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The April 2024 (Vol 85 No 4) Issue of College & Research Libraries News is Now Available Online
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Journal Articles, Libraries, News
|The April 2024 (Vol 85 No 4) issue of College & Research Libraries News from the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is now available online. Direct to Complete Table of Contents Direct to Download Complete Issue (PDF) Features Story Telling, Learning Objects, and Scalar: Hidden Tools in Asynchronous Educational Models Charmaine Henriques You […]
AI Anthropic Researchers Wear Down AI Ethics With Repeated Questions (TechCrunch) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Financial Services (via CRS) ChatGPT Jailbreak Prompts Proliferate on Hacker Forums (via SC Magazine) Hackers Force AI Chatbots to Break Their Own Rules (via Axios) Is Generative AI the Answer for the Failures of Content Moderation? (via Just […]
Preprint: “Open Access Coverage of OpenAlex, Scopus and Web of Science”
Journal Articles, News, Open Access, Publishing, Scholarly Communications
|The preprint linked below was shared today on arXiv. Title Open Access Coverage Of OpenAlex, Scopus and Web of Science Authors Marc-Andre Simard Université de Montréa Isabel Basson Université de Montréal Madelaine Hare University of Ottawa Vincent Lariviere Université de Montréal Philippe Mongeon Dalhousie University Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2404.01985 April 2, 2024 Abstract Diamond […]
Yale Library Acquires Historic Video Interviews with Leading Musicians, Collection Will Be Digitized and Digitally Preserved
Associations and Organizations, Interviews, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Profiles
|From the Yale Library: Yale Library is adding more than 250 interviews with major American musicians to its Oral History of American Music (OHAM) colle ction through a licensing agreement with New Music USA. The library will digitize and digitally preserve the interviews, making them available to students, researchers, arts organizations, and the media at […]
Ebooks & Audiobooks: OCLC Announces the Acquisition of cloudLibrary
Digital Collections, Funding, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Acquisition Announcement: OCLC has acquired cloudLibrary, a platform that offers access to a wide variety of digital content through libraries. The acquisition will help OCLC support public libraries in their efforts to successfully manage accelerated shifts to digital collections. Nearly 500 libraries in 20 countries rely on cloudLibrary to […]
From a BookNet Canada: The top-selling English language print book in Canada last year was Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex, according to new research released by BookNet Canada. Sales of this title drove a 16% increase in the Biography & Autobiography category when compared with 2022. For the first time this year, […]
Request for Proposals: Communication Strategy for CFLA-FCAB; CISA Publishes High-Risk Communities Webpage; & More Headlines
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|AI Dan Cohen: Is Science Becoming Conceptual Art? (Humane Ingenuity 52) (via CNI) Washington State Judge Blocks Use of AI-Enhanced Video As Evidence in Possible First-Of-Its-Kind Ruling (via NBC News) WHO Unveils A Digital Health Promoter Harnessing Generative AI For Public Health Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) Request for Proposals: Communication Strategy for CFLA-FCAB […]
Freedom of Speech: An Overview (R47986) was first published by the Congressional Service (CRS) on March 29, 2024. The report runs 27 pages; PDF. From the Introduction to the Report: The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects “the freedom of speech,” but that protection is not absolute. The Free Speech Clause principally constrains government regulation […]
From University of Kentucky Libraries: University of Kentucky Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center is home to a remarkable collection that may drive Kentuckians to defend – or decapitate – a king. The French Revolution Publications Collection consists of nearly 5000 political bulletins, printed from the beginning of the long and bloody French Revolution through the ascendancy of Napoleon Bonaparte, […]
AI Congress Bans Staff Use of Microsoft’s AI Copilot A.I.-Generated Garbage is Polluting Our Culture (via NY Times) NYC’s AI Chatbot Tells Businesses to Break the Law (via The Markup) Utah Passes Legislation Regulating Use of Artificial Intelligence (via AI Business) Authors Upcoming Event (Tuesday, April 16, 2024): The Right To Deposit – Uniform Guidance […]