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Report: Oklahoma Launches Statewide Effort to Use Libraries to Close the Digital Divide
From Route 50: The Oklahoma Broadband Office is partnering with libraries to complete last-mile projects designed to increase residents’ access to digital services in the nation’s first statewide effort of its sort, one official says. OBO is investing $14.5 million in a community access portal initiative to install pods in [...]
How an Instagram Post Launched the World’s Most Unlikely Archive (Utah State University’s Outdoor Recreation History Collection)
From The Deseret News: Abercrombie & Fitch might be best known today for its casual 20-something clothing, as it transitioned away from teen wear and provocative ads a decade ago. But that might not be the most dramatic change the company has undergone in its long history. In fact, when [...]
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What the Academic AI Impact Study Shows About Productivity, Capacity and Human Oversight in Library Workflows
Academic libraries are being asked to do more with the same, or fewer, resources. Staff capacity is stretched. Metadata backlogs persist. Course support workflows face recurring time pressure. In that environment, academic AI in libraries is no longer being explored only as a future possibility. For some libraries, it is already being used as practical operational support inside everyday workflows.
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AI Chatbots as Companions: Overview, Uses, and Considerations for Congress (New Report From the Congressional Research Service)
From the Introduction to the Report (R49189): A chatbot is an application or a program that simulates human conversation by generating responses to user prompts. While chatbots1 have existed for approximately 60 years, technical advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have expanded their uses over the last 10 years from customer service to emotional support. This has […]
Acquisitions: Belmont University Acquires Johnny Cash’s Archives
From Music Connection: Johnny Cash is one of the most important, influential, and respected artists in the history of recorded music. And now a collection of his personal archives will find its permanent home at Belmont University, representing a historic partnership among the Cash family, the John R. Cash Revocable Trust and Belmont. The collection […]
IBD Publishes Profile of OverDrive Founder and Chairman, Steve Potash
From Investor’s Business Daily (IBD): or IBD via MSN Steve Potash was fed up with shuffling forms and documents when he began his career as a lawyer. So he developed technology to do the job for him. “When I started my law practice, I had to produce so much paperwork,” recalled Potash, founder of OverDrive, the largest […]
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Outputs From MIT’s Working Group on Scholarly Content and Generative AI Now Available
From a MIT Blog Post by Anantha P. Chandrakasan, Provost & Ian A. Waitz, Vice President for Research: We write today to share the outputs of the Working Group on Scholarly Content and Generative AI, which was co-chaired by Chris Bourg, MIT Libraries Director, and Claire Schneider, Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel […]
Journal Article: “Academic Search Literacy in the Age of Generative AI: A Conceptual Framework For Navigating the Search-Language Ecology”
The article linked below (abstract, intro, snippets only; full-text paywalled) was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title Academic Search Literacy In The Age Of Generative Ai: A Conceptual Framework For Navigating the Search-Language Ecology Authors Chao Cai Purdue University , Jane K. Yatcilla Purdue University Source The Journal of Academic Librarianship Volume […]
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EveryLibrary Institute Launches Library Advocacy and Funding Conference 2027
From EveryLibrary Institute: The EveryLibrary Institute 501c(3) announces the 2027 Library Advocacy and Funding Conference (LAFCON), positioning the three-day virtual summit as the sector’s primary intelligence partner for the upcoming year. This will be the 4th LAFCON conference that EveryLibrary institute has held. Running January 13–15, 2027, the institute serves as a critical tracking hub and training ground, analyzing how overlapping shifts in […]
Statement: Governor Maura Healey Signs Freedom to Read Law Keeping Book Bans Out of Massachusetts Schools and Libraries
Here’s the Full Text of the Announcement From the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Franklin — Governor Maura Healey today signed a new law protecting students’ freedom to read and keeping book bans out of Massachusetts schools and public libraries. Signed at the Franklin Public Library, the oldest public library in the United States, the law establishes a fair, transparent process for reviewing […]
