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AI AI Breakthrough Creates Images From Nothing (via LANL) MENA Scientometric Rules as a Guide to Transform Science Systems in the Middle East and North Africa Singapore First Look at the Revamped Central Public Library, Now Open with New Facilities (via Channel News Asia) ||| Library Website United Kingdom Open Access Publishing and the Power […]
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
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Libraries, News, Open Access, Public Libraries, School Libraries
|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 […]
Florida: Jacksonville Public Library Library Lands $1 Million Grant For Black History Collection
Archives and Special Collections, Funding, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|From Jacksonville Today/WJCT: A $1 million grant will enable the Jacksonville Public Library to digitize more of the history of Jacksonville’s Black community and share it and other documents with other libraries and researchers. The grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, announced Wednesday, is the largest private donation in the library’s history. It will be […]
California: “The L.A. Public Library is Getting Into Book Publishing. Why It Makes Total Sense”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Publishing
|From the Los Angeles Times: Every day seemed to bring the announcement of a newspaper being bought out, a media company laying off journalists, an independent press shutting down. When Paddy Calistro and Scott McAuley, the co-founders of Angel City Press, announced they were retiring from the publishing house they’d run for more than 30 years, it sounded […]
“Libraries are That Safe Place for Discussion of Ideas”: An Interview with Dr. Carla Hayden Librarian of Congress
Interviews, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Maps, News, Profiles, Public Libraries
|The interview with Dr. Hayden appears in the Winter 2024 (Vol. XL, No. 2 ) issue of Issues in Science and Technology. From the Description: Carla Hayden is the first woman and the first African American to lead the Library of Congress. In addition to preserving millions of books, newspapers, films, photographs, audio recordings, maps, […]
Ontario: Personal Information of London Public Library Employees Stolen in Cyberattack; Oregon Libraries Face Budget Cuts on Top of Safety Issues, Record Number of Book Ban Attempts; and More Headlines
Libraries, News, Preservation, Public Libraries, Publishing, Scholarly Communications
|Library Publishing Preserving What We Publish: Findings from the Library Publishing Coalition Preservation Task Force (via C&RL News) Ontario Personal Information of London Public Library Employees Stolen in Cyberattack (via Global News) Oregon Oregon Libraries Face Budget Cuts on Top of Safety Issues, Record Number of Book Ban Attempts (via KGW) Public Libraries Looking at […]
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 […]
Connecticut Hartford Public Library Celebrates 250th Anniversary with Launch of New Brand and Logo (via Hartford Courant) New York The New York Public Library Continues Its Nationwide “Books For All: Teen Banned Book Club” with All American Boys Shared Print Now Hiring: Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust (EAST) Program Director
Kansas City Public Library Director and Chief Executive John Herron Announces Resignation; Major Medical Journal Reverses Itself on ‘Research Parasites’ As NIH Beefs Up Data Sharing Rules; & More Headlines
Conference Presentations, Data Files, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Reports, Scholarly Communications
|AI/GPT UPDATED: A Generative AI Primer (via JISC, National Centre For Artificial Intelligence) Boston Library Consortium BLC’s Inaugural Annual Report Highlights a Year of Collective Impact EPIC: Electronic Privacy Information Center DHS Releases Data Mining Report After EPIC FOIA Request Language Lake Superior State University Releases 2024 Banished Words List Missouri Kansas City Public Library […]
New Partnership: Urban Libraries Council and University at Albany’s Center for Technology in Government to Examine Libraries’ Role in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Data Files, Funding, Interviews, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Public Libraries
|Here’s the full text of today’s announcement from the Urban Libraries Council (ULC): The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) and the University at Albany’s Center for Technology in Government (CTG UAlbany) are partnering to examine how libraries can empower communities to better understand Artificial Intelligence and ensure its ethical design and application. This three-year research project, funded through a […]