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From KUNM: While many states have considered or passed laws making it easier to remove books from libraries, others have bucked that trend. In New Mexico, some local efforts to remove books have prompted state lawmakers to try to protect librarians from that kind of pressure. At an Albuquerque public library last month, a small […]
The article (accepted for publication) was recently published by Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR). Title From Data Creator to Data Reuser: Distance Matters Authors Christine L. Borgman UCLA Paul GrothUniversity of Amsterdam Source Harvard Data Science Review (HDSR) DOI: 10.1162/99608f92.35d32cfc Abstract Sharing research data is necessary, but not sufficient, for data reuse. Open science policies […]
From the BBC: Four major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are inaccurately summarising news stories, according to research carried out by the BBC. The BBC gave OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s Gemini and Perplexity AI content from the BBC website then asked them questions about the news. It said the resulting answers contained “significant inaccuracies” and […]
AI Prompt Engineering in Higher Education: A Systematic Review to Help Inform Curricula (via International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education) Digital Science Digital Science Announces Catalyst Grant Winners, Rewarding Innovations to Safeguard Research Integrity E-Books Update: E-Book Publishing Research Study (via Ithaka S+R) UC Davis Library Beaulieu Vineyard Donates Historic Archives to UC […]
The 10th-anniversary edition of The Nightingale by patron favorite Kristin Hannah releases next week. The attempted-murder trial of the man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie onstage in 2022 begins. AAP, IPA, and other groups release a joint statement on AI and copyright. Macmillan CEO Jon Yaged warns about the dangers of banning books. Plus, Thomas Ray’s novella Silencer will be adapted for the big screen.
From Rutgers University: Results from a new Rutgers University–New Brunswick survey tracking public trust in artificial intelligence (AI) suggest a growing divide in how Americans engage with the technology. People with higher income and education levels are more likely to use and trust AI and have greater knowledge about the technology. The survey, part of the National AI […]
AI Defining and Implementing AI Literacy: Announcing a New Cohort Project (via Ithaka S+R) European Commission Publishes Guidelines On AI System Definition To Facilitate The First AI Act’s Rules Application Release of the Initial Anthropic Economic Index Archives Public Letter Re the Firing of the Archivist of the United States (via Free Government Information) NOTE: […]
Vanessa Miller is a bestselling, award-winning author and playwright. Her writing has been centered on themes of redemption and books about strong Black women in pivotal moments of history. Her latest novel, The Filling Station, tells the story of the horrific 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre from the perspective of two young sisters.
We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes leads holds this week. Also getting buzz are titles by Anne Tyler, Brynne Weaver, B.K. Borison, James Patterson and James O. Born, and Heather Fawcett. People’s book of the week is Memorial Days: A Memoir by Geraldine Brooks. The March Indie Next preview is out, featuring #1 pick Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy. Grove Atlantic will launch the new Atlantic Crime imprint this fall. Novelist Tom Robbins has died at the age of 92.
What is worse, these days celebrating the book might also be resented by those who owe allegiance to futuristic forms of digital reading or what one can call visual orality—the use of mixed media, rooted in TV and film technologies, to tell stories and convey information.
Title Charting Open Science Landscapes: A Systematized Review of US Academic Libraries’ Engagement in Open Research Practices Authors Kristen L. Scotti Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Chenyue Jiao University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Melanie Gainey Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Emily Bongiovanni Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Emma Slayton Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Source via OSF Preprints DOI: […]
From The Decoder: Microsoft is taking a new approach to using copyrighted books for AI training by offering payment to HarperCollins authors. The deal sheds light on how the industry values creative work in the AI era. The company has proposed a licensing agreement with publisher HarperCollins that would pay $5,000 per book for AI […]
UPDATE (2/10; 6pm EST) Federal Judge Grants Restraining Order on NIH Funding Cuts (via The Hill) Judge Blocks Trump’s $4 Billion Cuts to Biomedical Research After Lawsuit From 22 States (via Courthouse News Service) UPDATE (2/10; Noon EST) 22 States Sue to Block Trump Administration Cuts to NIH Research Payments (via STAT) News Release (Attorney […]
From USC Dornsife: A $150,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant has been awarded to a team led by Sean Fraga, assistant professor (teaching) of environmental studies and history at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; Curtis Fletcher, director of the Ahmanson Lab at USC Libraries; and Peter Mancall, Distinguished Professor, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of […]
From CBS News: President Trump has fired Archivist of the United States Colleen J. Shogan, the government official responsible for preserving and providing access to government records. Sergio Gor, director of the Presidential Personnel Office, announced Shogan’s dismissal Friday night. Shogan has held the job since 2023. Read the Complete Article From 404 Media: “It was an […]
From the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Full Text): The University Libraries is altering its approach to large-scale agreements with major academic publishers, starting with Springer journals. The shift marks a significant departure from the “big deal” model that has dominated academic publishing in recent years, where libraries sign comprehensive, multi-million-dollar contracts with publishers to access […]
Penguin issues new “First Impressions” editions of Jane Austen with refreshed covers, meant to appeal to young readers, romance fans, and “the BookTok demographic.” The Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlist is revealed. Poets & Writers reflects on 20 years of its annual celebration of debut poets. Spotify adds audiobooks from Crooked Lane and Podium. Plus, Page to Screen and new novels from Ian McEwan and John Irving.
