(4 Sep 2024) Digital Science today announces the launch of Papers Pro, an AI-enhanced premium version of its acclaimed reference manager, Papers. As part of the ReadCube suite of literature solutions, Papers Pro is designed to make researchers and students more productive in their daily tasks by integrating cutting-edge AI tools to transform how they discover,…
(2 Sep 2024) To avoid the restrictions of paywalls, researchers must often pay an article-processing fee. Nature reached out to three researchers for tips on article processing charges (APCs). These fees can range from several hundred to thousands of dollars, and are requested by journals in return for making their articles OA — free for everyone to…
(2 Sep 2024) Twenty years ago the debate surrounding open science focused on access to journals. By 2020 around 25% of all chemistry papers published were open access, and now most of the major publishers of chemistry journals offer some version of open access. But more researchers are starting to realise that other elements of open science are ripe…
(2 Sep 2024) Does AI actually help students learn? A recent experiment in a high school provides a cautionary tale. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that Turkish high school students who had access to ChatGPT while doing practice math problems did worse on a math test compared with students who didn’t have access…
(31 Aug 2024) A new report from the Data Provenance Initiative, a volunteer collective of AI researchers, shines a light on what’s happening with all that data. The report, “Consent in Crisis: The Rapid Decline of the AI Data Commons,” notes that a significant number of organizations that feel threatened by generative AI are taking measures…
(29 Aug 2024) The latest LTI white paper aims to gain a better understanding of the place of AI literacy in information literacy instruction. With increased discussions around generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, librarians are now confronted with accessible AI technology that students are using to offset their research and writing…
(12 Aug 2024) The Australian Government has released the new National Science Statement and National Science and Research Priorities outlining the long-term vision for Australia’s science and research system. The statement is a framework to shape science policy and leadership across governments, in our labs, in research institutions and in boardrooms. It is supported by…
(27 Aug 2024) The Dunhuang studies research library, an online database compiling global research findings and first-hand information related to Dunhuang studies, was launched on Tuesday. The online library covers manuscripts from the Dunhuang Academy’s collection, historical images, e-books on Dunhuang studies and research findings by scholars from home and abroad. The new database also…
(Aug 2024) A dedicated manga library operated by a university sits in a district of Chiyoda City, central Tokyo. It boasts a comprehensive collection of manga volumes and valuable resources for researching Japanese manga, with a collection numbering approximately 410,000, one of the largest in the country. We spoke with a member of the library’s…
(21 August 2024) At the CHORUS forum on July 24th, a diverse group of speakers- ranging from society and commercial publishers to academic institutions and standard organizations, assembled to discuss the vital steps their organizations are utilizing to uphold integrity of the scientific record. The forum delved into the vulnerabilities of our trust-based publishing ecosystem…