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Tuesday, September 5
Top o’ the Review
Conservative Book Ban Push Fuels Library Exodus from National Association That Stands Up for Books
(AP: The Associated Press)
Finding the Right Platform: A Crosswalk of Academy-Owned and Open-Source Digital Publishing Platforms
(Humanities Commons)
Five Years of Plan S: A Journey Towards Full and Immediate Open Access
(cOAlition S)
Hidden Barriers: The Experience of Academic Librarians and Archivists with Invisible Illnesses and/or Disabilities
(C&RL: College & Research Libraries)
IOI Receives $299,454 from National Science Foundation to Investigate “Reasonable Costs” for Public Access to US Federally Funded Research and Scientific Data
(IOI: Invest in Open Infrastructure)
Survey of Open Science Practices and Attitudes in the Social Sciences
(Nature Communications)
ARL Member Libraries
James Lee Fills New Leadership Role in Academic Innovation
(Northwestern University Libraries)
McMaster University Library Launches Year of Events and Displays Focused on Gender and Justice
(McMaster University Library)
NLM Selects Richard H. Scheuermann as Scientific Director for the National Library of Medicine
(NLM: US National Library of Medicine)
Regulation of Artificial Intelligence around the World
(Law Library, Library of Congress)
Researchers Map Tucson’s History of Race-Restricted Neighborhoods
(The University of Arizona University Libraries)
Tom MacDougall ’92 Donates Platinum Records to Syracuse University Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center
(Syracuse University Libraries)
Higher Ed—Members
KU School of Business Receives Largest Gift ($50 Million) in School History
(The University of Kansas)
Higher Ed—Other
Parental Income, State Funding, and Access to Higher Education
(Ithaka S+R)
University Students Are Happier with Online Learning Post-Pandemic
(Jisc)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than 4 Million Student Loan Borrowers Are Enrolled in the New SAVE Plan
(US Department of Education)
Libraries Scold Rightsholders’ Attempt to Tweak South Africa’s Copyright Bill
(TorrentFreak)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Making a Difference for an Inclusive Future
(Universities Canada)
Scholars & Scholarship
Student-Led Undergraduate Journals: A Catalyst for Comprehensive Research Experience and Professional Growth
(CIE: Current Issues in Education)
Upcoming Hybrid Event (Friday, September 15): Research Data Alliance Roundtable during the Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly
(RDA: Research Data Alliance)
Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
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Wednesday, September 6
Top o’ the Review
A Study on Copyright Issues of Different Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) Modes
(Journal of Librarianship and Information Science)
Addressing Gun Violence on College and University Campuses: An ACHA White Paper
(ACHA: American College Health Association)
Assessing Open Education Resources (OER) Programs: New Research Project
(Ithaka S+R)
Reporting on the State of the Climate in 2022
(NCEI: National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Upcoming Webinar (Wednesday, September 13): Scholarly Dommunication’s Response to the Climate Crisis and the Role of Open Science
(OASPA: Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association)
US Department of Education Announces National HBCU Week Conference
(US Department of Education)
ARL Member Libraries
Google Books and Smathers Libraries
(University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries)
Processing Personalities: Ephemera Research at the American Art and Portrait Gallery (AA/PG) Library
(Smithsonian Libraries and Archives)
University at Buffalo Libraries Joins Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative for Continued Work on Research into Institutional Expenses for Public Access to Research Data
(University at Buffalo Libraries via DCN: Data Curation Network)
US Poet Laureate Ada Limón to Publish Anthology, Bring Poetry to National Parks as Part of Signature Project, “You Are Here”
(Library of Congress)
Libraries—Other
Core Launches New Preservation Section
(ALA: American Library Association)
US National Archives Prepares to Ramp Up Work in New Federal Records System
(Federal News Network)
Higher Ed—Members
(UC Berkeley via The Decoder)
Higher Ed—Other
Students’ Perspectives on Using AI
(EDUCAUSE Review)
Advocacy & Public Policy
US Copyright Office Issues Interpretive Rule Regarding Fees for Late Royalty Payments under the Music Modernization Act’s Blanket Mechanical License
(US Copyright Office, Library of Congress)
Scholars & Scholarship
Best Practices for Institutional Publishing Service Providers
(DIAMAS: Developing Institutional Open Access Publishing Models to Advance Scholarly Communication)
See also: The Extensible Quality Standard for Institutional Publishing (EQSIP)
DEAL Consortium and Elsevier Announce Transformative Open Access Agreement for Germany
(HRK: German Rectors’ Conference)
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Thursday, September 7
Top o’ the Review
Alarming Increase in Attacks on Education Worldwide
(HRW: Human Rights Watch and GCPEA: Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack)
Authors Alliance, Library Copyright Alliance, American Association of University Professors Petition to Renew and Expand Text Data Mining Exemption
(Authors Alliance)
CNI Fall 2023 Call for Proposals
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
Culture Heritage and Structured Data: How DPLA Became the Biggest Institution to Contribute to Structured Data on Commons
(Diff, Wikimedia Foundation)
Guidance for Generative AI in Education and Research
(UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Technology in Higher Education in Prison Programs Survey Report Released
(Ithaka S+R)
ARL Member Libraries
Law Libraries Launch Initiative to Prepare for Artificial Intelligence Future
(The University of Arizona)
Special Spaces in Mizzou Libraries: Sensory and Color Accessible Maps
(University of Missouri Libraries)
Students and Libraries Unite: “One Book, One UofL” Fosters Community and Exploration
(University of Louisville Libraries)
University Health Services (UHS) Expands Access to Naloxone on Campus, Now Includes College Library
(University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries)
Libraries—Other
FAIR Principles for Research Software Become More Visible
(MPDL: Max Planck Digital Library)
Higher Ed—Members
NSF Announces $120 Million in Funding to Create Four New Science and Technology Centers
(NSF: US National Science Foundation)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Protecting Library Rights: Considerations for Congress
(Library Copyright Alliance via College & Research Library News)
Data & Analytics
Introducing Satlas, Open Geospatial Data Generated by AI
(Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Newsletter)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Civil Rights Group Starts Center to Monitor AI for Hate Speech
(Axios)
National Academies Create Standing Committee on Reproductive Health, Equity, and Society
(US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
Scholars & Scholarship
“Artificial Intelligence for a Better Future—An Ecosystem Perspective on the Ethics of AI and Emerging Digital Technologies”—Webinar Recording, Slides Available
(CODATA: Committee on Data, International Science Council)
COAR Welcomes the Council of EU Conclusions on High-Quality, Transparent, Open, Trustworthy, and Equitable Scholarly Publishing
(COAR: Confederation of Open Access Repositories)
Do You Trust ChatGPT?—Perceived Credibility of Human and AI-Generated Content (preprint)
(arXiv)
Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
