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• Profile: “Carla D. Hayden Wants to Spread the Wonders of the Library Into Everyone’s Lives”

  08-06-2023 23:06 via infodocket.com
  From University of Chicago News:Dr. Carla Hayden (Image Source: Library of Congress)
  In the fall of 2016, Carla D. Hayden had just been confirmed as the 14th librarian of Congress—the first woman and the first African American to hold the position. Hayden, AM’77, PhD’87, was wandering the stacks in the James Madison Memorial Building, familiarizing herself with the vast collections under her charge (at that time, more than 164 million items).
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• Statement: American Library Association (ALA) Welcomes White House Actions to Address Book Bans

  08-06-2023 20:32 via infodocket.com
  Fron ALA (Full Text):
  The American Library Association (ALA) applauds the Biden-Harris Administration’s steps announced today to address the rise in book bans and other attacks on LGBTQIA+ Americans.
  In a fact sheet released today, the White House announced  that the Department of Education will appoint a new coordinator to address the growing threat that book bans pose for the civil rights of students, among other steps to protect the rights of LGBTQIA+ Americans.
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• Missouri: A Kansas City Library System Has Banned LGBTQ Pride Book Displays in Children’s Areas; Texas: “Seems Obscene” Says Federal Appeals Court Judge During Hearing For Llano County Library Book Removal Case; & More News Head

  08-06-2023 16:08 via infodocket.com
  Maine: An Orono Librarian is Pushing Back Against Censorship with a Banned Book Club For Students
  Missouri: A Kansas City Library System Has Banned LGBTQ Pride Book Displays In Children’s Areas (via KCUR)
  Texas: “Seems Obscene” Says Federal Appeals Court Judge During Hearing For Llano County Library Book Removal Case (via Texas Tribune)
  
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• New IMLS Releases Research Brief: Access to Public Library Services and Materials During the First Nine Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

  07-06-2023 23:36 via infodocket.com
  From IMLS:
  The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced today the release of a research brief on the public library response to community needs during the first 9 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief, “Access to Public Library Services and Materials During the First Nine Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” highlights how public libraries ensured patrons had access to library services as the pandemic forced closures in communities around the nation beginning in March 202
  
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• Video: Poet and Author Amanda Gorman Joins “CBS Mornings” For Her First Interview Since Her Poem And Book, “The Hill We Climb,” Was Restricted in a Florida School

  07-06-2023 20:53 via infodocket.com
  From CBS News (via YouTube):
  Poet and author Amanda Gorman joins “CBS Mornings” for her first interview since her poem and book, “The Hill We Climb,” was restricted by a Florida elementary school. She shares her initial reaction to the ban, why she believes restricting books keeps history from children and how she got involved in a book-ban giveaway event.From a CBS News Report About the Interview:
  Gorman said that in addition to the book being moved to the middle school
  
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• GPO and NOAA Partner to Increase Permanent Public Access to NOAA Publications

  07-06-2023 20:17 via infodocket.com
  From a Joint Announcement:
  U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Central Library is working to add more than 47,000 unique items published by NOAA authors and grantees to the National Collection of U.S. Government Public Information. GPO shares NOAA’s goal of providing additional avenues to access Government research and making these documents more discoverable to the public. GPO will add the NOAA Institutiona
  
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• Scholarly Communication: “Why Nature Will Not Allow the Use of Generative AI in Images and Video”

  07-06-2023 16:15 via infodocket.com
  From a Nature Editorial:Why are we disallowing the use of generative AI in visual content? Ultimately, it is a question of integrity. The process of publishing — as far as both science and art are concerned — is underpinned by a shared commitment to integrity. That includes transparency. As researchers, editors and publishers, we all need to know the sources of data and images, so that these can be verified as accurate and true. Existing generative AI tools do not provide access to t
  
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• NSF Releases Public Access Plan 2.0; NISO Welcomes New Board Members; & More News Headlines

