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Chatbots May ‘Hallucinate’ More Often Than Many Realize; The Inside Scoop On Watermarking And Content Authentication; & More News Headlines
Data Files, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Libraries, News
|Artificial Intelligence/GPT Chatbots May ‘Hallucinate’ More Often Than Many Realize (via NY Times) Inside Scoop On Watermarking And Content Authentication (via Technology Review) New from OpenAI “Introducing GPTs” (Cre ate Custom Versions of ChatGPT) Reflecting on Last Year’s AI Pilots (via JISC) CLIR (Council on Library and Information Resources) Berthiaum, Mandel, and Wilkin Elected to […]
Global ‘Bit List’ of Endangered Digital Species 2023 Released on World Digital Preservation Day
Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, News, Preservation
|From the Digital Preservation Council (DPC): The Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) has released its 2023 edition of the Global ‘Bit List’ of Endangered Digital Species today, on World Digital Preservation Day. An open resource for digital preservation advocacy, the DPC’s Global Bit List of Endangered Digital Species (Bit List) is a community-sourced list of at-risk digital materials which is revised […]
New Research Finds “Digitizing Books Can Spur Demand For Physical Copies”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, Management and Leadership, News
|From Cornell News: Book publishers cried foul – in the form of numerous legal challenges – nearly two decades ago when the Google Books project digitized and freely distributed more than 25 million works. The publishers argued that free digital distribution undermines the market for physical books, but new research from Cornell’s Imke Reimers and a collaborator […]
NARA Releases “Digitization Quality Management Guide”
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Preservation, Management and Leadership, News
|From: NARA’s Chief Records Officer: This guide provides detailed information about the various aspects of quality management (QM) in digitization, including quality assurance and quality control, as well as the role of objective testing and automation in optimizing quality control and inspection processes. This guide supports the National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) regulations concerning […]
New Report: “Assessment of the Library of Congress’s Digital Strategy”
Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Reports
|From the Office of the Inspector General, Library of Congress: The Library’s digital planning and execution activities have resulted in numerous accomplishments. Despite these achievements, more work remains to clearly connect the Digital Collections Strategy and Digitization Strategy to the Library’s overall strategic planning and governance processes. Not doing so puts the Library at greater […]
Andrea Jackson Gavin Appointed Inaugural Program Director of the HBCU Digital Library Trust
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation, Reports
|Below is the Full Text of the Announcement Letter (via the Harvard Library): We are delighted to announce the appointment of Andrea Jackson Gavin as the inaugural Program Director of the HBCU Digital Library Trust, effective October 11, 2023. The Trust is a partnership of the HBCU Library Alliance and Harvard Library to sustain and deepen […]
Library of Congress Honors Libraries in New Jersey and Michigan for Outstanding Service to Readers with Disabilities; OCLC Awarded IMLS Grant to Support Library Learning in Digital Collections Stewardship; & More Headlines
Archives and Special Collections, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Preservation
|Censorship National Coalition on Censorship (NCAC) Launches the Kids’ Right to Read Network (KRRN), a Network of Local Groups to Fight Book Banning (via NCAC) Digital Preservation Preservica and AM Partner on Digital Asset Management and Digital Preservation Solutions for Libraries and Archives Library of Congress Library of Congress Honors Libraries in New Jersey and Michigan […]
Washington University Libraries Awarded Mellon Grant to Preserve Born-Digital Poetry Collections
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interactive Tools, Journal Articles, Libraries, News, Preservation
|From Washington University Libraries: The Washington University Libraries were awarded a two-year grant by the Mellon Foundation to support an exploration of essential questions surrounding the acquisition, discoverability, preservation, and use of born-digital poetry collections. The $250,000 award will enable the University Libraries to develop online resources and systems to process, preserve, and steward the […]
Funding: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Awards $5.7 Million to Strengthen Library Services for Tribal Communities, Native Hawaiians
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Digital Collections, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Preservation
|From the Institute of Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced grants totaling $5,763,000 through three programs designed to support and improve library services of Native American, Native Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian organizations. “With these awards, IMLS recognizes the importance of supporting libraries and cultural centers in First Nations […]
National Endowment For the Humanities (NEH) Announces $41.3 Million For 280 Humanities Projects Nationwide
Awards, Digital Preservation, Funding, Interviews, Journal Articles, Libraries, Maps, News, Podcasts, Preservation
|From the National Endowment For the Humanities: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $41.3 million in grants for 280 humanities projects across the country. These grants will support a documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Stanley Nelson on the life, work, and legacy of jazz legend Sun Ra; the creation of a set of linked […]