Associations and Organizations Archives
A Collective Commitment to Strengthen Open Research Europe and Amplify Its Impact in Scholarly Publishing; Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Postsecondary Education; & More Headlines
AI AI Agents Are Here. How Much Should We Let Them Do? (via WIRED) AP Signs AI Licensing Deal with Google Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Postsecondary Education: Building Capacity for the Road Ahead (via Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education) Share of Teens Using ChatGPT For Schoolwork Doubled From 2023 to 2024 (via […]
New Resource From ARL: “e-Resource Licensing Explained: An A–Z Licensing Guidebook for Libraries”
From Association of Research Libraries (ARL): ARL is pleased to publish e-Resource Licensing Explained: An A–Z Licensing Guidebook for Libraries, a practical tool to empower librarians who license electronic resources (e-resources). The guidebook includes easily digestible legal explanations and pragmatic strategies for preserving rights that users already have under US copyright law, particularly in the face […]
National Endowment For the Humanities (NEH) Announces $22.6 Million For 219 Humanities Projects Nationwide
From NEH: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $22.6 million in grants for 219 humanities projects across the country. Among these are grants that will establish protocols for the stewardship and voluntary return of unethically acquired archaeological and ethnographic artifacts to their communities of origin; enrich K–12 educators’ understanding and teaching of […]
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Statement: American Library Association Extends Support to Libraries Affected By Los Angeles Wildfires
From ALA: The American Library Association extends our deepest sympathies to those who have been affected by and to those who have lost everything during the Los Angeles area fires. We know that the Los Angeles Public Library’s Palisades Branch Library was destroyed, and we await word on others that may have been in the […]
Center For Research Libraries (CRL) Releases New Mission & Vision Statement; “AI Mistakes are Very Different Than Human Mistakes” & More Headlines
AI AI Mistakes are Very Different Than Human Mistakes (via IEEE Spectrum) Authorship Attribution in the Era of LLMs: Problems, Methodologies, and Challenges (preprint; via arXiv) Center For Research Libraries (CRL) CRL Releases New Mission & Vision Statement Open Access Diamond Open Access: Advancing Knowledge as a Public Good (via UNESCO) Exploring the Business Models […]
Los Angeles Public Library Director John Szabo is Library Journal’s 2025 Librarian of the Year; Oklahoma Lawmaker Files Bill Requiring Schools Provide List of All Library Material; & More Headlines
California Los Angeles Public Library Director John Szabo is Library Journal’s 2025 Librarian of the Year (via LJ) Connecticut E-Book Licensing Bill Filed in Connecticut General Assembly (Senate) HathiTrust Unlock the Past: Public Domain Day 2025 Idaho Boise Library Board Wrestles with Application of ‘Library Protection Act’ (via IdahoNews.com) Libraries Research Librarian is #20 on […]
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Report: “Preprints Often Make News. Many People Don’t Know What They Are”
From Science: During the COVID-19 pandemic, preprints—unreviewed manuscripts posted online—were an important venue for biomedical researchers to quickly share findings with colleagues that might help curb the disease. At the same time, some scientists worried about whether and how to responsibly convey these unvetted findings to a public desperate for information. Two recent studies support […]
ProPublica’s “Nonprofit Explorer Adds Powerful Tools to Help You Research Organizations’ Financials”
From ProPublica: ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer already allows users to thoroughly research charities, and now we’re adding more features to help you understand the financial health of organizations. Starting Monday, you can search for organizations that have reported a significant theft, as well as those that have had auditors flag serious financial issues. [Clip] With this […]
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AI Roundup: Industry Bodies Recommend Consistency in AI Audiobook Narration Terminology; This is Where the Data to Build AI Comes From; and More
A Research Agenda From the Columbia Convening on AI Openness and Safety (via Mozilla Foundation) Every AI Copyright Lawsuit in the US, Visualized (via WIRED) Generative AI Literacy: Twelve Defining Competencies (preprint) (via arXiv) Industry Bodies Recommend Consistency in AI Audiobook Narration Terminology (via The Bookseller) See Also: Official Statement: New Naming Guidelines for AI-Narrated […]
The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) Announces Publication of the 2024 Library Publishing Directory
From a Library Publication Coalition (LPC) Post: The Library Publishing Coalition is pleased to announce the publication of the 2024 Library Publishing Directory! This year’s print, PDF, EPUB, online versions and dataset of the Library Publishing Directory highlight the publishing activities of 167 library publishers across the globe. The Directory illustrates the many ways in which libraries are actively transforming […]
