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The article linked below was published today by PLOS One. Title Seek and You May (Not) Find: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of Where Research Data are Shared Authors Lisa R. Johnston University of Wisconsin-Madison Alicia Hofelich Mohr University of Minnesota Joel Herndon Duke University Shawna Taylor Association of Research Libraries  Jake R. Carlson University of Buffalo […]

From the Montgomery Advertiser: The Alabama House approved HB385 Thursday, which would allow for the prosecution of librarians who fail to remove the challenged materials in a timely manner. The vote came after the House added more context to the legal term “sexual conduct” and defined the distribution of materials considered harmful to minors on […]

From the Association of Research Libraries: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has issued a set of “Research Libraries Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence.” AI technologies, and in particular, generative AI, have significant potential to improve access to information and advance openness in research outputs. AI also has the potential to disrupt information landscapes and […]

From the Library of Congress: As part of the Library’s National Poetry Month celebrations, the Latin American, Caribbean, and European Division (LAC&E) is making digitally available 24 previously unpublished audio recordings from the PALABRA Archive. Since the launch of the online repositories of the Library’s literary audio archives almost a decade ago, the tradition around the PALABRA Archive […]

From an Ithaka S+R Blog Post by David A. Gannon, Terri A Hasseler, Suhong Li, Philip Lombardi, Allison Papini, ML Tlachac: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making significant strides in various sectors, and education is no exception. AI chatbots, in particular, have been gaining popularity for their potential to enhance teaching, learning, research, and administrative tasks. A recent survey conducted […]

From the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Libraries have a long history of helping to deliver on a wide variety of development goals, from literacy and school readiness to research productivity and urban cohesion. Their unique potential – thanks to their public spaces, committed staff, responsive service provision and collections – has […]

Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Libraries AI Literacy Hackathon Expands Educational Resources (via CMU Libraries) ChatGPT (Added 4/25) Sage Launches Free Course in ChatGPT Literacy Ebooks Amazon is Filled With Garbage Ebooks. Here’s How They Get Made. (via Vox) Facebook & Meta Facebook Wrongly Labels Photographs of Auschwitz Victims as Showing ‘Bullying’ and ‘Nudity’ (via The […]

Authors Statement From EveryLibrary on the Cancellation of Author Maulik Pancholy’s Visit to Mountain View Middle School Book Bans Book Banning County Commissioners Censor Honor for Girl Scout’s Banned Book Library International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF-C)  Martin R. Kalfatovic Named Director of the IIIF Consortium (IIIF-C) Louisiana Lafayette Public Library Board President Defends Book Display […]

From an Indiana University Libraries Bloomington Post: Personal papers and recordings from both well-known and unsung African Americans are being digitally preserved at IU, under an agreement between IU Libraries, University Information Technology Services (UITS) and The HistoryMakers, a national non-profit organization that has grown to be the nation’s largest African American video oral history […]