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• News From Library of Congress: “COVID Recollections: Now Available – First Collection of Frontline Worker Interviews from the COVID-19 American History Project”

  20-09-2024 15:51 via infodocket.com
  From The Library of Congress:
  The American Folklife Center is proud to announce that the first collection of interviews documented for the COVID-19 American History Project is now available online. To view these materials, visit the COVID-19 American History Project collection on the website of the Library of Congress. The collection features twenty interviews with service and hospitality workers in New Orleans, Louisiana, collected from October to December 2023. The interviews, docume
  
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• South Carolina: “As Book Challenges Continue Across SC, Charleston County Public Library Stands Firm on Process”

  20-09-2024 13:41 via infodocket.com
  From The Post and Courier:
  Three nonfiction books were recently challenged in Charleston County public libraries for inappropriate content relating to sex, with those opposed asking that they be moved to a special section where no one under 18 can read them — bringing home an extension of national and statewide discussions surrounding  some people believe are inappropriate for children.
  “Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being
  
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• New Digital Library: Prado Museum Offers Free Online Access to More Than 11,500 Publications From the Late 15th to Early 20th Centuries

  20-09-2024 13:20 via infodocket.com
  Exciting news from Spain!
  From the Prado Museum (in Spanish, Translation via DeepL)
  The Prado Museum’s new Digital Library, developed with funds from the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR), offers free access to 5600 issues of magazines and 6000 books specialized in artistic literature and published between the late 15th and early 20th centuries.
  More than 1,700,000 pages have been digitized, the cataloging of 1,400 old books has been revised, and another 220 rare books an
  
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• Libraries and Schools in Oregon Report Record Number of Challenges to Books and Other Materials in 2023-2024

  19-09-2024 17:50 via infodocket.com
  From the State Library of Oregon:
  Libraries and schools in Oregon reported the highest number of challenges to books and other materials in 2023-24 since the State Library of Oregon began collecting data. Statistics on the past year’s materials challenges and more are available in the latest report of the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse.
  The Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse (OIFC) was created in 1987 to collect information about intellectual freedom challenges at librari
  
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• The Bookseller Reports: “Sage Confirms It Is In Talks to License Content to AI Firms”

  19-09-2024 16:04 via infodocket.com
  From The Bookseller:
  Sage is the latest academic publisher to confirm it is considering licensing its authors’ content for use by Artificial Intelligence companies, saying this is a “preferable route” to having its content illegally “harvested”.
  A Sage spokesperson told The Bookseller: “We have reason to believe many tech companies have already harvested much of our content to train large language models (LLMs).”
  She added: “We believe that a
  
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• News From Clarivate, International Publishers Association (IPA), OA Switchboard; & Others

  19-09-2024 06:01 via infodocket.com
  AIThe United Nations Wants to Treat AI With the Same Urgency as Climate Change (via WIRED)See Also: Report Discussed in Article (Full Text)Center for Open ScienceNew Preprint Introduces Major Update to the TOP Guidelines (via COS)ClarivateClarivate Reveals Citation Laureates 2024 (via Clarivate)International Publishers Association (IPA)International Publishers Association Announces Shortlist for the 2024 IPA Innovation in Publishing Award (via IPA)OA SwitchboardOA Switchboard Reaches Milestone:
  
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• Research Article: “We Need to Rethink the Way We Identify Diamond Open Access Journals in Quantitative Science Studies”

  18-09-2024 23:10 via infodocket.com
  The article linked below was recently just accepted for publication by Quantitative Science Studies (QSS).
  Title
  We Need to Rethink the Way We Identify Diamond Open Access Journals in Quantitative Science Studies
  Authors
  Marc-André SimardUniversité de Montréal
  Leigh-Ann ButlerUniversity of Ottawa
  Juan Pablo AlperinSimon Fraser University
  Stefanie HausteinUniversity of Ottawa
  Source
  Quantitative Science Studies 1-6 (2024)
  DOI: 10.1162/qss_c_00331
  Abstract
  With the announcemen
  
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• New Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Brief: “The Role of Libraries as Public Spaces in Countering Misinformation, Disinformation, and Social Isolation in the Age of Generative AI”

