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Monday, October 21
Top o’ the Review
AI Detectors Falsely Accuse Students of Cheating—with Big Consequences
(Bloomberg Businessweek)
Data Ethics in Library Learning Analytics
(JLSC: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication)
IOP Publishing Study Reveals Varied Adoption and Barriers in Open Data Sharing Among Physical Research Communities
(IOP Publishing)
National Archives’ New Strategic Framework Emphasizes Building Capacity Through Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence
(NARA: National Archives and Records Administration)
News Literacy in America: A Survey of Teen Information Attitudes, Habits & Skills
(News Literacy Project)
The Ethics and Evolution of Truth and Information: Proceedings of the ALISE Annual Conference 2024 Now Available Online
(ALISE: Association for Library and Information Science Education via infoDOCKET)
The State of US Academic Libraries: Findings from the ACRL 2023 Annual Survey
(ALA: American Library Association)
2023 NDSA Storage Survey Report Published
(NDSA: National Digital Stewardship Alliance)
Video Recording: Hathitrust 2024 Member Meeting: Committed to the Core: Stewarding our Shared Collection
(HathiTrust via YouTube)
Working Paper 3: Building a Culture for Generative AI Literacy in College Language, Literature, and Writing
(MLA-CCCC Joint Task Force on Writing and AI, CCCC: Conference on College Composition & Communication and MLA: Modern Language Association)
ARL Member Libraries
Dean of UNT Libraries Diane Bruxvoort Announces Her Retirement for Spring 2025
(University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries via North Texas Daily)
Envisioning the Twentieth-Century Past in the Library of Congress Archives
(Library of Congress)
Exploring the Hidden Stories of Books: Andrews Gift Will Support Book Science Research and Innovation at the Fisher
(University of Toronto Libraries)
Largest Gift by First-Time Donors Establishes Kerlan Endowed Chair
(University of Minnesota Libraries)
Libraries at UC San Diego and University of Amsterdam Forge New Partnership
(University of California (UC), San Diego Library)
MSU Libraries Receives $1M in Congressional Funding to Support Digitization of Early WKAR Film Footage
(Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries)
Open Access Facilitates Rereading of LGBT Equality Legacy
(The University of Chicago Library)
Princeton University Library Joins Authors Alliance Partner Program
(Princeton University Library)
Provide Your Feedback on NIH Public Access Compliance Monitoring Process for Institutions
(NLM: National Library of Medicine, NIH: US National Institutes of Health)
Purdue Libraries Course Contributes to Student Success Post-Graduation
(Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies)
Sustainable Practices Ensure Longevity of Letterpress Equipment, Moveable Type
(Penn Libraries, University of Pennsylvania)
The New York Public Library Acquires Archive of Oliver Sacks
(NYPL: New York Public Library)
Ukraine’s First Lady Shares History with Harvard: Olena Zelenska Presents Harvard Library with Books, Shows Appreciation for Its Contribution to Ukrainian Studies
(Harvard Library)
University Librarian Steven Mandeville-Gamble Announces Retirement
(University of California (UC), Riverside Library)
USC Celebrates 30 Years of Leavey Library
(University of Southern California (USC) Libraries via Daily Trojan)
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Tuesday, October 22
Top o’ the Review
AI Revolution Creates Demand for Hot New Job: AI Librarian
(WorkLife)
Anthropic Wants Its AI Agent to Control Your Computer
(WIRED)
See also:
- Microsoft to Let Clients Build AI Agents for Routine Tasks from November (Reuters)
- What Is Agentic AI? (NVIDIA)
Big Ten Academic Alliance Procurement Consortium: A Strategic Force for Innovation and Collaboration
(BTAA: Big Ten Academic Alliance)
Closing the Digital Gap: Report Outlines New Framework for Defining Meaningful Internet Connectivity
(Offline Internet Consortium)
Kenvi Phillips, New Obama Library Director, Puts Emphasis on Access
(NARA: US National Archives and Records Administration)
Launch of Global Consultation: Developing Data Policies for Crisis Facilitated by Open Science
(UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and CODATA: Committee on Data of the International Science Council)
Pick Your AI Poison
(Nature Machine Intelligence)
Plans for the HathiTrust Research Center
(HathiTrust)
Statement on Diamond Open Access
(Coalition Publica)
ARL Member Libraries
GPO Names Syracuse University Library with Best Federal Depository Website
(Syracuse University Library via GPO: US Government Publishing Office)
Heard Libraries Host 2024 Southeastern Resource Sharing Conference
(Vanderbilt University Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries)
Illinois Data Bank Achieves Core Trust Seal Certification
(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University Library)
The Legacy of Reverend Edward Mitchell, Class of 1828, First Dartmouth Graduate of African Descent
(Dartmouth Libraries, Dartmouth College)
The Tretter Transgender Oral History Project’s Inaugural Community Cohort Is Democratizing History
(University of Minnesota Libraries)
U of U Press Turns 75
(The University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library)
UK Libraries Partners with KY Press on Open Kentucky Open Access Initiative
(University of Kentucky (UK) Libraries)
University Libraries Digitizes Thousands of Books for Google Books Project
(University of Colorado Boulder University Libraries)
UNT Special Collections Partners with “The Village”
(University of North Texas (UNT) University Libraries)
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Wednesday, October 23
Top o’ the Review
Female-Led Teams Produce More Innovative Ideas Yet Receive Less Scientific Impact
(Quantitative Science Studies)
Introducing: The AI Hype Index
(MIT Technology Review)
Journals with High Rates of Suspicious Papers Flagged by Science-Integrity Start-Up
(Nature)
Also from Nature: Exposing Predatory Journals: Anonymous Sleuthing Account Goes Public
Lyrasis Status Report: Working for Our Community and Amplifying Radical Interdependence
(Lyrasis)
Also from Lyrasis: Ebooks & Community Engagement at Lyrasis: Empowering Libraries to Shape the Future of Ebooks
Market Sizing Update 2024: Has OA Hit a Peak?