  07-06-2023 06:01 via infodocket.com
  AI For Drug Discovery: Digital Science Fully Acquires OntoChem
  EU Busy with AI Assessing Copyright in Third Countries and Making Proposals For the Book Sector
  GPO Kicks Off Second Pilot Project to Enhance Access to Government Information
  NISO Welcomes New Board Members 2023–24
  NSF Public Access Plan 2.0: Ensuring Open, Immediate, and Equitable Access to National Science Foundation–Funded Research
  
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• New Data: “Soaring Sales of LGBTQ Fiction Defy Book Bans and Showcase Diversity in Storytelling”

  06-06-2023 17:31 via infodocket.com
  From Circana:
  Sales of LGBTQ fiction in the U.S. reached an all-time high in the 12 months ending May 2023, according to Circana, formerly IRI and The NPD Group, increasing by 6.1 million units. This growth represents an 11% increase over the previous 12-month period and a 173% surge compared to the pre-pandemic benchmark of 2019 (12 months ending May 2019). Authors with the highest sales increase in the LGBTQ subject include Mo Xiang Tong Xui, Alice Oseman, Rick Riordan, Alexis Hall, and C
  
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• New Data From Circana: “Soaring Sales of LGBTQ Fiction Defy Book Bans and Showcase Diversity in Storytelling”

  06-06-2023 17:31 via infodocket.com
  From Circana:
  Sales of LGBTQ fiction in the U.S. reached an all-time high in the 12 months ending May 2023, according to Circana, formerly IRI and The NPD Group, increasing by 6.1 million units. This growth represents an 11% increase over the previous 12-month period and a 173% surge compared to the pre-pandemic benchmark of 2019 (12 months ending May 2019). Authors with the highest sales increase in the LGBTQ subject include Mo Xiang Tong Xui, Alice Oseman, Rick Riordan, Alexis Hall, and C
  
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• University of Maryland Libraries Acquires Ford’s Theatre Records

  06-06-2023 16:32 via infodocket.com
  From the University of Maryland Libraries:
  The University of Maryland Libraries is excited to announce the acquisition of Ford’s Theatre records. The Ford’s Theatre records will be archived with Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) and located in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library.
  The historic Ford’s Theatre opened in Washington D.C. in 1863. Less than two years later it would be the stage for a national tragedy; President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilk
  
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• Are Public Computers In Libraries Becoming Obsolete?; Chicago Sun-Times Introduces a ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Policy; & More News Headlines

  06-06-2023 06:01 via infodocket.com
  AI Is Used Widely, but Lawmakers Have Set Few Rules (via Stateline)
  Are Public Computers in Libraries Becoming Obsolete? (via Government Technology)
  Chicago Sun-Times Introduces a ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Policy (via CST)
  
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• World First: Researchers Create CO2 Measurement Tool to Calculate Emissions Caused by Stored Digital Data

  05-06-2023 22:54 via infodocket.com
  From  Loughborough University (via Newswise):
  By 2025, it is estimated that the global data will surpass 180 zettabytes
  The amount of digital data is doubling every two years
  A typical data-driven business employing 100 full-time employees will generate approximately 2,203 tons of CO2 emissions annually due to new data
  The inclusion of the data CO2 footprint is a crucial factor missing from global decarbonisation policies
  Data centres are responsible for 2.5% to 3.7% of all human-induced ca
  
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• Canada: National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) Launches Its First-Ever Artificial Intelligence Narrated Audiobook

  05-06-2023 21:10 via infodocket.com
  Here’s the Full Text of a NNELS Announcement:
  Have you noticed an increase in news lately about Artificial Intelligence (AI)? It is certainly a hot topic and something most of us interact with on a daily basis, often without realizing it. For example, if you ask Siri to tell you the weather before you head out for a walk, follow a recommendation for what to watch on Netflix, or accept a playlist suggestion on Spotify, you are interacting with and helping Artificial Intelligence or AI, to l
  
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• Indiana School Librarians Worry New Law Banning ‘Obscene’ Books Will Harm Their Work and Students; Chicago Sun-Times Introduces a ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Policy; & More News Headlines