  18-09-2024 15:26 via infodocket.com
  From the Urban Libraries Council: 
  The Urban Libraries Council released a new Leadership Brief addressing the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its contribution to the spread of misinformation and disinformation. With social isolation on the rise, this brief examines how public libraries are uniquely positioned to combat these issues through the promotion of digital literacy and the cultivation of community connections.
  The ULC Leadership Brief offers recommendations
  
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• A Multi-Stakeholder Working Group (JISC, Plan S, PLOS) Release a “New Tool To Assess Equity In Scholarly Communication Models”

  18-09-2024 15:00 via infodocket.com
  From a Plan S News Post:
  A new online tool designed to assess the equity of scholarly communication models is launched today at the OASPA 2024 conference. The “How Equitable Is It” tool, developed by a multi-stakeholder Working Group, comprising librarians, library consortia representatives, funders and publishers, and convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS, aims to provide a framework for evaluating scholarly communication models and arrangements on the
  
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• There Are More Than 120 AI Bills In Congress Right Now; Clarivate Launches Generative AI-Powered Primo Research Assistant; & More Headlines

  18-09-2024 14:31 via infodocket.com
  AIThere Are More Than 120 AI Bills In Congress Right Now (via Technology Review)ClarivateClarivate Launches Generative AI-Powered Primo Research AssistantScholary CommunicationsExclusive: One University’s Three-Year Battle to Retract Papers with Fake Data (via Retraction Watch)
  
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• BBC: “Publishers Try Skinnier Books to Save Money and Emissions”

  17-09-2024 20:38 via infodocket.com
  From the BBC: A typical paperback book accounts for around 1kg of carbon dioxide, according to sustainability expert Mike Berners-Lee.
  Perhaps that does not sound like much. But in the US alone, where 767 million paperback books were sold in 2023, this is equivalent to the electricity use of more than 150,000 homes for a year.
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  The publisher HarperCollins has experimented with compact typefaces that require less ink and paper. This has resulted in savings of hundreds of
  
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• AI Roundup: Quantitative Insights into Language Model Usage and Trust in Academia; Forget ChatGPT: Why Researchers Now Run Small AIs on Their Laptops; and More AI-Related Items

  17-09-2024 19:01 via infodocket.com
  AcademiaQuantitative Insights into Language Model Usage and Trust in Academia: An Empirical Study (preprint; via arXiv)Collaboration Enhancing LLM Collaboration for Smarter, More Efficient Solutions (via MIT)CompetenciesMust-Have Competencies and Skills in Our New AI World: A Synthesis for Educational Reform (via EDUCAUSE Review)Health/Mental HealthArtificial Intelligence in Education and Mental Health for a Sustainable Future: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief (via NASEM)LLMsSee Wha
  
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• AI Roundup: Quantitative Insights into Language Model Usage and Trust in Academia; Forget ChatGPT: Why Researchers Now Run Small AIs on Their Laptops; and More

  17-09-2024 19:01 via infodocket.com
  AcademiaQuantitative Insights into Language Model Usage and Trust in Academia: An Empirical Study (preprint; via arXiv)Authenticity
  Google Seeks Authenticity in the Age of AI With New Content Labeling System (C2PA) (via Ars Techica)Collaboration Enhancing LLM Collaboration for Smarter, More Efficient Solutions (via MIT)CompetenciesMust-Have Competencies and Skills in Our New AI World: A Synthesis for Educational Reform (via EDUCAUSE Review)Health/Mental HealthArtificial Intelligence in Educ
  
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• New Project: Wikidata (Wikimedia Germany), DataStax, and Jina AI Launch Semantic Search For Non-Profit AI Developers

  17-09-2024 18:38 via infodocket.com
  From Tech EU:Today Wikimedia Deutschland announced the launch of a semantic search concept in collaboration with search experts from DataStax and Berlin’s Jina AI.
  The concept makes Wikidata’s openly licensed data available in an easier-to-use format for AI application developers. This simplifies the process of developing open-source, non-profit AI applications and contributes to a more reliable information ecosystem.
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  Wikidata wants to contribute to opening this clos
  
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• Journal Article: “Library Partnership Rating: A Case Study About an Open, Community-Built Rubric to Evaluate Journal Publishers”

