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Monday, February 10
Top o’ the Review
Call for Learning+DEI Cohort Program Event Hosts
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Charting Open Science Landscapes: A Systematized Review of US Academic Libraries’ Engagement in Open Research Practices (preprint)
(OSF Preprints)
Defining and Implementing AI Literacy: Announcing a New Cohort Project
(Ithaka S+R)
Also from Ithaka S+R: Convening Stakeholders in the Open-Source Ecosystem Workshop: Announcing a New NSF-Funded Project
Microsoft Offers Authors $5,000 to Train AI on Their Books
(The Decoder)
See also: Microsoft Study Finds AI Makes Human Cognition “Atrophied and Unprepared” (404 Media)
National Academies Hybrid Workshop on Technology for Data Stewardship (Wednesday February 19)
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
Open Access Transitions for Smaller and Specialist Book Publishers
(Information Power)
Roundup: Statements and Media Coverage re US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding Cuts
(infoDOCKET)
Susan Haigh Honored with Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship
(CARL: Canadian Association of Research Libraries)
The DOI for Scholarly Publishing Recognized as the Inaugural Winner of the Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact
(The Rosenblum Award)
Trump Administration Dismisses National Archivist
(CNN)
ARL Member Libraries
Building Bridges: Sharing UNM’s Expertise on AI and Libraries in Hong Kong
(The University of New Mexico (UNM) University Libraries)
Introducing Peer Community In (PCI)
(Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries)
“It Was Life-Changing”: The Libraries’ Director of Advancement Mark Engebretson Retires After 26 Years
(University of Minnesota Libraries)
MSU Researchers Win Grant for America in the Kitchen
(Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries)
University Libraries Shifts Approach to Academic Publishers
(University of Nebraska–Lincoln University Libraries)
USC Digital Repository Powers New AI-Driven Holocaust Testimony Installation
(USC Libraries, University of Southern California)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Notice and Takedown and Why It Matters
(Re:Create)
Scholars & Scholarship
Humanities Scholars’ Needs for Open Social Scholarship Platforms as Online Scholarly Information Sharing Infrastructure
(First Monday)
Research Data Lifecycle (RDLC): An Investigation into the Disciplinary Focus, Use Cases, Creator Backgrounds, Stages and Shapes of RDLC Models
(IJDC: International Journal of Data Curation)
Survey Highlights an Emerging Divide Over Artificial Intelligence in the US
(Rutgers University–New Brunswick School of Communication and Information)
Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
http://infoDOCKET.com
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Tuesday, February 11
Top o’ the Review
AHA Sends Letter to White House Regarding Dismissal of US Archivist
(AHA: American Historical Association)
AI Chatbots Unable to Accurately Summarize News, BBC Finds
(BBC)
AI Crawler Wars Threaten to Make the Web More Closed for Everyone
(MIT Technology Review)
Judge Blocks Trump’s $4 Billion Cuts to Biomedical Research After Lawsuit from 22 States
(Courthouse News Service)
See also:
- ACE, AAU, APLU, Others File Legal Challenge to Trump Administration’s Cut to Life-Saving NIH Research (ACE: American Council on Education, AAU: Association of American Universities, and APLU: Association of Public and Land-grant Universities)
- Roundup of Statements, Media Coverage (infoDOCKET)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cuts Indirect Cost Rates (ICR)—Implications for Research Institutions and Scholarly Publishing
(The Scholarly Kitchen)
See also: How Much Scholarly Publishing Is Affected by US Presidential Executive Orders? (Delta Think)
Participate in Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week!
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Responsible Data Practices for Product Equity
(Aspen Digital)
Update: E-book Publishing Research Study
(Ithaka S+R)
Wikipedia Prepares for “Increase in Threats” to US Editors from Musk and His Allies
(404 Media)
ARL Member Libraries
Beaulieu Vineyard Donates Historic Archives to UC Davis Library
(UC Davis Library)
Indigenous Data in an Institutional Repository: First Steps Toward Putting the CARE Principles into Practice
(University of Minnesota Libraries via Data Curation Network)
Libraries Celebrates 14th Year of Big Orange STEM Saturday
(The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries)
More Than Just Recipes: Only Known Copy of Earliest Cookbook by an African American
(University of Michigan Library)
Navigating the Data Landscape: An Open Source Workflow
(University of Texas Libraries)
Russian Women Writers Project Completed
(UC Berkeley Library)
UCSB Library Receives Grant for American Radio Archives
(UC Santa Barbara Library)
University of Miami Libraries Displays Many Treasures
(University of Miami Libraries)
Yale Library Awards Two Prizes Honoring the Highest Achievement in American Poetry
(Yale University Library)
Scholars & Scholarship
From Data Creator to Data Reuser: Distance Matters
(HDSR: Harvard Data Science Review)
How Can We Achieve Sustainable Funding for Open Access Books?
