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Monday, June 10
Top o’ the Review
AI “Gold Rush” for Chatbot Training Data Could Run Out of Human-Written Text
(AP: The Associated Press)
AI Reskilling in Libraries: When the Dean’s Assistant Gets an AI Assistant
(The University of New Mexico via C&RL News: College & Research Library News)
Apple Is Putting ChatGPT in Siri for Free Later This Year
(The Verge)
Also from The Verge: Apple Intelligence: Every New AI Feature Coming to the iPhone and Mac
Principles for Understanding AI in the Classroom
(Every Learner Everywhere)
Remembering David M. Shotton, Founder and Co-director of OpenCitations
(OpenCitations)
Three Things to Know About Prompting LLMs
(MIT Sloan Management Review)
2024 Top Trends in Academic Libraries: A Review of the Trends and Issues
(C&RL News: College & Research Library News)
ARL Member Libraries
Destigmatizing Death with Our First Death Cafe
(Penn Libraries, University of Pennsylvania)
Kara Whatley Appointed MU Vice Provost and University Librarian
(University of Missouri (MU) Libraries)
Library Data Parties (the Best Kind of Party!)
(Duke University Libraries)
Princeton University Library Is Using a Pioneering Digital System to Uncover the History of Collection Items
(Princeton University Library)
Queer Punks, Artists, and Poets: Celebrating Pride with the UCLA Library Special Collections Punk Archive
(UCLA Library)
The Face of Anatomy Textbooks Is Changing
(University of Calgary Libraries & Cultural Resources)
The University of Georgia Selects TIND IR and TIND RDM
(University of Georgia (UGA) Libraries via TIND)
Upcoming Online Event: Computational Approaches to Library of Congress Collections as Data—Concluding the Computing Cultural Heritage in the Cloud (CCHC) Initiative (Friday, June 21)
(Library of Congress)
Advocacy & Public Policy
New EU Rules Make High-Value Datasets Available to Fuel Artificial Intelligence and Data-Driven Innovation
(European Commission, EU: European Union)
Web and Mobile App Accessibility Regulations
(EDUCAUSE Review)
Scholars & Scholarship
Accelerated Acceptance Time for Preprint Submissions: A Comparative Analysis Based on PubMed (abstract only)
(Scientometrics)
Open(AI) and Shut: What ChatGPT Deals with Media Outlets Mean for the Future of News
(University of Colorado Boulder College of Media, Communication and Information)
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Tuesday, June 11
Top o’ the Review
Call for Nominations June 2024 | IATUL Board of Directors
(IATUL: International Association of University Libraries)
Federal Science and Engineering Support for Academic Institutions Increased 3% in FY 2022; Support to HBCUs Increased 19%
(NCSES: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF: US National Science Foundation)
HELIOS Open Advisory Council Applauds Barcelona Declaration on Research Information
(HELIOS Open: Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship)
Libraries, Civil Society Push Back on NDAA Copyright Amendment Based on Pro Codes Act
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
NISO Welcomes New Board Members for 2024–25
(NISO: National Information Standards Organization)
Open Access Is Working—but Researchers in Lower-Income Countries Enjoy Fewer Benefits
(Nature)
Also from Nature: Nature Index 2024 China
The Impact of AI on Academic Research and Publishing (preprint)
(arXiv)
What Does It Mean to Make Data AI-Ready?
(Dryad)
ARL Member Libraries
Call for Proposals: “Reclaiming the Border Narrative Digital Archive” Creative Reuse
(The University of Arizona University Libraries)
Creative Write-Ins at Academic Libraries: Fostering Virtual and In-Person Space for Writers and the Potential for Multi-directional Learning
(University of Saskatchewan University Library via The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Member Spotlight: Florida State University’s Open Scholars Project and Advancing Open Science Through Communities of Practice
(Florida State University (FSU) Libraries via COS: Center for Open Science)
See also: The Most Popular Books at FSU Libraries (FSU Libraries)
The Rev. James M. Lawson Papers Now Digitized and Available to Public, Expanding Reach of Late Civil Rights Leader’s Work
(Vanderbilt University Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries)
UI Libraries Digital Scholarship & Publishing Studio Builds First-Ever Digital and Searchable Map of Principia Mathematica Through Multi-institutional, NEH-Awarded Grant
(University of Iowa (UI) Libraries)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Climate Change Hurts Women More
(AAMC: Association of American Medical Colleges)
See also:
- Key Data on Health and Health Care by Race and Ethnicity (KFF)
- NASA Analysis Confirms a Year of Monthly Temperature Records (NASA: US National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Scholars & Scholarship
AI Literacy and Its Implications for Prompt Engineering Strategies
(Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence)
Framing Generative AI in Education with the GenAI Intent and Orientation Model
(Virginia Tech via EDUCAUSE Review)
New Toolkit for Colleges and Universities Sets Pathway for Effective Adoption of AI
(Jisc)
In Other News
What Do Google’s AI Answers Cost the Environment?
