(30 June 2024) Generative AI shows immense potential in higher education but requires robust policies and governance, according to a report from MIT SMR Connections. It advocates for flexible AI guidelines, AI literacy courses for faculty, and human oversight in AI-generated work. Institutions are warned against ignoring guideline creation, emphasizing the need for preparation. Find…
(28 June 2024) OpenAI launched ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, popularizing generative AI writing and raising detection challenges. While AI writing existed before, its public accessibility was limited. Detecting AI writing involves automated, human, and hybrid approaches, each with varying effectiveness and resource requirements. Current detection methods are often unreliable, especially at scale. Find out…
(28 June 2024) Cassie Richards describes her secondment with the Digital Collection Services team at Alexander Turnbull Library, focusing on digital archiving. She highlights the fragility of born-digital materials, the use of write-blockers and checksums, and the importance of programs like DROID. Her experience underscores the necessity of professional digital preservation for both institutional and…
(28 June 2024) The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) reports on open access publishing since November 2023. The report addresses the impact of the 2022 Memorandum on federal research, covering public access policies, scholarly publishing trends, article processing charges, research integrity, peer review, and transformative agreements from 2016 to 2024. Find…
(27 June 2024) Clarivate Plc released the 2024 Journal Citation Reports™ (JCR™), ranking high-quality journals globally. Key updates include unified subject category rankings, integration of Emerging sources citation index journals, and new metrics for over 21,800 journals. This enhances understanding of journal performance and supports research integrity. Find out more here.
(27 June 2024) Perplexity, an AI search engine startup, faces controversy after Wired’s investigation accused it of scraping content from sites that prohibit it. CEO Aravind Srinivas denied ignoring protocols and clarified that third-party providers were involved. Perplexity is also accused of using Forbes’ content without proper attribution. The startup aims for fair agreements with…
(7 Jun 2024) Libraries play a crucial role in an institution reputation development. However, the low level of literacy among the public often poses a challenge. This is due to the lack of competence standards among librarians in managing libraries. This was emphasized by the Acting Head of the National Library of the Republic of…
(6 Jun 2024) The second China-Russia Library Forum, themed on the application of artificial intelligence in libraries, concluded in Beijing on Wednesday. In-depth exchanges and discussions on “professional libraries,” “document preservation and protection,” “social public service” and “smart libraries” were conducted during the two-day forum, which was co-hosted by the National Library of China and the…
(6 Jun 2024) Elsevier announces the upcoming release of CiteScore 2023, a powerful metric that provides transparent insights into journal citation impact. Key Highlights of CiteScore 2023 Release: Expanded Coverage: CiteScore 2023 includes 29,777 active titles, with 2,212 titles receiving their first CiteScore. This broader coverage ensures a more complete dataset for evaluating journal impact.…
(17 Jun 2024) At last month’s CHORUS Forum on Navigating the Future of Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) in Scholarly Publishing speakers presentations covered a lot of ground regarding benefits and challenges with PIDs but what stood out were: Burdens: Researchers spending too much time on admin tasks and difficulties conducting analysis Benefits: Ability to track metrics and make reliable…