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Research Article (preprint): “Exploring Wikipedia Gender Diversity Over Time – The Wikipedia Gender Dashboard (WGD)”
The article (preprint) linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title Exploring Wikipedia Gender Diversity Over Time – The Wikipedia Gender Dashboard (WGD) Authors Yahya Yunus University of Queensland Tianwa Chen University of Queensland Gianluca Demartini University of Queensland Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2501.12610 Abstract The Wikipedia editors’ community has been actively pursuing the intent […]
Circana Bookscan: “Book Sales 2024 Results: A Year of Fantasy, Thriller, and Romance. Data and Highlights” (Top Selling Books 2024)
From Circana: It was a positive year for the U.S. print book market, with annual unit sales growing 1% in 2024. This marked a return to growth for the book market following two years of consecutive declines. Adult fiction drove the gains led by fantasy, thrillers, and romance. In the adult print market, fiction print […]
Research Article (Preprint): “A Bibliometric Analysis of Canadian LIS Scholars and Practitioners’ Research Contributions”
The research article (preprint) linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title A Bibliometric Analysis of Canadian LIS Scholars and Practitioners’ Research Contributions Authors Jean-Sebastien Sauve Université de Montréal Madelaine Hare University of Ottawa Geoff Krause Dalhousie University Constance Poitras Université de Montréal Poppy Riddle Dalhousie University Philippe Mongeon Dalhousie University Université de Montréal Source […]
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Web of Science Announces Launch of Community Forum For Library Professionals; & More News Headlines
Clarivate Web of Science Announces Formation of Community Forum For Library Professionals Creative Commons (CC) Creative Commons Launches Its 2025-2028 Strategic Plan Public Libraries Video Recording: “Free for All: A Discussion with San Francisco City Librarian Michael Lambert & Former City Librarian Luis Herrera” (via SFPL/YouTube) Publishing The British Academy Selects Liverpool University Press As […]
IFLA Report: “Learning to Lead: A Scan of Global Library Field Practice”
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): What do programmes aimed at supporting leadership in the library field have in common, and where do they differ? A new report commissioned by IFLA from the Arab Federation of Libraries and Information finds out what we can learn, and helps inform future programme development. […]
Report: “AI Hallucinations Can’t Be Stopped — but These Techniques Can Limit Their Damage”
From Nature: It’s well known that all kinds of generative AI, including the large language models (LLMs) behind AI chatbots, make things up. This is both a strength and a weakness. It’s the reason for their celebrated inventive capacity, but it also means they sometimes blur truth and fiction, inserting incorrect details into apparently factual sentences. […]
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Journal Article: “Do Academic Libraries Contribute to Students’ and Communities’ Wellbeing?: A Scoping Review”
The article linked below was recently published by Healthcare. Title Do Academic Libraries Contribute to Students’ and Communities’ Wellbeing?: A Scoping Review Authors Shivani Suresh Western Sydney University David Lim Western Sydney University University of Technology Sydney Kanchana Ekanayake University of Sydney Amit Arora Western Sydney University The Children’s Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty […]
Research Tools: ProPublica Releases New Private School Demographics Database
From ProPublica: Private schools in the United States are, on the whole, whiter than public schools, with fewer Black, Hispanic or Latino students. This may not be a surprising statistic because private schools can often be expensive and exclusionary, but it’s not a simple one to pin down. There is no central list of private […]
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Data Curation Network Joins World Data System; ORCID and Humanities: Celebrating the New Year with New Work Types; & More Headlines
AI Explained: Generative AI’s Environmental Impact (via CSAIL, MIT) Data Curation Network (DCN) Data Curation Network Joins World Data System Data Science NIH (National Institutes of Health) Announces the Release of the 2025-2030 Strategic Plan for Data Science ORCID ORCID and Humanities: Celebrating the New Year with New Work Types
Curtis Brundy Named Dean of University Libraries at University of Massachusetts Amherst
From a UMass Amherst Announcement: Curtis Brundy has been named of University Libraries, effective April 1. Brundy is currently Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Communications and Collections at Iowa State University. From a Letter to the UMass Community: Curtis comes to UMass Amherst from Iowa State University (ISU), where he has been serving for the […]