  05-06-2023 06:01 via infodocket.com
  Bloomsbury: Survival of Publishers Points to AI Prophecy Overkill (via FT, Subs Only) ||| Archived Version
  Chicago Sun-Times Introduces a ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Policy
  Indiana School Librarians Worry New Law Banning ‘Obscene’ Books Will Harm Their Work and Students (via Chalkbeat Indiana)
  Unveiling the Hidden Truth: UCSF Industry Documents Library Empowers Research Into Tobacco, Drug and Related Industries (via Internet Archive)
  
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• Journal Article: “Global Trends in Digital Preservation: Outsourcing Versus In-House Practices”

  04-06-2023 16:40 via infodocket.com
  The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JOLIS).
  Title
  Global Trends in Digital Preservation: Outsourcing Versus In-House Practices
  Authors
  Rafiq Ahmad
  Bacha Khan University, Pakistan
  Muhammad Rafiq
  Bacha Khan University, Pakistan
  Muhammad Arif
  University of the Punjab, Pakistan
  SourceJournal of Librarianship and Information Science (JOLIS)
  DOI: 10.1177/09610006231173461
  AbstractDigital preservation encompasses policies, technologie
  
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• Report: Lawsuit Challenges Arkansas Law Allowing Librarians to Be Criminally Charged Over ‘Harmful’ Materials; Freedom to Read Foundation Releases Statement

  02-06-2023 22:30 via infodocket.com
  From the Arkansas Times
  A group of public libraries and supporters filed a federal lawsuit Friday to challenge a new state law that aims to censor what books children can get to in libraries and puts librarians in danger of criminal charges if they allow young people access to content deemed harmful.
  The suit asks a federal judge to block the law and declare it unconstitutional, as a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
  At issue is Act 372, passed
  
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• Report: Law Suit Challenges Arkansas Law Allowing Librarians to Be Criminally Charged Over ‘Harmful’ Materials; Freedom to Read Foundation Releases Statement

  02-06-2023 22:30 via infodocket.com
  From the Arkansas Times
  A group of public libraries and supporters filed a federal lawsuit Friday to challenge a new state law that aims to censor what books children can get to in libraries and puts librarians in danger of criminal charges if they allow young people access to content deemed harmful.
  The suit asks a federal judge to block the law and declare it unconstitutional, as a violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
  At issue is Act 372, passed
  
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• Yale Launches LUX, A Powerful New Search Tool For Cross-Collection Exploration

  02-06-2023 18:41 via infodocket.com
  From the Yale Library:
  LUX: Collection Discovery—a new cross-collection search tool—provides users worldwide with online access to more than 17 million items within Yale University’s museums, libraries, and archives.
  “The LUX project is an incredible way to bring together the diverse collections across the cultural heritage units at Yale,” said Barbara Rockenbach, Stephen F. Gates ’68 University Librarian…
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• Five New or Recently Updated Reports From the Congressional Research Service (CRS)

  02-06-2023 16:51 via infodocket.com
  A small selection of new or recently updated reports from the Congressional Research Service.Is That Climate Change? The Science of Extreme Event Attribution
  Juneteenth: Fact Sheet
  Montana’s TikTok Ban and Pending Legal Actions
  2023 Hurricane Outlooks and 2022 Hurricane Season Review
  Wildfire StatisticsDirect to All Reports From CRS
  
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• Gavin Newsom Warns California Schools That Ban Books Will Answer to the Attorney General

  02-06-2023 14:26 via infodocket.com
  From The Sacramento Bee:
  Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a stern message Thursday to school leaders across California — any attempt to ban books from classrooms or libraries may require them to answer to the state attorney general. In a letter to county and district superintendents and charter school administrators, Newsom, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond and Attorney General Rob Bonta cautioned against instituting any book bans.
  Should a school still choose to remove certain instructional mater
  
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• Joint Statement: Massachusetts Library Organizations Stand with Librarians Against Censorship and Intolerance

