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Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
The article linked below was recently published by the Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship. Title Shifting Paradigms: The Impact of Streaming on Diversity in Academic Library Film Collections
Authors: Amelia Clarkson, University of Toronto Mississauga; Trevor Deck, University of Toronto; James Mason, University of Toronto
Source: Canadian Journal of Academic
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM Academic Librarianship
Refereed Article: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM Academic Librarianship: Perspectives and Practices in Canada
Authors: Shiyi Xie, Guoying Liu
Short Communications: Use of Desktop Computers at the California Institute of Technology Libraries, Tony Diaz, There’s an App for That Margaret: Streamlining Research Productivity Analysis in Colombia with an R Package
Source: STEM Academic Librarianship
Iowa Department of Education
From the Des Moines Register: For the second time in a year, Iowans will have the chance to weigh-in on long-awaited rules related to parts of a 2023 state law that requires school staff to remove books depicting sex acts. The Iowa Department of Education’s Nov. 5 public hearing
Source: Des Moines Register
Scientometrics Study
The abstract linked below was recently published by Scientometrics. Title: Analyzing AI Use Policy in LIS: Association With Journal Metrics and Publisher Volume
Author: Eungi Kim, Keimyung University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Source: Scientometrics
New Platform Announcement
From a JISC Announcement: We have combined the three Sherpa services, Sherpa Fact, Sherpa Romeo, and Sherpa Juliet, into a single platform with a new name, open policy finder
Source: JISC Announcement
Data Sharing and Research Tools
Data Final Report on Summit For Academic Institutional Readiness in Data Sharing (STAIRS) Published (via DCN: Data Curation Network)
Sustainable Business Models For Open Data: A Strategy For Reuse in the Public Sector (via Data.europa)
Elsevier Research Tools: Scopus Turns 20 (via Scopus Blog)
FORCE 11 Call for Nominations to the FORCE11 Board of Directors
AI and Privacy
Literacy GLAT: The Generative AI Literacy Assessment Test (preprint; via arXiv)
LLMs A Practical Guide to Gaining Value from LLMs (MIT Sloan Review)
Open AI/ChatGPT Ask Me Anything! How ChatGPT Got Hyped Into Being (preprint, via SocArXiv)
OpenAI Research Finds That Even Its Best Models Give Wrong Answers a Wild Proportion of the Time (Futurism)
Online Information Scrutiny
From The Guardian: But what is pitched as a more convenient way of looking up information online has prompted scrutiny over how and where these chatbots select the information they provide
Source: The Guardian
Latest Journal Content
Table of Contents Vol 68, No 4 (2024)
Columns on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access at LRTS by Rachel E. Scott, Michael Fernandez, Book Challenges and Collection Development in Academic Libraries by Cindy Hohl, Michael Fernandez, Rachel E. Scott, and Librarians Discuss Textbook Affordability as an Equity Issue by Robert L. Butterfield, Christa Perez Bailey
NARA Exhibition
From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): The exhibition Power & Light: Russell Lee’s Coal Survey debuted at the National Archives in Washington, DC, on March 16
Source: NARA Exhibition