  17-09-2024 18:21 via infodocket.com
  The article linked below was published today by Insights.
  Title
  Library Partnership Rating: A Case Study About an Open, Community-Built Rubric to Evaluate Journal Publishers
  Authors
  Robin SinnIowa State University Libraries
  Rachel CaldwellUMass Amherst Libraries
  Source
  InsightsVolume 37 (2024)
  DOI:  10.1629/uksg.658
  Abstract
  This case study describes the formation of Library Partnership Rating (LPR), a librarian-created rubric-based system to evaluate journal publisher practices. The LPR Ru
  
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• Report: “Why Book Publishing Giant Penguin is Claiming a Partial Victory in Iowa’s Book Ban Ruling”

  17-09-2024 13:36 via infodocket.com
  From the Des Moines Register (via Iowa City Press-Citizen):
  The country’s largest book publisher says it doesn’t see a court ruling that reinstated Iowa’s book ban law as a complete setback.
  Penguin Random House, a major publishing company, is part one of two federal lawsuits challenging Senate File 496, a sweeping education law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds in 2023. Penguin is joined by several other plaintiffs, including the Iowa State Education Association, Iowa educators and
  
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• Research Tools: UNESCO Institute For Statistics (UIS) Releases New Data Browser

  16-09-2024 19:55 via infodocket.com
  From UNESCO Institute For Statistics (UIS):
  The UIS is excited to introduce the new UIS Data Browser which brings together all our data on education, science, and culture, making it a convenient resource for everyone, from policymakers to researchers.
  With a refreshed interface, users can easily view and download customized data for their needs. The new browser also offers better tools for exploring metadata and documentation. Plus, the browser has great v
  
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• Colorado Library Fired Employee For Speaking Out About Cancellation of Pride Event, Lawsuit Alleges; Utah: Book Bans Cost Utah Taxpayers Thousands Of Dollars. Here’s How Much Two School Districts Spent; & More Headlines

  16-09-2024 19:01 via infodocket.com
  IndianaCounty Approves $4.2M In Bonds For Library Renovations While Weighing Impact on Taxes (via South Bend Tribune)CaliforniaIn Depth: LA County Libraries (Interview with Skye Patrick) (via Fox LA)
  San José State Launches the College of Information, Data and Society (IDS) (via SJS)ColoradoColorado Library Fired Employee For Speaking Out About Cancellation of Pride Event, Lawsuit Alleges (via Denver Post)Ohio
  The Cincinnati Public Library Is More Than Just Bookshelves – It’s
  
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• CODATA and the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) Announce the CODATA Research Data Management Terminology (RDMT)

  16-09-2024 18:44 via infodocket.com
  From CODATA:CODATA and the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) are delighted to announce the publication of the machine-actionable CODATA Research Data Management Terminology (RDMT). The Terminology is open to the public and free to use via the ARDC’s Research Vocabularies Australia (RVA).
  The RDMT enables those working on research data management (RDM) to access clear, unambiguous and referenceable definitions of RDM terms. It is useful for those working within the contexts of:resear
  
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• Preprint: “Stark Decline in Journalists’ Use of Preprints Post-Pandemic”

  16-09-2024 15:22 via infodocket.com
  The preprint linked (full text) below was recently shared on arXiv.
  Title
  Stark Decline in Journalists’ Use of Preprints Post-Pandemic
  Authors
  Juan Pablo AlperinSimon Fraser University
  Kenneth ShoresUniversity of DelawareAlice FleerackersSimon Fraser UniversityUniversity of British Columbia
  Natascha ChtenaSimon Fraser University
  Source
  via arXivAccepted at Science Communication
  DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2409.08473
  Abstract
  The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of preprints, aiding rapid rese
  
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• NEW Journal Article (preprint): “Stark Decline in Journalists’ Use of Preprints Post-Pandemic”

  16-09-2024 15:22 via infodocket.com
  The preprint linked (full text) below was recently shared on arXiv.
  Title
  Stark Decline in Journalists’ Use of Preprints Post-Pandemic
  Authors
  Juan Pablo AlperinSimon Fraser University
  Kenneth ShoresUniversity of DelawareAlice FleerackersSimon Fraser UniversityUniversity of British Columbia
  Natascha ChtenaSimon Fraser University
  Source
  via arXivAccepted at Science Communication
  DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2409.08473
  Abstract
  The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of preprints, aiding rapid rese
  
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• American Library Association to Host Historic Intellectual Freedom Summit at the Library of Congress; Report: 67% of Top News Sites Block Access by AI; & More News Headlines

