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Monday, July 17
Top o’ the Review
College Students Struggling with Hunger Face Potential Loss of Food Stamp Benefits
(AP: Associated Press)
DPLA Releases Free E-book—End of Affirmative Action: Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College
(DPLA: Digital Public Library of America)
Draft Report for Community Input: Shared Infrastructure for Scholarly Communication
(Ithaka S+R)
President Obama Extends Support to American Librarians in an Open Letter
(ALA: American Library Association)
16th Berlin Open Access Conference Outcomes Now Online
(MPDL: Max Planck Digital Library)
Upcoming Workshop (Tuesday–Wednesday, October 17–18): Call for Participation: DCN Curation Workshop for Specialized Data Types
(DCN: Data Curation Network)
ARL Member Libraries
Introducing the New Libraries Homepage
(Rutgers University Libraries)
Lyrasis Announces the 2023 Catalyst Fund Recipients and Their Projects
(Emory University Woodruff Library via Lyrasis)
University Libraries’ Open-Access Subvention-Fund Guidelines Have Changed
(Virginia Tech University Libraries)
Libraries—Other
Calling All Libraries and Library Associations: How Do You Power Climate Communication and Education?
(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
Higher Ed—Members
Guidance on the Use of AI in Research
(The University of Utah)
New Chef Dataset Brings AI to Cooking
(Georgia Tech)
Higher Ed—Other
Class of 2023 Graduates Seek In-Person Work, Job Security
(NACE: National Association of Colleges and Employers)
Private, Selective Colleges Are Most Likely to Use Race, Ethnicity as a Factor in Admissions Decisions
(Pew Research Center)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Contributing to Build “an Open, Free, and Secure Digital Future for All” through the Global Digital Compact
(Diff, Wikimedia Foundation)
Diller Confirms Plans for Legal Action over AI Publishing
(The Hill)
Science Funding Agencies Say No to Using AI for Peer Review
(Science)
Scholars & Scholarship
Article-Processing Charges for Open-Access Journal Publishing: A Review
(Learned Publishing)
Knowledge and Motivations of Training in Peer Review: An International Cross-Sectional Survey
(PLOS ONE)
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Tuesday, July 18
Top o’ the Review
ChatGPT Out-Scores Medical Students on Complex Clinical-Care Exam Questions
(HAI: Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence)
Facebook Parent Meta Makes Public Its ChatGPT Rival LLaMA
(AP: Associated Press)
ORFG Shares Guidance on Open-Data Policies
(ORFG: Open Research Funders Group)
Plan to Submit a Proposal for ARL IDEAL 2024: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives Conference, July 15–17, in Toronto
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
STOP Report Details Surveillance Threats to Abortion, Gender-Affirming Care Travel
(STOP: Surveillance Technology Oversight Project)
See also: Coverage of the report by The Hill
Video: SciELO 25 Years Seminar: AI Detection Tools and Editorial Decision-Making Policies
(SciELO South Africa)
ARL Member Libraries
#ICYMI: The US Copyright Office Hears from Stakeholders on Important Issues with AI and Copyright
(Library of Congress)
Mellon Foundation Grant Will Fund New Directions for the Social Welfare History Project
(VCU Libraries)
Upward Bound Students Unleash Creativity In Makerspace
(Arizona State University Library)
Libraries—Other
EUreka3D Project: Latest Updates on 3D Digitization of Heritage Collections
(Digital Meets Culture)
Higher Ed—Members
College Tuition Breaks for Native Students Spread, but Some Tribes Are Left Out
(Hechinger Report)
Message about Gary Marchionini, Dean of School of Information and Library Science
(The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Higher Ed—Other
(US Department of Education)
Advocacy & Public Policy
(Washington Post)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Upcoming Webinar (Thursday, July 20): AskQC Office Hours: Debiasing Dewey
(025.431: The Dewey Blog and OCLC)
Video: Inclusion in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): Panel Recording from Coalition Publica
(PKP: Public Knowledge Project)
Scholars & Scholarship
Enhancing Understanding and Adoption of the Contributor Roles Taxonomy (CRediT) (preprint)
(MetArXiv Preprints)
ORCID Increases Financial Support for Research Organization Registry (ROR)
(ORCID)
The Dutch Research Council Is Funding 3 SCOSS Infrastructures to the Tune of 72,000 Euros
(SCOSS: Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services)
Upcoming Webinar (Friday, July 28): Enhancing Partnerships of Institutions and Journals
(COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics)
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Wednesday, July 19
Top o’ the Review
James Patterson, Margaret Atwood among Thousands of Writers Urging AI Companies to Honor Copyrights
(AP: Associated Press)
See also: Statement and letter from the Authors Guild discussed in the article linked above
New Standards to Advance Equity in Education Research
(IES: Institute of Education Sciences, US Department of Education)
