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From an Emory Libraries Blog Post: Woodruff Library came to acquire these unique materials out of happenstance. Elton John recently sold his Atlanta condo, which he had lived in since the 1990s. He reportedly often purchased three copies of a photography book – one for each of his residences in Atlanta, London, and Los Angeles. Upon […]
From TechExplore: A team of AI researchers at Tsinghua University, working with a colleague from Zhipu AI, has developed a large language model (LLM) called LongWriter that they claim is capable of generating text output of up to 10,000 words. The group has written a paper describing their efforts and new LLM, which is available on the arXiv preprint […]
From NPR’s Morning Edition: Harper Collins’ earnings indicate audio books sales have been growing by an enormous amount — overtaking ebooks.
Conference Paper: “Curation is Communal: Transparency, Trust, and (In)visible Labour”
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|The paper linked below was presented at the International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC24) and recently published in the International Journal of Digital Curation(IJDC). Title Curation is Communal: Transparency, Trust, and (In)visible Labour Authors Halle Burns Princeton University Sandi Caldrone University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Mikala Narlock Data Curation Network / University of Minnesota Source International […]
Iowa How Iowa Libraries Serve Communities in the Digital Age (via IPR) New York A Colorful New Angle on Libraries (via WSJ/MSFT) Pennsylvania York County Libraries Might Have to Reduce Hours of Operation Next Year. Here’s Why (via YDR) Tennessee Tennessee Professor Fights Book Bans With Public Art Project (via The Tennessean) Texas Downtown Fort […]
UPDATED POST (August 19, 2024) New College Of Florida Library Dean Placed on Administrative Leave After Book Disposal Shannon Hausinger, New College of Florida’s dean of the library, has been placed on administrative leave, a college spokesperson confirmed Monday. [Clip] New College of Florida spokesperson Nathan March said Hausinger’s leave was “taken after discovering that […]
Linked Data: OCLC Creates Uniform Resource Identifiers For Dewey Decimal Classification Numbers
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|From OCLC: OCLC is unlocking the power of the Dewey Decimal Classification system to build an increasingly robust linked data infrastructure by creating uniform resource identifiers (URIs) for Dewey numbers. As the foundation for “concept” entities, this Dewey linked data provides subject classifications to Works entities in WorldCat Entities, creating a layer of new relationships for knowledge graphs […]
Journal Article: “Academic Publishing is a Business Interest’: Reconciling Faculty Serials Needs and Economic Realities at a Carnegie R2 University”
Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Data Files, Interviews, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News, Public Libraries, Publishing
|The article linked below was recently published by Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication (JLSC). Title “Academic Publishing is a Business Interest”: Reconciling Faculty Serials Needs and Economic Realities at a Carnegie R2 University Authors Rachel E. Scott Illinois State University Anne Shelley Iowa State University Chad E. Buckley Illinois State University Cassie Thayer-Styes Willoughby-Eastlake […]
ARL: New Library Cohort Joins Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
|From an Association of Research Libraries Post by Shawna Taylor: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is delighted to announce the new set of institutions joining the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative, a research project aimed at understanding and addressing the complexities and costs associated with managing and sharing data from funded research. The […]
ChatGPT Chatbots in Science: What Can ChatGPT Do For You? (via Nature) Event Report (Council of Science Editors Annual Meeting) Bridging AI and Human Expertise for Sustainable Scholarly Communication: Enhancing Integrity and Efficiency (via Science Edtor) DEI Leveraging Generative AI for Inclusive Excellence in Higher Education (via EDUCAUSE) The Potential Impact of Artificial Intelligence on […]