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Monday, September 9
Top o’ the Review
A Survey on Knowledge Organization Systems of Research Fields: Resources and Challenges (preprint)
(arXiv)
Announcing the Publication Facts Label for Open Journal Systems (OJS)
(PKP: Public Knowledge Project)
Audible to Start Generating AI Voice Replicas of Select Audiobook Narrators
(BNN Bloomberg)
Building Assessment Criteria for Collection Development Policies: A Community Resource
(Copim)
Data Sharing Challenges in International Cooperation
(COST: European Cooperation in Science & Technology)
Internet Archive Court Loss Leaves Higher Ed in Gray Area
(IHE: Inside Higher Ed)
Letter to US Senate Expressing Concerns with NO FAKES Act
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries via ReCreate Coalition)
Reality Check: Generative AI’s Impact on Work
(MIT Sloan Management Review)
Save the Date: ARL President’s Institute 2025—Ignite Collaboration: Thriving Multigenerational Libraries
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Second Accessibility Update to HathiTrust Website and Digital Library
(HathiTrust)
ARL Member Libraries
Along for the Journey: Graduate Student Perceptions of Research
(University of Waterloo Library via C&RL: College and Research Libraries)
Boston Public Library Invites Residents to “Book It Around Boston”
(BPL: Boston Public Library)
I Am a Reader. I Am a Voter. I Will Be Ready.
(University at Buffalo Libraries)
Library of Congress Announces 2024 Literacy Awards Including Two Inaugural Prizes
(Library of Congress)
Lilly Library Takes Romance Seriously with New “Love in the Library” Exhibition
(Indiana University Libraries Bloomington)
Success Program Launch: AI-Powered Study Tools for Students
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press via IHE: Inside Higher Ed)
UCLA Library Funds 26 International Cultural Preservation Projects
(UCLA Library)
Also from UCLA Library: UCLA Film & Television Archive Presents “Science Fiction Against the Margins” Series
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
First-Gen and the Library: A Survey of Student Perceptions of Academic Library Services (abstract only)
(Performance Measurement and Metrics)
Scholars & Scholarship
Web Archives for Data Collection: An Ethics Case Study (abstract only)
(Accountability in Research)
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Tuesday, September 10
Top o’ the Review
Academic Library Pricing Dataset for SciFinder Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus: 2018–2024
(Iowa State University Library and The University of Utah Library via Journal of eScience Librarianship)
AUPresses Announces 123 Publications That #StepUP
(AUPresses: Association of University Presses)
Developing and Aligning Policies on Research Software: Recommendations for Research Funding and Research Performing Organizations
(Science Europe)
Equity and Inclusion at the Center of Open Science & Scholarship Advisory Committee’s Initial Work
(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
Free People Read Freely: “Warrior Librarian” Tracie D. Hall Doesn’t Tell People to Be Quiet, but to Speak Up Against Censorship
(University of Washington Magazine)
Librarians Want to Adopt AI but Cite Lack of Expertise
(Inside Higher Ed)
Overview: US Policy on Open Access and Open Data
(Upstream, FORCE11)
The Impact of AI in Advancing Accessibility for Learners with Disabilities
(EDUCAUSE Review)
Upcoming Virtual Event: Launching the University-Based Publishing Futures Community (Monday, September 30)
(LPC: Library Publishing Coalition)
US Copyright Law Glossary of Key Terms
(Re:Create Coalition)
See also: Know Your Copyrights (ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
ARL Member Libraries
Academic Library Residency Programs Offer Inaugural Resident Librarian Summit
(Duke University Libraries, NC State University Libraries, University of Virginia Library, and Virginia Tech University Library)
Geospatial Mapping of a Seventeenth-Century English Village
(WashU Libraries, Washington University in St. Louis)
Library Archives Connect with Local History
(Cornell University Library)
Remodeled President’s Reading Room Brings UAlbany History to Life
(University at Albany University Libraries)
Roundup of Offsite & Onsite Storage News:
- Awe-Inspiring Library Collections & Services Facility Now Operational
(Dartmouth Libraries, Dartmouth College) - Collections Shift at the Archives and Rare Books Library
(University of Cincinnati Libraries) - Full House: Books Moved Back into Shannon Library
(University of Virginia Library)
UMD Libraries Releases New Open Source Web Application Developed for White House Pool Reports Digital Collection
(University of Maryland (UMD) Libraries)
Higher Ed—Members
Hope Center Awarded Grants to Investigate Policy Solutions and Investments for Reducing Student Basic-Needs Insecurity
(The Hope Center, Temple University)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Letter to US House Leadership on China Legislation
