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Journal Article: “Low-Key Load-Bearing: Defining the National Role of Canada’s Library Publishing Programs”
The article linked below was recently published by the Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science. Title Low-Key Load-Bearing: Defining the National Role of Canada’s Library Publishing Programs Authors Sonya Betz University of Alberta Library Emma Uhl Public Knowledge Project Mike Nason University of New Brunswick Libraries, Public Knowledge Project Source Canadian Journal of Information […]
MIT Press Publishes 2025 Direct to Open (D2O) Impact Report
From MIT Press: The continued growth in the reach of open access publishing couldn’t be more timely. In 2025, access to truth and facts are under attack, and democratizing access to trustworthy, peer-reviewed information has never been more important. In the face of so many forces working against the spread of knowledge, Direct to Open […]
Full Text Access: Special Issue of IFLA Journal: “Trends in Academic and Research Libraries”
From IFLA: The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries (ARL) Section focuses on cooperation, exchange of information, and promotion and support of the role of libraries as core institutions for research and education worldwide. We are proud to announce that, thanks especially to the efforts or our Committee members Jayshree Mamtora and Bertil F. Dorch, the latest iteration […]
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Cambridge University Press to “Conduct Radical Review” of Open Research
From Cambridge University Press: Cambridge University Press is to conduct a “radical, community-led” review of the open research publishing ecosystem. The review aims to identify bold and workable solutions that support innovation and researchers’ needs in a manner that’s sustainable for all major stakeholders. Cambridge University Press is inviting researchers, librarians, publishers, funders, and publishing […]
Publishing: Wiley Releases AI Guidelines For Authors
From a Wiley Release: Wiley released a set of guidelines on the responsible and effective use of artificial intelligence (AI) in authorship this week at the London Book Fair. [Clip] Wiley’s AI guidelines provide insights for authorship based on needs identified through interviews with nonfiction, academic and business book authors. They are accompanied by FAQs […]
Roundup: Texas May Change How Schools Select Library Books. Critics Say It Could Lead to More Bans; VA: Warren County Board Votes To Defund 200-Year-Old Front Royal Library; & More Headlines
Alabama Bill Would Ban Drag Performances in Public Schools and Libraries Digital Library Federation (DLF) Announcing the NDSA Climate Watch Publication Georgia Proposed Bill Would Penalize Librarians For Loaning Minors ‘Harmful’ Books (via WSAV) Government Publishing Office (GPO) GPO Partners With Yale University Library to Preserve Government Information OverDrive OverDrive Appoints Eric Miller as the […]
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Durbin, King, Smith, Wyden Introduce Legislation To Help Make College Textbooks More Affordable; Digital Science Adds AI-Powered Summaries to Symplectic Elements To Drive Research Discoverability; Royal Society Publishing selects the Silverchair Platform For Modernized Digital Library; & More Headlines
Digital Science Digital Science Adds AI-Powered Summaries to Symplectic Elements to Drive Research Discoverability National Archives Radio Program: The National Archives and the Trump administration (via 1A/NPR) See Also: The National Archives is Nonpartisan But Has Found Itself Targeted by Trump (via AP) Project Muse Celebrating the Success of Subscribe to Open on Project MUSE: […]
Library Futures: “Call for Interoperable Ebook Standards in the Academic Book Market”
From a Library Futures Post by Jennie Rose Halperin: We welcome signatories from academic institutions to a new Interoperable Ebooks Standards Statement that affirms the reading choices of all individuals and support choice in the academic marketplace through the use of standards and best practices for academic publishing, library infrastructure and library lending. [Clip] We call for an […]
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Towards Next-Gen Citation Indexes: The Groundbreaking Release of OpenAIRE ScholeXplorer API 3.0!; U-M Academics Say Rising Costs of Journal Subscriptions Are Hurting Scholarly Research; & More Headlines
AI Anthropic’s New ‘Hybrid Reasoning’ AI Model Is Its Smartest Yet (via The Verge) Perplexity Teases a Web Browser Called Comet (via TechCruch) The Public Interest Corpus: An Update and Opportunities For Co-Development (via Authors Alliance) Internet Archive Who’s Funding the Wayback Machine? Saving Information Under Threat (via Inside Philanthropy) Lyrasis Lyrasis Partners with the […]
Spotify Opens Platform to More AI-Generated Audiobooks; Official Publication of Data Documentation Initiative Cross-Domain Integration (DDI-CDI) Version 1.0; & More Headlines
AI Cutting AI Down to Size (via Science)“Many artificial intelligence models are power hungry and expensive. Researchers in the Global South are increasingly embracing low-cost, low-power alternatives” Spotify Opens Platform to More AI-Generated Audiobooks (via The Decoder) ||| More From Eleven Labs Data Official Publication of Data Documentation Initiative Cross-Domain Integration (DDI-CDI) Version 1.0 (via […]