(Insights: The UKSG Journal)
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Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
http://infoDOCKET.com
@infodocket
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Wednesday, February 12
Top o’ the Review
ALLEA Calls for Ethical Safeguards in Research Collaborations with Commercial Entities
(ALLEA: European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities)
Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance
(ProPublica)
See also:
- AERA and COPAFS Statement on the New Administration’s Sudden Termination of National Center for Education Statistics Contracts (AERA: American Educational Research Association and COPAFS: Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics)
- Protecting Public Access to Federal Data (COPAFS, ASA: American Statistical Association, and PAA: Population Association of America)
Five Postsecondary Institutions Receive Funding to Improve Collection and Use of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data
(AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Judge Orders Restoration of Federal Health Websites
(NPR)
LPC Investigates Publishing Platform Accessibility
(LPC: Library Publishing Coalition)
Also from LPC: Pathway: Starting a Library Publishing Program
ORCID Endorses the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information
(ORCID)
Rebuilding Trust in Medical Science: How Doctors and Scientists Can Bridge the Misinformation Divide
(AAMC: Association of American Medical Colleges)
Video of Debate: “Libraries & AI—Opportunities or Threat?”
(The British Library via YouTube)
Want to Understand ChatGT? Watch Andrej Karpathy’s Explanation of How LLMs Work
(The Decoder)
ARL Member Libraries
Carver Artifact from Iowa State Archives on Loan to the Met
(Iowa State University Library)
Eccles Health Sciences Library Celebrates YouTube Creator Award
(The University of Utah Eccles Health Sciences Library)
Global Conference to Tackle Climate, Media Preservation
(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hamilton Library)
Libraries Professor’s Learning Community Brings Students, Faculty, and Executives Together for an Immersive Learning Experience
(Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies)
Ohio University Libraries Showcases the Nikolais/Louis Foundation for Dance
(Ohio University Libraries)
Higher Ed
Colleges Rebrand Humanities Majors as Job-Friendly
(The Hechinger Report)
One in Four Applicants Had Difficulty Submitting Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
(Gallup)
US Higher Education Endowments Report 6.8% 10-Year Average Annual Return, Increase Spending to a Collective $30 Billion
(NACUBO: National Association of College and University Business Officers)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Thomson Reuters Wins an Early Court Battle over AI, Copyright, and Fair Use
(The Verge)
Scholars & Scholarship
Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS (2024)
(CAIS: Canadian Association for Information Science)
Prompt Engineering in Higher Education: A Systematic Review to Help Inform Curricula
(International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education)
Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
http://infoDOCKET.com
@infodocket
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Thursday, February 13
Top o’ the Review
A Skills Agenda for the Trend Report
(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
A Tool That Helps Provide Easy and Fast Access to Archived Web Content and Data
(infoDOCKET)
ARL Has Love for Data Week
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
CARL Statement on the Value of National Archives
(CARL: Canadian Association of Research Libraries)
Defending the “Walled Garden”: Yes, Academic Libraries Actually Should Focus on the Needs of Their Host Institutions
(The Scholarly Kitchen)
OpenAI Is Rethinking How AI Models Handle Controversial Topics
(The Verge)
Public Consultation Launched on Building Open Infrastructures to Support Responsible Research Assessment
(CoARA: Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment)
RLUK and The National Archives UK Collaboration Agreement Published
(RLUK: Research Libraries UK)
US House Budget Draft Calls for $330 Billion in Cuts for Higher Ed
(Inside Higher Ed)
See also:
- Canceling Data Collections Could Imperil Efforts to Improve US Education, Former Trump Appointee Warns (Science)
- Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Rips Through Education Department, Cutting Contracts, Staff, and Grants (The Washington Post)
What’s Next for the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information?
(Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information)
ARL Member Libraries
Barbara Rockenbach Reappointed as University Librarian
(Yale University Library)
Barnard Announces New Dean of Barnard Library, Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz
(Columbia University Libraries)
Black Student and Faculty Contributions to Michigan State University Celebrated in New Book
(Michigan State University (MSU) Press, MSU Libraries)
Dedicated Space for Indigenous Students, Researchers Opens at Scott Library
(York University Libraries)
Making Discovery Easy: Designing a Better Library Search Experience
(University of Michigan Library)
Why Amy Tan Decided Not to Shred Her Archive
(UC Berkeley Library via The New York Times)
See also: Amy Tan Archive Lands at UC Berkeley, Offering a Bird’s-Eye View of a Singular Literary Life (UC Berkeley)
Higher Ed
Carnegie Classifications Release 2025 Research Activity Designations, Debut Updated Methodology
(ACE: American Council on Education and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching)
Talking Points: College and University Endowments
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Scholars & Scholarship
Case Study: How the Discovery of a Siloed Publication Sparked a Cross-National Research Partnership
(JLSC: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication)
How Alt-Tech Users Evaluate Search Engines: Cause-Advancing Audits
(Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Misinformation Review)
Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
http://infoDOCKET.com
@infodocket
