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From NJ Spotlight News: New measures intended to safeguard access to diverse books in school and public libraries could soon become law in New Jersey. A bill, titled the “Freedom to Read Act,” directs local boards of education to adopt policies on curating school library collections and develop criteria for the removal of library materials. […]
From the Arkansas Advocate: The Crawford County Library began moving certain materials, mostly with LGBTQ+ themes, out of segregated “social sections” and into their original sections at each of the five branches Tuesday morning, in compliance with a federal court order, library system director Charlene McDonnough said. [Clip] On Monday, U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III […]
AI Academic Writing in the Age of AI: Comparing the Reliability of ChatGPT and Bard With Scopus and Web of Science (via Journal of Innovation) FCC FCC and U.S. Department of Education Release Cybersecurity Resource Guide McGill University Libraries McGill University Libraries Unveil Game-Changing Collections Centre: A New Era in Sustainable Book Preservation and Retrieval […]
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): The Strategy provides a structure and reference for the work of IFLA, including of course its roughly 60 volunteer groups. As our survey work for its preparation has underlined, it can also be a tool and stimulus for IFLA’s members in preparing their own plans. […]
From The Shreveport-Bossier City Gazette: Digging through unique and iconic bits of digital Louisiana history has just gotten a lot easier, thanks to a digital collaboration. After 15 years in the works, Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Louisiana State Archives are now part of the relaunch of the Louisiana Digital Media Archive. LPB says it is […]
San Francisco Public Library and hoopla Bring Free E-Resources to County Jails; Buying Print Books in Canada 2023; & More Headlines
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Canada Buying Print Books in Canada 2023 (via BookNet Canada) Dictionaries 200 New Words and Definitions Added to Merriam-Webster.com (via M-W) Ex Libris Ex Libris Introduces Specto, an AI-Powered Digital Asset Management Solution Prisons/Jails San Francisco Public Library and hoopla Bring Free E-Resources to County Jails (via CIL) Reading Freedom to Read Community Day of […]
Google Lens Has A Brilliant New Feature That Lets You Search the Web With a Video; Why Bigger is Not Always Better in AI; & More Headlines
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An Evaluation of Cutting-Edge AI Research Tools Using the REACT Framework (via CIL) Google Lens Has A Brilliant New Feature That Lets You Search the Web With a Video (via BGR) Microsoft’s Copilot AI Gets a Voice and the Ability to See Websites You Browse (via Engadget) ||| Many More Details via MSFT Blog Post […]
2024 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Cybersecurity and Privacy Edition is Now Available Online
| Data Files, News, Profiles, Reports
From EDUCAUSE: This report profiles the trends and key technologies and practices shaping the future of cybersecurity and privacy, and envisions a number of scenarios for that future. It is based on the perspectives and expertise of a global panel of leaders from across the higher education landscape. These are, in many ways, tumultuous times. […]
NARA: National Archives Updates Digital Preservation Framework
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From a National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Announcement: Last week the National Archives released a major update to its Digital Preservation Framework, an open resource and data set on GitHub that provides guidance and risk assessments for digital file formats. The release marks a significant update to the Framework, adding new and revised questions […]
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions: Just over 10 years on from the original IFLA Trend Report, the world has not slowed down. Rising awareness of the consequences of knowledge injustice, further technological advances, sharpening political polarisation and of course the pandemic, amongst other things, have each impacted the information environment. [Clip] […]
