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Monday, June 12
Top o’ the Review
CORE: A Global Aggregation Service for Open Access Papers
(Scientific Data)
Font Choices, Values and Ecosystem, with Some National Library Examples
(LorcanDempsey.net)
Generative Artificial Intelligence: Overview, Issues, and Questions for Congress
(CRS: US Congressional Research Service)
Open Access Books through Open Data Sources: Assessing Prevalence, Providers, and Preservation
(Journal of Documentation)
Restricting College Tenure Could Hurt State Economies, Many Warn
(Stateline)
United States of America Announces Intention to Rejoin UNESCO in July
(UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
ARL Member Libraries
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Alexander Library Renaming
(Rutgers University Libraries)
Duke University Libraries Selects New Library Enterprise System
(Duke University Libraries)
Jake Carlson Named Associate University Librarian for Research, Collections, and Outreach
(University at Buffalo Libraries)
Librarian of Congress Carla D. Hayden Wants to Spread the Wonders of the Library into Everyone’s Lives
(University of Chicago)
$2M Donation Supports World-Class UH Hamilton Library Collections
(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
Libraries—Other
Musicians, Jazz Organizations, and Music Experts Curate Resources to Honor Jazz on WorldCat.org
(OCLC)
Scientist, Author, and Museum Director Eric Dorfman Named New President of Linda Hall Library
(Linda Hall Library)
Higher Ed—Other
Advocacy & Public Policy
ACE, Other Associations Ask US Department of Education to Examine Impact of New Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Need Analysis Formula
(ACE: American Council on Education)
How a Pending Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action Could Affect the Scientific Workforce
(Science)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Webinar Video: Understanding the Complexities of Border Security and Its Impacts on Reaching a Bipartisan Compromise for Dreamers
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
In Other News
Guide to Securing Remote Access Software
(IC3: Internet Crime Complaint Center, US Federal Bureau of Investigation)
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Tuesday, June 13
Top o’ the Review
BLC and EAST Announce Successful Transition of EAST into Independent Organization
(BLC: Boston Library Consortium and EAST: Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust)
McClellan Leads Introduction of RESEARCHER Act to Curb Financial Insecurity in Higher Education & Improve American Competitiveness
(US Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan)
ODNI Senior Advisory Group Panel Declassified Report on Commercially Available Information
(ODNI: US Office of the Director of National Intelligence)
Note: This ODNI report is discussed in the TechCrunch article, US Intelligence Confirms It Buys Americans’ Personal Data
SHEEO Report Examines Tuition, Fees, and Financial Assistance Policies among States
(SHEEO: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association)
Should Academic Libraries Worry about Futureproofing?
(Ithaka S+R)
Upcoming Webinar (Tomorrow, Wednesday, June 14): The Legacy of HBCUs: A Juneteenth Celebration
(White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics, US Department of Education)
ARL Member Libraries
ASU Student-Produced Podcast Focuses on Community History, Memory, Healing
(Arizona State University Library)
Former Deputy Librarian of Congress Named Interim Congressional Research Service (CRS) Director
(Library of Congress via Roll Call)
Illinois Researchers, Native American Tribes Working Together to Curate, Increase Access to Oral Histories
(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Library Launches New Search Functionality
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press)
Newly Released: Data Curation Primer on Data Accessibility
(University of Michigan Library)
UK Libraries Transfers Rare Stereograph to Henry Clay Memorial Foundation
(University of Kentucky Libraries via WKYT)
Libraries—Other
Governor Pritzker Signs Bill Making Illinois First State in the Nation to Outlaw Book Bans
(infoDOCKET)
Advocacy & Public Policy
How AI Is Revolutionizing How Governments Conduct Surveillance
(NPR: National Public Radio)
Senators Want Privacy Safeguards in Renewing Surveillance Tool
(Roll Call)
Note: Witness statements and video of hearing discussed in Roll Call article can be accessed on the US Senate Judiciary Committee website
Upcoming Hybrid Event (Thursday, June 22): Congressional Data Task Force Public Meeting
(US Congressional Data Task Force)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
(Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University)
Scholars & Scholarship
Conflict of Interest in the Peer-Review Process: A Survey of Peer-Review Reports
(PLOS ONE)
Open Data on GitHub: Unlocking the Potential of AI (preprint)
(arXiv)
Turkish, German, and Polish Added—Registry Now Supports 95% of Languages of Users
(ORCID)
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Wednesday, June 14
Top o’ the Review
AAUP Reports Third Consecutive Year of Faculty Wages Falling Short of Inflation
(AAUP: American Association of University Professors)
Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Cultural Heritage and Museums: Complex Challenges and New Opportunities
(Think Tank, European Parliament)
NISO Approves Working Group to Develop Standard Metadata for Remediation of Content for Accessibility
(NISO: National Information Standards Organization)
2022 Academic Library Trends and Statistics Data Now Available
(ALA: American Library Association)
Visionary Report Unveils Ambitious Roadmap to Harness the Power of AI in Scientific Discovery
(Argonne National Laboratory, US Department of Energy)
What Do Higher Education Students Want from Online Learning?
