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From the Urban Libraries Council:  The Urban Libraries Council released a new Leadership Brief addressing the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and its contribution to the spread of misinformation and disinformation. With social isolation on the rise, this brief examines how public libraries are uniquely positioned to combat these issues through the promotion of digital […]

From a Plan S News Post: A new online tool designed to assess the equity of scholarly communication models is launched today at the OASPA 2024 conference. The “How Equitable Is It” tool, developed by a multi-stakeholder Working Group, comprising librarians, library consortia representatives, funders and publishers, and convened by cOAlition S, Jisc and PLOS, aims to provide a framework for […]

AI Nature Index 2024: Artificial Intelligence (Seven Articles + Ten Data Tables) “The Data Says Otherwise” – Towards Automated Fact-checking and Communication of Data Claims (preprint via arXiv) The Dawn of the AI Era: Teens, Parents, and the Adoption of Generative AI at Home and School (via Common Sense Media) There Are More Than 120 […]

From the BBC:  A typical paperback book accounts for around 1kg of carbon dioxide, according to sustainability expert Mike Berners-Lee. Perhaps that does not sound like much. But in the US alone, where 767 million paperback books were sold in 2023, this is equivalent to the electricity use of more than 150,000 homes for a year. […]

Academia Quantitative Insights into Language Model Usage and Trust in Academia: An Empirical Study (preprint; via arXiv) Collaboration  Enhancing LLM Collaboration for Smarter, More Efficient Solutions (via MIT) Competencies Must-Have Competencies and Skills in Our New AI World: A Synthesis for Educational Reform (via EDUCAUSE Review) Health/Mental Health Artificial Intelligence in Education and Mental Health […]

Academia Quantitative Insights into Language Model Usage and Trust in Academia: An Empirical Study (preprint; via arXiv) Authenticity Google Seeks Authenticity in the Age of AI With New Content Labeling System (C2PA) (via Ars Techica) Collaboration  Enhancing LLM Collaboration for Smarter, More Efficient Solutions (via MIT) Competencies Must-Have Competencies and Skills in Our New AI […]

From Tech EU: Today Wikimedia Deutschland announced the launch of a semantic search concept in collaboration with search experts from DataStax and Berlin’s Jina AI. The concept makes Wikidata’s openly licensed data available in an easier-to-use format for AI application developers. This simplifies the process of developing open-source, non-profit AI applications and contributes to a more reliable […]

The article linked below was published today by Insights. Title Library Partnership Rating: A Case Study About an Open, Community-Built Rubric to Evaluate Journal Publishers Authors Robin Sinn Iowa State University Libraries Rachel Caldwell UMass Amherst Libraries Source Insights Volume 37 (2024) DOI:  10.1629/uksg.658 Abstract This case study describes the formation of Library Partnership Rating […]

From the Des Moines Register (via Iowa City Press-Citizen): The country’s largest book publisher says it doesn’t see a court ruling that reinstated Iowa’s book ban law as a complete setback. Penguin Random House, a major publishing company, is part one of two federal lawsuits challenging Senate File 496, a sweeping education law signed by […]