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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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Great Reads for 2023
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by Brandi Scardilli
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To celebrate the new year, NewsBreaks and Information Today contributors and staffers are sharing the (already published and to-be-published) books they're most looking forward to reading in 2023, whether for pleasure, for education, or both. I hope this helps you find your next great read!
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Digital Science Adds metaphacts to Its Portfolio of Companies
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Digital Science acquired Germany-based metaphacts, "a knowledge graph and decision intelligence software company."
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IFLA Seeks New Secretary General
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Barbara Lison, IFLA's president, posted the following on IFLA's website: "The IFLA Governing Board is pleased to announce the opening of the search for a new Secretary General. The internationally experienced, executive search company Society has been engaged to assist with this process."
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Book Riot Shares List of 2023 State Legislation Targeting Libraries
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Kelly Jensen writes the following in "Proposed Legislation in Several States to Eliminate LGBTQ+, 'Obscene' Books" for Book Riot: "Right-wing politicians got the new legislative year off to an impressive start with several new bills across the country directly targeting books, reading, and intellectual freedom."
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EveryLibrary Institute Publishes Policy Brief on Opposing 2023 Legislation Targeting Libraries
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The EveryLibrary Institute released a policy brief, Opposing Attempts to Criminalize Librarianship Through State Obscenity Laws (registration required).
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The Effectiveness of Using AI Engines to Write Articles
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Jon Christian writes the following in "CNET's Article-Writing AI Is Already Publishing Very Dumb Errors" for Futurism: "Last week, we reported that the prominent technology news site CNET had been quietly publishing articles generated by an unspecified 'AI engine.' ... [W]e couldn't help but notice that one of the ... articles ... makes a series of boneheaded errors that drag the concept of replacing human writers with AI down to earth."
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EDI Perspectives, Part 3
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by Gwen M. Gregory
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Gwen M. Gregory, associate dean for collections management at Northern Illinois University's Founders Memorial Library, writes a column for Information Today that explores issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI, sometimes referred to as DEI) in the information industry. Here's a look at her columns from April to November/December 2022, which have been lightly edited and condensed for the web.
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Streaming Media (streamingmedia.com/Articles/Blog): the go-to destination for opinion, analysis, and insights into the entire online video ecosystem
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