  16-09-2024 06:01 via infodocket.com
  AI67% of Top News Sites Block Access by AI (via NewsGuard)American Library Association (ALA)American Library Association to Host Historic Intellectual Freedom Summit at the Library of Congress (via ALA)ArchivesArctic World Archive Announces Deposit Ceremony 2024 (via EU Reporter)
  National Archives (NARA) Launches Declaration250 Campaign (via NARA)
  
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• Journal Article: “Innovation in Libraries: A Service-Oriented Perspective”

  15-09-2024 17:18 via infodocket.com
  The article (full text) linked below was recently published by
  Title
  Innovation in Libraries: A Service-Oriented Perspective
  Authors
  Benoît DesmarchelierUniversity Sorbonne Paris Nord
  Faridah DjellalUniversity of Lille
  Faïz GalloujUniversity of Lille
  Source
  Research PolicyVolume 54, Issue 1, January 2025, 105110
  DOI: 1016/j.respol.2024.105110
  Abstract
  This article is devoted to the question of innovation in libraries. Ignored by ‘service studies’, this question occupi
  
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• Journal Article: “ChatGPT Seems Too Good to Be True”: College Students’ Use and Perceptions of Generative AI

  14-09-2024 17:25 via infodocket.com
  The journal article (full text) listed below was recently published by Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence.
  Title
  “ChatGPT Seems Too Good to be True”: College Students’ Use and Perceptions of Generative AI
  Authors
  Clare BaekUniversity of California Irvine
  Tamara TateUniversity of California Irvine
  Mark WarschauerUniversity of California Irvine
  Source
  Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence (2024)100294.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.caeai.2024.100294
  Abstract
  This study
  
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• Reports: Academic Publishers Face Class Action Over ‘Peer Review’ Pay, Other Restrictions

  13-09-2024 20:53 via infodocket.com
  Ed. Note: We will be updating this post with additional coverage, statements, and filings as they become available. Please check back.From Reuters:University of California Los Angeles neuroscience professor has sued six major academic journal publishers, claiming in a proposed class action that they violated antitrust law by barring simultaneous submissions to multiple journals and denying pay for “peer review” services.
  Professor Lucina Uddin [UCLA] filed the lawsuit in Brookly
  
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• ITHAKA Posts Fall 2024 Community Letter; CRKN Publishes 2023-2024 Annual Report; PALNI Awarded IMLS Grant to Develop PEARL Open Source Reading List System; & More Headlines

  13-09-2024 19:34 via infodocket.com
  AIFPF Unveils Report on Emerging Trends in U.S. State AI Regulation (via FPF)Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN)CRKN Publishes 2023-2024 Annual Report: Building Connections in Research and Knowledge (via CRKN)IthakaITHAKA Fall 2024 Community Letter—Learning TogetherPrivate Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI)PALNI Awarded IMLS Grant to Develop PEARL Open Source Reading List System (via PALNI)Public Knowledge Project (PKP)Open Journal Systems (OJS) Selected as Infrastructure t
  
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• Policy Forum: Open Access is Shaping Scientific Communication

  13-09-2024 18:24 via infodocket.com
  The article linked below was recently published by Science.
  Title
  Open Access is Shaping Scientific Communication
  Authors
  Mark J. McCabeSKEMA Business School, Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France
  Université Côte D’Azur, Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie, Gestion (GREDEG), Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, FranceFrank Mueller-LangerDepartment of Business Administration, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Neubiberg, Germany
  Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research,
  
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• Video Recordings of 2024 National Book Festival Sessions are Now Available Online

  13-09-2024 16:31 via infodocket.com
  From LC:
  This year’s National Book Festival on August 24 still has a lot of us glowing, and we have even more of a reason to glow brighter: sessions are now available on demand! So whether you didn’t attend the Festival, missed a session or want to revisit an amazing moment you saw onstage, you should be able to watch here or on the Library’s YouTube channel.
  Our media partners created extra NBF content with us, so check out the PBS author talks here, C-SPAN&rsqu
  
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• Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Offers Support to the Ukrainian Publishing Community

