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Monday, October 2
Top o’ the Review
Banned Books Week 2023 Open Letter and Call to Action: We Believe in the Freedom to Read
(PEN America)
Call for Institutions to Pilot Development of Scalable Data-Management Infrastructure—Express Interest by Friday, November 10
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
New at Dryad: Latest Changes to Our Governing Board
(Dryad)
2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Holistic Student Experience Edition
(EDUCAUSE)
Upcoming Hybrid Workshop on AI and Scientific Discovery (Thursday–Friday, October 12–13)
(US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine via CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
Video: 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, Ruth J. Simmons
(NEH: US National Endowment for the Humanities via YouTube)
ARL Member Libraries
Heard Libraries Expand Cultural Preservation Efforts with Membership in International Digital Preservation Coalition
(Vanderbilt University Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries)
Hesburgh Library Celebrates 60th Anniversary
(University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries)
McMaster University Library Debuts 2022–23 Impact Report
(McMaster University Library)
MD Anderson Library Collections and Space Project Begins
(University of Houston Libraries)
UMD Libraries Announces Online Launch of “Advancing Workers’ Rights” Digital Collection
(University of Maryland Libraries)
Wrapping Up Our NEH-Funded Project to Help Text-and-Data-Mining Researchers Navigate Cross-Border Legal and Ethical Issues
(UC Berkeley Library)
Libraries—Other
Building on a Stable Foundation: Evaluating Our Membership Model
(DCN: Data Curation Network)
Managing Records Created on Collaboration Platforms
(NARA: US National Archives and Records Administration)
Higher Ed—Members
Western Appoints Mark Daley as First-Ever Chief AI Officer
(Western University)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Few Americans Say Conservatives Can Speak Freely on College Campuses, an AP-NORC/UChicago Poll Shows
(AP: Associated Press)
Hot off the Press: “Insights into Developments in European Open Education Institutional Policymaking”
(SPARC Europe)
Scholars & Scholarship
Can ChatGPT Be an Author? A Study of Artificial Intelligence Authorship Policies in Top Academic Journals (abstract only)
(Learned Publishing)
Persistent Identifiers: Addressing the Challenges of Global Adoption
(COAR: Confederation of Open Access Repositories)
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Tuesday, October 3
Top o’ the Review
Banned Books Week 2023 in ARL Libraries
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Exploring the Experiences of Canadians Accessing Alternate-Format Print Materials
(Statistics Canada)
In “Science Advances” Article, CIP Researchers Examine Selective and Deceptive Quotation of Scientific Work
(CIP: Center for an Informed Public, University of Washington)
Invitation to Host IFLA WLIC 2024 in Dubai Withdrawn
(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
Spotlight Series Recap: Generative AI and Open Scholarship
(HELIOS: Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship)
Thinking of Moving into an Open Research Role? New Primers Available
(Jisc)
Upcoming Virtual Roundtable: AI and Content Creation: Impact of Generative AI on Creative Fields (Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 4)
(FTC: US Federal Trade Commission)
ARL Member Libraries
ASU Library Welcomes First Cohort of “Memory Keepers” to a New Fellowship
(Arizona State University Library)
Community Review and Comment: CRL Global Collections Sustainability Model
(Center for Research Libraries)
LSU Libraries Digitizes Renowned Journal, “1650–1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era”
(LSU Libraries)
The New York Public Library to Launch Nationwide “Books For All: Protect the Freedom to Read” in Response to Unprecedented Rise in Censorship
(New York Public Library)
UChicago Library Expands Access to Banned Books amid National Debate over Censorship
(The University of Chicago)
See also: DPLA Partners with The University of Chicago Library to Expand The Banned Book Club
Higher Ed—Members
It’s Hazing Season on College Campuses. State Safeguards Are Uneven.
(Stateline)
Higher Ed—Other
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Innovation Aided Completion of 2020 Census, but Coverage and Data-Quality Issues Persist
(US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
Scholars & Scholarship
A New Open Science Indicators Dataset Is Here
(PLOS: Public Library of Science)
LGBTQ+ Health Research Guides: A Multi-institutional Analysis of Usage Patterns and User Information Needs
(JMLA: Journal of the Medical Library Association)
The Strain on Scientific Publishing (preprint)
(arXiv)
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Wednesday, October 4
Top o’ the Review
Call for Expressions of Interest in Joint ARL/CNI Task Force on Scenario Planning for AI and Machine-Learning Futures—Deadline Friday, October 20
(ARL and CNI: Association of Research Libraries and Coalition for Networked Information)
Data in Participatory Research
(Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Government of France)
How Generative AI Is Boosting the Spread of Disinformation and Propaganda
(MIT Technology Review)
Introducing Open Data Editor (beta): Towards a No-Code Data App for Everyone
(Open Knowledge Foundation)
Nearly 10% of People Ask AI Chatbots for Explicit Content. Will It Lead LLMs Astray?
