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Official Statement: Keith E. Sonderling Sworn In as Acting Director of Institute of Museum and Library Services
Here’s the Full Text Statement (Available Online Here): Deputy Secretary of Labor Keith E. Sonderling was sworn in as Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today, after being designated to the role by President Donald J. Trump. IMLS, an independent government agency, is the primary source of federal support for […]
Report: “Close Encounters of the Al Kind: The Increasingly Human-Like Way People are Engaging with Language Models”
From Imaging the Digital Future / Elon University: Half of Americans now use artificial intelligence (AI) large language models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot, according to a national survey conducted in January 2025 by Elon University’s Imagining the Digital Future Center. Since the launch of ChatGPT on Nov. 30, 2022, the spread of LLM […]
Wayne State School of Information Sciences’ MLIS Degree Receives Continued ALA Accreditation
From Wayne St. University: The Wayne State University School of Information Sciences (SIS) has been granted renewed accreditation from the Committee on Accreditation of the American Library Association (ALA). The school’s master of library and information science (MLIS) degree has been accredited continuously by the ALA since 1967, with the most recent continuing accreditation granted […]
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New Report From Pew Research: U.S. Workers are More Worried Than Hopeful About Future AI Use in the Workplace
From Pew Research: Artificial intelligence is not new to the workplace, but the debut of ChatGPT just over two years ago ushered in an era of rapid expansion. American workers have mixed feelings about how this technology will affect jobs in the future. About half of workers (52%) say they’re worried about the future impact of […]
Report: Trump Fires Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the United States
From CBS News: President Trump has fired Archivist of the United States Colleen J. Shogan, the government official responsible for preserving and providing access to government records. Sergio Gor, director of the Presidential Personnel Office, announced Shogan’s dismissal Friday night. Shogan has held the job since 2023. Read the Complete Article From 404 Media: “It was an […]
Statement: PEN America Calls Dept of Education Action on Book Bans “Alarming” and “Dismissive”
Ed. Note: We will be updating this post with additional statements and media reports as we learn of them. Statement From PEN America (Full Text): In response to action taken today by the U.S. Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax,” PEN America issued the comments below: Kasey […]
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Television: Lorne Michaels Donates His Archive to Harry Ransom Center
From the Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas: Lorne Michaels, the creator and executive producer of Saturday Night Live, has donated his archive to the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin. The Lorne Michaels Collection documents Michaels’s career in television from his earliest writing for Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show up […]
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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New AI Index Study Published by the University of South Carolina College of Information and Communications
From the U. of South Carolina College of Information and Communication: A College of Information and Communications research team conducted a national survey on “Americans’ Use and Perception of AI Tools” in December 2024. This marks the second survey carried out on this topic, continuing their efforts to understand public attitudes toward AI technologies. The […]
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 […]
