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Roundup Academic Publishing: Wiley and Oxford University Press Confirm AI Partnerships As Cambridge University Press Offers ‘Opt-In’ (via The Bookeseller) Breaking MAD: Generative AI Could Break the Internet (via Rice U.) Research: The Decision-Making Mystery of AI Chatbots (via Cornell U.) Researchers Develop State-Of-The-Art Device to Make Artificial Intelligence More Energy Efficient (via U of […]
Journal Article (Full Text): “Digital Curation Practices on Web and Social Media Archiving in Libraries and Archives”
Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Interviews, Libraries, News, Preservation
|Many thanks to Sage for opening their paywall allowing us to share the full text article linked below. Registration is NOT required for access. Title Digital Curation Practices on Web and Social Media Archiving in Libraries and Archives Author Athena Kin-kam Wong University of Hong Kong Dickson K. W. Chiu University of Hong Kong Source Journal of […]
cOAlition S Releases “Pricing Framework to Foster Global Equity in Scholarly Publishing”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access, Patrons and Users, Publishing
|From Plan S/cOAlition S: cOAlition S is pleased to announce the release of a new pricing framework designed to foster global equity in scholarly publishing. Developed by Information Power following consultation with the funder, library/consortium, and publisher communities, the framework is introduced to enable discussion, promote greater transparency and inspire publishers and other service providers to implement more equitable […]
From the (University of California Curation Center (UC3)): In a recent project facilitated by the Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) and Research Data Alliance US (RDA US), the focus has been on developing recommendations for a US National Strategy for Persistent Identifiers (PIDs). Co-chaired by myself and Todd Carpenter, the ORFG PID Strategies Working Group worked to outline the […]
Where Will President Joe Biden Build His Presidential Library?; Can ChatGPT-4o Be Trusted With Your Private Data?; & More Headlines
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|AI Can ChatGPT-4o Be Trusted With Your Private Data? (via WIRED) C-RAG: Certified Generation Risks for Retrieval-Augmented Language Models (preprint, update, via arXiv) Arizona 50 Historical Arizona Newspapers Digitized with National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to Share Stories, Increase Public Access (via State of AZ Sec. of State) BIBFRAME Programme For BIBFRAME Workshop in […]
Two Reports: “FCC Unveils 3-Year Cybersecurity Pilot Program For Schools, Libraries” & “FCC Approves Rules to Support Wi-Fi Hotspots Through E-Rate Program”
Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Reports
|1) FCC Unveils 3-Year Cybersecurity Pilot Program For Schools, Libraries From StateScoop: After approval last month, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday announced the details of a new, three-year pilot program to help schools and libraries strengthen their cybersecurity measures and combat increasingly frequent cyberattacks. The Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program will provide up to […]
Title Large Language Models: Trust and Regulation Authors David Banks Duke University Costanza Bosone University School of Advanced Studies (IUSS) Pavia Bob Carpenter Flatiron Institute Tarak Shah HRDAG Claudia Shi Columbia University Source HDSR: Harvard Data Science Review (2024) DOI: 10.1162/99608f92.1be2ab6e Abstract Large language models have burst onto the scene, and may do much to […]
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Launches Online ‘Picturing Lincoln’ Project
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|From the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library: A new “Picturing Lincoln” initiative by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum means more than 1,000 high-resolution photos – many of which have never been online before – are now available to people around the world. Thousands more pictures, posters and paintings related to President Lincoln will be […]
From EDUCAUSE: There are three critical copyright issues that arise with the use of generative AI. In this video, we touch on the legal and ethical complexities around data ingestion for AI training, the potential for AI-generated outputs to infringe on existing works, and the challenge of securing copyright protection for AI-created content.
Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) + Next Generation Library Publishing Announce Launch of Pilot Project
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|From a Joint Announcement (via BTAA): The Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA) is excited to announce a partnership with the Next Generation Library Publishing (NGLP) project. This collaboration aims to test and enhance infrastructure solutions for academy-owned scholarly publishing programs that are open source, community-led, and rooted in academic values. The pilot project will create […]