December 1, 2024 by Gary Price
The preprint linked to below was recently shared on arXiv. Title Suspected Undeclared Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Academic Literature: An Analysis of the Academ-AI Dataset Author Alex Glynn University of Louisville Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2411.15218 Abstract Since generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT became widely available, researchers have used […]
November 20, 2024 by Gary Price
Alabama ‘Extremists’: Alabama GOP Chair, Anti-Censorship Group Blast Each Other Over Libraries (via AL.com) AI Microsoft Pitches AI ‘Agents’ That Can Perform Tasks on Their Own (via AP) State Department Reveals New Interagency Task Force On Detecting AI-Generated Content (via FedScoop) The US Patent and Trademark Office Banned Staff From Using Generative AI (via WIRED) […]
October 25, 2024 by Gary Price
UPDATES Librarian of Congress Expands DMCA Exemption for Text and Data Mining (by Katherine Klosek, Association of Research Libraries) Text Data Mining Research DMCA Exemption Renewed and Expanded (via Authors Alliance) —-End Updates—- From Game Developer: The U.S. Copyright Office will not expand an exemption to the DMCA rules that would allow for video game […]
October 19, 2024 by Gary Price
The Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference (ALISE 2024) took place in Portland, Oregon, October 14-17, 2024 and the proceedings (141 entries) is now available online. This Year’s Conference Theme: The Ethics And Evolution of Truth and Information. The proceedings includes: Introduction 40 entries: Juried Papers 14 entries: Panels (Juried) 13 entries: SIGs […]
September 29, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation: From demographic data to legislative proceedings, the serials that form the focus of the Archive include publications on all subjects and from all countries of the region (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka). The Archive complements robust print collections of government documents acquired through the PL-480 and subsequent South […]
September 25, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Library of Congress: A major portion of the processed records of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund are now available online for the first time from the Library of Congress. Spanning the years 1915-1968, with most dating from 1940 to 1960, these records document the organization’s work as it combated racial discrimination in the […]
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September 18, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Library Of Congress Is a Training Data Playground For AI Companies (via Forbes) ||| Archived Copy Nature Index 2024: Artificial Intelligence (Seven Articles + Ten Data Tables) “The Data Says Otherwise” – Towards Automated Fact-checking and Communication of Data Claims (preprint via arXiv) The Dawn of the AI Era: Teens, Parents, and the Adoption […]
September 17, 2024 by Gary Price
Academia Quantitative Insights into Language Model Usage and Trust in Academia: An Empirical Study (preprint; via arXiv) Authenticity Google Seeks Authenticity in the Age of AI With New Content Labeling System (C2PA) (via Ars Techica) Collaboration Enhancing LLM Collaboration for Smarter, More Efficient Solutions (via MIT) Competencies Must-Have Competencies and Skills in Our New AI […]
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September 12, 2024 by Gary Price
The conference paper linked below was recently published online on September 10, 2024. Title Use of Hashtags by Two Canadian Public Libraries: A Comparative Review Author Dinesh Rathi University of Alberta Source Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS (Canadian Association for Information Science) DOI: 10.29173/cais1851 Abstract This research presents a comparative review of hashtags […]
September 1, 2024 by Gary Price
From the International Federation of Library Association and Institutions (IFLA): We are glad to announce that all videos and presentation slides from the IFLA Academic Research Libraries Section (ARL) “Hot topics” session “Current & Future Literacies: Libraries Leading Literacy Development” held online on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, are now available. YouTube: please access here SlideShare: Presentation 1: AI in […]