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Author links open overlay panel The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title University Students’ Knowledge of Potentially Predatory Journals: A Focus Group Analysis Authors H. Rainer SchiraBrandon University Chris HurstBrandon University Source Journal of Academic LibrarianshipJuly 5, 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102926 Abstract In our previous study on potentially predatory […]
Video Recordings of LIBER 2024 Conference Keynotes and Panel Sessions
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|LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) 2024 Annual Conference took place in Limassol, Cyprus from July 3 -July 5, 2024. Video recordings of keynotes, panel sessions are linked below. We will update this post if/when more video recordings become available. The theme of the 2024 conference was “State-Of-The-Art Libraries in the Service of Science and […]
Over 100 Wisconsin School Districts Fielded Inquiries, Challenges to Books Since 2020; What are AI Agents; & More Headlines
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|AI What are AI Agents (via Technology Review) American Library Association Resurgent ALA Annual Conference Draws More than 13,000 to San Diego Open Access Upcoming Event/Webinar (July 10, 2024): Announcing the Global Diamond Open Access Alliance (via UNESCO and/or via cOAlition S Legal Full Fifth Circuit to Review Library LGBTQ+, Sex Ed Books Case (via […]
From a LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) Announcement: LIBER and the Danish Research Library Association DFFU (Danske Fag-, Forsknings- og Uddannelsesbiblioteker) have released a joint report on partnerships and collaborations between research libraries and library technology providers, focusing on those involving new and innovative technologies. The report – titled Public-Private Partnerships and Collaborations in the […]
AI ChatGPT Adoption and Its Influence on Faculty Well-Being: An Empirical Research in Higher Education (via Education and Information Technologies) Publishing Open Access: De Gruyter to Make 37 More Journals Freely Available via Subscribe to Open Model in 2025 Rhode Island Rhode Island’s Newest Restaurant is Inside the Providence Public Library (via Rhode Island Monthly) […]
From Star Tribune: A year after Minneapolis Public Schools banked on the successful return of school librarians, St. Paul is headed into the coming year without licensed media specialists at the elementary level. Librarians were among dozens of expert staffers to be cut as the state’s second-largest district wrestled with a projected $100 million-plus budget deficit in […]
Journal Article: “The Paper Mill Crisis is a Five-Alarm Fire For Science: What Can Librarians Do About It?”
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|The full text article linked below was recently published by Insights. Title The Paper Mill Crisis is a Five-Alarm Fire For Science: What Can Librarians Do About It? Authors Curtis Brundy Iowa State University Joel B. Thornton University of Utah Source Insights July 2, 2024 DOI: 10.1629/uksg.659 Abstract The paper mill crisis, which is polluting […]
Journal Article: “Libraries Are Resilience: Hubs Evidence From the Midwest”
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|The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of the American Planning Association. Title Libraries Are Resilience: Hubs Evidence From the Midwest Authors Lucie Laurian University at Buffalo Evan Doyle University of Iowa Iulian Vamanu University of Iowa Kara Logsden University of Iowa Source Journal of the American Planning Association (2024) DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2024.2343670 […]
From The Alabama Reflector: The Autauga-Prattville Public Library Board of Trustees last week approved a resolution giving themselves the power to remove any materials they believe inappropriate, whatever a library director may decide. The move is the latest in an ongoing controversy over access to books at the library, one that has led in the […]
The article linked below was published today in the July, 2024 issue of College & Research Libraries (C&RL). Title Use and Importance of Library Resources to Support Faculty Research and Productivity Authors Jung Mi Scoulas University of Illinois Chicago Sandra L. De Groote University of Illinois Chicago Source College & Research Libraries (C&RL) Vol 85, […]