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Diversity Trends Among Faculty in STEM and Non-STEM Fields at Selective Public Universities in the US from 2016 to 2023
(EdWorkingPapers, Annenberg Institute, Brown University)
Scholars & Scholarship
The Strain on Scientific Publishing
(QSS: Quantitative Science Studies)
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Wednesday, September 11
Top o’ the Review
Automating the Practice of Science—Opportunities, Challenges, and Implications (preprint)
(arXiv)
From Drawing to Doing: The Implementation of Cross-Campus Research Data Services Solutions
(Ithaka S+R)
Government of Canada Helping Students Return to School with $7.3 Billion in Grants and Interest-Free Loans
(Department of Finance Canada)
New Feature Alert: Access Archived Webpages Directly Through Google Search
(Internet Archive)
Suspicious Phrases in Peer Reviews Point to Referees Gaming the System
(Science)
US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Digital-Only Milestone Paves Way for “Zero Click”
(MeriTalk)
See also: NARA Offers Agencies an Exception to No Longer Accepting Paper Records
(Federal News Network)
When Threats of Violence Come to University Libraries
(Literary Hub)
Working Paper: A Guide to Anticipation: Tools and Methods of Horizon Scanning and Foresight
(ISC: International Science Council)
ARL Member Libraries
Check Out the New “Library of Things” Collection
(University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries)
Copyright Office Releases Report on the Geography of Copyright Registrations
(US Copyright Office, Library of Congress)
Digital Delaware: Texts on the Political History of Delaware Published by UD Press
(University of Delaware (UD) Library, Museums and Press)
Diversity in the Stacks: Hakim’s Bookstore Partnership Enhances Local Philadelphia Offerings
(Penn Libraries, University of Pennsylvania)
Search Advisory Committee Named for Dean of University Libraries
(University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst Libraries)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Attorneys General Urge Congress to Require Surgeon General Warning on Social Media Platforms
(NAAG: National Association of Attorneys General)
Education at a Glance 2024: OECD Indicators (summary and full report)
(OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Scholars & Scholarship
Project Launch: Infra Wiss Blogs—Ensuring Permanent Access to Scholarly Blogs
(Research Group Information Management @ Humboldt University of Berlin)
Simple Techniques to Bypass GenAI Text Detectors: Implications for Inclusive Education
(International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education)
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Thursday, September 12
Top o’ the Review
A Few Research Recent Security Developments
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
AI Is Confusing. This Tool Helps You Make Sense of the Tech.
(Fast Company)
GPTs and Hallucination: Why Do Large Language Models Hallucinate?
(Queue via ACM Digital Library)
See also: Google’s New Tool Lets Large Language Models Fact-Check Their Responses (MIT Technology Review)
High School Benchmarks
(National Student Clearinghouse Research Center)
Ideas Labs to Advance Research Capacity at the Nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(NSF: US National Science Foundation)
OpenAI Releases o1, Its First Model with “Reasoning” Abilities
(The Verge)
Springer Nature Plans Frankfurt IPO in Latest Test of Market
(Reuters)
“Stealth Corrections”: When Journals Quietly Fix Papers
(Retraction Watch)
Universities Launch Global Coalition to Support Refugee Education at Scale
(GUA: Global University Academy)
ARL Member Libraries
A New Way to Discover Playscripts
(University of California (UC), Irvine Libraries via College & Research Libraries News)
Plain Language Workshop Descriptions: How to Attract Participants from All Disciplines
(University of Oklahoma Libraries via College & Research Libraries News)
Podcast: Embedding Technology into the New Strategic Plan at the Library of Congress
(Library of Congress via EDUCAUSE Review)
This Author Found an Incomplete George Romero Novel in Pitt’s Archive. Here’s How He Finished It
(University of Pittsburgh Library System)
UIC Library Receives Second Grant to Support Student Success
(University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Library)
Women on the Move: An Exhibition of Travel Books
(University of Toronto Libraries)
Libraries—Other
Australia Needs a Multi-Faceted Open Access Strategy
(CAUL: Council of Australian University Librarians)
Advocacy & Public Policy
ACE Policy Recommendations to 2024 Presidential Candidates
(ACE: American Council on Education)
As Project 2025 Takes Aim at Public Education Nationwide, PEN America Sounds an Alarm
(PEN America)
Public Knowledge, Allies File to Defend Net Neutrality, Consumer Protections in Sixth Circuit
(PK: Public Knowledge)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Webinar Video: Improving Equity and Inclusion with DataCite’s Global Access Fund
(DataCite via YouTube)
Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
