MORE POSTS FROM MARCH 2025
Arkansas State Library Board Approves Proposal Aimed at Keeping It; Meanwhile, Lawmaker Introduces Language in Appropriation Bill to Prohibit Funds to ALA-Affiliated Libraries
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From the Arkansas Advocate: The Arkansas State Library Board approved a motion to create “non-binding policies to protect children” in the state’s public libraries at a special meeting conducted via videoconference Thursday afternoon. Lupe Peña de Martinez of Mabelvale, the board member who proposed the motion, said she spoke “at length” with Republican state Sen. […]
From Houston Public Media: The Fort Bend County Libraries system experienced a “cybersecurity incident” that caused a website outage, according to a library news release. Library staff became aware of the cyberattack on Feb. 24. A few days later, the library announced a new website address. Access to Hoopla – a music, video and audiobook […]
Journal Article: “Promoting AI Literacy Through U.S. Academic Libraries: An Analysis Of LibGuides From ARL and Oberlin Group Libraries Using the EDUCAUSE AI Literacy Framework”
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The article linked below was recently published by Information Research (IR). Title Promoting AI Literacy Through U.S. Academic Libraries: An Analysis Of LibGuides From ARL and Oberlin Group Libraries Using the EDUCAUSE AI Literacy Framework Authors Ko Chun Ru National Taiwan Normal University Rong Tang Simmons University Source Information Research Vol. 30 No. iConf (2025) […]
From a Wiley Release: Wiley released a set of guidelines on the responsible and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) in authorship this week at the London Book Fair. [Clip] Wiley’s AI guidelines provide insights for authorship based on needs identified through interviews with nonfiction, academic and business book authors. They are accompanied by FAQs […]
Hawaii School Libraries are Shrinking When Students May Need Them Most; High School Senior Helps Draft Bill Requiring Narcan in Illinois Public Libraries; Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Bill Allowing Parental Notification For School Library Checkouts; & More Headlines
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Hawaii Hawaii School Libraries Are Shrinking When Students May Need Them Most (via Hawaii Civil Beat) Illinois High School Senior Helps Draft Bill Requiring Narcan in Illinois Public Libraries (via WGN-TV) Nebraska Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Bill Allowing Parental Notification For School Library Checkouts (via The Hill) Louisiana Iberia Parish Library System Faces Closure if Millage […]
New Findings: “Tracking the AI Evolution in Research Libraries: Findings from ARL’s Third AI Quick Poll”
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From an Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Post by Leo Lo (U. of New Mexico) & Cynthia Hudson-Vitale (Johns Hopkins University): The third and latest poll in this ongoing series, conducted in January 2025, provides insights from 40 ARL library deans and directors about how their institutions are integrating and responding to AI technologies. This […]
Report: “Boston Public Library Expands Access to Collections Through AI-Enhanced Digitization”
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From the Boston Public Library (Full Text Announcement): The Boston Public Library (BPL) is launching a large-scale digitization project to unlock hundreds of thousands of historically significant items previously inaccessible to the public. This multi-phase effort will give BPL the opportunity to pilot the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make vast historical collections […]
From an Elsevier Release: Elsevier today launches ScienceDirect AI, a cutting-edge generative AI tool for researchers. It is designed to transform the way researchers work by enabling them to instantly extract, summarize and compare trusted insights from millions of full-text articles and book chapters on ScienceDirect, the world’s largest platform for trusted, peer-reviewed research. Researchers […]
openRxiv Launch to Sustain and Expand Preprint Sharing in Life and Health Sciences USA
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From a News Release: openRxiv has officially launched as an independent nonprofit to oversee bioRxiv and medRxiv, the world’s leading preprint servers for life and health sciences. openRxiv ensures that researchers worldwide can continue to share discoveries rapidly and openly. With a researcher-led governance model, openRxiv strengthens the foundation of preprint sharing, empowering scientists to […]
Five new items. AI Risk Atlas: Taxonomy and Tooling for Navigating AI Risks and Resources (preprint; via arXiv) A Survey of Large Language Model Empowered Agents for Recommendation and Search: Towards Next-Generation Information Retrieval (preprint; via arXiv) Building A Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem: A Cross-Disability, Cross-Systems Analysis of Best Practices (via CDT) US Copyright Office Takes […]
