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• Reference: Three-Country North American Transportation Statistics Database Updated

  03-12-2016 06:01 via infodocket.com
  From the U.S. Dept. of Transportation:
  New three-country data was added this week to the North American Transportation Statistics (NATS) Online Database in the 12th annual website update.
  A product of the North American Transportation Statistics Interchange, the NATS Online Database contains comparable transportation-related data available from the United States, Canada, and Mexico in a one-stop online resource.
  The database covers the following subject areas: demographics, transportation,
  
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• Conference Paper: “Hallucinations in Scholarly LLMs: A Conceptual Overview and Practical Implications”

  20-12-2025 17:19 via infodocket.com
  The paper linked below appears in the Proceedings of the 2nd AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence).
  Bridge on Artificial Intelligence for Scholarly Communication.
  Title
  Hallucinations in Scholarly LLMs: A Conceptual Overview and Practical Implications
  Authors
  Naveen LambaSharda University, India
  Sanju TiwariSharda University, India
  Manas GaurUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
  Source
  The Second Bridge on Artificial Intelligence for Scholarly Communication (AAAI-2
  
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• New Policy Brief From PEN America: The Bills Igniting Book Bans

  19-12-2025 17:50 via infodocket.com
  From PEN America:
  Thousands of books removed from schools out of fear of state governments nationwide. Judy Blume’s Forever… banned from every Utah public school; To Kill a Mockingbird and 39 other titles pulled from a Texas school district that used AI to review materials; a list of 400 titles removed in one district quietly circulated in Tennessee as a resource for other school administrators to find books to ban; 22 titles barred from
  
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• New Report From US GAO: Public Libraries: Many Buildings are Reported to Be in Poor Condition, with Increasing Deferred Maintenance

  18-12-2025 17:03 via infodocket.com
  The report linked below was published today by the US Government Accountability Office (US GAO).
  From the Report:
  Public libraries serve as cornerstones of many communities. But aging and outdated buildings can make it hard for libraries to meet increasing expectations to provide access to programming, technology, emergency services, and voting sites—in addition to books.
  About 6,000 libraries nationwide (nearly 40%) say that part of their building is in poor condition, and about 7,000 rep
  
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• Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Announces 2025 Innovations Award Winners

  17-12-2025 18:34 via infodocket.com
  From the Urban Libraries Council:
  For more than 15 years, the Urban Libraries Council has celebrated the creativity, leadership, and impact of our member libraries through the Innovations Initiative. We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2025 Innovations cycle!Congratulations to Dayton Metro Library (OH), DC Public Library (DC), Gwinnett County Public Library (GA), Pasadena Public Library (CA), Pioneer Library System (OK), and Princ
  
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• Research Tools: New Climate Policy Database Maps Mitigation Policies Across the 60 IFCMA Countries

  17-12-2025 15:08 via infodocket.com
  From the OECD: 
  The Inclusive Forum on Carbon Mitigation Approaches (IFCMA) has released the first edition of its Climate Policy Database, providing unprecedented detail on how governments are tackling climate change through policy action.
  With validated data covering 38 out of 60 countries so far, and around 1 600 carbon mitigation policy instruments, the Database offers granular insights across the full range of policies adopted by countries. This includes information on subsidi
  
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• Journal Article (Commentary): “The CARE Approach For Academic Librarians: From Search First to Answer First With Generative AI”

  16-12-2025 22:11 via infodocket.com
  The article linked below was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship.
  Title
  The CARE Approach For Academic Librarians: From Search First to Answer First With Generative AI
  Authors
  Leo S. LoUniversity of Virginia
  Source
  The Journal of Academic LibrarianshipVersion of Record 15 December 2025
  DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103186
  Abstract
  Students and faculty are increasingly beginning their research by asking AI systems for explanations rather than by searching library resourc
  
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• Research Paper: How Permanent are Metadata For Research Data? Understanding Changes in DataCite Metadata” (Updated; Preprint)

