September 26, 2024 by Gary Price
From OCLC Research: Improving Open Access Discovery for Academic Library Users examines strategies for making scholarly, peer-reviewed open access (OA) publications more discoverable for your library community. OCLC Research partnered with two Dutch library consortia—Universiteitsbibliotheken en Nationale Bibliotheek (UKB) and Samenwerkingsverband Hogeschoolbibliotheken (SHB)—to investigate how academic libraries can connect users with OA content. Dutch academic libraries […]
September 23, 2024 by Gary Price
The articles linked below were published today by Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). It is one of several articles about AI in this issue. Title Responsible AI Practice in Libraries and Archives: A Review of the Literature Authors Sara Mannheimer Montana State University Natalie Bond University of Montana Scott W.H. Young Iowa State University Hannah […]
September 23, 2024 by Gary Price
Note: Media coverage from AP (below) is helpful in understanding the differences in how PEN America and ALA define and count book bans/book challenges. From the American Library Association (ALA): The American Library Association has released preliminary data documenting attempts to censor books and materials in public, school, and academic libraries during the first eight […]
September 23, 2024 by Gary Price
Note: Media coverage from AP (below) is helpful in understanding the differences in how PEN America and ALA define and count book bans/book challenges. From PEN America: Over 10,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2023-2024 school year, according to PEN America’s preliminary findings. This dramatic increase is nearly triple the number from […]
September 13, 2024 by Gary Price
AI FPF Unveils Report on Emerging Trends in U.S. State AI Regulation (via FPF) ALPSP Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers) ALPSP Awards Winners Announced at the Annual Conference 2024 Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) CRKN Publishes 2023-2024 Annual Report: Building Connections in Research and Knowledge (via CRKN) Ithaka ITHAKA Fall 2024 Community Letter—Learning […]
September 12, 2024 by Gary Price
Frameworks Is This AI Tool Right for Me? Important Questions From the Framework (via C&RL News) UNESCO Releases New AI Competency Frameworks For Students and Teachers (via UNESCO) Google 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) […]
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September 10, 2024 by Gary Price
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 Brundy Iowa State University Joel Thornton University of Utah Source Journal of eScience Librarianship 13 (2): e959 Abstract This dataset contains database pricing and agreements received through […]
September 8, 2024 by Gary Price
The abstract linked below was recently published by Performance Measurement and Metrics. Title First-Gen and the Library: A Survey of Student Perceptions of Academic Library Services Authors Edward Harold Stocking (University of Nevada, Reno) Rosalind Bucy (University of Nevada, Reno) Carlos Ramirez-Reye (University of Nevada, Reno) Source Performance Measurement and Metrics Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. […]
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September 7, 2024 by Gary Price
The article linked below was recently published by C&RL (College and Research Libraries). Title Library Terms that Users (Don’t) Understand: A Review of the Literature from 2012-2021 Authors Courtney McDonald University of Colorado Boulder Nicole Trujillo University of Colorado Boulder Source C&RL (College and Research Libraries) Vol 85, No 6 (2024)DOI: 10.5860/crl.85.6.906 Abstract This paper […]
September 6, 2024 by Gary Price
From The Press Association: Page proofs of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling have been allocated to Cambridge University Library, where they join his manuscript of the poem If, which was donated by the author himself. The proofs from The Jungle Book are part of a collection that came to the library from the estate […]