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First of Their Kind: U.S. AI Safety Institute Signs Agreements Regarding AI Safety Research, Testing and Evaluation With Anthropic and OpenAI (via NIST) Introducing Scopus AI Copilot (via Scopus) OER: OpenStax Partners with Google’s Gemini Apps (via Rice University) Testing the Feasibility of Schema.org Metadata Refinement Through the Use of a Large Language Model (Abstract […]
Internet2 Awarded $250,000 IMLS Grant to Empower Indigenous Community Libraries in Expanding Broadband and Digital Access
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|From Internet2: Internet2 has been awarded a two-year $249,994 Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant to bolster the digital capabilities of Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Tribal libraries. Funded through the Laura Bush 21st Century Library Program, the grant will enable the Internet2 Community Anchor Program to work closely with these libraries to scale the […]
Journal Article: Is Open Access Disrupting the Journal Business? A Perspective From Comparing Full Adopters, Partial Adopters, and Non-Adopters
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|The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Informetrics. Title Is Open Access Disrupting the Journal Business? A Perspective From Comparing Full Adopters, Partial Adopters, and Non-|Adopters Authors Xijie Zhang Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany Source Journal of Informetrics Volume 18, Issue 4, November 2024, 101574 DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2024.101574 Abstract Two decades after the […]
From Nature: Researchers are among those who feel uneasy about the unrestrained use of their intellectual property in training commercial large language models. Firms and regulators need to agree the rules of engagement. … research should continue into whether there is a need for more-radical solutions, such as new kinds of licence or changes to […]
AI AI Generates Covertly Racist Decisions About People Based on Their Dialect (via Nature) See Also: LLMs Have a Strong Bias Against Use of African American English (via ars technica) Bookstores Len Riggio, Trailblazing Bookselling Giant, Dies at 83 (via PW) Canada (Ontario) How These Local Libraries Grapple With the Cost Of Safety, Amid Ongoing […]
The article linked below was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title Comparing Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools to Voice Assistants Using Reference Interactions Authors Amanda Wheatley McGill University Library Sandy Hervieux McGill University Library Source The Journal of Academic Librarianship Volume 50, Issue 5, September 2024, 102942 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102942 Abstract This study investigates the […]
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Announces $37.5 Million for 240 Humanities Projects Nationwide Including First Round of Grants For New Humanities Research Centers on Artificial Intelligence Program
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|From NEH: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $37.5 million in grants for 240 humanities projects across the country. These grants will support a feature-length documentary on the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), the first female pilots to fly for the U.S. military in World War II, and their fight for recognition as […]
Five Journals Confirmed to Join Project Muse Collections For 2025; Authors Alliance and SPARC Supporting Legal Pathways to Open Access for Scholarly Works; & More Headlines
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|Arizona Pima County Library Proposal Would Shrink and Move Downtown Branch, Close More Locations This Year (via Arizona Luminaria) Authors Alliance Authors Alliance and SPARC Supporting Legal Pathways to Open Access for Scholarly Works IMLS: Institute of Museum and Library Services Upcoming Event (Sept 4, 2024): InformationLiteracy.gov Training Webinar (via IMLS) Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) […]
Coalition For Networked Information (CNI) Director Clifford Lynch Announces Retirement
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|Ed. Note: Cliff has been a friend and mentor for many years. I wish him the very best and I’m thrilled to read that he will remain a vital member of our community. –Gary Price From a Post/Letter by Clifford Lynch: I have informed Andrew Pace, the Executive Director of ARL, John O’Brien, the President […]
The article (full text) linked below was published by Open Information Science. Title “Librarying” Under the Candlelight: The Impact of Electricity Power Outages on Library Services Author Siviwe Bangani Stellenbosch University, South Africa Source Open Information Science Volume 8 Issue 1 (2024) DOI: 10.1515/opis-2024-0008 Abstract Power outages have become pervasive in many Global South countries […]