  13-09-2024 16:08 via infodocket.com
  From an SSP Announcement:
  We are pleased to announce our partnership with Supporting Ukrainian Publishing Resilience and Recovery (SUPRR). SUPRR is a bottom-up initiative designed to help strengthen the Ukrainian publishing sector in order to meet the educational, academic, and cultural needs of Ukrainians. Through creating global connections, SUPRR aims to showcase Ukraine to international readers.
  As part of this partnership, SSP will provide the following resources to the scholarly publi
  
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• Conference Paper: “Use of Hashtags by Two Canadian Public Libraries: A Comparative Review”

  12-09-2024 23:22 via infodocket.com
  The conference paper linked below was recently published online on September 10, 2024.
  Title
  Use of Hashtags by Two Canadian Public Libraries: A Comparative Review
  Author
  Dinesh RathiUniversity of Alberta
  Source
  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS (Canadian Association for Information Science)
  DOI: 10.29173/cais1851
  Abstract
  This research presents a comparative review of hashtags in tweets posted by the two large Canadian public libraries, Edmonton Public Library (EPL) and Calgary Publi
  
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• The New CNI Issues Podcast Features a Conversation with Judith Conklin, CIO of the Library of Congress

  12-09-2024 21:05 via infodocket.com
  From EDUCAUSE Review:
  Judith Conklin, CIO of the Library of Congress, discusses embedding digital strategies into the Library’s new strategic plan to increase accessibility and innovation. She highlights efforts to digitize the Library’s collections, explore the use of artificial intelligence, and maintain strong cybersecurityA text transcript isalso available.
  
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• Say Hello to OpenAI o1: Preview Release of a New Model Now Available (First in a Series of “Reasoning” Models)

  12-09-2024 20:16 via infodocket.com
  From OpenAI:
  We’ve developed a new series of AI models designed to spend more time thinking before they respond. They can reason through complex tasks and solve harder problems than previous models in science, coding, and math.
  Today, we are releasing the first of this series in ChatGPT and our API. This is a preview and we expect regular updates and improvements. Alongside this release, we’re also including evaluations for the next update, currently in development.
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• Report: Going Public: Springer Nature Plans Frankfurt IPO in Latest Test of Market

  12-09-2024 17:43 via infodocket.com
  From Reuters:
  Springer Nature, publisher of science journal Nature and Scientific American, said on Thursday it plans an initial public offering (IPO) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange that could be completed by the end of the year.
  The German academic research publisher said its planned IPO will consist of a 200 million euro ($220 million) capital increase and a sale of existing shares. Holtzbrinck Publishing Group and BC Partners currently own 53% and 47% stakes respectively.
  Learn More, Read th
  
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• Library News Roundup: AL: “Prostitution, Adultery, Eunuchs: Library Dispute in Mobile as One Official Ponders Bible Ban”; SC: “Charleston County School District Takes First Step To Implement State-Mandated Book Ban Rule” & More

  12-09-2024 06:01 via infodocket.com
  AlabamaProstitution, Adultery, Eunuchs: Library Dispute In Mobile as One Official Ponders Bible Ban (via AL.com)AlaskaAlaska Librarians Hopeful State Will Restore ‘Massive’ Cut in Vital Grant (via APM)Idaho13 Part-Time Library Positions Laid Off Amid CLN Budget Crunch, Employees Frustrated With Board (via KHQ)MichiganMichigan Statewide Open Access Network is Bridging the Digital Gap in 74 Michigan Counties (via WILX)South CarolinaCharleston County School District Takes First Step To
  
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• AI Roundup: GPTs and Hallucination: Why Do Large Language Models Hallucinate?; Google’s “Audio Overview” Can Turn PDFs Into Podcasts; & More Headlines

  12-09-2024 06:01 via infodocket.com
  EducationUNESCO Releases New AI Competency Frameworks For Students and Teachers (via UNESCO)GoogleGoogle’s “Audio Overview” Can Turn PDFs Into Podcasts (via The Decoder)
  Google Hit With European Privacy Probe Over Its Ai System (via Politico)See Also: Data Protection Commission Launches Inquiry Into Google AI Model (via DPC, Ireland)HallucinationsGPTs and Hallucination: Why Do Large Language Models Hallucinate?  (via Queue / ACM Digital Library)
  
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• Research Tools: New USGS Map Shows Where Landslides are Most Likely to Occur in U.S.

