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Monday, October 30
Top o’ the Review
Industries of Ideas: Mapping the Economic Impacts of Research Investments in Emerging Technologies
(SSRC: Social Science Research Council)
President Biden Issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
(The White House)
More via Vice: AI Companies Building “Most Powerful” Models Must Inform Feds, Biden Executive Order States & MIT Technology Review: Three Things to Know about the White House’s Executive Order on AI
Results of the 2022 NDSA Web Archiving Survey Report Now Available
(DLF: Digital Library Federation)
ARL Member Libraries
Books under Attack, Then and Now
(MIT Libraries)
Fund to Mission Reaches 75% Open Access in 2023!
(University of Michigan Press)
Just Launched: Woman, Life, Freedom Movement of Iran Web Archive
(Columbia University Libraries with Ivy Plus Libraries Confederation)
Libraries’ Pilots Sensory Rooms as Supportive Spaces for Neurodiverse Students
(Penn State University Libraries)
NYU Libraries Opens Low-Sensory Room for Neurodiverse Students and Others Who Benefit from a Calming Environment
(NYU Libraries)
Open Book Collective Welcomes:
PhiloBiblon 2023 n. 6 (October): PhiloBiblon White Paper
(UC Berkeley Library)
“Playing Indian”: A Retrospective on the YMCA’s Indian Guides Program
(University of Minnesota Libraries)
Using Manifold at Temple University Press and Libraries
(North Philly Notes, Temple University Press)
Libraries—Other
LIS Forward Prereleases Position Paper at ASIS&T
(LIS Forward via Technology & Social Change Group, Information School, University of Washington)
Prompt Engineers or Librarians? An Exploration (abstract only)
(Medical Reference Services Quarterly)
Higher Ed—Members
Provost Directs Additional Funding to Curb Textbook Costs
(Texas A&M University)
Higher Ed—Other
Canada Plans College Crackdown amid Foreign Student Troubles
(Bloomberg)
Educational Technology Research in Higher Education: New Considerations and Evolving Goals
(EDUCAUSE)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Upcoming Webinar: Private Institutions Tool Launch (Wednesday, November 1)
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
Scholars & Scholarship
Funders Swedish Research Council, Forte, Formas, and Vinnova to Support Publication with Publishers That Exclusively Publish Fully Open-Access Journals
(Swedish Research Council)
Researchers Use GPT-4 to Generate Feedback on Scientific Manuscripts
(HAI: Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, Stanford University)
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Tuesday, October 31
Top o’ the Review
Book Bans May Have Unintended Consequences in Increasingly Polarized United States
(Carnegie Mellon University)
Free to Think 2023: Suppression of Dissent and Spread of Illiberalism Threatens Academic Freedom and Endangers Democracy
(Scholars at Risk)
Introducing the “Towards Responsible Publishing” Proposal from cOAlition S
(cOAlition S)
See also: Open-Access Reformers Launch Next Bold Publishing Plan (via Nature)
NEH Announces New Research Initiative: Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence
(NEH: US National Endowment for the Humanities)
New Brief Gives Guidance on Top Student Mental Health Issues for Higher Ed Leaders
(ACE: American Council on Education)
What Does It Take for Authorized Entities to Utilize the Marrakesh Treaty? Join the Conversation Monday, November 6
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries, CARL: Canadian Association of Research Libraries, LCA: Library Copyright Alliance, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization)
ARL Member Libraries
Arsenic Archives: University of Florida Smathers Libraries Test for Books with Toxic Dye.
(University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries)
Eugene O’Neill Symposium and the Harley Hammerman Collection Grand Opening
(Washington University in St. Louis University Libraries)
Indigenous Education Collection: What’s in a Name?
