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IFLA’s AI SIG Releases: “Developing a Library Strategic Response to Artificial Intelligence” Working Document
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|From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) AI Special Interest Group: The purpose of this working document is to set out considerations relevant for libraries developing a strategic response to Artificial Intelligence. The text is organised around developing a set of questions that prompt reflection and action (section 4). It is hoped […]
New International Labour Organizations (ILO) Research Repository Showcases ILO Research and Expertise
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|From an ILO Announcement: The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a new Research Repository that provides better access to ILO research, as well as information on the work of ILO experts.The new repository creates a one-stop-shop for ILO research publications and other knowledge assets. It already contains around 20,000 publications, mostly published since 2000. […]
The article linked below was recently published by Data Intelligence. Title ChatGPT is a Remarkable Tool—For Experts Authors Amos Azaria Ariel University, Israel Rina Azoulay Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel Shulamit Reches Jerusalem College of Technology, Israel Source Data Intelligence 1–49 DOI: 10.1162/dint_a_00235 Abstract This paper investigates the capabilities of ChatGPT as an automated assistant […]
Open Research Software: SoFAIR: The Open University to Coordinate new International Project to Facilitate the Reproducibility of Research Studies
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|From a CORE Blog Post: We are pleased to announce that the Open University has just been awarded a new research grant in the international CHISTERA Open Research Data & Software Call which aims to enhance the discoverability and reusability of open research software. Open research software and data are pivotal for scientific innovation and transparency, but […]
New Research Article: “‘ChatGPT Detector’ Catches AI-Generated Papers With Unprecedented Accuracy”
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|From Nature: A machine-learning tool can easily spot when chemistry papers are written using the chatbot ChatGPT, according to a study published on 6 November in Cell Reports Physical Science. The specialized classifier, which outperformed two existing artificial intelligence (AI) detectors, could help academic publishers to identify papers created by AI text generators. “Most of the […]
New Research Finds “Digitizing Books Can Spur Demand For Physical Copies”
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|From Cornell News: Book publishers cried foul – in the form of numerous legal challenges – nearly two decades ago when the Google Books project digitized and freely distributed more than 25 million works. The publishers argued that free digital distribution undermines the market for physical books, but new research from Cornell’s Imke Reimers and a collaborator […]
Increased Circulation: “Book Bans May Have Unintended Consequences in Increasingly Polarized United States” (Working Paper)
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|nFrom Heinz College, Carnegie Mellon University: In the United States, amid increasing political polarization, book banning has grown in prevalence. A new study using a large-scale data set of U.S. library book circulations evaluated the impact of book bans on demand for banned books. The study found that circulations of books rose after being banned, […]
cOAlition S Introduces the “Towards Responsible Publishing” Proposal
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|From a Plan S Statement: A vision for a community-based scholarly communication system Driven by the same “duty of care for the good functioning of the science system” that inspired Plan S, the funders forming cOAlition S are now exploring a new vision for scholarly communication; a vision that holds the promise of being more […]
New Position Paper From LIS Forward: “Ensuring a Vibrant Future for LIS in iSchools” (Prerelease)
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|From the LIS Forward Website: We are pleased to make available the prerelease of the LIS Forward position paper, Ensuring a Vibrant Future for LIS in iSchools, at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology(ASIS&T) being held in London, UK October 27-31, 2023. Several members of LIS Forward led a session at […]
New PEN America Report: U.S. Prisons Ban Staggering Numbers of Books
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|From PEN America: Prisons censor staggering numbers of books and other reading materials, not just for their content but for a stunning range of capricious reasons including the size of a book or the color of mailed wrapping paper, according to a new report by PEN America. Reading Between the Bars: An In-Depth Look at […]