This first volume in a print edition of a popular, long-running webcomic will become a favorite for fans of Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper and Jasmine Walls’s Brooms.
While Yarros’s legion of fans will still thrill over each new development for Violet and Xaden, this entry is not as swoony as the first two books in the “Empyrean” series, and the precipitous cliffhanger ending wears thin.
What sets this book apart is Sielski’s ability to weave sports storytelling with thoughtful historical and cultural analysis. Readers are treated to iconic moments and behind-the-scenes accounts of players who revolutionized the game, and basketball enthusiasts will appreciate the detailed recounting of legendary players and plays. Those interested in U.S. history and cultural studies will find valuable insights into the expression of sport through race and culture.
YA author Baker (The Blood Orchid) writes an adult debut that frightens to the bone, deftly illustrating trauma and paranoia in aching prose and with perfectly timed grim humor. Those who enjoyed Monika Kim’s The Eyes Are the Best Part and fans of Erika T. Wurth, Gretchen Felker-Martin, and Stephen Graham Jones won’t want to miss it.
While promoted as dark humor, Younis’s debut sometimes falls short in this regard, relying instead on juvenile jokes that can undermine the seriousness of Nadia’s mission and the trauma that the ISIS brides experience.
The second entry in Pettrey’s suspense/Christian fiction “Jeopardy Falls” series, after One Wrong Move, does not disappoint. The action keeps readers on their toes, while the characters’ deep soul searching makes for a compelling read. Fans of Patricia Bradley and Lynette Eason will enjoy.
A key addition to collections, this is more than just another tech book: it’s a guide to navigating the era of AI with awareness, and the writing encourages readers to think critically about how humans interact with the technology.
Sceptics, stargazers, and scientists will discover new ways of looking at (and toward) old stars as they venture with Regis almost to the outer edges of the galaxy.
Tidwell connects his very local story to the global consequences of climate change and covers potential technologies, such as geoengineering and tree burials, that might become part of a solution.
While some readers may find there’s too much emphasis here on conspiracy theory, Carpenter successfully offers food (or drink) for thought on how big businesses spread disinformation.
Whether they’re artists, designers, filmmakers, or musicians, readers of this book will find practical takeaways that resonate with the challenges and aspirations of the creative path. For anyone who has ever dreamed of building an innovative business or taking their existing one to new heights, this is a timeless resource.
A valuable addition to collections focused on education, sociology, and U.S. cultural studies. It is both an academic resource and a great read for general audiences interested in understanding the complexities of the private education system. Libraries aiming to provide well-rounded perspectives on education in the United States will find this title a worthy addition.
Gies has written a standout, poignant, and much-needed look into what many disabled children are forced to deal with (often against their will or consent) and the ways it affects their mental health and wellbeing for their entire lives. It’s sure to appeal to readers of the work of Alice Wong and other disability rights’ activists.
From a Library Innovation Lab Post: Today we released our archive of data.gov on source.coop. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complete archive of federal public datasets linked by data.gov. It will be updated daily as new datasets are added to data.gov. This is the first release in our new data […]
From Jason Koebler at 404 Media: Wednesday night, ABC News reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio “has been the acting archivist” at the National Archives and Records Administration “since shortly after President Trump’s inauguration.” [Clip] 404 Media obtained notes from that all-hands meeting, in which Shogan was introduced as “the archivist of the United States” […]
From an Internet Archive Blog Post by Caralee Adams: These “End of Term” (EOT) Web Archive projects have been completed for term transitions in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020, with 2024 well underway. The effort preserves a record of the U.S. government as it changes over time for historical and research purposes. With two-thirds of the process complete, the […]
From The Herald: The world’s largest collection of street newspapers – including landmark editions of The Big Issue – has been gifted to Glasgow Caledonian University. Around 8,000 newspapers and magazines sold by people experiencing homelessness and poverty have been handed over to the University by the International Network of Street Papers (INSP). The Glasgow-based charity, […]
Preprints, or initial versions of scientific reports that researchers share before the formal peer review and publication process have been completed, have started to become more popular within academic circles—and now the Gates Foundation has changed its Open Access policy to require grant-funded research papers to appear as preprints before publication.
Although considerably smaller than ALA’s Midwinter and LibLearnX conferences of the past, there was a palpable sense of community and nostalgia around the last midwinter gathering.
The American Library Association (ALA) has filed an amicus brief on the U.S. Supreme Court case, Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioners v. Consumers’ Research, et al., which stands to decide the fate of federal programs supporting broadband access for half of the nation’s public libraries. The brief affirms both the constitutionality and the value of the Universal Service Fund and the programs it administers—particularly the E-Rate program, which helps power broadband-enabled services and access in U.S. public libraries and schools.
The winners of the UK PEN Translates Awards are announced. Notes to John, Joan Didion’s diary from 1999, will be published by Knopf. Literary organizations release a joint statement decrying the Trump administration’s anti-trans executive order. Plus, a new horror novel from Nick Medina, interviews with Sarah Chihaya, Elinor Lipman, and Alton Brown, and new title bestsellers.
