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Monday, January 13
Top o’ the Review
Academic Freedom and Civil Discourse in Higher Education: A National Study of Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions
(AAC&U: American Association of Colleges and Universities)
Agent Laboratory: Using LLM Agents as Research Assistants (preprint)
(arXiv)
AI and the Struggle for Control Over Research
(Inside Higher Ed)
AI Mistakes Are Very Different Than Human Mistakes
(IEEE Spectrum)
CNI Call for Proposals: Spring 2025 Member Meeting
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
Also from CNI: Videos from CNI Fall 2024 Now Available
Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025
(World Economic Forum)
NSTC: 2024 Report on Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (CoSTEM) and CoSTEM-Related Agency Actions
(NSTC: National Science and Technology Council, The White House)
Seats Added! Registration Deadline Extended to This Friday, January 17, for ARL President’s Institute
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Webinar Video: How Campuses Can Support Undocumented Students & Safeguard Their Data in Higher Education
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
ARL Member Libraries
Behind the Screens: How UBC Library Contributes to Virtual Reference Service AskAway
(The University of British Columbia (UBC) Library)
Bringing People, Ideas, and Technology Together
(Dartmouth Libraries, Dartmouth College)
CRL Mission and Vision Statement
(CRL: Center for Research Libraries)
Fall 2024 Insight: Michigan State University Libraries Magazine Now Available
(Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries)
Insights from Arizona State University: Advancing Research Support Through Open Science, Data Sovereignty, and Machine-Actionable Plans
(Arizona State University (ASU) Library and ARL)
Open Science at the University of Toronto: Exploration of Researcher, Staff, and Librarian Perspectives
(University of Toronto Libraries via Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research)
Preserving the Past, Inspiring the Future: University of Saskatchewan Archives and Special Collections Move to a State-of-the-Art Facility
(University of Saskatchewan Library)
2024: IU Libraries Year in Review
(Indiana University Bloomington Libraries)
UMN Libraries 2024 Impact Report
(University of Minnesota (UMN) Libraries)
Higher Ed
DEI Disconnect: Students Have More Hope as Political Pressure Grows
(University Business)
Generative Artificial Intelligence and Education: A Brief Ethical Reflection on Autonomy
(EDUCAUSE Review)
US Department of Education (ED) Finalizes Biden-Era Regulations, Withdraws Proposals Amid Transition
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Scholars & Scholarship
Authorship Attribution in the Era of LLMs: Problems, Methodologies, and Challenges (preprint)
(arXiv)
Independent Researchers: Traces In Bibliographic Data
(Leiden Madtrics)
It’s Remarkably Easy to Inject New Medical Misinformation into LLMs
(Ars Technica)
The Public Trust in Science Scale: A Multilevel and Multidimensional Approach
(Science Communication)
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Tuesday, January 14
Top o’ the Review
ACLS to Commence Historic Collaboration with National Endowment for the Humanities, “Graduate Education in the Humanities: A National Convening”
(ACLS: American Council of Learned Societies)
Artificial Intelligence, Authorship, and the Public Interest
(Authors Alliance)
Belmont Music, Home of the Arnold Schoenberg Archive, Destroyed in Pacific Palisades Fire
(Billboard)
CLIR Invites Applications for Digitizing At-Risk Audio and Audiovisual Materials
(CLIR: Council on Library and Information Resources)
In Sign of Rising Tensions, University of Michigan Ends Partnership with Chinese Campus
(Science)
NEH Announces $22.6 Million for 219 Humanities Projects Nationwide
(NEH: US National Endowment for the Humanities)
Register for e-Resource Licensing Explained: An A–Z Guidebook for Libraries—Book Launch Webinar on Monday, January 27
(ARL: Association for Research Libraries)
Retractions Caused by Honest Mistakes are Extremely Stressful, Say Researchers
(Nature)
ARL Member Libraries
Accessibility Remediation in Action on Our Library Website
(University of Michigan Library)
Announcing HADES: Health Advertisements Database from Ebling Resources
(University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries)
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library Appoints Dr. Kayla Siddell as Associate Library Director
(Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library)
Health Sciences Library Comes Together with McMaster University Library
(McMaster University Libraries)
Libraries Empower Translational Science Hubs with Collaborative Resources, Expertise
(Northwestern University Galter Health Sciences Library and Learning Center)
Libraries on the Hill: An Exploratory Study of Canadian Library Associations Advocacy Initiatives
(University of Calgary Library, University of Alberta Library, and University of Ottawa Library via Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research)
Opening Minds Through Art: Building Bridges
(Florida State University (FSU) Libraries)
Higher Ed
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Finds Methodological Error Affecting Preliminary Fall 2024 Higher Education Enrollment Reports
(National Student Clearinghouse Research Center)
See also: National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG) 2023 (NCSES: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF: US National Science Foundation)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
DEIA Committee Report on the Library Publishing Forum 2024 Demographic Survey
(LPC: Library Publishing Coalition)
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Wednesday, January 15
Top o’ the Review
A Collective Commitment to Strengthen Open Research Europe and Amplify Its Impact in Scholarly Publishing
(European Commission)
AI Agents Are Here. How Much Should We Let Them Do?
