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National Library of Medicine (NLM) Adds Borealis, the Canadian Dataverse Repository to Dataset Catalog (Beta)
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From the National Library of Medicine Technical Bulletin: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has recently added a new repository to the Dataset Catalog, a catalog of biomedical datasets from selected publicly available repositories. Based on feedback from users, NLM will gradually add new repositories to the initial four — dbGap, Dryad, ImmPort, and Harvard […]
From the Irish Star: The manuscript of John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost was translated into the Irish language in the 19th century. Since then, scholars believed that it was irretrievably lost. Recently, through meticulous examination of an existing microfilm copy in the National Library of Ireland, researchers were finally able to trace its whereabouts. The […]
From NextGov/FCW: The Library of Congress was targeted in a cyberattack that occurred in parallel with a high-profile intrusion into the United Kingdom’s British Library in late October, but the hackers failed to access the U.S. library’s systems, according to internal documents obtained by Nextgov/FCW. The attempted breach occurred around Oct. 28, the same day the […]
AI AI Image Generators Say They Never Used Artists’ Images to Train AI Models (via Courthouse News) Dotdash Meredith Forms Strategic Partnership With OpenAI (via Media Post) TikTok to Start Labeling AI-Generated Content (via AP) ||| Official Announcement From TikTok Clarivate Introducing Web of Science Research Intelligence (via Clarivate) Linked Data OCLC Introduces Meridian (via […]
Camp, Paquette, and Shableski Join EveryLibrary Board & EveryLibrary Institute Welcomes Hickson, Kemper, Marcus, and Tikiwala to Board of Directors; ALPSP’s Learned Publishing Journal to Transition to Gold OA in 2025; & More Headlines
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ACRL The May 2024 (Vol 85, No. 5) Issue of College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is Now Available Online AI Elsevier Announces Launch of SciBite Chat, an AI-Powered Semantic Search Tool for Life Sciences R&D ALPSP ALPSP’s Learned Publishing Journal to Transition to Gold OA in 2025 Archives NPR Report: “Archive of Japanese […]
Request For Contributions: National Library of Australia Seeks a Complete Collection of Every Australian Published Work
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From the National Library of Australia: The National Library of Australia has an ambitious mission: to assemble a complete collection of Australian published work. From romance novels to historical inquiry, the National Library is legislated to preserve every published word for future generations to find. The National Library recognises that this encompasses more than works […]
Florida: Miami’s Oldest Public Library, in Little Haiti, Closes For Makeover; Amid Budget Cuts, These Eight Fort Worth Independent School District Schools Will Lose Full-Time Librarians; & More Headlines
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Association of Southeastern Research Libraries ASERL and De Gruyter Create Partnership to Support University Presses Florida Miami’s Oldest Public Library, in Little Haiti, Closes For Makeover (via WLRN) National Library of Medicine MTIX: the Next-Generation Algorithm for Automated Indexing of MEDLINE Public Domain Debut Issue of the “The Public Domain Newsletter” (April 2024) From the […]
Cynthia Hudson Vitale Appointed Associate Dean of Technology Strategy and Digital Services; Op/Ed: Policy-Making and the Future of Scholarly Monographs; & More News Headlines
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Data Management and Sharing Plans Connecting DMSPs to Research Outputs (via University of California Curation Center (UC3)) France French National Library Quarantines ‘Poisonous’ Books (AFP via France 24) Iowa Iowa City Launches Book Donation and Recycling Program to Promote Sustainability (via Des Moines Register) Johns Hopkins University Libraries Cynthia Hudson Vitale Appointed Associate Dean of […]
Sir Roly Keating to Step Down as Chief Executive of the British Library in April 2025
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From a British Library Announcement: After 12 years as Chief Executive, Sir Roly Keating has announced that he will step down from the role in April next year. Sir Roly said: “When I took on this role in 2012 it was always my hope to serve for 12 years and I will reach that milestone in […]
American Library Association (ALA) Releases List of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023
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From ALA: The American Library Association (ALA) launched National Library Week with today’s release of its highly anticipated annual list of the Top 10 Most Challenged Books of 2023 and the State of America’s Libraries Report, which highlights the ways libraries and library workers have taken action to address community needs with innovative and critical services, as […]