  11-09-2024 20:47 via infodocket.com
  From the USGS:
  The U.S. Geological Survey has released a new nationwide landslide susceptibility map that indicates nearly 44% of the U.S. could potentially experience landslide activity. The new assessment provides a highly detailed, county-by-county picture of where these damaging, disruptive and potentially deadly geologic hazards are more likely as well as areas where landslide hazards are negligible.
  The new map will support risk-reduction and land-use planning efforts by showing where pote
  
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• Wonderful News! Easy Access to Archived Versions of Web Pages From the Wayback Machine Now Available via Google Search Results Pages

  11-09-2024 17:04 via infodocket.com
  Ed. Note: Wonderful news for the web research community. Congrats to Brewster Kahle, Mark Graham, and the Entire IA/Wayback Team!
  From The Internet Archive:In a significant step forward for digital preservation, Google Search is now making it easier than ever to access the past. Starting today, users everywhere can view archived versions of webpages directly through Google Search, with a simple link to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
  How It Works
  To access this new feature, conduct
  
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• Wonderful News! Access to Archived Versions of Web Pages Direct From the Wayback Machine Now Available via Google Search Results Pages

  11-09-2024 17:04 via infodocket.com
  Ed. Note: Wonderful news for the web research community. Congrats to Brewster Kahle, Mark Graham, and the Entire IA/Wayback Team!
  From The Internet Archive:In a significant step forward for digital preservation, Google Search is now making it easier than ever to access the past. Starting today, users everywhere can view archived versions of webpages directly through Google Search, with a simple link to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
  How It Works
  To access this new feature, conduct
  
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• Publishers File Additional Amicus Brief Supporting First Amendment Rights of Llano County Library Patrons in Full Court Rehearing of Little v. Llano County; The Impact of AI in Advancing Accessibility for Learners with Disabilities; & More Headlines

  11-09-2024 16:03 via infodocket.com
  AIThe Impact of AI in Advancing Accessibility for Learners with Disabilities (via EDUCAUSE)LegalPublishers (AAP) File Additional Amicus Brief Supporting First Amendment Rights of Llano County Library Patrons in Full Court Rehearing of Little v. Llano CountyTexasCy-Fair ISD’s Libraries Are Frequently Closed After Trustees Cut Librarian Positions In Half (via Houston Public Media)
  
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• Literacy: Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Releases New ‘Science of Reading Toolkit’

  11-09-2024 14:12 via infodocket.com
  From an Urban Libraries Council Announcement:
  The Urban Libraries Council is releasing today its new ” a comprehensive resource designed to help public libraries implement evidence-based reading strategies to enhance youth literacy. This toolkit guides libraries on prioritizing equity, understanding the science of reading, designing community-focused programs, embedding structured literacy elements, and measuring program outcomes.
  The Science of Reading encompasses a comprehensive body of
  
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• Research Tools: University of MarylandLibraries Releases a New Open Source Web Application Developed for White House Pool Reports Digital Collection

  10-09-2024 20:43 via infodocket.com
  From the University of Maryland Libraries:
  The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) was founded in 1914 to promote excellence in journalism, robust reporting on the U. S. presidency, and support democracy through a free press. The White House Press Corps is made up of journalists credentialed by WHCA. This press pool provides reporting on the President’s daily activities and events. The UMD Libraries’ WHCA Pool Reports Collection consists of email pool reports created
  
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• Research Tools: University of Maryland Libraries Releases a New Open Source Web Application Developed for White House Pool Reports Digital Collection

  10-09-2024 20:43 via infodocket.com
  From the University of Maryland Libraries:
  The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) was founded in 1914 to promote excellence in journalism, robust reporting on the U. S. presidency, and support democracy through a free press. The White House Press Corps is made up of journalists credentialed by WHCA. This press pool provides reporting on the President’s daily activities and events. The UMD Libraries’ WHCA Pool Reports Collection consists of email pool reports created
  
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• Now Available: “Academic Library Pricing Dataset for SciFinder Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: 2018-2024”

  10-09-2024 20:26 via infodocket.com
  The dataset linked below was published today by the Journal of eScience Librarianship.
  Title
  Academic Library Pricing Dataset for SciFinder Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: 2018-2024
  Authors
  Curtis BrundyIowa State UniversityJoel ThorntonUniversity of Utah
  Source
  Journal of eScience Librarianship 13 (2): e959
  Abstract
  This dataset contains database pricing and agreements received through public records requests made to members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and a few non
  
