(16 May 2023) Andreas Mace, Systems Librarian at the National Library of Sweden, shares views on the 2 posts regarding the limitations of the unified vision for library systems, and also some loosely coupled software and services, that together create a modular library systems landscape. Part 1 can be found here. Part 2 can…
(24 May 2023) How should academic libraries respond to the maturing of Artificial Intelligence? This the first in a series of posts about Collections as Data, AI, computational approaches to Arts and Humanities, signposting to resources, networks, reports and events. Read more here.
(17 May 2023) Dozens of the world’s most highly cited researchers (HCRs) have changed their primary affiliations to Saudi universities instead of their main employer, despite often being only guest researchers or research fellows at the Saudi institution. This misleading affiliation has boosted the standing of these higher education institutions in university global ranking tables…
(29 May 2023) Post Specification: Provide expertise in acquiring print books and e-books into the Libraries’ collections. As the primary liaison with vendors regarding print resources, responsible for negotiating licenses, ordering, and managing access to electronic resources. Key Duties and Responsibilities: Manages the life cycle processes for library resources and serves as the expert resource…
(22 May 2023) It has been revealed that a portion of e-books has been leaked from the online bookstore Aladin. Amid claims that one million copies have been leaked, Aladin has requested a police investigation while assessing the extent of the damage. Aladin posted a notice on its website under the name of CEO Choi…
By Ruth A. Pagell* (18 May 2023) It is almost a year since I put gender aside, leaving the piece on gender identity to be completed later. During this time while I was reviewing new books, evaluating QS’ new sustainability rankings, and immersing myself in Academic Freedom, there was a shift from SDGs to…
(24 May 2023) Content reuse is central to most medical communications projects, but navigating the copyright guidelines applicable to this reuse remains a challenge for some agencies and clients. In this post, CCC provides you with four copyright tips that will help you better understand how published material can be leveraged in your projects in…
(18 May 2023) Legal and compliance leaders should address their organization’s exposure to six specific ChatGPT risks, and what guardrails to establish to ensure responsible enterprise use of generative AI tools, according to Gartner, Inc. “The output generated by ChatGPT and other large language model (LLM) tools are prone to several risks,” said Ron Friedmann,…
(16 May 2023) Twenty bus stops across Boston were outfitted last week with quick response, or QR, codes allowing riders to browse and borrow audiobooks, e-books, e-newspapers and e-magazines from the Boston Public Library, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Thursday. Users are not required to have a library card or download an app to access the…
(25 May 2023) WHO is proud to announce a transformative digital platform, data.who.int, a one-stop shop for health data. Data.who.int fulfills WHO’s commitment to provide health data as a public good; it is powered by the ambitious technologies of WHO’s World Health Data Hub, delivering an end-to-end solution for WHO data processes. From collection to use,…