  16-12-2025 14:49 via infodocket.com
  The preprint below (version 2) was recently shared on arXiv.
  Title
  How Permanent are Metadata For Research Data? Understanding Changes in DataCite Metadata (v2)
  Author
  Dorothea StreckerHumboldt-Universit¨at zu Berlin
  Source
  via arXivDOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2412.05128
  Abstract
  With the move towards open research information, the DOI registration agency DataCite is increasingly used as a source for metadata describing research data, for example to perform scientometric analyses. However, there is
  
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• New Leadership for Ithaka S+R: Catharine (“Cappy”) Bond Hill Stepping Down as Managing Director on January 1, 2026, Martin Kurzweil to Assume the Role

  15-12-2025 15:58 via infodocket.com
  From an Ithaka S+R Post by Kevin Guthrie, Ithaka President:
  I’m excited to announce a leadership transition that sets the stage for Ithaka S+R’s next era of impact. On December 31, 2025, Catharine (“Cappy”) Bond Hill will step down as managing director after nine transformative years. On January 1, 2026, Martin Kurzweil, currently vice president at Ithaka S+R, will assume the role of managing director.
  Cappy has shaped Ithaka S+R, grown its reach, and raised its
  
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• Journal Article: “The Library Instructor as Learner: A Survey of Reflective Teaching Practices in US Academic Libraries”

  14-12-2025 18:01 via infodocket.com
  The journal article linked below was recently published by Communications in Information Literacy (CIL).
  Title
  The Library Instructor as Learner: A Survey of Reflective Teaching Practices in US Academic Libraries
  Authors
  Alicia G. VaanderingUniversity of Rhode Island
  Amanda Crego-EmleyUniversity of Rhode Island
  Source
  Communications in Information Literacy (CIL); 19(2)
  Abstract
  Reflective practice provides library workers with a critical opportunity to examine professional experiences, question
  
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• Conference Paper: “BookReconciler: An Open-Source Tool for Metadata Enrichment and Work-Level Clustering”

  12-12-2025 17:07 via infodocket.com
  The conference paper linked below was shared on arXiv.
  Title
  BookReconciler: An Open-Source Tool for Metadata Enrichment and Work-Level Clustering
  Authors
  Matt MillerLibrary of Congress
  Dan SinykinEmory University
  Melanie WalshUniversity of Washington Information School
  Source
  arXivDOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2512.10165Published in the Proceedings of the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL) 2025
  Abstract
  We present BookReconciler, an open-source tool for enhancing and clustering book data. BookR
  
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• New Report: Teens, Social Media and AI Chatbots 2025

  09-12-2025 21:33 via infodocket.com
  From Pew Research:Young people turn to a variety of platforms, but YouTube stands out for being used by nearly all teens. Roughly nine-in-ten report ever using it.
  Teens widely use three other platforms:About six-in-ten or more say they use TikTok and Instagram.
  A somewhat smaller share say they go on Snapchat (55%).Fewer use Facebook (31%) and WhatsApp (24%). And no more than about one-in-five say the same of Reddit or X 
  
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• Apply Now: NLM Data Science & Informatics Scholars Program

  08-12-2025 20:18 via nlm.nih.gov
  The NLM Data Science & Informatics (DSI) Scholars Program is now accepting applications! This summer internship supports and engages undergraduate and graduate students who have an interest in careers in computational biology and biomedical informatics. Interns will contribute their skills & perspectives to computational research projects in the biological sciences. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting January 15, 2026. The application period will close February 25,
  
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• COUNTER Releases Draft: Best Practice Guidance For Reporting AI Usage; Feedback Welcome

  08-12-2025 15:01 via infodocket.com
  From COUNTER:As many of you know, our Advisory Committee has been building some best practice guidance for generative and agentic AI usage metrics. Today we’re sharing the results of that work with you.
  The challenge
  We developed Release 5.1 of the Code of Practice before to the public availability of generative and agentic artificial intelligence. In this consultation we have built on the patterns in the Code to create mechanisms for reporting on this new type of usage. The new
  
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• Journal Article: The Importance of Inclusive and Balanced Collections in Libraries and Archives