  02-06-2023 14:12 via infodocket.com
  Here’s the Full Text of a Statement From:The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC)
  The Massachusetts Library Association (MLA)
  The Massachusetts Library System (MLS)
  The Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA)
  Book challenges in Massachusetts’ school and public libraries have quadrupled in just one year*, mirroring the surge the American Library Association has reported nationwide. Challenges here reflect a national agenda that targets specific members of o
  
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• Library and Archives Canada Announces 1931 Census of Canada is Now Available Online

  01-06-2023 21:09 via infodocket.com
  From a Library and Archives Canada
  Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is proud and excited to offer access to the digitized 1931 Census of Canada, 92 years after it was conducted. This is the first time that LAC has provided online access to census content on the first day permitted by law. The 1931 Census data delves into where people lived, but also how they lived; it is an extremely valuable tool for genealogy and research since it captures people and their relationships, t
  
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• Op/Ed: In Washington State, “State, Local Libraries Rebuilding Lives After Prison”

  01-06-2023 14:41 via infodocket.com
  From an Everett Herald Commentary by Washington Sec. of State, Steve Hobbs and Sara Jones, Washington State Librarian:In 2016, Gov. Jay Inslee prompted state and local agencies to collaborate on improving outcomes for people re-entering society. The State Library’s Institutional Library Services — which has operated libraries in state correctional facilities for more than half a century — partnered with the DOC and public libraries to register people preparing to re-enter socie
  
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• Coordinating Research Data Services: Key Barriers and Questions; The DAISY Consortium Publishes 2022 Annual Report; and More Headlines

  01-06-2023 06:01 via infodocket.com
  COAR Community Consultation on Managing Non-English And Multilingual Content In Repositories (via COAR)
  Coordinating Research Data Services: Key Barriers and Questions (via Ithaka S+R)
  The DAISY Consortium Publishes 2022 Annual Report
  
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• Association of American Publishers (AAP) Reports Publishing Revenues Totaled $28.10 Billion for 2022, Revenues Down 2.6% on Year-Over-Year Basis

  31-05-2023 21:17 via infodocket.com
  Here’s the Full Text of an AAP StatShot Report Posted Today:The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released the StatShot Annual report covering the calendar year 2022, estimating that the U.S. book publishing industry generated $28.10 billion industry-wide during the year, a decline of 2.6% as compared to 2021. In spite of the slight decline, total industry revenue remained 6% higher than the $25.87 billion total recorded for the year of 2019, just prior to the onset of the pa
  
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• “National Library of Ireland’s New Director Leads Her First Monthly Tour of Its Historic Dublin Home”

  31-05-2023 15:50 via infodocket.com
  From The Irish Times:There’s a satisfying symmetry to the way Audrey Whitty appears to have stepped from the National Museum of Ireland, where she was deputy director, to the identical-looking home next door, on Kildare Street in Dublin, of the National Library of Ireland.The truth is less neat. For a start, it’s a very significant step to become the library’s director, as Whitty did in February. And in any case the museum’s HQ is now at its decorative-arts bran
  
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• ROUNDUP: FTC and DOJ Charge Amazon with Violating Children’s Privacy Law by Keeping Kids’ Alexa Voice Recordings Forever and Undermining Parents’ Deletion Requests; Good Data Practices: Removing Barriers to Data Reuse with CC0 Licensing;

  31-05-2023 06:01 via infodocket.com
  FTC and DOJ Charge Amazon with Violating Children’s Privacy Law by Keeping Kids’ Alexa Voice Recordings Forever and Undermining Parents’ Deletion Requests (via FTC)
  Good Data Practices: Removing Barriers to Data Reuse with CC0 Licensing (via Dryad)
  The DAISY Consortium Publishes 2022 Annual Report
  U.S. Census Bureau Unveils Unique, Interactive Building Permit Tool (via U.S. Census)
  Webinar Recap: Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials (via IFLA)
  