Newly Updated Report: The Spectrum of Artificial Intelligence—Companion to the FPF AI Infographic
(FPF: Future of Privacy Forum)
Stanford President to Resign after Investigation Finds He Failed to “Decisively and Forthrightly” Correct Research
(STAT)
See also: Statement by Stanford Board of Trustees as well as Report of the Scientific Panel of the Special Committee of the Stanford University Board of Trustees
Trends in Research-Data Management and Academic Health Sciences Libraries
(ARL, Cornell University, Harvard University, New York University, Purdue University, University of Washington in Medical Reference Services Quarterly)
Upcoming Virtual Learning Event (Wednesday, August 2): Sustaining Open Research: Data-Sharing Readiness
(ARL, DCN: Data Curation Network, Princeton University, and University of Wisconsin–Madison)
ARL Member Libraries
Diversity in the Stacks: Supporting Bibliodiversity in Philadelphia
(Penn Libraries)
UC Berkeley Author Tips: What to Do When You Have to Pay an Open-Access Publishing Fee
(UC Berkeley Library)
University Libraries Launches Long-Term Technology Lending Program
(Virginia Tech University Libraries)
Libraries—Other
Upcoming Virtual Discussion (Wednesday, August 16): Levels of Digital Preservation and Environmental Considerations
(NDSA: National Digital Stewardship Alliance, DLF: Digital Library Federation)
Higher Ed
New Report on the MLA Job List
(MLA: Modern Language Association)
2022–2023 Academic Year Recap
(National Student Clearinghouse)
Advocacy & Public Policy
How to Educate the World: Prioritize Funding and Data
(Nature)
On a related note: Commercial Publishers and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Driving Change or Hindering Progress? (cOAlition S)
Multi-Society Statement on US Supreme Court Ruling on Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFAI) v. President and Fellows of Harvard and SFAI v. University of North Carolina
(AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Scholars & Scholarship
Does Anyone Learn Anything New at Conferences? Measuring Serendipity and Knowledge Diffusion at Academic Conferences
(LSE Impact Blog, The London School of Economics and Political Science)
Student Perceptions of Academic Misconduct amongst Their Peers during the Rapid Transition to Remote Instruction
(University of Manitoba via International Journal for Educational Integrity)
Understanding Work Arrangements within Open Infrastructure Organizations
(IOI: Invest in Open Infrastructure)
In Other News
(CRPE: Center on Reinventing Public Education, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University)
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Thursday, July 20
Top o’ the Review
Digital Public Library of America Launches The Banned Book Club to Ensure Access to Banned Books
(DPLA: Digital Public Library of America)
See also: Tweet by Barack Obama about The Banned Book Club
How Book-Banning Campaigns Have Changed the Lives and Education of Librarians—They Now Need to Learn How to Plan for Safety and Legally Protect Themselves
(The Conversation)
SPN Coordinating Committee Goals through February 2024 and Recap of 2022 Activities
(SPN: Software Preservation Network)
2023 Google Scholar Metrics Released
(Google Scholar Blog)
US Department of Education Wants to Hear Your Thoughts on Open Data
(US Department of Education)
ARL Member Libraries
A New $10 Million Grant Is Set to Fund Major Renovations for Lilly Library. Here’s What It’ll Be Used for
(Duke Chronicle)
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Year One Update on the Library’s Strategic Plan
(UC Davis Library)
Meet Our New Board Members
(VCU Libraries via ASERL: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries)
Video: How PubMed Works: Selection on Demand
(NNLM: Network of the National Library of Medicine, NLM: US National Library of Medicine)
Virtual Reality Lab: An Immersive Experience at the New Health Sciences Library
(University of Alberta Library)
Libraries—Other
Don’s Conference Notes—Transformation, Trust, and Transparency: The 2023 Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Meeting
(Charleston Hub)
On a related note: Explore SSP Annual Meeting Proceedings on ScienceOpen
Video: A Mutualistic View of AI in the Library, or a Continuation of Craft, by Thomas Padilla
(DARIAH-EU: Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities–Europe)
Higher Ed—Other
ACE Holds Capitol Hill Forum on Proposed Distance-Education Regulations
(ACE: American Council on Education)
E-learning in Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis
(Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Business Excellence)
Key Voices Call for Massachusetts to Expand In-State Tuition and Financial Aid Eligibility for Immigrant Students
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
Scholars & Scholarship
Journal Editors Resign, Strike in Dispute with Wiley over “Business Model That Maximises Profit”
(Retraction Watch)
NISO Approves Working Group to Develop Recommended Practice for Operationalizing Open-Access Business Processes
(NISO: National Information Standards Organization)
Perspectives on Scientific Error
(Royal Society Open Science)
Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