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• Former ALA Executive Director Tracie Hall Profiled in New University of Washington Magazine Article

  10-09-2024 15:24 via infodocket.com
  The complete profile runs about 2200 words.
  From the University of Washington MagazineTracie Hall (Image Source: iSchool, U. of Washington)
  The star power at the TIME100 Gala in New York City last October rivaled the bright lights of nearby Broadway. Luminaries like director Steven Spielberg, actor Angela Bassett and rapper Doja Cat took center stage at the magazine’s glittering annual celebration of the 100 most influential people in the world.
  The spotlight shifted from glamour to grit w
  
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• Former ALA Executive Director and “Warrior Librarian” Tracie Hall Featured in New University of Washington Magazine Article

  10-09-2024 15:24 via infodocket.com
  The complete profile runs about 2200 words.
  From the University of Washington Magazine:Tracie Hall (Image Source: iSchool, U. of Washington)
  The star power at the TIME100 Gala in New York City last October rivaled the bright lights of nearby Broadway. Luminaries like director Steven Spielberg, actor Angela Bassett and rapper Doja Cat took center stage at the magazine’s glittering annual celebration of the 100 most influential people in the world.
  The spotlight shifted from glamour to grit
  
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• OpenAIRE and SCImago Lab Unite to Enhance Scholarly Research Data; Building Assessment Criteria for Collection Development Policies: A Community Resource; & More News Headlines

  10-09-2024 06:01 via infodocket.com
  Collection DevelopmentBuilding Assessment Criteria for Collection Development Policies: A Community Resource (via Copim)HathiTrustSecond Accessibility Update to HathiTrust Website and Digital LibraryIFLAEquity and Inclusion at the Center of Open Science & Scholarship Advisory Committee’s Initial WorkInformation PowerLorraine Estelle Announces Retirement (via IP)Scholarly CommunicationsFoundations of Trust: The Alignment of POSI Principles and CLOCKSS (via CLOCKSS)
  OpenAIRE and SCImago
  
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• Report: “Audible to Start Generating AI Voice Replicas of Select Audiobook Narrators”

  09-09-2024 23:52 via infodocket.com
  From BNNBloomberg:
  Amazon.com Inc.’s Audible will begin inviting a select group of US-based audiobook narrators to train artificial intelligence on their voices, the clones of which can then be used to make audiobook recordings. The effort, which kicks off this week, is designed to add more audiobooks to the service, quickly and cheaply — and to welcome traditional narrators into the evolving world of audiobook automation which, to date, many h
  
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• Library of Congress Announces 2024 Literacy Awards Including Two Inaugural Prizes

  09-09-2024 16:50 via infodocket.com
  From the Library of Congress:
  The Library of Congress Literacy Awards program, sponsored by David M. Rubenstein since 2013, and also by the Kislak Family Foundation since 2023, honors promising initiatives that provide exemplary, innovative and replicable strategies that promote literacy. Twenty-four organizations working to expand literacy and promote reading were awarded the 2024 Library of Congress Literacy Awards Sept. 8 on International Literacy Day.
  This year’s awards include two new
  
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• Research Article: “A Survey on Knowledge Organization Systems of Research Fields: Resources and Challenges” (preprint)

  09-09-2024 16:24 via infodocket.com
  The article (preprint) linked below was recently shared on arXiv.
  Title
  A Survey on Knowledge Organization Systems of Research Fields: Resources and Challenges
  Authors
  Angelo SalatinoKnowledge Media Institute, The Open University, UK
  Tanay AggarwalKnowledge Media Institute, The Open University, UK
  Andrea MannocciCNR-ISTI — National Research Council, Institute of Information Science and Technologies, Italy
  Francesco OsborneKnowledge Media Institute, The Open University, UKUniversity of Mila
  
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• AI in Libraries: Clarivate Releases First “Pulse of the Library Report”

  09-09-2024 13:36 via infodocket.com
  From Clarivate:
  Clarivate launched today its first Pulse of the Library report. The report combines feedback from a global survey of over 1,500 librarians with qualitative interviews and reveals libraries are in the early days of AI implementation.
  Key findings of the report include:Most libraries have an AI plan in place, or one in progress: Over 60% of respondents are evaluating or planning for AI integration.
  AI adoption is the top tech priority: AI-powered tools for library users and pa
  
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