United States: Requests to ban books hit a 21-year high
(27 Aug 2023) Requests to ban books at US public schools and libraries surged to a 21-year record in 2022, according to data from the American Library Association. Last year,…
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ACS, Elsevier, and ResearchGate resolve litigation
(15 Sep 2023) ACS and Elsevier, members of the Coalition for Responsible Sharing, have agreed to a legal settlement with ResearchGate that ensures copyright-compliant sharing of research articles published with…
Towards fairer academic publishing: Global pricing framework unveiled
(20 Sep 2023) cOAlition S commissioned Information Power to explore how a globally fair pricing framework for academic publishing could be devised and implemented. The key objective of this project was…
New study reveals print revenue impact on open access monographs
(19 Sep 2023) The Association of University Presses (AUPresses) and Ithaka S+R today publish “Print Revenue and Open Access Monographs: A University Press Study.” This report is the result of research…
List of academic search engines that use large language models for generative answers
(28 Sep 2023) In this blog post, Aaron Tay shares a non-comprehensive list of academic search engines that use generative AI (almost always Large language models) to generate direct answers…
OpenAI gives ChatGPT access to the entire internet via Bing
(27 Sep 2023) OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been an undoubtedly powerful and interesting tool since its release in November 2022, but it has been limited with the domain of its knowledge —…
University of Leeds released research report on potentials for using AI in libraries
(19 Sep 2023) [University of Leeds] has published a significant research report examining the transformational potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in libraries. “Looking towards a brighter future: the potentiality of…
Making retraction data freely accessible – Why Crossref’s acquisition of the Retraction Watch database is a big step forward
(27 Sep 2023) Since its launch Retraction Watch has done much to highlight the value of research integrity and publishing standards. Discussing the recent acquisition by Crossref of Retraction Watch’s database…
RR 56 Part 2: New metrics for old ranking, covering QS, Nature, and CWTS Leiden
By Ruth A Pagell* (27 Sep 2023) Ruth’s Ranking 56 Part 1 raised concerns over existing rankings and showed how THE Impact was addressing some of them. Part 2 continues…
New Zealand: Two years after removing late fees, librarians happy with change
(5 Sep 2023) Two years ago Auckland Libraries removed its fines for late returns. Since then, more than a million items have been returned after their due date, meaning millions…
Australia: State Library Victoria named one of the best libraries in the world by votes
(26 Sep 2023) After a worldwide survey with more than 20,000 votes cast, State Library Victoria came in as the 12th best in the world – now that’s nothing to…
Philippines: Davao City’s lib wins 2 awards
(31 Aug 2023) THE Davao City Library and Information Center (CLIC) won two awards from the National Library of the Philippines (NLP) and The Asia Foundation (TAF) on Friday, August 25,…
Seoul Metropolitan Library received IFLA Green Library Project Award 2023
(28 Aug 2023) The Seoul Metropolitan Library has received a Green Library Award from the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). The library on Aug. 27 said it…
‘Oldest’ Japanese text on western science unearthed in German library
(26 Sep 2023) A translation believed to be the oldest Japanese-language text on Western science has been discovered at a German library. The translation — thought to date to the…
Celebrating 275 years of De Gruyter with deep discount on ebooks package
(27 Sep 2023) What an incredible moment to reflect on. De Gruyter started in 1749 with a vision to promote, disseminate and protect knowledge. Decades later, that mission remains the same…
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