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Report: “Science’s Fake-Paper Problem: High-Profile Effort Will Tackle Paper Mills”
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|From Nature: A high-profile group of funders, academic publishers and research organizations has launched an effort to tackle one of the thorniest problems in scientific integrity: paper mills, businesses that churn out fake or poor-quality journal papers and sell authorships. In a statement released on 19 January, the group outlines how it will address the problem through measures […]
AI Task Force Offers Guidance To Researchers on Use of AI DeepMind’s AI System AlphaGeometry Able to Solve Complex Geometry Problems at a High Level (via TechExplore) Arizona State University: A New Collaboration with OpenAI Charts the Future of AI in Higher Education (via ASU News) Funding PRINT Project Receives Funding to Revolutionize Migration Research […]
Library of Congress Awards Nearly $400,000 to Six Projects Highlighting Uses of Digital Collections
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|From LC: The Library of Congress today announced that six awards totaling nearly $400,000 have been awarded from the Connecting Communities Digital Initiative through a program available to Higher Education Institutions and Libraries, Archives and Museums. The program is part of the Library’s Of the People: Widening the Path initiative with support from the Mellon Foundation. The 2024 awardees will use these […]
Over 150 Libraries Surpass 1 Million Digital Checkouts In 2023; As Illinois Officials Push Back Against Book Bans, Some Advocates Wonder About Actual Impact on Prison Libraries; & More Headlines
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|American Library Association, Library of Congress and ALA Announce New Educational Series (via ALA) Authors Judy Blume to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award For ‘Bravery In Literature’ (via AP) California California Universities Partner with Wiley on Landmark Open Access Agreement Idaho ‘Harmful Materials’ In Idaho Libraries Bills Brought Back (via KTVB) Illinois As Illinois Officials Push […]
NEH Announces $33.8 Million for 260 Humanities Projects Nationwide
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|From the National Endowment For the Humanities (NEH): The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $33.8 million in grants for 260 humanities projects across the country. Among these are grants to support research for a cultural, political, and legal history of cancer in America that focuses on the Ames test for carcinogens; create a baccalaureate degree program […]
EveryLibrary Releases 2024 State-by-State “Legislation of Concern” Tracker; Bestselling Canadian Books of 2023; & More Headlines
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|AI Nvidia’s Newest Chips are Designed to Run AI at Home (via CNBC) OpenAI Posts Comments on NY Times Lawsuit Note: The OpenAI post includes a link from the phrase “library associations” to an October 2023 filing by the Library Copyright Alliance. Canada Bestselling Canadian Books of 2023 (via BookNet Canada) Internet Archive The Internet […]
Journal Article: “Exploring the Use of Digital Exhibits By Academic Libraries”
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|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 […]
From the U.S. Census Bureau: The holiday season is a time to celebrate, reflect and give thanks. The U.S. Census Bureau presents the following facts and figures along with wishes for a healthy, happy holiday season. 13.5% The estimated percentage that December sales accounted for of total hobby, toy and game store sales in 2022. […]
A New Online Exhibition: “Making the Greatest Medical Library In America”
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|From Circulating Now/National Library of Medicine: On a quest to bring together and catalog the world’s medical knowledge, John Shaw Billings, an Army surgeon and book collector who oversaw the U.S. Surgeon General’s library (today known as NLM), acquired approximately 300 pamphlets from the private collection of the renowned French physiologist Claude Bernard in 1878. Later […]
Association of Research Libraries: Andrew K. Pace Named ARL’s New Executive Director
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|Here’s the Full Text of ARL’s Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to welcome Andrew K. Pace as its next executive director, effective February 1, 2024. Andrew joins ARL from the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions (USMAI) Library Consortium, where he has served as executive director since 2022. At USMAI, […]