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Funding: PEN America Receives $1.4 Million From the Mellon Foundation to Support America’s Public Libraries
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From PEN America. PEN America announced today a $1.4 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to fortify its work fortifying the freedom to read, with a heightened focus on supporting public libraries and librarians. This gift will enable PEN America to extend its groundbreaking research and analysis, public […]
Report: Wyoming Libraries Fear Financial Ruin From Youth Book Policy Bill
From Wyoming News/Wyoming Tribune Eagle: The Wyoming Legislature is considering a bill that librarians from across the state say will eliminate young adult and teenage sections from public libraries, calling it unnecessary and harmful to the state’s youth. Additionally, they say it could bring an end to some local libraries if they are not in […]
New Research Report From Ithaka S+R: “The Current State of Academic E-Book Business Models: Access Strategies and Budgeting Realities”
Report Authors: Tracy Bergstrom, Makala Skinner From Ithaka S+R: This study examines academic monograph publishing in the humanities and social sciences across the United States and Europe to understand how current business models are functioning for their consumer base, namely libraries and authors. Through interviews with librarians, content aggregators, publishers, and authors, we gathered information on […]
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New EDUCAUSE Podcast: A Practical Guide to AI Literacy
From EDUCAUSE: Sophie and Jenay talk with Leo S. Lo, Jeanne Beatrix Law, and Anissa Vega about practical strategies for guiding student and faculty AI use and literacy. Takeaways from this episode: Providing multiple entry points for faculty to learn about and use artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial to building AI literacy and empowering faculty […]
Research Article (preprint): “A Systematic Literature Review of Retrieval-Augmented Generation: Techniques, Metrics, and Challenges”
The article (preprint) linked below was recently posted on arXiv. Title A Systematic Literature Review of Retrieval-Augmented Generation: Techniques, Metrics, and Challenges Authors Andrew Brown Queen’s University Belfast Muhammad Roman Queen’s University Belfast Barry Devereux Queen’s University Belfast Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2508.06401 Abstract This systematic review of the research literature on retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) […]
NPR Report: “Boston Public Library Aims to Increase Access to a Vast Historic Archive Using AI”
From National Public Radio (NPR): Boston Public Library, one of the oldest and largest public library systems in the country, is launching a project this summer with OpenAI and Harvard Law School to make its trove of historically significant government documents more accessible to the public. [Clip] “It really is an incredible repository of primary […]
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Journal Article: “Readiness and Use of Big Data Analytics in Selected Canadian Higher Education Institutions”
The article linked below was recently published by The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science. Title Readiness and Use of Big Data Analytics in Selected Canadian Higher Education Institutions Authors Olateju Ajanaku Western University Isola Ajiferuke Western University Source The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science Vol. 48 No. 2 (2025) DOI: 10.5206/cjils-rcsib.v48i2.21672 […]
NEW Journal Article: “Research Data Management Services In Academic Libraries to Support the Research Data Life Cycle: A Systematic Review”
The article (full text) linked below was recently published by JASIST. Title Research Data Management Services In Academic Libraries to Support the Research Data Life Cycle: A Systematic Review Authors Richard Cheng Yong HoNational University of Singapore (NUS) Libraries Suei Nee WongNational University of Singapore (NUS) Libraries Patsy ChiaNational University of Singapore (NUS) Libraries Chris […]
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Research Resources: Big Ten Open Books Project Launches ‘Indigenous North Americans’ Collection
Here’s the Full Text of the Launch Announcement From the BTAA (Big Ten Academic Alliance): In partnership with seven Big Ten-affiliated university presses, the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Center for Library Programs announces the expansion of the Big Ten Open Books project with the publication of the second 100-book collection. The second collection is centered […]
New Report: “Generative Artificial Intelligence and the NISO Open Discovery Initiative”
From a NISO (National Information Standards Organization) Release: The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) today announces the publication of “Generative Artificial Intelligence and the NISO Open Discovery Initiative,” a report on the 2024 AI in web-scale library discovery services survey undertaken by the NISO Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) Standing Committee. The ODI most recently updated its […]
