(22 Jan 2024) Open science is a broad term that refers to the movement of making the entire research life cycle freely available to everyone, from citizens and students to research professionals. This includes sharing research plans, protocols, materials, data and papers through open-access platforms. The practice of open science is on an upswing.…
(16 Jan 2024) Morressier today announced a strategic partnership with Clear Skies, specialized in paper-mill detection. The collaboration introduces a powerful paper-mill detection tool to the Morressier platform, reinforcing the company’s commitment to support the scholarly community in maintaining the highest standards of research integrity. Morressier users now have access to advanced paper-mill detection, seamlessly…
(16 Jan 2024) Elsevier today launches Scopus AI – a generative AI product to help researchers and research institutions get fast and accurate summaries and research insights that support collaboration and societal impact. Scopus AI is based on Scopus’ trusted content from over 27,000 academic journals, from more than 7,000 publishers worldwide, with over 1.8 billion…
(16 Jan 2024) SMU Libraries, together with SMU Academy will be hosting the second intake of the Emerging Library Leaders’ Summer School for Asia-Pacific (ELLSSA) to be held between 8 – 12 July 2024 in Singapore (Watch the successful inaugural intake here). The programme is now open for registration. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? The programme…
(8 Jan 2024) When someone hears the phrase “I work with video games for a living,” there are many different careers that may come to mind: YouTubers, streamers, and coders. One job that probably will not is librarian. However, that is exactly my purview at Mississippi State University (MSU). I act as the University’s Extended…
(11 Jan 2024) There are two primary LLM branches: generative AI (like OpenAI’s GPTs and models from Anthropic, Google, and Facebook) known for crafting text, and the less-heralded interpretive AI (exemplified by BERT—Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers) designed to understand text. ChatGPT has popularized generative AI, sparking immense interest. BERT has quietly remained in…
(8 Jan 2024) On December 4, 2023, the Italian Publishers Association (AIE) filed a copyright complaint against Anna’s Archive. Established in 1869, AIE represents publishers of books, scientific journals, and digital content, controlling 90 percent of the local market. AIE’s complaint cites over 30 books, emphasizing that this is just a glimpse of the content…
(8 Jan 2024) Kompas Gramedia, a major Indonesian conglomerate with a robust book publishing unit, is exploring the potential of blockchain technology to tackle the persistent issue of online content piracy. Adi Ekatama, the publishing director of the Group of Retail & Publishing (GoRP) division, expressed optimism that blockchain, particularly non-fungible tokens (NFTs), could play…
(11 Jan 2024) In early 2023, the Core Metadata & Collections Leadership Team asked former member of the Cataloging Competencies Task Force, Dr. Karen Snow, to lead an effort to revise the “Core Competencies for Cataloging and Metadata Professional Librarians.” The revision team worked during 2023 to update the 2017 document. Their effort was informed by 2022 survey research data…
(10 Jan 2024) The Document Information Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, established in 1950, is recruiting high-level science and technology talents both domestically and internationally. Positions available include roles in data-driven scientific intelligence research, key technology research in scientific literature content mining, AI-enabled intelligence perception, and intellectual property strategic intelligence research. …