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• New Rule Takes Effect Today: “Missouri Libraries Now Required to Adopt New Obscene Material Policy to Receive Funding”

  31-05-2023 00:06 via infodocket.com
  From KOMU-TV:
  Libraries across mid-Missouri are adapting to a new rule that took effect Tuesday.
  The administrative rule, enacted by Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, could limit children’s access to certain books or topics.
  The rule restricts libraries from putting any “obscene” material on library shelves. It also allows parents to object to materials as inappropriate and force libraries to ban “materials in any form that appeal to the prurient interest of
  
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• NARA: “Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Sound Recordings of the Supreme Court of the United States Now Fully Digitized”

  30-05-2023 21:53 via infodocket.com
  From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA):The Moving Image and Sound Branch is pleased to announce that the sound recordings of RG 267: Records of the Supreme Court of the United States have been fully digitized and are available for listening and download through the National Archives Catalog. The audio recordings in Record Group 267 are organized into three series,  Sound Recordings of Oral Arguments – Black Series, October 1955 – December 197
  
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• New Report: “Research Findings from the Building a National Finding Aid Network Project ”

  30-05-2023 16:56 via infodocket.com
  The report and additional materials linked below were recently published online by OCLC Research.
  Title
  Research Findings from the Building a National Finding Aid Network Project
  Authors
  Chela Scott WeberSenior Program Officer
  Itza A. CarbajalAssociate Researcher
  Lesley A. LangaAssociate Research Scientist
  Lynn Silipigni ConnawayExecutive Director, ResearchBrooke DoyleSenior Project Coordinator
  Brittany BrannonSenior Research Specialist
  Merrilee ProffittSenior Manager
  Sourcevia OCLC Research, Ca
  
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• Comics and Graphic Novels Rise in Popularity for Canadians in 2022

  30-05-2023 13:55 via infodocket.com
  Here’s the Full Text of a Post From BookNet Canada:
  A survey of leisure time and reading habits from industry non-profit BookNet Canada has found that 81% of Canadians felt they had enough or more than enough free time in 2022. Canadians spent their free time shopping (99%), watching TV, videos, or movies (97%), cooking (96%), listening to music (96%), and spending time with family (96%).
  The survey, which is regularly conducted each winter, asked 1,290 Canadians if they had read or listen
  
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• FOLIO Launches Orchid Release; Constellate Makes It Easier For Faculty to Teach Text Analysis and Computational Literacy; & More News Headlines

  30-05-2023 06:01 via infodocket.com
  Constellate Makes It Easier For Faculty to Teach Text Analysis and Computational Literacy (via ITHAKA)
  Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Releases Version 2 of the National Broadband Map (via NTIA)
  FOLIO Launches Orchid Release (via FOLIO)
  Good Data Practices: Removing Barriers to Data Reuse with CC0 Licensing (via Dryad)
  The DAISY Consortium Publishes 2022 Annual Report
  Webinar Recap: Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials (via IFLA
  
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• Video Recordings of the METRO Four-Part Series: “Copyright and Fair Use for Libraries” Now Available; Features Presentations by Hansen, Hunter, Sims, and Butler

  29-05-2023 19:52 via infodocket.com
  Video recordings of the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO) series “Copyright and Fair Use for Libraries” were recently made available online. Each webinar recording is embedded below and also available in this playlist.
  Series Description
  Why does copyright and fair use matter for libraries and librarians? This series of presentations features lawyers and librarians who share historic and legal frameworks for copyright, provide helpful information about our rights to fair
  
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• Newspapers: “Dig Into History: Search the More Than 140 Years of Yale Daily News Now Online”

  28-05-2023 19:23 via infodocket.com
  From the Yale Library:
  The library’s digital archive of Yale Daily News (YDN)—the nation’s oldest continuously published college daily—has expanded to include 3,306 more issues than it had just two years ago.
  There are now approximately 23,929 issues of YDN available in digital format—including occasional special issues and supplements—that users can search, view, and download in PDF format. Search the YDN Historical Archive.[Clip]
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• Arkansas: Crawford County Parents Sue Library System Over Relocation Of LGBTQ+ Children’s Books

