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From the EUIPO Release: Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) relies on the exploitation of existing content to generate new material, and introduces a new paradigm, where not all content is created by human anymore. This essence of GenAI raises urgent questions about the lawful use of copyright-protected content as input to train GenAI systems, and about […]

Via E-Mail; Reposted with Permission. The ESTC team is delighted to launch the Beta version of the new English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC), the most comprehensive resource available for the output of the printing press in the English-speaking world before 1801. ESTC is now part of the Consortium of European Research Libraries’ (CERL) ecosystem and accessible […]

UPDATE May 12, 2025 (5pm Eastern): Trump Is Trying to Take Control of Congress Through Its Library (via Rolling Stone) An expert on the Library of Congress tells Rolling Stone that Trump’s takeover attempt is “dangerous,” given that the Library’s sub-agencies provide confidential legal advice to members of Congress and help police misconduct by lawmakers. The expert says the […]

From an AAC&U Blog Post: The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and Elon University have released the second publication in the Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence series. Like the widely adopted first publication, this resource is provided to students and institutions free of charge and is available for download on the guide’s website or […]

From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA):  Building on our global climate survey, which collected input from nearly 600 library associations and individual institutions, this new publication offers a look at the scope of library involvement in climate education and communication. Read the Complete Blog Post From the Executive Summary Key Findings Prevalence […]

Latest Entries (May 12, 2025)  Authors Alliance: The Copyright Office Report About Fair Use in AI & the Dismissal of the Register of Copyrights: A Drama in Three Parts Statement: ALA Responds To ‘Unlawful Dismissal’ Of Register Of Copyrights” ALA is dismayed at the unlawful dismissal of Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter, who has led […]

The article linked below was recently published in the Student Research Journal (SRJ). SRJ is a San Jose State University School of Information publication. Title International Perspectives on Research Data Management Services in Academic Libraries Authors Chris Reynolds San José State University Kayla Richards San José State University Source Student Research Journal 15(1) DOI: 10.55917/2575-2499.1514 […]

From the U.S. Copyright Office:  On May 9, 2025, the Office released a pre-publication version of Part 3 in response to congressional inquiries and expressions of interest from stakeholders. A final version of Part 3 will be published in the near future, without any substantive changes expected in the analysis or conclusions. Direct to Full […]

Update: US Military Ordered to Pull Books on Diversity, Gender Issues (via Reuters) The Pentagon ordered military educational institutions to pull and review any books that promote what it called “divisive concepts and gender ideology” on Friday, in the latest move from President Donald Trump’s administration against diversity, equity and inclusion. Read the Complete Article […]