(ZDNET)
10 Ways Technology Leaders Can Step Up and In to the Generative AI Discussion in Higher Ed
(EDUCAUSE Review)
The Quantification of Open Scholarship—A Mapping Review
(Quantitative Science Studies)
ARL Member Libraries
Archives of Traditional Music Appointments
(Indiana University Bloomington Libraries)
Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movements Digital Collection Now Available on JSTOR
(Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies)
First Peoples in Children’s Literature
(Boston College Libraries)
New Technology-Forward Scholars Lab Opens at the University of Texas Libraries
(University of Texas Libraries)
Passing the NLM Torch: Welcome to Dr. Steve Sherry!
(NLM: National Library of Medicine)
The Keeper of South Carolina’s Story: After a Total Renovation, South Caroliniana Library Shines Again
(University of South Carolina)
See also: Media coverage from the Post and Courier
Libraries—Other
LibTech Insights, Technology Content Channel from Choice, Announces Partnership with Gary Price
(ALA: American Library Association)
Higher Ed—Members
Faculty Members Discuss AI’s Possible Impacts at UCR
(University of California, Riverside)
Higher Ed—Other
What’s Driving Student Decisions? Analyzing 2022 Ontario College Application Data
(Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Letter Supporting an Expanded Work Permit Automatic Extension
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
Statement: Canada’s Privacy Commissioner Welcomes Federal Court of Appeal Decision That Google’s Search Engine Service Is Subject to Canada’s Federal Privacy Law
(Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada)
“Your Protection Is in Your Hands Only”: User Awareness and Adoption of Privacy and Security Practices in Five Majority World Countries
(Journal of Online Trust & Safety)
Scholars & Scholarship
Call for Proposals: Experimental Book Pilot Projects
(COPIM: Community-led Open Publishing Infrastructures for Monographs)
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Thursday, October 5
Top o’ the Review
A Study to Assess the Impact of Plan S on the Global Scholarly Communication Ecosystem: Tender Results
(cOAlition S)
Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education Summit to be Held Oct. 17-18
(National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine)
ARL Leadership Symposium Hosts for 2025 & 2026 Selected
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Business Funding for University Research Grew Faster Than Federal Funding in 2021
(NSB: National Science Board, National Science FoundationNSF: US National Science Foundation)
JSTOR Releasing First 100 Path to Open Books
(JSTOR)
Pell Restoration for People in Prison: Webinar Recording and Additional Resources
(Ithaka S+R)
Video: RLUK Digital Shift Forum: Digital Inclusion by Universal Design
(RLUK: Research Libraries UK)
ARL Member Libraries
Columbia University Libraries Awarded Grant from the Arcadia Fund to Support Anticaste Archives Project
(Columbia University Libraries)
In the Cards: Library Partners Work Together to Solve Mysteries of Rare Tarot Deck
(Yale University Library)
Libraries Builds Indigenous Film Collections to Support Quechua Program
(University of Colorado Boulder University Libraries)
The PALABRA Archive Releases 50 New Streaming Recordings of Luso-Hispanic Poets and Writers Reading from Their Works
(Library of Congress)
UC to End Funding Support for Open Access Publishing with IEEE in 2024; Reading Access Will Continue
(Office of Scholarly Communication, University of California)
Upcoming Webinar (Wednesday, October 18): Licensing E-Resources for Accessibility
(UNC–Chapel Hill Libraries, Duke University Libraries, NC State University Libraries via LAA: Library Accessibility Alliance)
USC’s Digital Archive Provides Insight Into Hollywood’s past
(University of Southern California)
Libraries—Other
NDSA Welcomes Two New Members in Quarter 3 of 2023
(NDSA: National Digital Stewardship Alliance, DLF: Digital Library Federation)
Upcoming Webinar (Tuesday, October 10): The 87% Missing Report and Digital Preservation Advocacy
(OPF: Open Preservation Foundation)
Higher Ed—Members
Dr. Melissa Gilliam to Lead Boston University as Historic First
(Diverse: Issues in Higher Education)
NSF-Funded Project Will Expand Access to Open-Source Geospatial Program
(NC State University)
Advocacy & Public Policy
AAAS Launches STPF Rapid Response Cohort in AI to Support Policy Development in Congress
(AASS: American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Scholars & Scholarship
New Issue: Reviewing, Revising, and Refining Open Social Scholarship
(Pop! Public. Open. Participatory.)
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