  27-05-2023 18:12 via infodocket.com
  From the Arkansas Advocate:
  Three Crawford County parents have sued the county judge, quorum court, library board and interim library director, alleging “unlawful censorship of materials,” specifically children’s books with LGBTQ+ topics, in the county’s five library branches.
  Rebecka Virden, Nina Prater, Samantha Rowlett and their minor children are all Crawford County residents and library patrons, according to the complaint filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the W
  
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• Iowa Governor Signs Education Law on Book Bans, LGBTQ Teaching

  27-05-2023 01:50 via infodocket.com
  From the Des Moines Register:Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a sweeping education law that orders the removal from schools of books that contain sex acts and restricts teaching about LGBTQ topics.
  Iowa Republican lawmakers combined several of their top priorities for education into the wide-ranging Senate File 496, which Reynolds signed in a private event on Friday.
  The law will ban school books with descriptions or depictions of sex acts; prohibit instruction on gender identity or sexual orie
  
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• Report: “Central Arkansas Library System Moving Forward With Lawsuit Against State Library Law”

  26-05-2023 17:04 via infodocket.com
  From KUAR:
  The board of the Central Arkansas Library System voted to move forward Thursday on a lawsuit against a new state law regulating public libraries.
  Act 372 requires books deemed by a court to be “harmful to minors” to be placed in a restricted section that’s inaccessible to children, even with parental permission. If libraries allow minors to access restricted books, their employees could be subject to criminal penalties under the law.
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• Knowledge Matters: The British Library Releases Strategy For the Next Seven Years

  26-05-2023 15:58 via infodocket.com
  From a Blog Post by Roly Keating, Chief Executive, British Library:
  Today we publish Knowledge Matters, the British Library’s strategy for the next seven years. It outlines the ways in which we as the UK national library want to do more for new and existing audiences, while adapting to the monumental changes that are already impacting both the knowledge industry and the wider world.
  It comes as we celebrate our 50th anniversary – the Library began operations on 1 July 1973
  
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• AI: “UNESCO Mobilizes Education Ministers From Around the World for a Co-Ordinated Response to ChatGPT”

  26-05-2023 14:51 via infodocket.com
  Here’s the Full Text of a Statement infoDOCKET Received from UNESCO:
  In response to the rapid emergence of new and powerful generative AI tools, on Thursday, UNESCO held the first global meeting of Ministers of Education to explore the immediate as well as far-reaching opportunities, challenges and risks that AI applications pose to education systems. Over 40 Ministers shared their policy approaches and plans on how best to integrate these tools into education. During the online discussion
  
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• Just Released: ARL and CARL Report on Research Libraries’ Alignment with Institutional STEM Priorities

  25-05-2023 17:59 via infodocket.com
  From a Joint Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) Post:
  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) have published a report, Observations on Research Libraries’ Alignment with Institutional STEM Priorities.
  This report synthesizes the two associations’ joint exploration of the need for, and nature of, alignment of research libraries with their universities’ ST
  
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• Research Tools: World Health Organization (WHO) Announces Release of Data.who.int

  25-05-2023 16:47 via infodocket.com
  From the WHO:
  Data.who.int provides open access to WHO’s health data through a harmonized, consolidated and seamless experience. Starting with the data underlying WHO’s annual World Health Statistics report, the new website reimagines the indicator page – the most representative level of data presentation – with consistent, expressive and accessible visualization, while also presenting metadata to promote ease of accessibility, reference and use. The data powering WHO&rsq
  
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• Standards: EPUB 3.3 Becomes a W3C Recommendation

  25-05-2023 15:35 via infodocket.com
  Here’s the Complete Announcement From the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): W3C has just published the newest version of EPUB, EPUB 3.3, as a W3C Recommendation (an international Web Standard) as part of the Digital Publishing activity (established with the merger of IDPF and W3C in 2017).
  EPUB defines a distribution and interchange format for digital publications and documents. The EPUB format provides a means of representing, packaging, and encoding structured and sema
  
