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NewsLink Spotlight

A 2024 Pew Research Center Check-In
by Brandi Scardilli
NewsBreaks often covers recent surveys and reports from Pew Research Center, "a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world." Its website has 12 main topic sections, each showcasing the latest research, which is collected in reports, fact sheets, or other formats that extrapolate respondents' answers to cover the entire U.S. (or other) population. Here are some of the latest reports and other analyses from throughout 2024.

Weekly News Digests

Sage Updates Its Free Collection of Research on Academic Freedom and Censorship
"With academic censorship and book bans on the rise in the U.S., Sage has updated its collection of free-to-read research highlighting the effects of academic censorship on democracy, social-emotional learning, higher education, and more."
Digital Science Rolls Out ReadCube Pro, Featuring an Artificial Intelligence Assistant
"Digital Science announces ReadCube Pro, an AI-powered expansion of ReadCube, offering researchers new tools to simplify and accelerate literature management and literature monitoring workflows."
Research Solutions Overhauls Its Brand Identity to Center Artificial Intelligence
Research Solutions, Inc. unveiled "a new brand and product suite. The new identity reflects the company's deep integration of AI capabilities into their platform and its strategy to support the evolving needs of researchers in every industry."
Frontiers Enters Into OA Partnership With Chinese Science and Tech Institutions
"Frontiers, a leading publisher of peer-reviewed open access journals, is pleased to announce a new partnership with China's National Science and Technology Library (NSTL)."
Library of Congress Awards Teaching With Primary Sources Grants
"The Library of Congress Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives Office, under the Center for Learning Literacy and Engagement, has awarded Teaching with Primary Sources grants to 23 first-time and 19 continuing grantee organizations located in the U.S. and Puerto Rico."

NewsBreaks

Global Summit on Disinformation Traces Battle Lines in the War Against Disinformation
by Dave Shumaker
This year's fourth annual Global Summit on Disinformation, like its predecessors, presented a vivid picture of the ongoing conflict between the purveyors of disinformation and the defenders of responsible journalism. More than its predecessors, however, it positioned that conflict within the context of the challenges to open, democratic society.

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