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Research Article (Preprint): “Artificial Intelligence’s Contribution to Biomedical Literature Search: Revolutionizing or Complicating?”
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The article (preprint) linked below was recently shared on bioRxiv. Title Artificial Intelligence’s Contribution to Biomedical Literature Search: Revolutionizing or Complicating? Authors Rui Yip Stanford University Young Joo Sun Stanford University Alexander G. Bassuk University of Iowa Vinit B. Mahajan Stanford University University of Iowa Palo Alto Health Care System Source via bioRxiv DOI: 10.1101/2024.10.07.617112 […]
UC-wide Protocols.io Pilot: A Five-Year Journey to Promote Research Reproducibility; Measuring Environmental Impact at CLOCKSS; & More Headlines
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British Library Restoring Our Services – 10 October 2024 Update Canada Open Access in Canada: 10 Years of Partnership Between CRKN and Érudit CLIR/DLF Jennifer Ferretti to Depart CLIR’s Digital Library Federation, Takes on New Role as Director of Archives at Texas After Violence Project CLOCKSS Measuring Environmental Impact at CLOCKSS International Federation of Library Associations […]
From The Verge: When visiting The Internet Archive (www.archive.org) on Wednesday afternoon, The Verge was greeted by a pop-up claiming the site had been hacked. Just after 9PM ET, Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle confirmed the breach and said the website had been defaced with the notification via a JavaScript library. [Clip] HIBP refers to Have I Been Pwned?, […]
From The New York Times: The Authors Guild, the largest and oldest professional organization for writers in the United States, is teaming with a new start-up, Created by Humans, to help writers license rights to their books to artificial intelligence companies. The partnership, announced Wednesday, comes as authors and publishers are wrestling with the rapid […]
From the World Wildlife Fund: A new database developed by the Global Dam Watch (GDW) consortium is set to revolutionize our understanding of river barriers and reservoirs worldwide. The database, known as the GDW database, integrates existing global datasets to provide the most comprehensive and globally consistent resou[Cliprce for large-scale analyses to date. Researchers and policymakers […]
Boston Public Library Fund Awarded Grant to Advance Digital Equity; Pima County Library District Pauses Plans to Close Libraries After Community Concerns; & More News Headlines
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AI SearchGPT to Integrate Into ChatGPT by End of Year (via MediaPost) Association of Research Libraries ARL Board of Directors 2025 Elected by ARL Membership Australia “Untapped Potential”: An Important Study of Library Digital Lending (via Readers First) Arizona Pima County Library District Pauses Plans to Close Libraries After Community Concerns (via KGUN) Indigenous Librarianship […]
The article linked below was published today in the latest issue (Vol. 19 No. 1 ) of Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research. Title Organizational Structure Around Web-Scale Discovery Services in Canadian Academic Libraries Author Sandra Wong Simon Fraser University Source Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice […]
NARA: “Kenvi Phillips, New Obama Library Director, Puts Emphasis on Access”
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From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): The first primarily digital Presidential Library presents an exciting opportunity to broaden outreach and increase access to the records, according to the Barack Obama Presidential Library’s first permanent director. Dr. Kenvi Phillips took up her duties on June 16, 2024. Three months into her tenure, she talked to National […]
New Data From AAP: Association of American Publishers July 2024 StatShot Report: Overall Publishing Industry Up 18.1% for Month of July, and Up 7.6% Year-To-Date
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New data from AAP: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today released its StatShot report for July 2024 reflecting reported revenue for Trade (Consumer Books), Religious Presses, Higher Education Course Materials, and Professional Publishing. Total revenues across all categories for July 2024 were up 18.1% as compared to July 2023, coming in at $1.3 billion. […]
The article (preprint) linked below is scheduled for publication in the July 2025 issue of portal: Libraries and the Academy. Title A Comprehensive Study of Library-Led Textbook Affordability Initiatives in the United States Authors Mitchell Scott University of Kentucky Rachel E. Scott Illinois State University Source ISU ReD: Research and eData (Illinois State University Institutional […]