(Delta Think)
New Data Shows Tuition & Student Debt at Public Four-Year Universities Have Declined After Inflation Over Past Decade
(APLU: Association of Public and Land-grant Universities)
See also: Undergraduate Enrollment Showing Signs of Second Straight Year of Growth (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center)
Open Repositories 2025 Call for Proposals (CFP)
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
Promises and Challenges of Generative Artificial Intelligence for Human Learning
(Nature Human Behaviour)
Survey Report: Strategic Approaches to, and Research Assessment of, Open Science
(Science Europe)
2025 EDUCAUSE Top 10: Restoring Trust
(EDUCAUSE)
ARL Member Libraries
A Q&A with Amanda Jones, Author of “That Librarian”
(WashU Libraries, Washington University in St. Louis)
Four Libraries Expand Preservation Steward Agreements with GPO
(University of Hawai’i at Mãnoa, University of Kentucky, University of Minnesota, and University of South Carolina via GPO: US Government Publishing Office)
“Heart of Glass”: Sterling Memorial Library and Its 3,301 Leaded Stained-Glass Windows
(Yale University Library)
Keeping La Voz Alive: UK Libraries Preserves Unique Bilingual Paper Documenting Growth of Lexington Hispanic Community
(University of Kentucky (UK) Libraries)
Also from UK: UK Takes the Lead on Preserving Artistic, Cultural Heritage
The Future of PubMed Central: Publicly Accessible, Digitally Equitable, Universally Valuable
(NLM: US National Library of Medicine)
University Archives Exhibit Celebrates Four Horsemen Legacy
(University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries)
Libraries—Other
LIBER Signs the Barcelona Declaration
(LIBER: Association of European Research Libraries)
See also: Video: Barcelona Declaration and the Role of Open Science Infrastructures (LIBER and SCOSS: Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services)
Higher Ed
ACE Releases Updated Brief on Understanding College and University Endowments
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Education Indicators in Canada: Report of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program, October 2024
(Statistics Canada)
Tracking College Closures
(The Hechinger Report)
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Thursday, October 24
Top o’ the Review
Beyond English-Centric AI: Lessons on Community Participation from Non-English Natural Language Processing (NLP) Groups
(CDT: Center for Democracy and Technology)
“Climate Crunch Time Is Here,” New UN Report Warns
(UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme)
See also: Assessing the US and Global Climate in September 2024 (NOAA: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Letter to the President: Expanding STEM Talent in the Federal Workforce
(Executive Office of the President, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology)
Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot Team Visits Penn State University
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries and CDL: California Digital Library)
Making It Easier to Verify an AI Model’s Responses
(MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
NASA Funds Open-Source Software Underpinning Scientific Innovation
(NASA: US National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Reaffirming NIH’s Commitment to Scientific Integrity
(NIH: US National Institutes of Health)
Topic Brief: Guidance for Reporting on Studies of Open and Equitable Scholarship (preprint)
(SocArXiv)
ARL Member Libraries
Inside the Race to Save Biden-Era Websites Before They Vanish Forever
(University of North Texas (UNT) Libraries via Forbes)
Libraries Are Places for Inquiry and Learning
(Harvard Library)
LSU Libraries Impact Report 2023–2024
(Louisiana State University (LSU) Libraries)
Student x Libraries Collaboration Envisions a New, Vibrant Space
(Dartmouth Libraries, Dartmouth College)
Two New Releases Available Through WSU Press
(Washington State University (WSU) Libraries)
Video: Game On! University Libraries Launches Gaming Studio
(Virginia Tech University Libraries)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Internet of Things (IoT) Assignment Completed! Report on Barriers to US IoT Adoption
(NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
College “Deserts” Disproportionately Deter Black and Hispanic Students from Higher Ed
(EdSurge)
Scholars & Scholarship
Data Curation Maturity Model (preprint)
(TechRxiv)
Maximizing Participation in Scholarly Communication Through Equitable Pricing
(cOAlition S)
OpenAI’s New AI Model Generates Images 50 Times Faster Than Before
(The Decoder)
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Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
