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From Dall-E to ChatGPT: Navigating AI in Academic Libraries - Webcast (ACRL) Join ACRL from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Central on Wednesday, October 11 for the Online Learning webcast “From Dall-E to ChatGPT: Navigating AI in Academic Libraries. Lately, it seems like everywhere...

University of Leeds Research Report on Potentials for AI in LIbraries According to the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) "The Library at the University of Leeds in the UK has just issued a fascinating report on AI in what they call “library spaces” titled...

Celebrate Peer Review Week 2023 According to ACRL Insider "Peer Review Week is annual event celebrating the value of peer review and the essential role it plays in maintaining research quality. Running from September 25 to 29, 2023, it brings together scholarly...

MIT Libraries Receives Grant From Mellon Foundation to Support Postdoctoral Research Program According to this post on the MIT Libraries website "MIT Libraries has received a grant of $500,000 from the Mellon Foundation for a second cohort in the postdoctoral research...

New Report: “Alternative Publishing Platforms. What Have We Learnt?” Citing Knowledge Exchange, infoDOCKET reports that "Different alternative publishing platforms have appeared over recent years. But what are their pros and cons? Do they differ significantly from...

EBSCO Information Services pursues generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) opportunities EBSCO Information Services, ..., is embracing the power of generative artificial intelligence (AI). Recognizing the transformative potential of generative AI in the realm of...

UCLA Library Receives $4.2 Million Political Cartoon Collection Spanning Centuries According to this post on UCLA Newsroom "A world-class collection of political cartoons and caricatures created between 1690 and 2022 has been donated to UCLA Library by Michael and...

ACS, Elsevier, and ResearchGate resolve litigation, introduce copyright-compliant sharing solution to aid researchers Citing a recent press release, KnowledgeSpeak notes that "In a significant development, ACS and Elsevier, both members of the Coalition for...

Project Gutenberg is offering audiobooks powered by AI According to Good e-Reader "Project Gutenberg is one of the best places to download royalty-free ebooks in a myriad of popular formats, such as EPUB and MOBI. The company has millions of monthly downloads and is...