  07-12-2025 19:27 via infodocket.com
  The article linked below was recently published by Insights.
  Title
  The Importance of Inclusive and Balanced Collections in Libraries and Archives
  Author
  Gali HaleviCLOCKSS
  Source
  InsightsVol. 38, 2025
  DOI: 10.1629/uksg.701
  Abstract
  This article examines the differences in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts between library collection development and archival practices, highlighting the unique challenges faced by archives, including dark archives, in achieving inclusive and balanced col
  
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• Research Tools: New Tracker From Tow Center for Digital Journalism “Monitors Developments Between News Publishers and AI Companies”

  04-12-2025 15:47 via infodocket.com
  From the Columbia Journalism Review Article by  Klaudia Jaźwińska:
  How, whether, and how much publishers will be compensated are some of the major existential questions facing the news industry in the “AI era.” Today, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism is releasing a tracker that monitors developments between news publishers and AI companies—including lawsuits, deals, and grants—based on publicly available information.Direct to AI Deals and Law
  
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• Consulting: Impelsys Acquires Delta Think

  04-12-2025 14:57 via infodocket.com
  The acquisition was announced this morning. The full text of the announcement is found below and is also available here.
  Impelsys, a global technology services company, today announced the acquisition of Delta Think, a leading consultancy in scholarly communications. Together, the two companies will offer clients a powerful combination of strategy and technology expertise across publishing, education, and healthcare.
  Since 2005, Delta Think has partnered with publishers, associations, and servic
  
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• The Public Interest Corpus Releases Principles and Goals

  03-12-2025 20:07 via infodocket.com
  From a Blog Post (via Authors Alliance):Today, we are pleased to release The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals. This release builds on the recap of our final planning workshop and anticipates release of our final deliverable later this month.
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  The Public Interest Corpus works with a growing coalition of stakeholders to develop a service that advances the library community’s ability to support the responsible use of their collections for AI research and develo
  
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• NIH Researcher Celebrated with Best Paper Award from The Menopause Society

  03-12-2025 06:00 via nlm.nih.gov
  National Library of Medicine is proud to announce that its research team, led by Dr. Clem McDonald, has been awarded the Menopause Best Paper Award by The Menopause Society. This award recognizes the most outstanding paper published in Menopause in 2024, selected by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal.
  
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• Roundup: New AI-Related Research and News Reports

  02-12-2025 20:07 via infodocket.com
  All of the items listed below were published/posted in the past day or two.ChatbotsPoetry Can Trick AI Chatbots Into Ignoring Safety Rules, New Research Shows
  Source: EuronewsCopyrightCreative Grey Zones: Copyright in the Age of Hybridity
  Source: The Alan Turing InstituteCultural HeritagePublishing Cultural Heritage Data in the Age of AI
  Source: Europeana/Open Future FoundationWritingEstimating the Prevalence of LLM-Assisted Text in Scholarly Writing (preprint)
  Source: arXivRetractionsPerformanc
  
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• Colorado: “Former Middle School Dean Who Objected to Book Removals Sues Elizabeth School District”

  02-12-2025 14:58 via infodocket.com
  From Chalkbeat Colorado:A former middle school administrator in the Elizabeth School District filed a lawsuit Sunday against the rural Colorado district, alleging that she was fired after she objected to the removal of 19 titles from school libraries last year.
  LeEllen Condry, who served as dean of students at Elizabeth Middle School, said she was terminated after three months because she’s “a Black woman who dared to speak out against the discriminatory book ban,” according to
  
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• Journal Article: “Book Club Programs in United States Academic Libraries: A Survey”

  02-12-2025 13:27 via infodocket.com
  The article linked below was published today by The Journal of Academic Librarianship.
  Title 
  Book Club Programs In United States Academic Libraries: A Survey
  Author
  Mary KamelaUniversity of Buffalo
  Source
  The Journal of Academic LibrarianshipVolume 52, Issue 1, January 2026, 103162
  DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2025.103162
  Abstract
  In the United States, book clubs are typically associated with the work of public or school librarians, due to their focus on extracurricular programs and rec
  
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• Rage Bait is the Oxford Word of the Year For 2025

  01-12-2025 01:32 via infodocket.com
  From Oxford University Press (OUP):After three days of voting in which more than 30,000 people had their say, we have chosen rage bait as our official Oxford Word of the Year for 2025.
  With 2025’s news cycle dominated by social unrest, debates about the regulation of online content, and concerns over digital wellbeing, our experts noticed that the use of rage bait this year has evolved to signal a deeper shift in how we talk about attention—both how it is given an
  
