July 15, 2024 by Gary Price
From CMU Libraries: Carnegie Mellon is launching the Open Forum for AI (OFAI), a new initiative that will build capacity and understanding for a human-centered AI to move toward augmented intelligence. Leveraging CMU’s AI expertise, OFAI includes a key group of partners that offer a range of complementary skills necessary for collective action for AI strategy […]
July 15, 2024 by Gary Price
From IATUL: The IATUL Strategic Directions have been developed in consultation with the IATUL member community at conferences and seminars during 2022-2023. In order to articulate the way IATUL will work towards these objectives, each Strategic Direction has five goals, now with associated actions in a Strategic Action Plan. This Action Plan was developed by […]
July 15, 2024 by Gary Price
AI AI Chatbots Have Shown They Have An ‘Empathy Gap’ That Children Are Likely to Miss (U. of Cambridge) Artificial Intelligence: Glossary (via Nielsen Norman Group) arXiv Details: 2nd arXiv Accessibility Forum Scheduled to Take Place in September Ex Libris UCF Libraries Rolls Out Leganto System for Course Materials Access HathiTrust HathiTrust Research Center Introduces […]
July 14, 2024 by Gary Price
From The Boston Globe: State policy makers should do more to meet the unique needs of small rural libraries. These libraries need more money, and one way to ensure they get it would be for state lawmakers to set aside some library funding specifically for rural libraries, so that they are not competing with bigger […]
July 14, 2024 by Gary Price
AI ChatGPT as an Automated Essay Scoring Tool in the Writing Classrooms: How It Compares With Human Scoring (via Education and Information Technologies) Hunting For AI Bots? These Four Words Could Do the Trick (via NBC News) Unlocking Secure, Private AI With Confidential Computing (via Technology Review) Alabama Alabama Library Association Creates Its Own Bill of […]
July 12, 2024 by Gary Price
From Cambridge University Library: After being donated to the nation by the Hawking Family in 2021, the scientific and personal archive of Professor Stephen Hawking has been fully catalogued and is now available to all who might benefit from access to it at Cambridge University Library. The Hawking Archive [Video] contains not only his scientific papers but […]
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July 12, 2024 by Gary Price
In This Issue (#107, Summer (2024)) The Use of Preprints in Doctorate Programs: A Citation Analysis Study of Trends in Chemistry and Physics Dissertations by Elizabeth Brown, Kathleen Flynn, Amanda McCormick, Clara Tran Librarian Support in Teaching Open Science Research Practices in Higher Education by Sanja Gidakovic A Survey of Student Employment and Geospatial Services […]
July 11, 2024 by Gary Price
Dr. Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress, appeared before the Committee on House Administration on July 10, 2024. Summary The hearing is a general oversight meeting for the Library of Congress (LOC). Dr. Carla Hayden will provide an update on LOC operations and discuss its capacity to meet increasing legislative and public demands. This hearing provides […]
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July 11, 2024 by Gary Price
From a Joint Announcement (via CARL): The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) is pleased to share that the document Navigating Copyright for Crown-Published Works: A Code of Best Practices for Libraries is now available on both the CARL website and CFLA website, alongside a short summary document. This Crown copyright code was developed for libraries by a community-based writing team working with federal […]
July 11, 2024 by Gary Price
From an Email by Ted Westervelt, Library of Congress: The Library of Congress is pleased to announce the release of the 2024-2025 Recommended Formats Statement (RFS), as it enters its second decade as a vital resource for both the Library of Congress and the wider community who seek to create, collect and preserve published works in […]