 are the two most widely used large language […]
Delta Think Analysis: “Open Access Charges – Continued Consolidation and Increases”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, News, Open Access
|From a Delta Think Post (Analysis) by Dan Pollock and Heather Staines: Each year we survey the list Article Processing Charges (APCs) of a sample of major and significant publishers. Covering over 20,000 titles, and going back to 2016, our data set represents one of the most comprehensive reviews of open access pricing. To compare […]
Open Scholarship and Open Infrastructure: “Desirable Characteristics of Persistent Identifiers”
Data Files, Management and Leadership, News, Scholarly Communications
|From a New Upstream Post by John Chodacki (CDL) and Todd Carpenter (NISO): Persistent identifiers (PIDs) in scholarly communications and research infrastructure have garnered growing attention over the last several years, especially from governments who are recognizing the vital role PIDs play in creating a more efficient and trustworthy research ecosystem. However, varying degrees of […]
21 De Gruyter Journals to Be Published Open Access Under Subscribe To Open (S2O) Model In 2024; California is Finally Digitizing Its 100-Year-Old Paper Water Rights; & More Headlines
Digital Preservation, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access
|Alabama CNN host, Prattville Native Kaitlan Collins Interviews Fired Prattville Library Director (via AR) Prattville Library Cuts Hours, Programs As Staff Quit: ‘Hard To Have Hope’ (via AL.com) Arkansas Policing Libraries, aka Book Banning, Moves a Step Further In Arkansas (via Arkansas Times) California EveryLibrary and PEN America Statement on Huntington Beach Censorship Committees Digitization […]
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
Funding, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Open Access, Podcasts, Public Libraries, Publishing, Scholarly Communications, Scholastic
|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 […]
From The Columbus Dispatch: The Columbus Metropolitan Library will unveil a trove of Columbus history this month, gathered for more than 150 years by Columbus Dispatch journalists. [Clip] The library’s local history & genealogy department has been archiving the 152-year-old newspaper’s collection of newspaper clippings, newsroom artifacts, microfilm and microfiche, digital images, photo prints and negatives for […]
A New Issue (19.1) of Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP) is Now Available Online
Academic Libraries, Data Files, Funding, Interviews, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, New Issue, News, Open Access, Productivity, Profiles, Public Libraries, Reports
|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 […]
Report: “Sharing Mississippi’s History: University to Digitize Historic Archives”
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Interviews, News
|From Magnolia State Live: Audiovisual holdings in the University of Mississippi’s Department of Archives and Special Collections will be modernized and gain audiences worldwide through a new digitization project. “Here in Archives and Special Collections, we have so many rich resources related to Mississippi and the American South,” said Greg Johnson, head of the department. […]
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 […]