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From JISC:  The student perceptions of artificial intelligence (AI) report 2025 reveals that while UK students are embracing AI as an essential part of their academic and personal lives, they are increasingly calling for clearer guidance, fairer access, and a greater say in how AI is integrated into education. Now in its third year, the report, based […]

From a Joint Release: (Full Text): The Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) and the Special Libraries Association (SLA) today announced that they have entered into formal negotiations to pursue a merger of the two organizations. This initiative reflects a shared commitment to strengthening the future of the information professions and delivering expanded value […]

From the Austin American-Statesman: The federal 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the first time Friday that public library patrons have no right to receive information under the First Amendment, overturning a decades-old precedent barring the removal of library books “simply because they dislike the ideas within them.” Coming from the full bench of the New […]

The article linked below was recently published by Royal Society Open Science. Title Beliefs About Social Dynamics and Open Science Authors Ashley Thomas Psychology Department, Harvard University Chris Bourg Libraries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rebecca Saxe Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge Source Royal Society Open Science 12: 230061 DOI: […]

Court Filings Full Text of Complaint (14 pages; via CourtListener) Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (4 pages; via CourtListener) Complete Case Docket Media Reports From Politico: The former head of the U.S. Copyright Office has filed suit against the Trump administration, arguing her abrupt ouster from the position violated the Constitution’s separation of powers. [Clip] […]

From a C4DISC Announcement: C4DISC is thrilled to announce the launch of the Toolkit for Disability Equity, a comprehensive resource designed to advance disability equity in scholarly communications. This toolkit offers practical guidance, strategies, and tools to create more inclusive environments for individuals with disabilities. As a community-led project, our goal was to focus our resource on the needs […]

AI Why AI Literacy is Now a Core Competency in Education (via World Economic Forum) Infrastructure Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) Releases 2025 State of Open Infrastructure Report Publishing ACLS Announces Finalists for 2025 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards OASPA’s ‘Next 50%’ Project: Your Voice Matters at a Critical […]

AI Citation Parsing and Analysis with Language Models (preprint via arXiv) Archives/Web Archives As Trump’s White House Purges Public Records, These Independent Databases are Keeping Their Own Archives (via Time) GitHub Repository Complexity Leads to Diminished Web Archive Availability (preprint; via arXiv) Scholarly Communications  Predicting the Longevity of Resources Shared in Scientific Publications (via Humanities […]

The article linked below was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title Supporting Early Career Academic Librarians: A Scoping Review of Research Literature on Early Career Professional Development Initiatives Authors Sally Smith Clemson University Lindsey Baird University of Alabama at Birmingham Karen Burton Clemson University Amanda McLeod Clemson University Shelby Carroll Clemson University […]