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AI How AI Might Shape LGBTQIA+ Advocacy (via MIT) ||| More in this MIT Media Lab Post Georgia More Than 400 Self-Service Kiosks Will Be Added to Libraries Across Georgia (via WSB-TV) PEN America Book Banners Take the Fight to Public Libraries Publishing UK Publishing Revenue Exceeds £7 Billion [$8.7 Billion/USD] For First Time (via […]

From a MSFT News Release: On Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. and LinkedIn released the 2024 Work Trend Index, a joint report on the state of AI at work titled, “AI at work is here. Now comes the hard part.” The research — based on a survey of 31,000 people across 31 countries, labor and hiring trends on LinkedIn, trillions […]

The article linked below was recently published by College & Research Libraries News. Title What Students Want: Electronic v. Print Books in the Academic Library Authors Jennifer Matthews Rowan University Ane Turner Johnson Rowan University Source College & Research Libraries News Vol 85, No 5 (2024) DOI: 10.5860/crln.85.5.190 Abstract Attending college can be a significant […]

From a C4DISC Announcement: C4DISC is delighted to announce the launch of this valuable new resource in the growing C4DISC Toolkit for Equity Series: A Focused Toolkit for Journal Editors and Publishers: Building Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Editorial Roles and Peer Review. This new toolkit aims to support all those seeking to build a […]

Archives NPR Report: Archive of Japanese Americans Detained In Internment Camps is Available Online ||| Learn More About the Archive (via Ancestry) Australia Sydney Council Bans Same-Sex Parenting Books From Libraries For ‘Safety Of Our Children’ (via The Guardian) ||| NSW Government Threatens Some Western Sydney Libraries’ Funding Over Same-Sex Parenting Book Ban (via ABC […]

ACRL The May 2024 (Vol 85, No. 5) Issue of College & Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is Now Available Online AI Elsevier Announces Launch of SciBite Chat, an AI-Powered Semantic Search Tool for Life Sciences R&D ALPSP ALPSP’s Learned Publishing Journal to Transition to Gold OA in 2025 Archives NPR Report: “Archive of Japanese […]

From a National Center For Health Statistics (NCHS)/CDC Announcement: CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) announces the release of the Data Query System (DQS). This new data visualization tool helps users filter results for single or multiyear periods to show estimates and trends on more than 120 public health topics, including death rates, disabilities, nutrition, […]

From The Decoder: Google’s big AI developer conference I/O starts on May 14th. Just before that, OpenAI may beat its big AI rival to the punch by launching its own search product. It seems that OpenAI is about to launch its search engine, codenamed “Sonic”. This is based on screenshots and information from web developer […]

The article linked below was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title The Prevalence of Textbook Affordability and OER Initiatives at ARL Libraries Author Zara T. Wilkinson Rutgers University-Camden Source The Journal of Academic Librarianship Volume 50, Issue 4, July 2024, 102884 DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102884 Abstract Textbook affordability programs and the promotion of OER are […]