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From Harvard Business Review: But perhaps the most exciting future for agentic AI will come in the form of personal agents, which can take self-directed action on your behalf. These agents will act as your personal assistant, handling calendar management, performing directed research and analysis, finding, negotiating for, and purchasing goods and services, curating content […]
AI Roundup: “Most AI Chatbots Easily Tricked Into Giving Dangerous Responses, Study Finds”; “New Technology From Sage Report Explores Librarian Leadership in the Age of AI”; & More
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Agentic AI AI Agents vs. Agentic AI: A Conceptual Taxonomy, Applications and Challenges (preprint) Authors Alliance AI, Authorship, and the Public Interest – Project Update and Call for Grant Proposals Chatbots Most AI Chatbots Easily Tricked Into Giving Dangerous Responses, Study Finds (via The Guardian) Discovery Demonstrating End-to-End Scientific Discovery with Robin: A Multi-Agent System […]
American Historical Association (AHA) Releases Statement on Military Libraries, Censorship, and History
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From the American Historical Association (Full Text): The American Historical Association has released a statement condemning “the removal of 381 books, including acclaimed historical works and widely used primary sources, from the United States Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library” as well as “what appears to be the expansion of this censorship policy to the full universe […]
Journal Article: “What We Need Now: Leadership Skills, Strategies, and Competencies in Today’s Academic Libraries”
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The article linked below was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title What We Need Now: Leadership Skills, Strategies, and Competencies in Today’s Academic Libraries Authors Laura Wiegand McBrayer University of North Carolina Wilmington Source The Journal of Academic Librarianship Volume 51, Issue 4, July 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103068 Abstract To remain effective, academic library […]
Carnegie Mellon University Announces Reappointment of Keith Webster as the Helen and Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the University Libraries
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From a Letter to the CMU Community by James H. Garrett Jr., Provost and Chief Academic Officer: Dear Members of the Carnegie Mellon University Community, I am delighted to announce the reappointment of Keith Webster as the Helen and Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the University Libraries. Since his appointment in July 2013, Dean Webster, […]
Journal Article: “Evidence of a Social Evaluation Penalty For Using AI”
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The article linked below was recently published by PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America). Title Evidence of a Social Evaluation Penalty For Using AI Authors Jessica A. Reif Duke University Richard P. Larrick Duke University Jack B. Soll Duke University Source PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy […]
Journal Article: “International Perspectives on Research Data Management Services in Academic Libraries”
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The article linked below was recently published in the Student Research Journal (SRJ). SRJ is a San Jose State University School of Information publication. Title International Perspectives on Research Data Management Services in Academic Libraries Authors Chris Reynolds San José State University Kayla Richards San José State University Source Student Research Journal 15(1) DOI: 10.55917/2575-2499.1514 […]
AP: “President Fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden as White House Continues Purge of Perceived Trump Opponents”
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Ed. Note: We will update this report with additional media coverage and statements as they become available Recent Additions (Last Update 1:30pm; May 16) Donald Trump’s Library Of Congress Fight is Really About the Separation of Powers (via AP) Especially worrisome to them is potential meddling with the Congressional Research Service, known as the nonpartisan […]
AI AI Models Embrace Human-Like Reasoning (via IEEE Spectrum) New Chip Uses AI to Shrink Large Language Models’ Energy Footprint by 50% (via Oregon State University) CLOCKSS Understanding CLOCKSS: A Commitment to Preserving Content Safely and Securely (via CLOCKSS) Data Management Semantic Annotation of Data Management Plans: A Systematic Review (via Data Science Journal) Wikipedia […]
New Report: Building an Inter-Institutional and Cross-Functional Research Data Management Community: From Strategy to Implementation
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The document linked below reports on a 2023 workshop held at the University of Waterloo. Title Building an Inter-Institutional and Cross-Functional Research Data Management Community: From Strategy to Implementation Authors Jennifer Abel Ian Milligan Alison Hitchens Beth Sandore Namachchivaya Caroline Hyslop Anneliese Eber Vicky Chung Jeff Moon James Doiron Kelsey Poloney Michael Steeleworthy Colleen Cochran […]
