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Research Article (preprint): “Charting Open Science Landscapes: Institutional Patterns of Engagement Across U.S. Academic Libraries”
The article (preprint) linked below was recently shared on OSF. Title Charting Open Science Landscapes: Institutional Patterns of Engagement Across U.S. Academic Libraries Authors Kristen Scotti Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Chenyue Jiao University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Melanie Gainey Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Emily Bongiovanni Carnegie Mellon University Libraries Emma [...]
“Former Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden Speaks Out About Her Firing by Trump”; “The U.S. Copyright Office Used to be Fairly Low-Drama. Not Anymore”; & More Headlines
IMLS In About Face, Judge Denies ALA’s Bid for Injunction Blocking IMLS Destruction (via Words & Money) Library of Congress Former Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden Speaks Out About Her Firing by Trump (via CBS News) Michigan Michigan Librarian Pushes Back Against Years of Harassment From Moms For Liberty [...]
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Tennessee: “Rutherford Library Board Rescinds Decision to Remove Books on Transgender Issues”
From the The Daily News Journal: A unanimous Rutherford County Library System Board voted June 2 to rescind a March decision to remove books promoting “transgenderism or ‘gender confusion’ in minors.” Pending new board chairman Cody York called for the vote after he had persuaded the majority in March to remove the books on transgender […]
Generative AI Policy Creation in Higher Education; Science-Integrity Project Will Root Out Bad Medical Papers ‘And Tell Everyone’; & More Headlines
AI In the Room Where It Happens: Generative AI Policy Creation in Higher Education (via EDUCAUSE Review) Student Perspectives on the Benefits and Risks of AI in Education (preprint, via arXiv) Reddit Sues Anthropic For Allegedly Not Paying for Training Data (via TechCrunch) Three Essentials for Agentic AI Security (via Sloan Management Review) What’s Next […]
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AI Now Institute Releases “Artificial Power: 2025 Landscape Report”
From the AI Now Institute Website: Artificial Power, our 2025 Landscape Report, puts forward an actionable strategy for the public to reclaim agency over the future of AI. In the aftermath of the “AI boom,” the report examines how the push to integrate AI products everywhere grants AI companies – and the tech oligarchs that […]
Report: Landmark Research Project Sheds New Light on the Future of Digital Books
From the UC Davis Library: A landmark research project led by the University of California Libraries provides new insight into what students, faculty and researchers want to be able to do with digital books, and how libraries, publishers and distributors of digital books can better meet those needs within the parameters of U.S. copyright law. […]
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“Figshare & the Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative: Supporting Research Transparency and Reproducibility”; “Data vs MAGA: Academics and Librarians Scramble to Save U.S. Government Records From Trump’s Axe”; & More Headlines
College and Research Libraries News The June 2025 Issue (Vol. 86, No. 6) of College and Research Libraries News (C&RL News) is Now Available Online Data Data vs MAGA: Academics and Librarians Scramble to Save U.S. Government Records From Trump’s Axe (via University Affairs) Generalist Repository Ecosystem Initiative (GREI) Figshare & the Generalist Repository Ecosystem […]
Report From Knowledge Rights 21 (KR21): “Barriers and Enablers for Open Science in Copyright Law”
From KR21: The study “Barriers and Enablers for Open Science in Copyright Law” lays the groundwork for discussions on the need to align copyright law with Open Science objectives. The study highlights that even the efforts and activities of Open Science, which legally depend on private licences and contracts, are potentially severely hindered by copyright […]
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