(University of Saskatchewan Library)
Library Storage Annex: From the Dean’s Viewpoint
(The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries)
New Vice Provost for UW–Madison Libraries Chosen
(University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Libraries—Other
Supporting an Inclusive and Equitable Classroom: Student Perspectives on a Textbook Affordability Initiative (preprint)
(Faculty and Staff Publications—Milner Library, Illinois State University)
Higher Ed
Aligning the Conversation on Technology Use for Education Programs in Prisons and Jails
(Ithaka S+R)
Postsecondary Education of Native Americans
(CRS: Congressional Research Service)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Renews Its Support of Coalition Publica for the Development of Open Access
(Coalition Publica, Érudit Consortium and Public Knowledge Project, Simon Fraser University)
Scholars & Scholarship
Indigenous Knowledge Preservation as a Sign of Respect for Culture: Concerns of Libraries, Archives, and Museums
(Insights: The UKSG Journal)
Perils and Opportunities of ChatGPT: A High School Perspective
(HDSR: Harvard Data Science Review)
The Seed of a Global Federation for Diamond Open Access Has Been Planted
(SPARC Europe)
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Wednesday, November 1
Top o’ the Review
ARL Board of Directors 2024 Elected by ARL Membership
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Carnegie Classifications to Make Major Changes in How Colleges and Universities Are Grouped and Recognized, Set Clear Threshold for Highest Level of Research
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Digitizing Books Can Spur Demand for Physical Copies
(Cornell University)
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt Bets AI Will Shake Up Scientific Research
(Bloomberg)
How Well Does ChatGPT Handle Reference Inquiries? An Analysis Based on Question Types and Question Complexities
(C&RL: College & Research Libraries)
Also in the November Issue of C&RL: The Evolution of Library Workplaces and Workflows via Generative AI
Library Publishing Coalition Releases 2022–2023 Annual Report
(LPC: Library Publishing Coalition)
ARL Member Libraries
Dr. Adriene Lim to Retire as Dean of the University of Maryland Libraries, June 2024
(University of Maryland Libraries)
Princeton University Library Advocates for Reparative Description for Indigenous Collections through Working Group
(Princeton University Library)
Publishers Look to Make Edits to Massachusetts Lawmaker’s E-book Access Bill
(Boston Public Library via State House News Service via MassLive)
Spookiness No Laughing Matter for This Comedian
(University of Miami Libraries)
Upcoming Hybrid Event: GIS Days: Discover the Science of Where (Monday–Thursday, November 13–16)
(Western Libraries)
VCU Libraries Wins an Inaugural Intellectual Freedom Award from the Virginia Library Association
(Virginia Commonwealth University)
Libraries—Other
British Library Still Reeling after Major Cyber Incident
(Infosecurity Magazine)
Higher Ed—Members
Books for ’Cats Helps Ease the Burden of Expensive Class Materials
(Northwestern University)
NSF Invests $10.9 Million in the Development of Safe Artificial Intelligence Technologies
(Arizona State U, Harvard U, Ohio State U, Princeton U, UC Berkeley, UCLA, U Illinois Urbana-Champaign, U Michigan, U Nebraska–Lincoln, U Pennsylvania, U South Carolina, U Virginia, U Wisconsin–Madison, Virginia Tech via NSF: US National Science Foundation)
Higher Ed—Other
Number and Salaries of Full-time Teaching Staff at Canadian Universities, 2022/2023
(Statistics Canada)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Scholars & Scholarship
China Studies in an Uncertain Age
(ACLS: American Council of Learned Societies)
Should Scientists Include Their Race, Gender, or Other Personal Details in Papers?
(Science)
In Other News
ChatGPT Gets GPT-4 32K-Token Support for PDF and File Chat with Longer Documents
(The Decoder)
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Thursday, November 2
Top o’ the Review
Amy Maden Appointed ARL Senior Director, Finance and Administration
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
CAUT Statement on Academic Freedom in Times of Conflict
(CAUT: Canadian Association of University Teachers)
Is Data Loss a Choice? Global “Bit List” of Endangered Digital Species 2023 Released on World Digital Preservation Day
(DPC: Digital Preservation Coalition)
Keep Your AI Projects on Track
(HBR: Harvard Business Review)
Summary of RDA 21st Plenary, Join the Post-Event Webinar & Info for 23rd Plenary in Costa Rica
(RDA: Research Data Alliance)
With a New Center, All of US Tackles Health Data Silos to Power Precision Medicine
(STAT)
ARL Member Libraries
Alyne Queener Massey Law Library Partners with Vanderbilt Law School on Creation of AI Legal Lab
(Vanderbilt University Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries)
Iterative User Research for U-M Library’s Image Digital Collections Interface
(University of Michigan Library)
Library of Congress Plays a Critical Role in Preservation and Providing Public Access to Cultural Heritage Materials
(Library of Congress via Internet Archive)
“Our Doors Opened Wide: Syracuse University and the GI Bill, 1945–1950” Digital Exhibition Now Available
(Syracuse University Libraries)
Trends in Research Impact Librarianship: Developing a New Program and Services (abstract only)
(University of Houston Libraries via Journal of Library Administration)
2024 Texas Conference on Digital Libraries Announced
(University of Texas Libraries)
UIC Alumnus, “Family Ties” Actor Michael Gross Donates Papers
(University of Illinois Chicago University Library)
York U Libraries Join Network of “Open Rangers” to Advance Open Educational Resources
(York University Libraries)
Libraries—Other
OAPEN Books Preserved with CLOCKSS
(CLOCKSS and OAPEN Foundation)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Application Available for Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections Funding Opportunity
(NEH: US National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Preservation and Access)
NSF Appoints New Special Assistant to the Director for Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention and Response Implementation
(NSF: US National Science Foundation)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
A Race to Find Diverse Candidates
(Diverse: Issues In Higher Education)
Post–Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard & UNC Decision Resources: Admissions and Beyond
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Scholars & Scholarship
Making Publishing Less Painful: Shifting to a Relational Peer-Review Process
(Urban Library Journal)
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Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
