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Monday, January 8
Top o’ the Review
Establishing a Resource Hub for AI Success Stories in Education
(National Centre for AI in Tertiary Education, Jisc)
“Libraries Are That Safe Place for Discussion of Ideas”: Interview with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
(Library of Congress via Issues in Science and Technology)
Now Live: Five New CNI Meeting Videos
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
Open-Access Research Outputs Receive More Diverse Citations
(Scientometrics)
2023: A Year of Open Science in Review
(Zenodo)
Unlocking a Stronger Open-Access Ecosystem
(Aspen Institute)
ARL Member Libraries
Golden Gate Bridge: Building a San Francisco Icon, in Photos
(University of California (UC), Berkeley Library)
Library of Congress Awards More Than $160,000 to Artists, Scholars to Remix Digital Collections
(Library of Congress)
UMass Amherst Libraries “Boldly Go” to New Open-Source Scholarly Publishing Platform, Janeway
(University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst Libraries)
UW Libraries Launches LibKey System to Improve Efficiencies in Accessing Academic Journal Articles
(University of Washington (UW) Libraries)
Higher Ed
Economic and Workforce Development Tops Policy Priorities for State Higher Education Leaders in 2024
(SHEEO: State Higher Education Executive Officers Association)
Public Universities Seek Innovative Ways to Teach Humanities as Interest Wanes
(Stateline)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Artificial Intelligence: Agencies Have Begun Implementation but Need to Complete Key Requirements
(GAO: US Government Accountability Office)
Funding Opportunity: Responsible Design, Development, and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT)
(NSF: US National Science Foundation)
US Department of Education Publishes Issue Papers and Announces Negotiators
(CHEA: Council for Higher Education Accreditation)
Scholars & Scholarship
Emerging Roles and Responsibilities of Libraries in Support of Reproducible Research
(LIBER Quarterly)
Genuine Images in 2024
(Science)
Open-Access Research Outputs Receive More Diverse Citations
(Scientometrics)
Podcasting Is Research Too
(University Affairs)
In Other News
Apple Vision Pro Headset Launches in US on February 2, Pre-Orders Begin January 19
(CNBC)
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Tuesday, January 9
Top o’ the Review
CNI Spring 2024 Meeting Call for Proposals
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
High-Impact Initiatives for the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities for Libraries
(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
NEH Announces $33.8 Million for 260 Humanities Projects Nationwide
(NEH: US National Endowment for the Humanities)
Software Preservation Network 2024–2026 Goals
(SPN: Software Preservation Network)
2024 Higher Education Trend Watch
(EDUCAUSE)
Upcoming Event: CARL Canadian Repositories Community of Practice February Call—Metadata Misery (Wednesday, February 7)
(CARL: Canadian Association of Research Libraries)
ARL Member Libraries
Arts & Resistance in the Library
(University of Michigan Library)
Makerspace Director Found the Perfect Mix of Thinking and Doing
(University of Georgia (UGA) Libraries)
Massey Law Library Textbook Lending Program Aims to Help Students with Financial Need
(Vanderbilt University Jean & Alexander Heard Libraries)
New Dental Medicine Collaboration Highlights Relationship with Penn Libraries
(Penn Libraries, University of Pennsylvania)
New Online Exhibit Celebrates the 15th Anniversary of the Haas Family Arts Library
(Yale University Library)
Rare Maps Showcase Rich History of Asia at Mānoa Library
(University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Library)
Valrie Minson Named Associate Dean for Academic Support Services for the Smathers Libraries
(University of Florida (UF) George A. Smathers Libraries)
Video: UVA’s Alderman Library Reopens after Years of Renovations
(CBS19 News)
See also: More on the Alderman Library reopening (University of Virginia)
Advocacy & Public Policy
ACE, Higher Ed Groups Submit Comments on Proposed H-1B Rule Changes
(ACE: American Council on Education)
AI Companies: Uphold Your Privacy and Confidentiality Commitments
(FTC: US Federal Trade Commission)
Guidelines for the Governance of Digital Platforms
(UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Scholars & Scholarship
Policy for Consortium Organizations Registering More Than 10,000 Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs)
(DataCite)
Preserving What We Publish: Findings from the Library Publishing Coalition Preservation Task Force
(College & Research Libraries (C&RL) News)
Updated Name for HELIOS Open
(HELIOS Open: Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship)
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Wednesday, January 10
Top o’ the Review
ACLS Names Finalists for 2024 ACLS Open Access Book Prizes and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards
