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• Report From Ohio: “Bill Looks to Restrict ‘Harmful’ Books From Children Under 18 In Public Libraries”

  03-06-2024 23:42
  From WFMJ:
  Representative Al Cutrona introduced the unnamed bill last week that looks to restrict  some books in public libraries across the state. If passed, books that are deemed “harmful” would need to be put in a different section of the library and anyone under 18 would need a parent to check them out.
  Harmful according to the Ohio revised code means “any material or performance describing or representing nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sado-masochistic
  
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• Data Lifeboat Development: Flickr Foundation Awarded Mellon Foundation Grant

  03-06-2024 22:28
  From a Flickr Foundation Blog Post by George Oates:We’ve been awarded a grant in the Public Knowledge program of the Mellon Foundation to continue our development of the Data Lifeboat. Yay!
  It’s a 12-month grant, and mostly involves using the prototype work we’ve been doing to demonstrate and discuss the concept with our community. We can’t wait to hold the two events we have planned in the (Northern hemisphere) autumn, and we&rsquo
  
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• Publishers’ Audiobook Revenue Grew 9% in 2023 to $2 Billion According to New Data From Audio Publishers Association

  03-06-2024 17:55
  From the Audio Publishers Association:Publishers’ audiobook revenue grew 9% in 2023 to $2 billion, continuing the trend of year-on-year growth according to the Audio Publishers Association’s Sales Survey conducted by Toluna Harris Interactive.
  Edison Research conducted the Audio Publishers Association’s 2024 Consumer Survey and found the majority of U.S. adults (52%) have listened to an audiobook, which translates to nearly 149 million Americans who have ever tried the medium.
  
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• Report: “Ohio Libraries Bracing For Tough Choices as State Funding Revenue Continues to Dip”

  03-06-2024 16:53
  From Ohio Capital Journal:
  With state revenues not meeting projections as hoped, library systems are making choices about programs and staffing, and even cutting hours to make ends meet.
  “This isn’t something that’s going to be impacting us a year from now,” said Michelle Francis, executive director of the Ohio Library Council. “It’s going to have immediate effects.”
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  In 2008, the Public Library Fund sat at $450.6 million. It has been bel
  
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• Report: “Librarians Grapple With Diverse Archiving in a Digital World”

  03-06-2024 15:25
  From an Inside Higher Ed article by Lauren Coffey:
  The need to streamline digital archiving has been a creeping concern for university librarians for years. It’s a task made even more daunting by the need to ensure diversity and equity and the ongoing discovery of gaps in archives that leave many stories untold.
  “We’re really having to stop our denial,” said Nadia Ghasedi, associate university librarian for the special collections, preservation, and digital strategies div
  
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• EDUCAUSE Review: “A Framework for AI Literacy”

  03-06-2024 15:09
  From an EDUCAUSE Review Article by Melanie Hibbert, Elana Altman, Tristan Shippen, and Melissa Wright:
  Academic and technologies teams at Barnard College developed an AI literacy framework to provide a conceptual foundation for AI education and programming efforts in higher education institutional contexts.
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  Our framework provides a structure for learning to use AI, including explanations of key AI concepts and questions to consider when using AI. The four-part pyramid structure was
  
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• OCLC Acquires JJH Consulting; Review of the Europeana Data Model to Support 3D; & More News Headlines

  03-06-2024 06:01
  American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)ACLS Convenes China Studies Libraries Working Group to Build Common Access Plan (via ACLS)EuropeanaReview of the Europeana Data Model to Support 3D (via Europeana)IIIFCanadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) Join IIIF ConsortiumOCLCOCLC Acquires JJH Consulting, Firm Consults with Higher Ed Institutions on How to Maximize  Value of Their Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  
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