(McKinsey & Company)
ARL Member Libraries
Construction of the Center for Digital Scholarship Begins the Week of June 12
(The University of Chicago Library)
Louisiana Digital Library Fest Celebrates State’s Cultural Digital Heritage
(LSU Libraries)
“Moving the Profession Forward”: UVA Library Wins Grant to Host Archives Leadership Institute
(University of Virginia Library)
The Boston Public Library Announces $1,000,000 Gift to Expand the Library’s LGBTQ+ Programming and Collections
(Boston Public Library)
The Duke Endowment Awards Additional $10M to Lilly Library Renovation Project
(Duke University)
What’s in the John F. Finerty Papers?
(University of Oregon Libraries)
Libraries—Other
Best Practices for Open-Access Publishing
(EIFL: Electronic Information for Libraries)
Library and Archives Canada Acquires 100 Environmental Interviews
(Library and Archives Canada)
Now Accepting Nominations for the National Digital Stewardship Alliance (NDSA) 2023 Excellence Awards
(DLF: Digital Library Federation)
Upcoming Webinar (Thursday, June 29): Tecnologías emergentes / Emerging Technologies
(ARL: Academic and Research Libraries Section, IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
Higher Ed—Members
Google Announces $12M Research Program with Local Universities to Bolster NYC’s Cybersecurity Leadership
(Google New York, City University of New York, Columbia University, Cornell University, and New York University)
Data & Analytics
AnythingLLM Is ChatGPT for Your Data
(The Decoder)
Scholars & Scholarship
Climate Change Information Seeking
(JASIST: Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology)
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Thursday, June 15
Top o’ the Review
Made by Hand: The Case for Manual Data Collection in an Era of Automation
(Ithaka S+R)
New Nature Index Data Shows China on Top for Natural Sciences as US Leads on Health Sciences Research
(Springer Nature Group)
Trends in the Use of AI in Science: A Bibliometric Analysis
(European Commission)
Upcoming Virtual Workshop (Monday, June 26) Promoting Equitable and Inclusive Implementation of Open Scholarship Policies
(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
Video Playlist: Keynotes and Presentations from COAR 2023 Annual Meeting
(COAR: Confederation of Open Access Repositories via YouTube)
Webinar Video: Curating Queer Collections: An LGBT Archivist Roundtable
(The Library Company of Philadelphia via YouTube)
ARL Member Libraries
Discussing Library of Congress API Documentation with Laura Wrubel and Patrick Rourke
(Library of Congress)
Historic Caftan Augments a Diverse Fashion Collection
(Cornell University)
It Takes a Researcher to Know a Researcher: Academic Librarian Perspectives Regarding Skills and Training for Research Data Support in Canada
(McGill Library via EBLIP: Evidence Based Library and Information Practice)
New LSU Libraries Program Equips Graduate Students with Preservation Skills
(LSU Libraries)
Revisit Cormac McCarthy’s Early Writings, View Libraries’ Unique Holdings
(The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries)
Shelving Special Collections Materials by Size
(University of Missouri Libraries via RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage)
Survey Re: Public Library Services and Community Needs during Extreme Events
(Stony Brook University Libraries)
Libraries—Other
Core Releases Library Binding Survey Report
(ALA: American Library Association)
ViPER, the Virtual Preservation Environment for Research Launched
(OPF: Open Preservation Foundation)
Higher Ed—Members
A New Era of Research Security
(UA: University Affairs)
Higher Ed—Other
Launch of Open Research Area for the Social Sciences
(Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Senator Baldwin Introduces Bill to Include LGBTQI+ Community in Federal Data Collection
(Gray Washington News Bureau)
Scholars & Scholarship
New UKRI Monographs Policy Is Evolution, Not Revolution, of OA Landscape
(Jisc)
In Other News
A Profile of the Top-Ranked Podcasts in the US
(Pew Research Center)
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