August 3, 2024 by Gary Price
The article linked below (full text) was recently published by Scientometrics. Title Bibliometrics Beyond Citations: Introducing Mention Extraction and Analysis Authors Eugenio Petrovich University of Turin Sander Verhaegh University of Tilburg Gregor Bös University of Tilburg Claudia Cristalli University of Tilburg Fons Dewulf University of Tilburg Ties van Gemert University of Tilburg Nina IJdens University […]
August 2, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Report: This report presents an overview of the current state of library and information science education in the US and Canada and highlights several notable trends the data exhibit over time. ALISE annually collects data from its institutional members in these categories: faculty and staff, students, curriculum, and income and expenditures. The data […]
August 1, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Institute of Museum and Library Services: The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has published the latest report on the State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAA) Survey, providing findings on the state of SLAAs through FY 2022. Conducted since 1994, this survey highlights trends in financial health, workforce, and services provided by SLAAs […]
August 1, 2024 by Gary Price
From a Trojman Corp. News Release: The Trojman Corporation has secured an exclusive agreement with TheirStory to distribute their innovative Oral History digital platform to libraries and organizations across Canada. “We are excited to provide a turnkey solution for organizations that want to capture, transcribe, edit, share and preserve oral histories” said Salvy Trojman, Managing Director of […]
August 1, 2024 by Gary Price
The full text article linked below was recently published by The Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title Assessing Information, Media and Data Literacy in Academic Libraries: Approaches and Challenges in the Research Literature on the Topic Authors Maria Pinto University of Granada Javier Garcia-Marco University of Zaragoza David Caballero University of Granada Ramón Manso Centro de […]
August 1, 2024 by Gary Price
Roundup Breaking MAD: Generative AI Could Break the Internet (via Rice U.) Research: The Decision-Making Mystery of AI Chatbots (via Cornell U.) Researchers Develop State-Of-The-Art Device to Make Artificial Intelligence More Energy Efficient (via U of Minnesota) The Political Preferences of LLMs (via PLOS One) These AI Firms Publish the World’s Most Highly Cited Work […]
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July 31, 2024 by Gary Price
Many thanks to Sage for opening their paywall allowing us to share the full text article linked below. Registration is NOT required for access. Title Digital Curation Practices on Web and Social Media Archiving in Libraries and Archives Author Athena Kin-kam Wong University of Hong Kong Dickson K. W. Chiu University of Hong Kong Source Journal of […]
July 31, 2024 by Gary Price
From Plan S/cOAlition S: cOAlition S is pleased to announce the release of a new pricing framework designed to foster global equity in scholarly publishing. Developed by Information Power following consultation with the funder, library/consortium, and publisher communities, the framework is introduced to enable discussion, promote greater transparency and inspire publishers and other service providers to implement more equitable […]
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July 31, 2024 by Gary Price
From the (University of California Curation Center (UC3)): In a recent project facilitated by the Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) and Research Data Alliance US (RDA US), the focus has been on developing recommendations for a US National Strategy for Persistent Identifiers (PIDs). Co-chaired by myself and Todd Carpenter, the ORFG PID Strategies Working Group worked to outline the […]
July 31, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Can ChatGPT-4o Be Trusted With Your Private Data? (via WIRED) C-RAG: Certified Generation Risks for Retrieval-Augmented Language Models (preprint, update, via arXiv) Arizona 50 Historical Arizona Newspapers Digitized with National Endowment for the Humanities Grant to Share Stories, Increase Public Access (via State of AZ Sec. of State) BIBFRAME Programme For BIBFRAME Workshop in […]