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Arkansas Arkansas State Library Board Rejects Rapert’s Proposals to Withhold Funding (via NWA Online) Arkansas State Library Board Rejects Proposals to Withhold Funds Based on Content, Litigation (via Arkansas Advocate) Australia ‘Copycat’ Book Bans: How UA Activists are Impacting Australian Libraries (via Sydney Morning Herald) Colorado Colorado Public Library Book Ban Policies Could Become More […]
UPDATED POST (May 10, 2024): Statement: “EveryLibrary Supports Plaintiffs in Autauga-Prattville Lawsuit Against Discriminatory Library Policies” —-End Update—- From the Alabama Reflector Groups critical of restrictive library policies at the Autauga-Prattville Public Library filed suit Thursday against the library, alleging the policies violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit was […]
Book Banners Take the Fight to Public Libraries; How AI Might Shape LGBTQIA+ Advocacy; & More News Headlines
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Elsevier, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, Publishing
|AI How AI Might Shape LGBTQIA+ Advocacy (via MIT) ||| More in this MIT Media Lab Post Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA-FCAB) CFLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee Issues Statement on Labeling Georgia More Than 400 Self-Service Kiosks Will Be Added to Libraries Across Georgia (via WSB-TV) PEN America Book Banners Take the Fight to Public […]
Camp, Paquette, and Shableski Join EveryLibrary Board & EveryLibrary Institute Welcomes Hickson, Kemper, Marcus, and Tikiwala to Board of Directors; ALPSP’s Learned Publishing Journal to Transition to Gold OA in 2025; & More Headlines
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|ACRL The May 2024 (Vol 85, No. 5) Issue of College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is Now Available Online AI Elsevier Announces Launch of SciBite Chat, an AI-Powered Semantic Search Tool for Life Sciences R&D ALPSP ALPSP’s Learned Publishing Journal to Transition to Gold OA in 2025 Archives NPR Report: “Archive of Japanese […]
E-Books Inside Libraries’ Battle For Better E-Book Access (via Axios) Misinformation Fake News and Misinformation: Sydney Universities Launch New Database (International Digital Policy Observatory (IDPO) Open Access Knowledge Unlatched Presents Open Access Heroes 2024 and Usage Increase of 20% Open Access, Scholarly Communication, and Open Science in Psychology: An Overview for Researchers Public Libraries John […]
The May 2024 Issue of College & Research Libraries is Now Available Online; Building a Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS); elife Announces New Podcast to Highlight Stories of Researchers Across the Globe; & More Headlines
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News, Open Access, Podcasts, Preservation, Public Libraries, Publishing
|AI Artificial Intelligence’s Role in Digitally Preserving Historic Archives (via Preservation, Digital Technology & Culture) Books ACLS Announces 2024 ACLS Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award Winners Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) One Step Closer to a New Home for America’s Digital Heritage Libraries The May 2024 Issue of College […]
Report: “Connecticut House Kills Bill Allowing Librarians to Bargain For Expensive E-Books After Three-Hour Debate”
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|From the CT Post: Connecticut municipal and school libraries would have been among the first in the nation to gain negotiating leverage with the nation’s largest book publishers on e-book prices, but the proposed legislation has been shelved. The bill was abruptly withdrawn from debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday after three hours of […]
Key Takeaways From SPARC Discussion on Vendor AI Restrictions; Colorado Lawmakers Make Second Attempt at Curbing Book Bans in Public Libraries; & More Headlines
Academic Libraries, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, News, Public Libraries
|AI Request For Information: Pathways to AI-Enabled Research (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Science Clarivate Clarivate Will Make AI-Powered Web of Science Research Assistant Available in September Colorado Colorado Lawmakers Make Second Attempt at Curbing Book Bans in Public Libraries (via Colorado Newsline) Lyrasis Lyrasis Partners with Open Syllabus SPARC Key Takeaways From SPARC Discussion on […]
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): Literacy development in the early childhood and elementary school years is critical for learning and the acquisition of other skills essential for educational achievement. Although schools typically assume the primary responsibility in developing children’s literacy and reading skills, a holistic approach to overall literacy development requires […]
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today the release of a research brief on the continued response of public libraries to community needs two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief, “Changes in Public Library Services as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continued Through FY 2021,” […]