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Marco Rubio No Longer Serving as Acting Archivist of the United States
From Politico: Marco Rubio is no longer serving as the acting archivist of the United States, relieving the Trump administration official of one of several roles, a spokesperson for the National Archives and Records Administration confirmed to POLITICO. Rubio — who serves as interim national security adviser in addition to [...]
Digital Collections: Newly Digitized Papers Shed Light on WWII Internment
From the Stanford Report Stanford University Libraries have digitized the Kazuyuki Takahashi papers, an “extraordinary collection” of letters and photographs that expand the historical record of wartime incarceration in the United States. The Kazuyuki Takahashi papers, comprising digital scans of correspondence, photographs, and related materials created and collected by Stanford University [...]
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What Content Do Academic Libraries Rely on Most?
In today’s rapidly evolving academic landscape, libraries face the dual challenge of meeting diverse research needs while managing constrained budgets. The recent report from Clarivate, “Current trends in academic library holdings: The evolution towards aggregated content,” offers a timely and data-driven perspective on how libraries are responding to these pressures.
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Journal Article: Synthesizing Scientific Literature with Retrieval-Augmented Language Models
The paper linked below was published today by Nature. It discusses the work by Ai2 and the University of Washington to develop OpenScholar that we’ve been posting about around here since it launched (as a prototype) in late 2024. Some of OpenScholar’s resources are accessible (to all) via the Asta ecosystem of tools. Title Synthesizing […]
Report: “Georgia Librarians Could Face Criminal Charges For ‘Harmful Materials'”
From the Georgia Recorder: Librarians and education advocates are warning that a bill moving through the state Legislature could cause Georgia’s librarians to self-censor controversial materials and lead to more challenges on books about LGBTQ people or issues. Senate Bill 74, sponsored by Sylvania Republican Sen. Max Burns, changes an exemption in state law dealing […]
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Publishes Guidelines for Green Libraries
New From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The guidelines document was edited by Petra Hauke, Antonia Mocatta, and Priscilla Nga Ian Pun “with contributions and support from the IFLA Guidelines for Green Libraries Working Group of the IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) Section.” From an Introductory Post: The IFLA Environment, Sustainability […]
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Research Article (preprint): How Disciplinary Partnerships Shape Research Landscape in U.S. Library and Information Science Schools
The research article (preprint) linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title How Disciplinary Partnerships Shape Research Landscape in U.S. Library and Information Science Schools Authors Jiangen He University of Tennessee, Knoxville Wen Lou East China Normal University, Shanghai, China Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2601.20806 Abstract This study provides the first comprehensive empirical mapping of […]
Research Paper (preprint): The ‘Big Three’ of Scientific Information: A Comparative Bibliometric Review of Web of Science, Scopus, and OpenAlex
The preprint linked below was recently posted on arXiv. Title The ‘Big Three’ of Scientific Information: A Comparative Bibliometric Review of Web of Science, Scopus, and OpenAlex Authors Daniel Torres-Salinas EC3metrics, Universidad de Granada, Spain Wenceslao Arroyo-Machado EC3metrics, Universidad de Granada, Spain Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2601.21908 Abstract The present comparative study examines the three […]
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New From CULC: National Social Impact Study on Public Libraries in Canada,
From the Canadian Urban Libraries Council: On January 30, 2026 CULC/CBUC released a first-of-its-kind National Social Impact Study on urban public libraries in Canada, exploring the role public libraries play in community life and social wellbeing by drawing on data and lived experience from more than 18,000 respondents across 26 Canadian urban public library systems. […]
Internet Archive Founder Brewster Kahle Receives 2026 Fellow Award From Computer History Museum For Lifetime Achievements in Computing
Congratulations Brewster! Brewster is one of several recipients 2026 Fellow Award honorees announced yesterday. Here’s the full text of the Computer History Museum release. Annual award program recognizes honorees for significant contributions to the foundations of mobile computing, digital preservation, and open access to knowledge MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – January 29, 2026 – The Computer History Museum (CHM), the leading institution decoding […]