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• Fully Open Access Journals – Size Does Matter; Global Open Access Initiative, SCOAP3, Drives Dramatic Increase in Reach and Readership of Taylor & Francis Books; & More News Headlines

  25-05-2023 06:01 via infodocket.com
  Fully Open Access Journals – Size Does Matter (via Delta Think)GenAI Startups Rewrite Unicorn Playbook: Race To Billion-Dollar Valuations In Record Time, Reveals GlobalData
  Global Open Access Initiative, SCOAP3, Drives Dramatic Increase in Reach and Readership of Taylor & Francis Books (via T&F)
  
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• Pew Research: “A Majority of Americans Have Heard of ChatGPT, But Few Have Tried It Themselves”

  24-05-2023 18:51 via infodocket.com
  From Pew Research:
  About six-in-ten U.S. adults (58%) are familiar with ChatGPT, though relatively few have tried it themselves, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in March. Among those who have tried ChatGPT, a majority report it has been at least somewhat useful.
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  How ChatGPT should be used has been hotly contested. Some people see it as a useful tool for educational and work purposes, while others feel it should only be used for entertainme
  
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• National Archives Awards $6.5 Million in Grants for Historical Records Projects

  24-05-2023 16:20 via infodocket.com
  Here’s the Full Text of a NARA Announcement:Acting Archivist of the United States Debra Steidel Wall has awarded 47 grants totaling $6,510,701 for projects in 27 states and the District of Columbia to improve public access to historical records. The National Archives grants program is carried out through the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
   A complete list of new grants is available online.
  Two projects went to support professional development: the Arc
  
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• Research Article: Wikipedia and Open Access (preprint)

  24-05-2023 16:03 via infodocket.com
  The research article (preprint) below was recently shared on arXiv.
  Title
  Wikipedia And Open AccessAuthors
  Puyu YangThe University of Amsterdam
  Ahad ShoaibÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)University of Waterloo
  Robert WestÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
  Giovanni ColavizzaThe University of Amsterdam
  Source
  via arXiv
  DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2305.13945
  Abstract
  Wikipedia is a well-known platform for disseminating knowledge, and sci
  
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• Introducing the Cambridge University Library Research Institute (ULRI)

  24-05-2023 15:43 via infodocket.com
  From the University of Cambridge University Library:Cambridge University Library is excited to announce the launch of the University Library Research Institute (ULRI) on 23 May 2023.
  The UK’s research landscape has changed, and with it the role of research libraries. Research has become more collaborative and interdisciplinary, reaching beyond the boundaries of traditional disciplines and recognising the contributions of a wider range of professionals.As a beacon of good practice
  
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• UKRI Updates Guidance For Open Access Policy (New Policy Will Apply to Monographs, Book Chapters and Edited Collections)

  24-05-2023 15:13 via infodocket.com
  From UK Research and Innovation:From 1 January 2024, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s new open access policy will apply to monographs, book chapters and edited collections
  The open access policy applied since April 2022 for peer-reviewed research articles acknowledging UKRI funding.
  The policy aims to ensure that findings from research UKRI funds with public money can be accessed and built on by the research and innovation community and wider society.
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  In autumn 2023, UKRI will op
  
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• Florida: “Broward Commissioner Voices Support For Library’s Banned Book ‘Sanctuary'”; “The Greatest Children’s Books of the 21st Century”; & More News Headlines

  24-05-2023 06:01 via infodocket.com
  Florida: “Broward Commissioner Voices Support For Library’s Banned Book ‘Sanctuary’” (via WLRN)
  Florida: “Amanda Gorman ‘Gutted’ by Ban of Inauguration Poetry Book From Florida School” (via The Wrap)See Also: Miami-Dade K-8 Bars Elementary Students From 4 Library Titles Following Parent Complaint (via Miami Herald)
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