From The Coeur d’Alene Press: “Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said he has heard from both sides about reportedly inappropriate materials available to youth at local libraries. One side argued unsuitable reading materials were there and shouldn’t be. The other argued that if they were in the libraries, it was up to parents to monitor […]
AI Generative AI Has Disrupted Education. Here’s How It Can Be Used For Good – UNESCO (via WEF) University of Leeds Research Report on Potentials for AI in Libraries (via CNI) Clarivate Clarivate Establishes Academia & Government Innovation Incubator and Acquires Alethea, an AI Student Engagement Solution Idaho Sheriff Scopes Out Explicit Library Books (via […]
UPDATED POST (Sep. 27, 2023): ALA Welcomes FCC Chair Rosenworcel’s Proposal to Reinstate Network Neutrality Rules —End Update— From a FCC Fact Sheet: The internet is too important to our society and economy not to have effective oversight. However, in 2018, the FCC abdicated its authority over broadband and repealed net neutrality. Today, FCC Chairwoman […]
Advocacy ‘A Toolkit for Knowledge Rights Advocacy’ – KR21 Workshop Report (via LIBER) Open Book Collective Report on Open Book Collective’s (OBC) First Annual General Assembly of Custodians Publishing Brown University Digital Publications Joins the Association of University Presses
From The Sacramento Bee: California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday evening signed a bill into law barring school boards from banning books, instructional materials or curricula labeled as inclusive or diverse. “Remarkable that we’re living in a country right now in this banning binge, this cultural purge that we’re experiencing all throughout America, and now […]
The full text article linked below was published today by Scientific Data. Title Journal Production Guidance for Software and Data Citations Authors Shelley Stall, Geoffrey Bilder, Matthew Cannon, Neil Chue Hong, Scott Edmunds, Christopher C. Erdmann, Michael Evans, Rosemary Farmer, Patricia Feeney, Michael Friedman, Matthew Giampoala, R. Brooks Hanson, Melissa Harrison, Dimitris Karaiskos, Daniel S. […]
AI What I Found in a Database Meta Uses to Train Generative AI (via The Atlantic) Book Bans A Ban on Book Bans? Teachers, Students Call on Pennsylvania Lawmakers to Make It Happen AI Book Bans: Testing LLMs Against the Freedom to Read (via Library Innovation Lab) Illinois Illinois State Library Evacuated After Friday Bomb […]
The article linked below was recently published by the International Journal of Librarianship. Title Librarians’ Attitudes, Needs, and Barriers to Participating in International Conferences: A Survey of ALA Members Authors Grace Liu West Chester University Shoshana Frank Independent Researcher Elizabeth Dawson Arizona Western College Olanike Olaniyi Indianapolis Public Library Source International Journal of Librarianship DOI: […]
From EDUCAUSE: In 2023, generative AI emerged as the most rapidly adopted technology in history. All members of the higher education community, from students to administrators, are trying to determine what impact generative AI tools can, will, and should have on life, learning, and work. To make matters more complex, there is no consensus about […]
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Before launching infoDOCKET, Gary Price was a founder and senior editor at ResourceShelf.
This site is updated as often as possible during the week and at least once a day on the weekends. Gary is a native of Chicago and has an MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit.