From an Ai2 Announcement: Scientists don’t lack for questions they want answered—they lack hours in the day and tools they can trust to get those answers. Experimental logs live in spreadsheets; instrument readings arrive as CSVs; and results tables pile up across projects. Turning those structured files into answers takes time and often requires advanced […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From PEN America: In a new report documenting public school book bans over the 2024-2025 school year, PEN America cites alarming censorship pressures on school districts including: new federal efforts to restrict education that amplify rhetoric from state and local efforts to ban books; persistent attacks conflating LGBTQ+ identities as “sexually explicit;” and state-mandated bans […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From Reuters: Archived crop and livestock reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were set to transfer to a new government website on Wednesday with the agency’s existing online archive, hosted by Cornell University’s Mann Library, decommissioned, the USDA and a Cornell official said on Tuesday. The USDA’s online Economics, Statistics and Market Information System, […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s ALA Statement: The American Library Association (ALA) expressed disappointment with today’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) vote to end E-Rate support for library and school hotspot lending programs, which provided critical connectivity to millions of public library patrons who lack reliable internet access at home. “We don’t yet know the full extent […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The interview (listen online and/or download) with Dr. Hayden aired today (September 29, 2025) on WYPR’s Midday program. From the WYPR Website: Tom’s first guest today is Dr. Carla Hayden. She was named the 14th Librarian of Congress in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama. Prior to her nomination, she led Baltimore’s Enoch Pratt Free Library for 23 years. […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Journal of the Copyright Society Libraries and Collections, and the Annual Review of Selected Copyright Cases Volume 72, Issue 3; 2025 72 J. Copyright Soc’y 593 Direct to Complete TOC (with Abstracts) In This Issue Recent Developments In Copyright Law: Selected Annotated Cases Thomas Kjellberg, Joelle Milov, Dasha Chestukhin and Jaime Berman with Allison Furnari, […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Title Open Resilience: Building Infrastructure Together (ORBIT) Source Invest in Open Infrastructure Authors Sarah Lippincott Lauren Collister Katherine E Skinner Chrys Wu DOI 10.5281/zenodo.17193778 From the IoI Blog: US-based library consortia provide an essential collaborative framework that enables academic institutions to achieve preservation, access, innovation, and educational goals that would be impossible individually. The report […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The research article (preprint) linked below was recently shared on medRxiv. Title Comparing Five Generative AI Chatbots’ Answers to LLM-Generated Clinical Questions with Medical Information Scientists’ Evidence Summaries Authors Mallory N. Blasingame Taneya Y. Koonce Annette M. Williams Jing Su Dario A. Giuse Poppy A. Krum Nunzia B. Giuse Affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center (All […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
New From EDUCAUSE: Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is having a profound impact on higher education. In the 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition, GenAI was included—either explicitly or implicitly—in all six of the key technologies and practices anticipated to have significant impact on the future of teaching and learning: AI Tools for Teaching and […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From the Court Docket (9/25) From the Associated Press U.S. District Judge William Alsup issued the preliminary approval in San Francisco federal court Thursday after the two sides worked to address his concerns about the settlement, which will pay authors and publishers about $3,000 for each of the books covered by the agreement. It does […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The article (full text) linked below was recently published by the Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JOLIS). Title What Do Librarians Look Like? Stereotyping of a Profession by Generative AI Authors Dirk HR Spennemann Charles Stuart University Kay Oddone Charles Stuart University Source Journal of Librarianship and Information Science (JOLIS) DOI: 10.1177/09610006251357286 Abstract This study […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Here’s the full text of today’s announcement from Getty: Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From Getty:The Getty Foundation announced today it has awarded $2.6 million for 12 grants to libraries, museums, and universities across the United States through its Black Visual Arts Archives program. Designed to increase access to archival collections across the country that […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From EDUCAUSE: Sophie and Jenay talk with Leo S. Lo, Jeanne Beatrix Law, and Anissa Vega about practical strategies for guiding student and faculty AI use and literacy. Takeaways from this episode: Providing multiple entry points for faculty to learn about and use artificial intelligence (AI) is crucial to building AI literacy and empowering faculty […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The article linked below was recently published IFLA Journal. Title Generative Artificial Intelligence and University Libraries in Latin America Authors Humberto Martínez-CamachoUniversidad Panamericana, Mexico César Saavedra-AlamillaUNAM, MexicoJosmel Pacheco-MendozaUNAM, Mexico Juan D Machin-MastromatteoUniversidad Científica del SUR, Lima, Peru Source IFLA Journal (2025) DOI: 10.1177/03400352251348246 Abstract This article explores the use of generative artificial intelligence in Latin ...| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement From CNI: The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is pleased to welcome Kate Zwaard as its next executive director,effective September 15, 2025. Kate joins CNI from the Library of Congress (LC), where she has served since 2011, presiding over the Library’s comprehensive digital transformation and establishing the organization […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From The News Tribune: The Pierce County Library System is being sued over a data breach earlier this year that compromised basic personal details of more than 335,000 people, court records show. Between April 15 and April 21, unauthorized access into the library’s system led to certain files being copied and taken, according to a […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The preprint linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title Paper2Agent: Reimagining Research Papers As Interactive and Reliable AI Agents Authors Jiacheng Miao Stanford University Joe R. Davis Stanford University Jonathan K. Pritchard Stanford University James Zou Stanford University Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.06917 Abstract We introduce Paper2Agent, an automated framework that converts research papers […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Primary Document: Settlement Agreement (39 pages; PDF) (via CourtListener) From The NY Times: In a landmark settlement, Anthropic, a leading artificial intelligence company, has agreed to pay $1.5 billion to a group of authors and publishers after a judge ruled it had illegally downloaded and stored millions of copyrighted books. The settlement is largest payout […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The article linked below was recently published by Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. Title Journal Article: AI For Scientific Integrity: Detecting Ethical Breaches, Errors, and Misconduct in Manuscripts Authors Diogo Pellegrina University of Saskatchewan Mohamed Helmy University of Saskatchewan Idaho State University Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore Source Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence Volume 8 […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From The Wall Street Journal (via The Hindustan Times) Are men more likely than women to use generative artificial intelligence? The answer, according to a recent working paper, is yes. The authors looked at generative AI adoption globally and found a pronounced gap in men’s and women’s usage of AI, both professionally and in everyday life. […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The article linked below was recently published by Quantitative Science Studies (QSS) Title On the Open Road to Universal Indexing: OpenAlex and Open Journal Systems Authors Diego Chavarro Juan Pablo Alperin John Willinsky Source Quantitative Science Studies (QSS) DOI: 10.1162/qss.a.17 Abstract This study examines OpenAlex’s indexing of Journals Using Open Journal Systems (JUOJS), reflecting two […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The research article linked below (preprint) was recently posted on arXiv. Title The More You Automate, the Less You See: Hidden Pitfalls of AI Scientist Systems Authors Ziming Luo Carnegie Mellon University Atoosa Kasirzadeh Carnegie Mellon University Nihar B. Shah Carnegie Mellon University Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2509.08713 Abstract AI scientist systems, capable of autonomously […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From Nature: An analysis of tens of thousands of research-paper submissions has shown a dramatic increase in the presence of text generated using artificial intelligence (AI) in the past few years, an academic publisher has found. The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) found that 23% of abstracts in manuscripts and 5% of peer-review reports […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
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From Leiden Madtrics Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) tools like ChatGPT are increasingly finding their way into research and scholarly publishing. This trend brings a pressing challenge: how do academics clearly disclose the use of AI in their research workflows? Right now, many disclosures are either too vague (e.g. “We used ChatGPT to improve clarity”) or […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Here’s the Full Text of the Launch Announcement From the BTAA (Big Ten Academic Alliance): In partnership with seven Big Ten-affiliated university presses, the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Center for Library Programs announces the expansion of the Big Ten Open Books project with the publication of the second 100-book collection. The second collection is centered […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From a Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) Announcement: On July 8, 2025, COAR officially launched the COAR International Repository Directory (IRD). The IRD will act as an authoritative source of information about repositories, providing the community with an accurate and timely record of the current repository landscape. This is more important than ever now […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From the Open Science Monitoring Initiative: To fully take advantage of the adoption of the 2021 UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science, transparent and representative monitoring must be put in place to drive and support the intended change. It is also vital to identify effective actions and priority gaps. To compensate for the lack of global […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From the Joint Statement (via The Scholarly Kitchen): This year has brought unprecedented challenges to the U.S. research enterprise – sweeping federal funding cuts, capricious reductions in the federal workforce, and destabilizing attacks on universities, laboratories, and federal research agencies. More than simply a policy shift, these actions adversely affect America’s scientific enterprise and will […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Here’s the Complete Statement From NIH: As part of its ongoing commitment to scientific transparency and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced plans to implement a new policy that will cap how much publishers can charge NIH-supported scientists to make their research findings publicly accessible. This initiative reflects […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From a Computers in Libraries Article by Michael Blackwell, Jennie Rose Halperin, Catherine Mason, and Carmi Parker: In 2018, Rebecca Giblin and her colleagues created the E-lending Project, measuring in various studies the availability, license terms, and prices of digital titles in Australia. Additionally, using one library vendor, it internationally compared digital findings to print in […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
Ed. Note: Many thanks to Sage for honoring our request and removing the paywall to this article. Title Citizen Science In Libraries Worldwide: A Systematic Review Authors Dolores Mumelaš National and University Library, Zagreb, Croatia Ivana Matijević National and University Library, Zagreb, Croatia Tomislav Ivanjko National and University Library, Zagreb, Croatia Source Journal of Librarianship […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From the Associated Press: Nearly one million books published as early as the 15th century — and in 254 languages — are part of a Harvard University collection being released to AI researchers Thursday. Also coming soon are troves of old newspapers and government documents held by Boston’s public library. [Clip] “It is a prudent […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From a NISO Release (Full Text): Last month, NISO convened two workshops to explore how the scholarly communication community can collectively respond to challenges arising from the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in publishing and content distribution infrastructure. The workshops brought together participants from publishing houses, platform developers, and research technology teams to focus on […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From an ACRL Announcement: ACRL announces the publication of The Open Science Cookbook, edited by Emily Bongiovanni, Melanie Gainey, Chasz Griego, and Lencia McKee, a collection of lesson plans and activities for supporting openly accessible, reproducible research. [Clip] The Open Science Cookbook provides a wide variety of lesson plans and learning activities for supporting […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The article linked below was published today the PLOS Global Public Health. Title Gender Pay Gaps and Inequity at Science Publishers Authors Jocalyn ClarkThe BMJ Elizabeth ZuccalaMedical Journal of Australia Source PLOS Global Public Health, 5(6): e0004673 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004673 From the Article: The world’s largest science publishers wield enormous influence – publishing research and commentary […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From the University of Texas Libraries: The University of Texas at Austin announces the appointment of Robert H. McDonald as Senior Vice Provost and Director of the University of Texas Libraries, effective August 16, 2025. McDonald currently serves as Dean of University Libraries and Senior Vice Provost of Online and Extended Education at the University […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From Nature: Ivan Oransky, the co-founder of research–integrity blog Retraction Watch, has repeatedly warned of the industrial-level scale of research misconduct, stressing that paper mills are just a symptom of an academic reward system focused on metrics such as university rankings and quantity of publications. In the absence of any other metric, retraction rates are […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The article (preprint) shared below was posted today on the portal: Libraries and the Academy website. Title Excellence in Research Library Leadership: The Key Virtues Author Stephen TownUniversity of York, UK Source Preprint Versionportal: Libraries and the AcademyVol. 25, No. 3 (2025) Abstract This paper seeks to define the qualities of a good research library […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The preprint linked below was recently share on arXiv. Title Persistent Hierarchy in Contemporary International Collaboration Authors Lili Miao Indiana University Vincent Larivière Université de Montréal Université du Québec à Montréal Byungkyu Lee New York University Yong-Yeol Ahn Indiana University Cassidy R. Sugimoto Georgia Institute of Technology Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2410.13020 Abstract Science is […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The article (abstract only) linked below was published today by Nature Human Behaviour. Title An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of ChatGPT on Creativity Authors Byung Cheol Lee University of Houston Jaeyeon (Jae) Chung University of Houston Source Nature Human Behaviour (2024) DOI: 10.1038/s41562-024-01953-1 Abstract This paper investigates the potential of ChatGPT for helping humans […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From Rare Book School (University of Virginia): “Collecting Daily Life in Early American Manuscripts” — The 2024 NEH-SHARP Living American History in Primary Documents Lecture by Ashley Cataldo was recorded on July 31, 2024 in Charlottesville, VA. Description The is no doubt the early American manuscript is collectible. From autographs of the Founders to writings […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From the CBC: A trove of documents detailing more than two centuries of tornado events in Canada is now available to anyone with an internet connection. The files were housed in Environment Canada’s archives, and have been digitized and posted online as part of a multi-year project spearheaded by the Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP) at […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET