July 25, 2024 by Gary Price
From ALA The American Library Association Council decided on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, that Sam Helmick will be the 2024-2025 president-elect effective immediately. Helmick, who is Community & Access Services Coordinator at Iowa City Public Library, was recommended by the ALA Executive Board and confirmed by the Council. ALA bylaws specified the process for replacing […]
July 17, 2024 by Gary Price
From the Association of Research Libraries (ARL): The Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library has named Kimberley Bugg as its next chief executive officer and library director, effective August 5, 2024. Bugg is currently the AUC Woodruff Library’s associate library director. Previously she was chief of the Researcher & Reference Services Division at […]
July 17, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Apple, Nvidia, Anthropic Used Thousands of Swiped YouTube Videos to Train AI (via Proof News, WIRED) STM Statement Regarding Unlicensed Use of STM’s Members’ Content in the Training, Development, and Operation of AI Models ||| Infographic (both items via STM) Dictionaries Aussieness: New Australian English Additions to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) (via Oxford […]
July 15, 2024 by Gary Price
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement: EBSCO Industries (EBSCO) today announced the appointment of Annie Callanan as the new CEO of EBSCO Information Services (EIS), effective August 5, 2024. Callanan will replace Tim Collins, who announced his retirement in January after serving as CEO of EIS for more than 40 years. “Following an […]
July 3, 2024 by Gary Price
The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of the American Planning Association. Title Libraries Are Resilience: Hubs Evidence From the Midwest Authors Lucie Laurian University at Buffalo Evan Doyle University of Iowa Iulian Vamanu University of Iowa Kara Logsden University of Iowa Source Journal of the American Planning Association (2024) DOI: 10.1080/01944363.2024.2343670 […]
June 26, 2024 by Gary Price
From the International Monetary Fund (IMF): Our research has already shown how AI is poised to reshape the global economy. It could endanger 33 percent of jobs in advanced economies, 24 percent in emerging economies, and 18 percent in low-income countries. But, on the brighter side, it also brings enormous potential to enhance the productivity of existing […]
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June 10, 2024 by Gary Price
AI Three Things to Know About Prompting LLMs (via Sloan Mgmt Review) “What Does It Mean to Make Data AI-Ready?” (via Dryad) Alabama Alabama Library Association Concerned About The Cost of Implementing APLS Code Changes (via APR) Accessibility Web and Mobile App Accessibility Regulations (via EDUCAUSE) Gender Equality Latest Elsevier Gender Equality Study Reveals 20 […]
June 7, 2024 by Gary Price
The article linked below appears in the June 2024 issue of College & Research Libraries News. Title AI Reskilling in Libraries: When the Dean’s Assistant Gets an AI Assistant Authors Leo S. Lo University of New Mexico Victoria Anderson University of New Mexico Source College & Research Libraries News Vol. 85, No. 6 June 2024 […]
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June 5, 2024 by Gary Price
AI AI Literacy and Its Implications For Prompt Engineering Strategies (via Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence) Lorcan Dempsey on “AI and the Messy Middle” (LorcanDempsey.net) Newly Updated Guidance: FPF Releases Updates to the Generative AI Internal Policy Considerations Resource to Provide New Key Lessons For Practitioners Top News App in U.S. Has Chinese Origins and […]
May 21, 2024 by Gary Price
From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan announced today that Dr. Kenvi Phillips will serve as the inaugural Director of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, effective June 16, 2024. Dr. Phillips will lead the planning and administration of all Library programs and activities. “I am excited […]