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New From CNI: “Meeting the Climate Emergency: University Information Infrastructure for Researching Wicked Problems” (Final Report)
| Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
From a Coalition For Networked Information Post by Cliff Lynch: Today, we release inaugural CNI Senior Scholar Donald J. Waters’s final report: Meeting the Climate Emergency: University Information Infrastructure for Researching Wicked Problems. Written with extensive community input, the report explores how research universities can tackle complex societal challenges, particularly climate change, a “wicked” problem involving […]
openRxiv Launch to Sustain and Expand Preprint Sharing in Life and Health Sciences USA
| Funding, Interviews, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access, Profiles, Reports
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 […]
New Report From American Library Association and Gallup Highlights Areas of Growth For Improving Diversity Across the Library Field
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From the American Library Association (ALA): The American Library Association, in partnership with Gallup, released a new study highlighting areas of growth for improving diversity across the library field. The study titled Empowering Voices, Inspiring Change: Advancing Diversity Within Librarianship draws on qualitative research from 50 library professionals representing various genders, race, tenures, ages, and geography. A […]
OCLC: “Strategic Realignment of Our Research and Programming Organization”
| Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Public Libraries
From a Hanging Together (OCLC Research Blog) Post by Constance Malpas: For more than four decades, OCLC has been committed to advancing the library profession through community-facing research and community programming. Our investments in original research and programs like the OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) and WebJunction have produced a record of thought leadership, fostered […]
From Boise State University: Department of Management Assistant Professor Sam C. Ehrlich has launched the College Sports Litigation Tracker, a free online database designed to monitor ongoing lawsuits which could significantly impact the future of college athletics. The platform currently tracks 38 active cases, covering critical issues such as athlete revenue sharing, employment status and Title […]
Journal Article: “An Endangered Species: How LLMs Threaten Wikipedia’s Sustainability”
| Data Files, Interviews, Management and Leadership, News, Open Access
The article linked below was rencetly published by AI & SOCIETY. Title An Endangered Species: How LLMs Threaten Wikipedia’s Sustainability Authors Matthew A. Vetter Indiana University of Pennsylvania Jialei Jiang University of Pittsburgh Zachary J. McDowell University of Illinois at Chicago Source AI & SOCIETY (2025) DOI: 10.1007/s00146-025-02199-9 Abstract As a collaboratively edited and open-access […]
Journal Article: “Library Leadership in Minority Serving Institutions: Investigating the Backgrounds of MSI Library Directors”
| Academic Libraries, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Profiles, Reports
The article linked below was recently published by Libri. Title Library Leadership in Minority Serving Institutions: Investigating the Backgrounds of MSI Library Directors Authors Brady LundUniversity of North Texas Source Libri, 2025 DOI: 10.1515/libri-2024-0114 Abstract This article reports the findings of a study of the educational backgrounds of library directors at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) in […]
Report: “2025 EDUCAUSE AI Landscape Study: Into the Digital AI Divide”
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The report linked below was published by EDUCAUSE. From EDUCAUSE: The higher education community continues to grapple with questions related to using artificial intelligence (AI) in learning and work. In support of these efforts, we present the 2025 EDUCAUSE AI Landscape Study, summarizing our community’s sentiments and experiences related to strategy and leadership, policies and […]
Statement: Society of American Archivists (SAA) Response to AOTUS Removal Urges Advocacy
| Archives and Special Collections, Management and Leadership, News, Preservation
From the SAA Statement: The leadership of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) is alarmed by the dismissal of the Archivist of the United States on February 7, 2025. We believe the removal of AOTUS with no stated cause does harm to our nation and its people. The Society wants to reassure our colleagues across […]
Journal Article: “From Data Creator to Data Reuser: Distance Matters”
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The article (accepted for publication) was recently published by Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR). Title From Data Creator to Data Reuser: Distance Matters Authors Christine L. Borgman UCLA Paul GrothUniversity of Amsterdam Source Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR) DOI: 10.1162/99608f92.35d32cfc Abstract Sharing research data is necessary, but not sufficient, for data reuse. Open science policies […]
