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From the ERC: A new study identifies repositories for data and publications that could help ERC grantees, as well as beneficiaries of other Horizon Europe grants, comply with EU open science requirements when they share the results of their EU funded projects. The authors of the study analysed 220 repositories and assessed their features. Experts […]

Nearly 20 Hindawi Journals Delisted From Leading Index Amid Concerns of Papermill Activity (via Retraction Watch) Pennsylvania: Bryn Mawr College to Remove Former President’s Name From Library After Legacy of Antisemitism and White Supremacy (via Philadelphia Inquirer) Springer Nature Makes Data Sharing Easier With Single Data Policy Across All Journals and Books Wiley and Aries […]

From the Houston Chronicle: Politically and socially conservative, Texas is a national leader in school book challenges and bans; a Chronicle investigation last summer counted more than 2,000 content reviews of challenged school library books. The state prison system prohibits more than 9,000 titles. Many of the book battles that flared up at school and public libraries across the state in […]

From the Houston Chronicle: Politically and socially conservative, Texas is a national leader in school book challenges and bans; a Chronicle investigation last summer counted more than 2,000 content reviews of challenged school library books. The state prison system prohibits more than 9,000 titles. Many of the book battles that flared up at school and public libraries across the state in […]

From CT Insider: A bill that would end many of the contract restrictions won unanimous approval last week in the legislative Planning and Development Committee, following recent public hearings that brought librarians from around the state to complain about the expensive landscape. A similar bill awaits action in the Government Administration & Elections Committee. Opposition has been led […]

From the National Geographic Society: Today, the National Geographic Society launched the World Water Map as part of its five-year World Freshwater Initiative to better understand developing freshwater shortages around the world and inspire sustainable action. The Map was created by the National Geographic Society in cooperation with Utrecht University and Esri to identify water availability hotspots, […]

AI Makes Plagiarism Harder to Detect, Argue Academics – in Paper Written by Chatbot (via The Guardian) Bing Image Creator Comes to the New Bing (via Microsoft) Censorship or Evolution? ‘Sensitivity Readers’ Divide Publishing World (Agence France-Presse via Yahoo) Don’s Conference Notes- R2R: The 2023 Researcher to Reader Conference (via Charleston Hub) Gender Gaps In […]

From the National Geographic Society: Today, the National Geographic Society launched the World Water Map as part of its five-year World Freshwater Initiative to better understand developing freshwater shortages around the world and inspire sustainable action. The Map was created by the National Geographic Society in cooperation with Utrecht University and Esri to identify water availability hotspots, […]

UPDATE Hachette v. Internet Archive Statements, Materials, and Media Reports Re: March 20, 2023 Oral Arguments (Last Updated: 10:00am, March 21, 2023; We Expect Additional Updates) Media Reports A Skeptical Judge Presses Internet Archive to Cite Cases That Support Their Copying (via Publishers Lunch; Blurb Only, Full Text Subs Only) At Hearing, Judge Appears Skeptical […]