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From Kauai Now: New technology has been implemented at the state’s public libraries to make checking out materials faster and more convenient. The news was first announced in a Wednesday press release from the Hawaiʻi State Public Library System. “We’re now able to check out stacks of books, CDs, DVDs and other materials at one time […]
Issue No. 105 (Winter 2024) of Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship is a special issue on science librarianship and social justice. Direct to Complete Table of Contents Letter From The Editor Editorial: Introduction to the Special Issue on Social Justice by Isabel Altamirano (she/her), Ginny Boehme (she/her), Jeffra D. Bussmann (she/her/hers), Sam Hansen (they/them), […]
Not Real News: An Associated Press Roundup of Untrue Stories Shared Widely on Social Media This Week
|From the Associated Press: A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts… Direct to Full Text Article See Also: More “Not Real […]
NY Times: “How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Libraries, News, Publishing, Video Recordings
|From The NY Times: The race to lead A.I. has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed to advance the technology. To obtain that data, tech companies including OpenAI, Google and Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law, according to an examination by The New York Times. At […]
The article linked below was recently published by College & Research Libraries (C&RL). Title Academic Librarians as Teachers and Faculty Developers: Exploring the Potential of the ‘Teach the Teachers” Model of Information’ Authors Jane Hammons The Ohio State University Source College & Research Libraries (C&RL) Vol 85, No 3 (2024) DOI: 10.5860/crl.85.3.378 Abstract Proponents of […]
Here’s the Full Text of an Statement From the Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias: Furthering his commitment to the Right to Read, Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is spearheading legislation that underscores the vital role of librarians inproviding essential educational resources and ensures those individuals can go to work without fear and intimidation. […]
AI CDC’s Generative AI Pilots Include School Closure Tracking, Website Updates (Via FedScoop) Even OpenAI says its new voice cloning tool has major potential for misuse (via NPR) This Tool Makes AI Models Hallucinate Cats to Fight Copyright Infringement (via NBC News) Alabama Former Prattville Library Director Sues Governing Board Over Termination (via Alabama Reflector) […]
From a 404 Media Media Report by Emanuel Maiberg: Google Books is indexing low quality, AI-generated books that will turn up in search results, and could possibly impact Google Ngram viewer, an important tool used by researchers to track language use throughout history. I was able to find the AI-generated books with the same method […]
ENSULIB Announces the 9th IFLA Green Library Award 2024 Longlist in Two Categories; Idaho Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Idaho Libraries Move ‘Harmful Materials’; & More Headlines
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|AI Google Might Make Users Pay for AI Features in Search Results (via ars technica) This Tool Makes AI Models Hallucinate Cats to Fight Copyright Infringement (via NBC News) Green Libraries ENSULIB Announces the 9th IFLA Green Library Award 2024 Longlist in Two Categories (via IFLA) Idaho Idaho Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Idaho Libraries Move […]
From SPARC Europe: A new report from the DIAMAS work package that SPARC Europe leads looks at understanding how institutional publishing is sustained today. Institutional publishers and service providers are diverse due to their missions, size and service provision. In addition, there is no definitive set of tasks that all institutional publishers share. These characteristics influence the […]