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NewsLink Spotlight |
| Open Data Under Attack: How to Find Data and Why It Is More Important Than Ever |
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by Jessica Hilburn
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| This land was made for you and me, and so was the data collected with our taxpayer dollars. Open data is data that is accessible, shareable, and able to be used by anyone. While any person, company, or organization can create and publish open data, the federal and state governments are by far the largest providers of open data. |
Weekly News Digests |
| Library Community Rallies to Save IMLS |
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On March 14, the Trump administration issued an executive order stating that "the non-statutory components and functions of [seven listed] governmental entities shall be eliminated to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law, and such entities shall reduce the performance of their statutory functions and associated personnel to the minimum presence and function required by law. ..." IMLS is on the list. We knew it was coming, but what does it actually mean? What can you and your community do to help? |
| The JSTOR Access in Prison Program Reaches 1 Million-User Milestone |
| "In just over a year, the JSTOR Access in Prison program has doubled its reach in US state and federal prison facilities." |
| The Presearch Search Engine Raises Funds for a Decentralized Web Index |
| "Presearch, the ultra private, non-profiling, Web3 meta-search engine that does not track users or sell data to advertisers, today announced the official launch of its WeFunder campaign to raise $1,200,000." |
NewsBreaks |
| The Role of Copyright in Safeguarding Artistic Integrity |
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by Kelly LeBlanc
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| The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and authorship challenges in creative fields has ignited fierce debates about copyright protection, artistic ownership, and the fundamental nature of creativity itself. ... Let's look at a few examples of artistic copyright challenges in our modern times though the mediums of photography, AI-generated artwork, and authorship. |
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