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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 […]

From NOAA: NOAA is expanding the availability of a new experimental heat tool called HeatRisk ahead of the hot summer months. A collaboration with NOAA’s National Weather Service (NWS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HeatRisk provides information and guidance for those who are particularly vulnerable to heat and may need to take extra […]

From WebJunction/OCLC: …a research team at the University of Washington has released an online resource, “Autism-Ready Libraries Toolkit,” that seeks to “empower youth-serving librarians and library staff with the early literacy training and programming materials they need to provide autism-inclusive early literacy services.” Five key principles guide the training content to help library staff reimagine storytimes […]

Alabama Alabama Library Employees Call Proposed Bill ‘Potential Slippery Slope,’ Consequences ‘Frightening’ (via CBS42.com) American Library Association ALA Announces State Intellectual Freedom Helpline Program Grants to Support Libraries Addressing Censorship Attempts (via ALA) Intellectual Property Creative Commons (CC) at WIPO: Slow Progress On Copyright Exceptions For Cultural Heritage Institutions Ithaka S+R Ithaka S+R Announces a […]

From The Salt Lake Tribune: Since Utah’s sweeping sensitive materials law took effect in 2022, certain school districts and public charters throughout the state have individually decided to ban over 262 books from their shelves. Now, those local decisions could lead to books being banned from every public school in the state, under a new law that takes effect July […]

From an Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) Post: Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) is thrilled to announce the launch of our latest resource: Infra Finder. This tool is designed to be the go-to resource for anyone navigating the complex landscape of infrastructure services and standards enabling open research and scholarship. [Clip] Infra Finder currently offers […]

From the Voice of America (VOA): In Ukraine, more than 200 libraries have been destroyed and about 400 damaged since Russia launched its war, say Ukrainian officials. Lesia Bakalets reports from Kyiv on how librarians are trying to ensure libraries survive the war. Direct to Video

The essay (preprint) linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title The Files are in the Computer: Copyright, Memorization, and Generative AI Authors A. Feder Cooper Cornell University James Grimmelmann Cornell Tech and Cornell Law School Source via arXiv DOI: arXiv:2404.12590 April 19, 2024 Abstract A central issue in copyright lawsuits against generative-AI companies is […]

The preprint linked below was recently share on arXiv. Title The Emerging AI Divide in the United States Authors Madeleine I. G. Daepp Microsoft Research  Scott Counts Microsoft Research Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2404.11988 Abstract The digital divide describes disparities in access to and usage of digital tooling between social and economic groups. Emerging generative […]