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The article linked below was published today (June 16, 2025) by Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL). Title Prospects of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) for Academic Library Search and Retrieval Authors Ravi Varma Kumar Bevara Department of Information Science, University of North Texas Brady D. Lund Department of Information Science, University of North Texas Nishith Reddy […]

The article linked below was recently published by Communications in Information Literacy. Title What Language Are We Speaking?: Marketing Information Literacy on University Library Websites Author Aleksandar Golijanin York University Source Communications in Information Literacy Vol. 19, No. 1, 2025 DOI: Abstract This study investigates how Canadian university libraries communicate information literacy (IL) to non-library […]

From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): The Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section, ENSULIB, is proud to announce the publication of its new book, Libraries Driving Education for Sustainable Development. This is number 186 in the IFLA Publications Series, and is published open access. The world is facing urgent and dramatic environmental, […]

Title Automation of Systematic Reviews with Large Language Models Authors Christian Cao (University of Toronto), Et al. Source medRxiv (June 13, 2025) DOI: 10.1101/2025.06.13.25329541 Abstract Systematic reviews (SRs) inform evidence-based decision making. Yet, they take over a year to complete, are prone to human error, and face challenges with reproducibility; limiting access to timely and […]

From The Logic: “Lots of copies keep stuff safe,” says Brewster Kahle, co-founder and director of the Internet Archive. Kahle is sitting in the lobby of The Permanent, a high-end event space in downtown Vancouver, that’s also the unlikely location of two of the Internet Archive’s several Canadian servers. Kahle gestures to the balcony above […]

The article linked below was published today by the International Journal of Digital Curation Title Data Curation: Introducing a Competency Framework for the Social Sciences Authors Kathrin Behrens GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences Tatiana Kvetnaya Goethe University Frankfurt Source’ International Journal of Digital Curation Vol 19 No 1 (2025) DOI: 10.2218/ijdc.v19i1.889 Abstract […]

Here’s the Full Text of the 6/13 Announcement From Clarivate: Clarivate today announced its continued commitment to the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), the world’s most widely used index to education-related literature and a critical resource for libraries, education researchers and practitioners globally. ERIC is currently sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department […]

From the Associated Press: Nearly one million books published as early as the 15th century — and in 254 languages — are part of a Harvard University collection being released to AI researchers Thursday. Also coming soon are troves of old newspapers and government documents held by Boston’s public library. [Clip] “It is a prudent […]

The interview with Leo Lo (dean and professor for the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico) was posted online today by EDUCAUSE Review. The conversation runs about 11 minutes and is part of the CNI Interviews series. An unofficial text transcript (powered by Rev) is available here. Can […]