Library Link of the Day
The Library Link of the Day provides you with a daily link for keeping up to date with the library profession. Destinations include the latest library news, good reads on the web, and other valuable resources that a library knowledge worker should know about. The link is presented without commentary. Links always lead to free content, but sometimes require registration (also free).
This Month's Links:
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Carnival Cruise Line quietly phases out a cruise ship staple [TheStreet]
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Police respond to bomb threats at libraries in Aurora, Evanston, Addison [CBS News]
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
OpenAI confirms that AI writing detectors don’t work [Ars Technica]
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Book Publishing Has a Toys ‘R’ Us Problem [The Atlantic]
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Shining a Light on the Digital Dark Age [Long Now]
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
Can Inadequate Corrections Turn Misinformation into Disinformation? [The Scholarly Kitchen]
SEPTEMBER 9, 2023
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work [Associated Press]
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Teachers and Librarians Describe a Climate of Fear Stoked By New Laws [PEN America]
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
US appeals court curbs Copyright Office's mandatory deposit policy [Reuters]
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023
SEPTEMBER 3, 2023
Machine Learning and WorldCat: improving records for cataloging and discovery [Hanging Together]
SEPTEMBER 2, 2023
A Book Is a Book Is a Book—Except When It’s an e-Book [The Insider]
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
AI is killing the grand bargain at the heart of the web. 'We're in a different world.' [Insider]
AUGUST 31, 2023
AUGUST 30, 2023
FBI steps in as Davis public library targeted with 3rd bomb threat [CBS Sacramento]
AUGUST 29, 2023
AUGUST 28, 2023
AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted, rules a US federal judge [The Verge]
AUGUST 27, 2023
Moms for Liberty is growing in Wisconsin as critics call them extremists [Wisconsin Watch]
AUGUST 26, 2023
Wikipedia Will Survive A.I. [Slate]
AUGUST 25, 2023
Secretary of State condemns rash of bomb threats at libraries [All Things Considered]
AUGUST 24, 2023
AUGUST 23, 2023
He’s tried to ‘liberate’ colors for years. His latest: the ‘Barbiest pink.’ [The Washington Post]
AUGUST 22, 2023
Use of AI Is Seeping Into Academic Journals—and It’s Proving Difficult to Detect [Wired]
AUGUST 21, 2023
Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to ‘ChatGPT-proof’ assignments [Associated Press]
AUGUST 20, 2023
These Women Tried to Warn Us About AI [Rolling Stone]
AUGUST 19, 2023
Hamilton East Library Board president to be replaced after John Green controversy [WRTV]
AUGUST 18, 2023
Kiwi academic’s thesis put up for sale without his knowledge [1News]
AUGUST 17, 2023
School district uses ChatGPT to help remove library books [Popular Science]
AUGUST 16, 2023
AUGUST 15, 2023
AUGUST 13, 2023
Amazon removes books ‘generated by AI’ for sale under author’s name [The Guardian]
AUGUST 13, 2023
The plot thickens: The battle over books comes at a cost [NPR]
AUGUST 12, 2023
AUGUST 11, 2023
ChatGPT and Generative AI Tools for Learning and Research [Computers in Libraries]
AUGUST 10, 2023
Wiley journal editors resign en masse, fired chief editor speaks [Retraction Watch]
AUGUST 9, 2023
AUGUST 8, 2023
The Small-Town Library That Became a Culture War Battleground [The Nation]
AUGUST 7, 2023
Feud Over AI Book Cover Has Authors at Each Other’s Throats [The Daily Beast]
AUGUST 6, 2023
The Coming Enshittification of Public Libraries [Nine Lives]
AUGUST 5, 2023
Judge Finds Revived Amazon E-book Monopoly Suit Should Proceed [Publishers Weekly]
AUGUST 4, 2023
A.I.’s Impact on Publishing: Fear and Change [AI2.NEWS]
AUGUST 3, 2023
AUGUST 2, 2023
Elsevier takes Scopus to the Next Level with Generative AI [Elsevier]
AUGUST 1, 2023
JULY 31, 2023
How book-banning campaigns have changed the lives and education of librarians [LLRX]
JULY 30, 2023
The possible impact of AI on search and discovery? [Aaron Tay]
JULY 29, 2023
Secondary publishing rights can improve public access to academic research [The Conversation]
JULY 28, 2023
JULY 27, 2023
The Generative AI Battle Has a Fundamental Flaw [Wired]
JULY 26, 2023
Public libraries are the latest front in culture war battle over books [The Washington Post]
JULY 25, 2023
JULY 24, 2023
Gov. Evers signs sweeping reading literacy bill into law [Wisconsin Public Radio]
