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Monday, February 26
Top o’ the Review
Call for Expressions of Interest: Two Expert Groups for Shared Repositories Infrastructure (“Scholaris”)
(CARL: Canadian Association of Research Libraries; OCUL: Ontario Council of University Libraries; University of Toronto Libraries)
Generative AI’s Next Act: Autonomous Agents
(Axios)
Highlights for Upcoming CNI Spring Member Meeting, March 25–26, 2024, San Diego
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
Library Publishing through the IFLA Global Lens (Follow-On)
(Academic & Research Libraries (ARL) Section, IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
The Platform Developers in a Federated Model of Diamond Open Access
(the diamond papers, Hypotheses)
US Copyright Office Update to Congress on Its Artificial Intelligence Initiative
(US Copyright Office)
Webinar Recording and Materials: Exploring Technology-Enhanced Library Spaces
(SCONUL: Society of College, National and University Libraries)
ARL Member Libraries
Boston Public Library Launches Chef-in-Residence Program at Nutrition Lab
(BPL: Boston Public Library)
Library Conservation Specialists Help Save Books, Artifacts after Disasters around the World
(Library of Congress)
McMaster Libraries Now Offering Open-Access Journal Search Tool
(McMaster University Library)
Medieval Manuscripts and Books: Dismembered and Dispersed: An Exhibit on Fragments and Leaves
(University of Oregon Libraries)
The Block Museum and NU Libraries Partner to Improve Research Access to Northwestern’s Art Collection
(Northwestern University (NU) Libraries)
The Ohio State University Libraries Receives 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award
(The Ohio State University Libraries)
UC Berkeley Library’s Online Exhibition: Capturing Struggle: Ukraine through American and Ukrainian Lenses
(University of California (UC), Berkeley Library)
Libraries—Other
A Meeting of Brilliant Minds
(CLOCKSS)
Advocacy & Public Policy
NIST Releases Version 2.0 of Landmark Cybersecurity Framework
(NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce)
Scholars & Scholarship
Explaining Relationships among Research Papers
(arXiv)
From Hype to Insight: Exploring ChatGPTs Early Footprint in Education via Altmetrics and Bibliometrics
(JCAL: Journal of Computer Assisted Learning)
In Other News
Mistral Partners with Microsoft, Announces New Large AI Model with Chat App
(VentureBeat)
See also: Microsoft Partners with French AI “Trailblazer” (AFP via Tech Xplore)
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Tuesday, February 27
Top o’ the Review
Find Yourself in Copyright: A Fair Use Week Webinar with the US Copyright Office
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
FTC Announces Agenda for 2024 PrivacyCon
(FTC: US Federal Trade Commission)
Introducing the Revamped OpenAIRE Graph Website
(OpenAIRE)
Shira Peltzman of Yale University Library Elected 2024 NDSA Vice Chair
(NDSA: National Digital Stewardship Alliance, DLF: Digital Library Federation)
Special Issue: The Future Impact of AI on Academic Journals and the Editorial Process
(JAIS: Journal of the Association for Information Systems)
Video: RLUK Inclusive Collections, Inclusive Libraries: Making Collections Accessible and Diverse
(RLUK: Research Libraries UK via YouTube)
ARL Member Libraries
CRL Seeks Member Input on Model License Language
(CRL: Center for Research Libraries)
How UBC Library Is Addressing the Growing Demand for Indigenous Reference Help
(The University of British Columbia (UBC) Library)
Launch of McGee Applied Research Center for Narrative Studies Celebrated at Campus Gathering
(Vanderbilt University Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries)
Library Chiefs Discuss How They Expand Access to Banned Books
(NYPL: New York Public Library via Spectrum News, NY1)
Online Archive First Step in Returning Artifacts to Northern BC First Nations
(Simon Fraser University (SFU) Library via Coast Reporter)
Libraries—Other
Call for Papers: Innovation in Academic Libraries and Academic Publishing
(Insights: The UKSG Journal)
Higher Ed
Ontario Investing Nearly $1.3 Billion to Stabilize Colleges and Universities
(Government of Ontario)
Advocacy & Public Policy
European Parliament (EP) Academic Freedom Monitor 2023
(EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service)
On the Societal Impact of Open Foundation Models
(HAI: Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence)
OpenAI Says New York Times “Hacked” ChatGPT to Build Copyright Lawsuit
(Reuters)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
University of Maryland Reckons with the Past
(Diverse: Issues in Higher Education)
Scholars & Scholarship
DataSeer.ai and IOP Publishing Collaborate on Open-Science Indicators and Open-Data Pilot
