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Ed. Note: We will be updating this post with additional coverage, statements, and filings as they become available. Please check back. From Reuters: University of California Los Angeles neuroscience professor has sued six major academic journal publishers, claiming in a proposed class action that they violated antitrust law by barring simultaneous submissions to multiple journals […]

From LC: This year’s National Book Festival on August 24 still has a lot of us glowing, and we have even more of a reason to glow brighter: sessions are now available on demand! So whether you didn’t attend the Festival, missed a session or want to revisit an amazing moment you saw onstage, you […]

From an SSP Announcement: We are pleased to announce our partnership with Supporting Ukrainian Publishing Resilience and Recovery (SUPRR). SUPRR is a bottom-up initiative designed to help strengthen the Ukrainian publishing sector in order to meet the educational, academic, and cultural needs of Ukrainians. Through creating global connections, SUPRR aims to showcase Ukraine to international readers. […]

The conference paper linked below was recently published online on September 10, 2024. Title Use of Hashtags by Two Canadian Public Libraries: A Comparative Review Author Dinesh Rathi University of Alberta Source Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS (Canadian Association for Information Science) DOI: 10.29173/cais1851 Abstract This research presents a comparative review of hashtags […]

From EDUCAUSE Review: Judith Conklin, CIO of the Library of Congress, discusses embedding digital strategies into the Library’s new strategic plan to increase accessibility and innovation. She highlights efforts to digitize the Library’s collections, explore the use of artificial intelligence, and maintain strong cybersecurity A text transcript isalso available.

From OpenAI: We’ve developed a new series of AI models designed to spend more time thinking before they respond. They can reason through complex tasks and solve harder problems than previous models in science, coding, and math. Today, we are releasing the first of this series in ChatGPT and our API. This is a preview […]

From Reuters: Springer Nature, publisher of science journal Nature and Scientific American, said on Thursday it plans an initial public offering (IPO) on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange that could be completed by the end of the year. The German academic research publisher said its planned IPO will consist of a 200 million euro ($220 million) […]

Frameworks Is This AI Tool Right for Me? Important Questions From the Framework (via C&RL News) UNESCO Releases New AI Competency Frameworks For Students and Teachers (via UNESCO) Google Google Hit With European Privacy Probe Over Its AI System (via Politico) See Also: Data Protection Commission Launches Inquiry Into Google AI Model (via DPC, Ireland) […]

Alabama Prostitution, Adultery, Eunuchs: Library Dispute in Mobile as One Official Ponders Bible Ban (via AL.com) & Graphic Book in Young Adult Section of Mobile Public Library Sparks Controversy (via WKRG) Alaska Alaska Librarians Hopeful State Will Restore ‘Massive’ Cut in Vital Grant (via APM) Florida Florida School District Must Restore Books With LGBTQ+ Content […]