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Journal Article: “An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of ChatGPT on Creativity” (abstract only)
|The article (abstract only) linked below was published today by Nature Human Behaviour. Title An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of ChatGPT on Creativity Authors Byung Cheol Lee University of Houston Jaeyeon (Jae) Chung University of Houston Source Nature Human Behaviour (2024) DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01953-1 Abstract This paper investigates the potential of ChatGPT for helping humans […]
Webinar Recording: “Uncovering the Costs of Academic Data Sharing: From Real Data to Tips for Future Planning with ARL and DCN”
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|From the Network of the National Library of Medicine: This webinar entitled “Uncovering the Costs of Academic Data Sharing: From Real Data to Tips for Future Planning with ARL [Association of Research Libraries] and DCN [Data Curation Network]” was hosted by the NNLM National Center for Data Services (NCDS) on July 31, 2024. This was […]
Journal Article: “Ten Simple Rules For Recognizing Data and Software Contributions In Hiring, Promotion, And Tenure”
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|The article (full text) linked below was recently published by PLOS Computational Biology. Title Ten Simple Rules For Recognizing Data and Software Contributions In Hiring, Promotion, And Tenure Authors Iratxe Puebla DataCite Giorgio A. Ascoli George Mason University Jeffrey Blume University of Virginia John Chodacki California Digital Library, University of California Joshua Finnell Colgate University […]
The video linked and embedded below was recorded at the Force2024 Conference (Force11) on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Panel discussion including the three original authors of the Principles of Open Scholarly Infrastructure. Panelists Jennifer Lin, Indeed.com, Product Director Geoffrey Bilder, Freelance, Louche Cannon Cameron Neylon, Curtin University, Professor of Research Communications
From PBS News: Over the last few years, parents and a network of organized conservative groups have put pressure on public schools and community libraries across the country to remove certain books from their collections. In Indiana, teachers may even be charged with a crime for providing books deemed “harmful.” Learn More, Read the Transcript/View […]
The article (full text) linked below was recently accepted for publication by Digital Government: Research and Practice. Title Generative AI Literacy: Twelve Defining Competencies Authors Ravinithesh Annapureddy Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland Alessandro Fornaroli Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland Daniel Gatica-Perez Idiap Research Institute, Martigny, Switzerland EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland Source Digital Government: […]
Library News Roundup: Items From AR, FL, MA, PA, and TX
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|Arkansas Arkansas Library Board Again Refuses to Block Funds To Certain Public Libraries (via Arkanas Advocate) Florida Student Info was Included in List of 103,000 Books Pulled in Brevard Schools: What We Know (via Florida Today) Massachusetts Worcester Library Closes All Branches After Worker Attacked with Skateboard (via NBC Boston) Pennsylvania Philadelphia Plans to Bring […]
From the Des Moines Register: Appeals court judges on Friday overturned a temporary block of Iowa’s book ban law, allowing the state to enforce restrictions on which books schools can have on library shelves and what subjects can be taught. Senate File 496, a sweeping education law passed in 2023, has been tangled up in court […]
From the UCLA Library: UCLA alumni and beloved comedic actress Carol Burnett has been making audiences laugh for more than six decades. Her papers, donated to UCLA Library in 1985, contain a wealth of information that help us better understand her as a performer as well as detail her contributions to our cultural history. They also […]
The article (full text) linked below was recently published by the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. Title Public Libraries’ Role In Supporting Ukrainian Refugees: A Focus on Hungary and Poland Authors Jamie Johnston Oslo Metropolitan University Anna Mierzecka University of Warsaw Máté Tóth University of Pécs, Hungary Magdalena Paul Małgorzata Kisilowska-Szurmińska Mahmood Khosrowjerdi Andreas […]