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• New Report: Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) Publishes “Strategic Analysis of the Scholarly Communications Environment”

  27-11-2025 15:48 via infodocket.com
  From a COAR Announcement:This report presents a brief overview of the socio-political landscape for scholarly communications and describes some of the major forces that could significantly impact the repository ecosystem in the coming years. The aim is to provide COAR members with a synopsis of current trends that may affect repositories as well as to inform the development of the next COAR Strategy to be published in December 2025.
  The analysis was developed based on input from a survey of COAR
  
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• Listen Online: New PALABRA Archive Recordings Released for Digital Streaming

  27-11-2025 15:29 via infodocket.com
  From LC:
  In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, which was celebrated from September 15 to October 15, the Latin American, Caribbean, and European Division (LACE) has released a new batch of unpublished recordings from the PALABRA Archive for online streaming.
  The PALABRA Archive is a collection of audio recordings of 20th and 21st century poets and writers from Luso-Hispanic and U.S. Latino communities reading from their works. The collection now has now close to 900 r
  
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• Media Roundup: “Supreme Court Leaves Copyright Official Targeted by Trump in Place For Now”

  27-11-2025 00:05 via infodocket.com
  From Reuters:
  The U.S. Supreme Court postponed on Wednesday a decision on whether to let Donald Trump remove the government’s top copyright official, leaving her in place for now in the latest battle over the Republican president’s targeting of federal officials.
  The justices declined to immediately resolve the Justice Department’s request to lift a lower court’s ruling that had blocked Trump’s firing of Shira Perlmutter as the U.S. register
  
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• Repositories: arXiv Receives $7 Million in Gifts and Grants From Schmidt Sciences and NASA

  25-11-2025 14:17 via infodocket.com
  From an arXiv Announcement:We are pleased to announce that Schmidt Sciences and NASA have generously awarded arXiv $7 million in gifts and grants, respectively, to allow arXiv to complete its technology migration project and to explore ways to improve the arXiv experience through personalized and fair discovery of new preprints.
  arXiv began its cloud migration and code modernization project in 2023 with support from the Simons Foundation. This additional funding from Schmidt Sciences will allow
  
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• Digital Resources: Charles Darwin’s Personal Address Book Available Online For the First Time

  23-11-2025 23:41 via infodocket.com
  From the National University of Singapore:
  The Darwin Online project at the National University of Singapore (NUS) publishes for the first time today: Charles Darwin’s personal Address Book. It offers an astonishingly personal glimpse into the life and work of the great scientist.
  Charles Darwin’s Address Book is a small brown leather notebook, with “VISITS” and “ADDRESSES” printed on its spine (photo 1) and index-letter tabs in alternating
  
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• Research Paper: Toward Integrating AI Chat and Search: A User-Centered Perspective Across Age Groups

  23-11-2025 14:44 via infodocket.com
  The article linked below was recently made available (full text) by the ACM Digital Library.
  Title
  Toward Integrating AI Chat and Search: A User-Centered Perspective Across Age Groups
  Authors
  Chen HeUniversity of Helsinki
  Michiel SpapeUniversity of Macau
  Khadijatul KobraUniversity of Helsinki
  Robin WelschUniversity of Helsinki
  Giulio JacucciUniversity of Helsinki
  Source
  ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems
  DOI: 10.1145/3777486
  AbstractPeople face challenges with complex search tas
  
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• Report: “Oxford University Library Launches Its Own Gin For Sale”

  21-11-2025 19:47 via infodocket.com
  From the Oxford Mail:Sky Wave Distillery at Bicester Motion has produced a premium London Dry gin for the world-famous Oxford University library.
  Distillers say the gin has been inspired by the intricate ceiling carvings of the majestic Divinity School, and the rich woody aromas of the shelves and leather aromas in Duke Humfrey’s Library.
  Andrew Parsons, Sky Wave co-founder and Master Distiller, said: “It was a great honour to work with one of the world’s oldest libraries, and
  
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