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Research Article: “Open Access Research Outputs Receive More Diverse Citations”
Data Files, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|The article linked below was recently published by Scientometrics. Title Open Access Research Outputs Receive More Diverse Citations Authors Chun-Kai Huang Curtin University, Australia Cameron Neylon Lucy Montgomery Richard Hosking James P. Diprose |Rebecca N. Handcock Katie Wilson Source Scientometrics (2024) DOI 10.1007/s11192-023-04894-0 Abstract The goal of open access is to allow more people to […]
From WIRED: Today OpenAI’s app store is here. The GPT Store, as it’s called, is available to those with a ChatGPT Plus subscription, which costs $20 per month, and users of the business plans ChatGPT Team and Enterprise, which cost anywhere from $25 to thousands of dollars per user per month. [Emphasis ours] Users of […]
OverDrive Users Borrowed 662 Million Ebooks, Audiobooks and Digital Magazines During 2023; 19% Increase Over 2022
Data Files, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, Publishing, Scholastic, Video Recordings
|From OverDrive: Librarians and educators achieved new milestones in 2023 by providing increasingly robust streaming options to satisfy the interests of all ages and audiences. Readers worldwide borrowed 662 million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines, a 19 percent increase over 2022. This growth was driven by a regular cadence of new release blockbuster titles, as […]
AI News Roundup: AI-Powered Search Engine Perplexity AI, Now Valued at $520M, Raises $70M; Police Say AI-Generated Article About Local Murder Is “Entirely” Made Up; & More Headlines
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|Cybersecurity NIST Identifies Types of Cyberattacks That Manipulate Behavior of AI Systems Health ChatGPT Had a High Error Rate For Pediatric Cases (via Axios) Licensing Apple Reportedly Outbids OpenAI in Race to Secure AI deals with Media Companies (via The Decoder) OpenAI Says It’s in Talks With Dozens of Publishers About Licensing Content (via Bloomberg) […]
Journal Article: “Exploring the Use of Digital Exhibits By Academic Libraries”
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
|The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title Exploring the Use of Digital Exhibits By Academic Libraries Authors Youngok Choi University of Kentucky Emma Brodfuehrer Hastings Catholic University of America Source Journal of Academic Librarianship Volume 50, Issue 1, January 2024, 102814 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2023.102814 Abstract Exhibits are an increasingly common […]
Phase 1 Report: University of California (UC) Palace Project Team on “Investigating a Better UC Ebook Reading Experience”
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|From a California Digital Library/CDLINFO Post: The UC Palace Project Team completed their phase 1 investigation of the Palace ebook reading platform in summer 2023 and submitted a report to the Direction and Oversight Committee (DOC) in fall 2023. DOC endorsed the report recommendations at their December 5, 2023 meeting. The project team was charged […]
ALA Announces 2024 Recipients of the “I Love My Librarian” Award
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|Congrats to all ten recipients! Here’s the full text of the ALA announcement: Today the American Library Association (ALA) announced 10 recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public, and school libraries who were nominated by patrons nationwide for their expertise, dedication and profound impact on the people […]
Internet Archive Files Opening Brief in Appeal of Publisher Lawsuit (Hachette et al v. Internet Archive)
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|As we’ve done in the past we will be updating this post with media coverage, documents, amicus briefs and other filings, etc. Update: March 22, 2024 at 4:30pm Eastern Brief For Amici Curiae The Authors Guild, Inc., American Photographic Artists, The American Society For Collective Rights Licensing, The American Society of Media Photographers, The Association […]
Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Releases First-Ever Library Insights Survey
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|From the Urban Libraries Council: The COVID-19 pandemic immensely changed how public libraries operate and serve their communities. A new collection of data gathered by ULC establishes a better understanding of pre- and post-pandemic library services and operations. The first-ever Library Insights Survey compiles data from 98 member libraries in the U.S. and Canada and provides […]
From Pew Research: Despite negative headlines and growing concerns about social media’s impact on youth, teens continue to use these platforms at high rates – with some describing their social media use as “almost constant,” according to a new Pew Research Center report. Roughly nine-in-ten U.S. teens say they use YouTube, making it the most […]