The article linked below was published today by PLOS One. Title Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of ChatGPT: A Global Study of Early Reactions Authors Dejan Ravšelj, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, et al. Source PLOS One 20(2) February 5, 2025 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315011 Abstract The paper presents the most comprehensive and large-scale global study to date on […]
From OASPA (Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association; Guest Post by Dan Pollock, Delta Think): OASPA members were invited to share their data to update our previous post on this topic, from January 2024. Information covers the number of open access articles across both fully OA and hybrid journals, and the licenses under which those articles were […]
From Iowa State University: A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a smartphone or computer to feed the photo into a web-based application called InsectNet and, […]
Mary’s story is a dangerous and delightful adventure that turns the bigotry and misogyny of Victorian England on its head as she takes charge of her own life and rescues everyone with the help of her friends. Highly recommended for readers caught up in the recent trend of feminist retellings of well-known tales.
Another winner from Jimenez. Readers won’t be able to put down this laugh-out-loud funny romance and will be cheering for Samantha and Xavier even when the chips are stacked against them.
One needn’t have read the previous books in the series to enjoy this installment, but don’t be surprised if readers want to go back and see what they missed. Come for the historical Parisian setting and mystery, stay for the food and wine.
In 1926, Carter G. Woodson envisioned a weeklong commemoration to increase awareness of Black history and culture. In the 1960s, protests against racial injustice helped make it into a monthlong celebration, but the U.S. didn’t formally recognize Black History Month until 1976. This list spotlights collective and individual aspects of Black history and experience.
The year in audio celebrates stories that prove as timeless as Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and as modern as Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr!, each a testament to the pure joy of being read a story.
The best videos released on DVD/Blu-ray in 2024 offer a wide sweep of feature films and documentaries, including one originally made in 1941 and many more just recently created. From an upbeat look at the future to a dramatic consideration of Vatican politics, these films highlight just how illuminating on-screen stories can be.
The best videos released on DVD/Blu-ray in 2024 offer a wide sweep of feature films and documentaries, including one originally made in 1941 and many more just recently created. From an upbeat look at the future to a dramatic consideration of Vatican politics, these films highlight just how illuminating on-screen stories can be.
Deep End by Ali Hazelwood is the top holds title of the week. LibraryReads and Library Journal offer read-alikes for patrons waiting to read this buzziest book.
The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction longlist is announced. LJ reveals the Best Media of 2024. Reese Witherspoon selects Isola by Allegra Goodman for her February book club. Jessica Soffer’s This Is a Love Story gets a four-star review from USA Today. LibraryReads and LJ offer read-alikes for top holds title Deep End by Ali Hazelwood. Forthcoming memoirs from Christie Brinkley, Debbie Gibson, and Christine Brown Woolley gather buzz. PEN America releases the Banned Books List 2025, while the Big Five U.S. publishers sue Idaho over book-removal language in House Bill (HB) 710.
From the Idaho Capital Sun: National book publishers, authors, the Donnelly Public Library, and a handful of Idaho parents and students sued the Idaho officials on Tuesday to block the state’s library materials law. [Plaintiffs include: Penguin Random House; Hachette Book Group; Harpercollins Publishers; Macmillan Publishing Group; Simon & Schuster; Sourcebooks; The Authors Guild; Donnelly Public Library District; & Others] […]
From Nature: Using artificial intelligence (AI) tools for processes such as preparing manuscripts, writing grant applications and peer review will become widely accepted within the next two years, suggests a survey of nearly 5,000 researchers in more than 70 countries by the publishing company Wiley. The survey asked researchers how they are currently using generative AI […]
From a Joint Release: The Research Data Alliance-United States (RDA-US) and the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announced today their intent to collaborate in the development of an ANSI/NISO standard for a US national Persistent Identifier (PID) strategy. The Working Group formed to achieve this goal will operate within NISO’s standards development structure. Persistent identifiers, or […]
From 404 Media: Low quality books that appear to be AI generated are making their way into public libraries via their digital catalogs, forcing librarians who are already understaffed to either sort through a functionally infinite number of books to determine what is written by humans and what is generated by AI, or to spend […]
From UMD Today: Indigenous researchers often face significant barriers when seeking records of their communities: outdated catalog systems, inaccessible descriptions and limited access to materials of deep cultural and historical significance. The University of Maryland is taking a groundbreaking step to address these challenges with a new $3.6 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. The […]
From JISC: Jisc has today published open data about research management: a landscape review, outlining the current status of open data about research management in the UK. The report emphasises the potential of open data to increase efficiency, reduce administrative burdens and improve the potential for innovation across UK research. The bureaucracy review digital working […]
Arkansas Arkansas Senator Seeks to Abolish Atate Library and PBS Oversight Boards (via Arkansas Advocate) Fired Library Director Sues Central Arkansas County, Alleging Retaliation and First Amendment Breach (via Arkansas Advocate) California Radio Program: The Battle Against Book Bans in San Diego County(via KPBS) Digital Preservation As the Trump Admin Deletes Online Data, Scientists and […]