(IOP Publishing)
Institutional Efforts to Help Academic Researchers Implement Generative AI in Research
(HDSR: Harvard Data Science Review)
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Wednesday, February 28
Top o’ the Review
Assessing the Diversity of Library Collections: Announcing a New Cohort Project
(Ithaka S+R)
Black, Hispanic Students at Greatest Risk of Leaving Postsecondary Programs
(Gallup)
Call for Hosts for ARL Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Institute 2025 & 2026—Deadline April 3, 2024
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Chatbots’ Inaccurate, Misleading Responses about US Elections Threaten to Keep Voters from Polls
(AP: Associated Press)
See also: Full text of the report discussed in the AP article
CNI’s February Pre-recorded Project Briefing Series Live
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
President Biden Issues Executive Order to Protect Americans’ Sensitive Personal Data
(The White House)
The Library’s Role in Building Community Well-Being and Resilience in an Era of Climate Crisis (Sustainable Development Goal 3)
(Hemispheric University Consortium’s Library Network)
ARL Member Libraries
Beyond Black Panther: USC’s Watson Collection Reveals Rich History of African Americans in Comics
(University of South Carolina (USC) University Libraries)
Reclaiming a Lost History: ASU’s Black Collections Aims to Document the Lives of an Underrepresented Arizona Community
(Arizona State University Library)
The Libraries Unveils One of the Largest Public Human Rights Archives
(University of Minnesota Libraries)
The Taper’s Greatest Fair Use Hits: Fair Use and Sampling
(The Taper: Copyright and Information Policy at the UVA Library, UVA: University of Virginia)
Using Nanotechnology to Uncover Details of a Medieval Manuscript
(Columbia University Libraries)
Libraries—Other
ITHAKA to Host Digital Preservation Coalition (DPC) US-Based Leadership Position
(ITHAKA)
Higher Ed
College Transfer Enrollment Grew by 5.3% in the Fall of 2023
(National Student Clearinghouse)
Advocacy & Public Policy
CDT Joins Coalition Letter to the Biden Administration on Protecting the Free and Open Internet
(CDT: Center for Democracy & Technology)
Transparency Bills Seek to Reveal the True Costs of College
(Stateline)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Publishing Pledged to Diversify. Change Has Been Slow.
(New York Times)
Scholars & Scholarship
A Practical Use Case: Lesson Learned from Social Science Research Data Centers
(HDSR: Harvard Data Science Review)
Plan S: Annual Review 2023
(cOAlition S)
Upcoming Virtual Conference: Charleston In Between on Publishing Integrity (Tuesday–Wednesday, March 19–20)
(Charleston Hub)
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Thursday, February 29
Top o’ the Review
elife’s New Model: One Year On
(eLife)
Freedom in the World 2024: The Mounting Damage of Flawed Elections and Armed Conflict
(Freedom House)
Global Competitors Outpace US in Patents
(NSB: National Science Board, NSF: US National Science Foundation)
Recommendations for Accelerating Open Preprint Peer Review to Improve the Culture of Science
(PLOS Biology)
What Do We Know about DOIs
(Crossref)
Where Is the Diversity in Publishing? The 2023 Diversity Baseline Survey Results
(The Open Book Blog, Lee & Low Books)
ARL Member Libraries
Archiving Rare Disease Organizations on the Web
(Circulating Now, US National Library of Medicine)
IU Libraries Joins Digital Preservation Coalition
(Indiana University (IU) Bloomington Libraries)
Libraries Provides StoryMap of Dispossession of the Haudenosaunee
(Syracuse University Libraries)
Stokes Library VR Headsets Take the Stage
(Princeton University Library)
University Addresses Funders’ Changing Requirements for Data Sharing
(The University of Chicago Library)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Letter to US House of Representatives on the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Presidents’ Alliance Joins Comment Letter on Better FAFSA for Mixed Status Families
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
Scholars & Scholarship
Dryad in the Community: Why We All Need Good Funding Metadata
(Dryad)
Rulebook Draft Community Consultation
(OA Book Usage Data Trust)
Springer Nature Announces Unified Open Code Policy to Better Support Open Research Practices
(Springer Nature)
Upcoming Event: COAR Annual Conference, with Open Repositories Conference, in Gothenburg, Sweden (Thursday–Friday, June 6–7)
(COAR: Confederation of Open Access Repositories)
In Other News
Figure Raises $675 Million for Its Humanoid Robot Development
(IEEE Spectrum)
Understanding and Measuring Hype around Emergent Technologies
(RAND)
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Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