(WIRED)
Call for Sessions, Presentations, and Posters: SciDataCon 2025, Part of International Data Week (IDW) 2025
(CODATA: Committee on Data, International Science Council)
How Open Are Hybrid Journals Included in Transformative Agreements?
(QSS: Quantitative Science Studies)
Introducing Repertoires: A Series on Scholarly Ways of Working
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Meta’s New AI Model Can Translate Speech from More Than 100 Languages
(MIT Technology Review)
Navigating Artificial Intelligence in Postsecondary Education: Building Capacity for the Road Ahead
(Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education)
Reflections on Creating a Cross-Campus Collaboration for Reproducibility
(Ithaka S+R)
Report to the President: Harnessing Social and Behavioral Science Insights to Enhance Policymaking and Improve the Lives of the American People
(PCAST: President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Executive Office of the President The White House)
See also:
- Letter to the President: Future Opportunities for Science and Technology to Impact the Nation (PCAST)
- National Privacy Research Strategy (NSTC: National Science and Technology Council)
State Operating Support for Public Colleges and Universities Tops Policy Priorities for State Higher Education Leaders in 2025
(SHEEO: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association)
ARL Member Libraries
Beyond Citations: Successes and Challenges in Using Zotero for International Student Collaboration
(Penn State University Libraries via Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice)
In Libraries We Trust
(Temple University Libraries via Charleston Hub)
Lorne Michaels Entrusts Harry Ransom Center With Historic SNL Collection
(University of Texas Libraries Harry Ransom Center)
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant Allows UMN Libraries to Pilot Digital Workflow for Interactive Flap Books
(University of Minnesota (UMN) Libraries)
New Open Educational Resource (OER) Published Through OER Grant Program
(University of Kentucky (UK) Libraries)
Sara Miller McCune Arts Library Opens for Study, Research, and Learning Resources
(UC Santa Barbara Library)
UMD Libraries Announces TRU-UA: Truth, Reconciliation, and Understanding in the University Archives
(University of Maryland (UMD) Libraries)
“Universal Access” Exhibit at MSU Libraries Highlights Commitment to Accessibility
(Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries)
Libraries—Other
Reflecting on the IATUL 2024 Conference
(IATUL: International Association of University Libraries)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Building an Inclusive Data Literacy Community
(HDSR: Harvard Data Science Review)
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Thursday, January 16
Top o’ the Review
Advancing Data Metrics in 2025
(Make Data Count)
ARL Intensive Learning Program Fellows Selected for 2025 Cohort
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Also from ARL: One Day Left to Register for ARL President’s Institute: “Ignite Collaboration: Thriving Multigenerational Libraries”
Edelman CEO: Plummeting Trust in Institutions Has the World Slipping into Grievance. Here’s the Fix.
(Fortune)
See also:
- Fostering Trust in the Digital Age: A Call for Collective Action (OPERAS)
- Video: Trust in Science: The High-Stakes Game for US Public Health (The Hill)
Is Your Country Maximizing Access? Marrakesh Monitoring Report 2025
(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
Last Chance to Complete This Survey of Accessibility Efforts at Academic Libraries
(Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Information Studies)
Updated University Press Subject Area Grid Now Available
(AUPresses: Association of University Presses)
ARL Member Libraries
Claire DeMarco Named Associate Vice Provost for Operations of the University of Pennsylvania Libraries
(Penn Libraries, University of Pennsylvania)
Exploring the Effects of Informal Feedback on Organizational Outcomes in Academic Libraries
(Kent State University Libraries and Tulane University Libraries via The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
How to Browse All Digitized Titles in Chronicling America
(LC: Library of Congress)
Also from LC: Library of Congress Magazine (January/February) Now Online
Implementing and Learning from a Summer Research Data Management Training Program for Student Researchers
(University of Saskatchewan Library via Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research)
MIT Press’s Direct to Open Reaches Annual Funding Goal for 2025, Opens Access to 80 New Monographs
(MIT Press, MIT Libraries)
Open Access Fund Pilot Project Encourages Publishing in OA Journals
(Washington State University (WSU) Libraries)
Parting Thoughts from UMD Dean of Libraries Adriene Lim
(University of Maryland (UMD) Libraries via ARL)
The Portal to Texas History Annual Report, FY 2024
(University of North Texas (UNT) University Libraries)
Libraries—Other
“Original Location” in Advanced Search
(HathiTrust)
Advocacy & Public Policy
(Nextgov/FCW)
Scholars & Scholarship
Celebrating the Second Cohort of DataCite Global Access Fund Awardees
(DataCite)
Generative AI in Higher Education: Balancing Innovation and Integrity
(British Journal of Biomedical Science)
Towards Best Practices for Open Datasets for LLM Training (preprint)
(arXiv)
See also: On the Readiness of Scientific Data Papers for a Fair and Transparent Use in Machine Learning (Scientific Data)
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