(Scientific American)
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Wednesday, June 12
Top o’ the Review
ARL Comments on Social Security Administration’s Plan for Increasing Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
CARL Releases Digital Literacy Framework
(CARL: Canadian Association of Research Libraries)
Delving into ChatGPT Usage in Academic Writing Through Excess Vocabulary (preprint)
(arXiv)
How Americans Get News on TikTok, X, Facebook, and Instagram
(Pew-Knight Initiative)
How to Think About Remedies in the Generative AI Copyright Cases
(Communications of the ACM)
Martin Paul Eve Named 2024 AUPresses Stand UP Award Winner
(AUPresses: Association of University Presses)
Taylor & Francis Issues Expanded Guidance on AI Application for Authors, Editors, and Reviewers
(Taylor & Francis)
The Palace Project IMLS Grant Report, Part 2: Access for All
(Lyrasis)
We’re Here and We’re Queer: A Retrospective of LGBTQ Individuals in STEM
(PLOS)
ARL Member Libraries
Anna Chen to Lead Special Collections at UNC–Chapel Hill University Libraries
(UNC University Libraries, The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill)
Libraries Send Students to Impact Forum
(University of Florida (UF) George A. Smathers Libraries)
Library of Congress Opens Once-Hidden Items to the Public
(Library of Congress via The Hill)
Nandita Mani Named Deputy Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness at UMass Amherst
(University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst Libraries)
Planting a Seed
(University of Michigan Library)
UCSB Library Creating New Arts Library by Bringing Together Music and Art & Architecture Collections in Modernized Space in Main Library
(University of California (UC), Santa Barbara Library)
UofL Libraries Win National Video Award
(University of Louisville (UofL) Libraries)
Year Two Update on the Library’s Strategic Plan
(University of California (UC), Davis Library)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Undocumented Students in US Higher Education
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
From Special Needs to Equitable Services
(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
Scholars & Scholarship
AI Speech-to-Text Can Hallucinate Violent Language
(Cornell University)
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Thursday, June 13
Top o’ the Review
An Open Dataset of Article Processing Charges from Six Large Scholarly Publishers (2019–2023) (preprint)
(University of Ottawa, Scholarly Communications Lab (ScholCommLab), Bielefeld University, Iowa State University, Simon Fraser University, Université du Québec à Montréal via arXiv)
See also:
- The dataset (ScholCommLab’s Dataverse)
- Article Processing Charges Explorer (ScholCommLab)
ARL Seeks Director of Research Policy and Scholarship
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Book Bans In Political Context: Evidence from US Schools
(PNAS Nexus)
Brandon Butler Named Executive Director of Re:Create Coalition
(Re:Create)
CLIR and HBCU Library Alliance Collaboration Supports Preservation Projects at HBCU Libraries and Archives
(CLIR: Council on Library and Information Resources and HBCU Library Alliance)
Strengthening Campus Communities Through the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Framework
(AAC&U: American Association of Colleges and Universities)
This Just In! Key Messages from IFLA’s Climate Communication and Education Survey
(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
ARL Member Libraries
Data Ethics and Storytelling
(Dartmouth Libraries)
Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) News: Recap of Recent Projects and Publications
(Library of Congress)
Pitts Theology Library of Emory University Named the New Home of “Day1” Sermon Recordings
(Emory Libraries)
University Libraries Launches New Search System
(Virginia Tech University Libraries)
Walter Ducloux Collection Now Accessible on Texas ScholarWorks
(University of Texas Libraries)
Webinar Video: Toward Equity in Global Scholarly Communication: The Role of OA in Reducing Epistemic Injustices
(University of North Texas (UNT) University Libraries and Texas State University Libraries)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Apple Is Promising Personalized AI in a Private Cloud. Here’s How That Will Work.
(MIT Technology Review)
Colleges Brace for Implementation of New Federal Regulations
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
What Is Ideal EDI Learning for Academic Librarians? Discovering EDI Learning Stories Through Appreciative Inquiry
(The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Scholars & Scholarship
ChatGPT Is Bullshit
(Ethics and Information Technology)
Developing and Improving the Capability of Scientific Communities in Open Research Data: A Maturity Continuum Model: Concepts, Elements, and Applications
(JLSC: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication)
HAICu: Using AI to Access, Connect, and Analyze Heritage Collections
(Europeana)
Also from Europeana: Close Encounters with AI: Introducing the AI4Culture Interview Series
Is AI Search a Medical Misinformation Disaster?
(IEEE Spectrum)
See also: A new resource from KFF: The Health Misinformation Monitor—Edition 1
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