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Day in Review (January 16–18)

by ARL Comms and Gary Price, infoDOCKET | January 16, 2024

Last Updated on January 18, 2024, 4:42 pm ET

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Tuesday, January 16

Top o’ the Review

Document Delivery and Resource Sharing: Global Perspectives
(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)

Gen-Al: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work
(IMF: International Monetary Fund)
On a Related Note: Work, Workforce, Workers: Reinvented in the Age of Generative AI (via Accenture)

Institutions Selected to Pilot Development of Scalable Data-Management Infrastructure
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries. California Digital Library (CDL))

Message from the President: Honoring King’s Legacy|
(National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education)

The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office Launches Consultation Series on Generative AI
(ICO: Information Commissioner’s Office)
See Also: Media Coverage From The Record

Video: ACRL Presidents Leo Lo and Erin L. Ellis Special Message to ACRL Members for Board Nominations
(ACRL: Association of College and Research Libraries)

ARL Member Libraries

A Better Understanding of Library Work Effort
(Temple University Libraries)

Award Roundup:

FADGI Report on Software Accessibility for Open-Source Digital Preservation Applications
(Library of Congress)

Ohio University Libraries Mourns the Passing of Dean Emeritus Dr. Hwa-Wei Lee
(Ohio University Libraries)

University of Maryland Libraries Receives 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award
(University of Maryland Libraries)

Library, Museums and Press Launches UDStax, AI-Based Chatbot Pilot
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press)

Western Libraries: Interventions Peeled Back To Reveal A Building’s Brutalist Beauty
(The Globe and Mail)

 

Libraries—Other

British Library Begins Restoring Digital Services After Cyber-Attack
(The Guardian)

Need for Consistent and Uniform Guidelines Regarding the Use and Disclosure of AI-generated Scholarly Content
(Upstream)

Open Science Indicators (OSIs): New Year, New Dataset
(PLOS)

 

Higher Ed

Open Source Program Offices: Options for Housing OSPOs Within a University
(Ithaka S+R)

Postsecondary Data Partnership Insights
(National Student Clearinghouse Research Center)

Upcoming Webinar (Thursday, January 25, 2024) The Essential Role of Practical Training in U.S. Higher Education and the Innovation Economy
(Presidents’ Alliance. on Higher Education and Immigration)

 

Advocacy & Public Policy

 

Scholars & Scholarship

Quality Assessment of Research Comparisons in the Open Research Knowledge Graph: A Case Study
(JLIS.it: Italian Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science)

 

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Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
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Wednesday, January 17

Top o’ the Review

8th Computational Archival Workshop (Dec 17, 2023) Materials
(CNI: Coalition For Networked Information)

Is The Real Value of Our Industry Shrinking?
(Delta Think)

Journal Comparison Service: Analysis of the 2022 Data
(Plan S)

On Preemptive Cultural Property Preservation: Interview with Peter Stone
(Harvard International Review)

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says GPT-4 is Just a Preview of What’s to Come
(The Decoder)

Why Librarians Oppose Bills Like the No FAKES Act: Hint, It Involves Section 230
(Inside AI Policy)

 

ARL Member Libraries

Award Roundup:

Generating and Reclaiming Our Wisdoms (GROW): A Collection of Asian American and Pacific Islander Community Stories at UC San Diego
(UC San Diego Library)

The University Library System Will Host the Full Collection of Pitt Podcast ‘Being Human’
(University of Pittsburgh University Library System)

UC Berkeley Library in 2024: Moffitt Library’s Temporary Closure, Collections Coming Together, and More
(UC Berkeley Library)

USC Libraries Name Finalists for 36th-Annual Scripter Awards
(USC Libraries)

 

Higher Ed

Canada Cracks Down on China, Russia, Iran Research Tie Ups
(BNN Bloomberg)
See Also: Statement From CAUT: Canadian Association of University Teachers

 

Advocacy & Public Policy

Federal Funding to University Affiliated Research Centers Totaled $1.5 Billion in FY 2021
(National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, US National Science Foundation)

White House Says Agencies On Track to Meet January AI Goals
(Government Executive)

 

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

ChatGPT Has Read Almost the Whole Internet. That Hasn’t Solved Its Diversity Issues
(University of British Columbia)

10 U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education
(Diverse Issues in Higher Education)

 

Scholars & Scholarship

Tenure, Promotion, and Recognition: Reimagining How We Measure Success
(Commonplace)

Papers From the NISO Plus Annual Conference February 2023
(Information Services & Use – Volume 43, Issue 3-4)

To Reckon with Generative AI, Make It a Public Problem
(Issues in Science and Technology)

 

In Other News

The 4D Research Lab: 3D Modelling and Virtual Reconstruction For Research and Education
(Europeana Pro)

 

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Thursday, January 18

Top o’ the Review

AI Governance Alliance: Briefing Paper Series
(World Economic Forum)

Introducing DATALIS – a Project Exploring the Future of Professional Education
(CNI: Coalition For Networked Information)

Learning and Earning by Degrees
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce)

TechBriefs: Trusted AI
(ACM: Association for Computing Machinery)

OASPA’s Forthcoming Recommendations to Increase Equity in Open Access: The Story of How We Got Here, and Why
(OASPA: Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association)

Upcoming Event (Thursday, February 1, 2024): Join the 2024 Software Heritage Symposium at UNESCO and Virtual
(Software Heritage, UNESCO)

 

ARL Member Libraries

Celebrating the Grand Reopening of the Library in Stewart Center: Purdue Libraries Opens Doors to a Transformed Learning Space
(Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies)

Library of Congress Awards Nearly $400,000 to Six Projects Highlighting Uses of Digital Collections
(Library of Congress)

New Open Access Book from eScholarship Publishing: The Art of Diversity by Susan Carlson
(UC: University of California)

Theory & Practice of Digitization Community Symposium: Projects & Reflections
(University of Texas Libraries)

University of Chicago Adopts CORE’s Article Deduplication Tool
(CORE)

 

Libraries—Other

 

Higher Ed—Members

Q&A: University of Washington Researchers Answer Common Questions About Language Models Like ChatGPT
(University of Washington)

Task Force Offers Guidance To Researchers on Use of AI
(Cornell University)

 

Higher Ed—Other

Understanding ROI on Postsecondary Education: Using Data to Support Strategic State Investments
(Ithaka S+R)

Universities Canada Announces New President and CEO Gabriel Miller
(Universities Canada)

 

Advocacy & Public Policy

Appeals Court Blocks Texas From Enforcing Book Rating Law
(The Texas Tribune)
Note: The full text of the ruling can be accessed here.

Section 230: An Overview
(CRS: Congressional Research Service)

 

Scholars & Scholarship

Along for the Journey: Graduate Student Perceptions of Research (preprint)
(Huskie Commons, Northern Illinois University)

Learning and Teaching about Scholarly Communication: Findings From Graduate Students and Mentors (preprint)
(portal: Libraries and the Academy)

 

Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian

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