(ACLS: American Council of Learned Societies)
AI-Powered Misinformation Is the World’s Biggest Short-Term Threat, Davos Report Says
(AP: The Associated Press)
Note: The report referenced in the article is available via the World Economic Forum website
All CNI Fall 2023 Videos Live
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
Last Chance to Register, Apply for Scholarship for ARL President’s Institute on Sustainability
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Licensing Research Content via Agreements That Authorize Uses of Artificial Intelligence
(Authors Alliance)
OpenAI Opens GPT Store & Launches ChatGPT Team
(infoDOCKET)
Your Classmate Could Be an AI Student at This Michigan University
(MLive)
ARL Member Libraries
Beauford Delaney Papers Now Available to Researchers
(The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries)
Celebrate National News Literacy Week with the Libraries
(Temple University Libraries)
Library Exhibit Wins State Museums Award
(Georgia Tech Library)
Some Photo Progress of the Health Sciences Library
(University of Missouri Libraries)
2023–2024 Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence Announced
(University of Saskatchewan Library)
Video: Open Textbooks Make College More Affordable for Virginia Tech Students
(Virginia Tech University Libraries)
Watch: “LA Stories,” UCLA Library’s New Video Series
(UCLA Library)
Libraries—Other
ASERL Updates Its Membership Criteria
(ASERL: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries)
Human-Centered AI: First Steps for the Enrichment of Library Work
(ZBW MediaTalk)
Advocacy & Public Policy
GPO’s GovInfo Hits Record One Billion Retrievals in 2023
(GPO: US Government Publishing Office)
NSF and Philanthropic Partners Announce $16 Million in Funding to Prioritize Ethical and Social Considerations in Emerging Technologies
(NSF: US National Science Foundation)
Scholars & Scholarship
How Online Misinformation Exploits “Information Voids”—and What to Do about It
(Nature)
In Other News
10 Breakthrough Technologies 2024
(MIT Technology Review)
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Thursday, January 11
Top o’ the Review
European Data Act Enters Into Force, Putting In Place New Rules For a Fair and Innovative Data Economy
(European Commission)
Evaluating AI Literacy in Academic Libraries: A Survey Study with a Focus on U.S. Employees
(University of New Mexico Digital Repository)
$100 Million Gift From Lilly Endowment to United Negro College Fund Will Support HBCU Endowments
(AP: The Associated Press)
Additional Details Can Be Found in this United Negro College Fund news release.
SPN and Library Copyright Alliance Petition for Updated DMCA Rules to Expand Access to Preserved Software
(SPN: Software Preservation Alliance; LCA: Library Copyright Alliance)
The American Prison Writing Archive Moves to Johns Hopkins University
(Baltimore Magazine)
Towards A Federated Global Community of Diamond Open Access
(The Diamond Papers, Hypotheses)
ARL Member Libraries
California Universities Partner with Wiley on Landmark Open Access Agreement
(Office of Scholarly Communications, University of California)
Giant Kelp Exhibit Shines Light on the Intersection of Art and Science
(University of California (UC), San Diego Library)
Library of Congress Opens Search for Next Innovator in Residence
(Library of Congress)
Rachael Kotarski Joins UChicago as Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategy and Services
(The University of Chicago Library)
The Schomburg Center Announces Winners for the Lapidus Center’s 2023 Harriet Tubman Prize
(New York Public Library)
The University of Utah Libraries Join the OCLC Research Library Partnership
(OCLC Research)
Upcoming Hybrid Event: UBC and Fudan University’s Inaugural Conservation Exchange (Tuesday January 16)
(The University of British Columbia (UBC) Library)
Higher Ed
Higher Ed Leaders and Scholars Discuss Promises and Pitfalls of AI Tool Usage
(Diverse: Issues in Higher Education)
Advocacy & Public Policy
Draft Plan for Providing Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research
(US Census Bureau via Federal Register)
Upcoming Report Release Webinar—Facial Recognition Technology: Current Capabilities, Future Prospects, and Governance (Wednesday, January 17)
(NASEM: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Upcoming Information-Sharing Meeting: C4DISC 2023–2024 Activities (Wednesday, January 24)
(C4DISC: Coalition for Diversity & Inclusion in Scholarly Communications)
Scholars & Scholarship
DataCite’s Thriving Community: 3,000 Repositories and Counting
(DataCite)
OECD Working with CLOCKSS and the Global LOCKSS Network to Ensure Long-Term Preservation
(CLOCKSS; Global LOCKSS Network; OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Taylor & Francis Joins DOAB’s Peer-Review Transparency Initiative, PRISM
(DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books and Taylor & Francis)
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