MORE 'ASSOCIATIONS-ORGANIZATIONS' POSTS
From Upstream (Force11) Post by Adam Buttrick: The Collaborative Metadata Enrichment Taskforce (COMET) has released a Community Call to Action, inviting organizations and individuals to contribute resources (funding, expertise, metadata, and infrastructure) to support the first phase of a community-driven infrastructure for making persistent identifier (PID) metadata better and more complete. An informational webinar will be […]
OpenAI Launches NextGenAI Consortium to Advance Research and Education with AI; Scopus Data Crosses the 100 Million Item Threshold; & More Headlines
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AI AI Skills and Capabilities in Canada (via OECD) Opera Browser Unveils AI Agent That Handles Online Tasks For You (via TNW) OpenAI Launches NextGenAI Consortium to Advance Research and Education with AI; Founding Partners Include Caltech, MIT, University of Michigan, and the Boston Public Library Policy Paper: Intellectual Property Issues in Artificial Intelligence Trained […]
New Report From American Library Association and Gallup Highlights Areas of Growth For Improving Diversity Across the Library Field
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From the American Library Association (ALA): The American Library Association, in partnership with Gallup, released a new study highlighting areas of growth for improving diversity across the library field. The study titled Empowering Voices, Inspiring Change: Advancing Diversity Within Librarianship draws on qualitative research from 50 library professionals representing various genders, race, tenures, ages, and geography. A […]
OCLC: “Strategic Realignment of Our Research and Programming Organization”
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From a Hanging Together (OCLC Research Blog) Post by Constance Malpas: For more than four decades, OCLC has been committed to advancing the library profession through community-facing research and community programming. Our investments in original research and programs like the OCLC Research Library Partnership (RLP) and WebJunction have produced a record of thought leadership, fostered […]
Report: “Iowa Librarians Push Back on GOP Bills as a ‘Thinly Veiled Attack on Libraries'”
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From The Des Moines Register: Iowa librarians are pushing back on multiple Republican-led bills that they say would take away local control from public libraries and threaten Iowans’ access to information, while supporters favor the measures to block children from accessing “inappropriate” material. Multiple proposals advanced this week in the Iowa House and Senate add […]
New From NASEM: “U.S. Research Data Summit: Strengthening Cooperation Across Organizations and Sectors: Proceedings of a Workshop”
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The document linked below was published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). Title U.S. Research Data Summit: Strengthening Cooperation Across Organizations and Sectors On October 10-11, 2023, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine hosted the U.S. Research Data Summit at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC. […]
Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) Releases Final Report Findings From Study on the State of Open Research Software Infrastructure
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From an Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) Blog Post: Presenting the final report with key findings and recommendations as part of our study aimed at advancing our shared understanding of the research software ecosystem, supported by the Sloan Foundation. [Clip] Since October last year, the IOI team has been conducting research aimed at developing an […]
Meeting Proceedings: “Libraries Bridging Boundaries: Challenges & Strategies for Global Openness. IFLA Division D Midterm Meeting: Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye, June 5-7, 2024”
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Ed. Note: Slides For All Presentations and Other Materials are Available Here —- The papers listed below were published online on February 17, 2025. The full text of each paper can be accessed clicking the link below. The meeting was a, “collaborative effort by the IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section, IFLA Acquisition and Collection […]
From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Skills are key to resilience in the face of change. They empower us to approach new situations, find how to make the best of them, and so offer the best possible service to our communities. IFLA’s Trend Report already offers a key tool for thinking in a […]
UPDATE (Feb. 17, 2025) EveryLibrary Statement on Censorship and Political Interference in Department of Defense K-12 Schools UPDATE (Feb. 14, 2025): Statement: ALA, AASL Decry U.S. Defense Department Censorship of Schools and Libraries on Military Installations —–End Updates—– From The Guardian: Tens of thousands of American children studying in Pentagon schools serving US military families […]
