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How Cybercriminals Are Weaponizing AI Against Libraries video clip

How Cybercriminals Are Weaponizing AI Against Libraries

“Cybercriminals are using AI to automate attacks, to practice more convincing scams, and exploit vulnerabilities that technology can’t really protect,” begins Stephanie Thero, manager of technology services at Yellowhead Regional Library in Alberta, Canada, in this clip from her recent talk at Internet Librarian Connect. She goes on to enumerate the kinds of scams libraries and librarians can expect to encounter and how to be vigilant and recognize them when they occur.

NewsLink Spotlight

The Latest Pew Research Center Reports From 2025
by Brandi Scardilli
ITI 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." This Spotlight features some of the latest reports and other analyses from 2025.

Weekly News Digests

The Scholarly Kitchen Looks Back on the First Quarter of the 21st Century
Todd Carpenter, executive director of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), writes "Hot Takes on the First Quarter of 21st Century Scholarly Publishing" for The Scholarly Kitchen.
Reuters Previews 2026 AI Copyright Lawsuits
Blake Brittain writes "AI Copyright Battles Enter Pivotal Year as US Courts Weigh Fair Use" for Reuters.
ByWater Solutions Plans Library Cybersecurity Webinar Series
"ByWater Solutions is partnering with Novare Library Services to provide a Digital Defense: Strengthening Library Cybersecurity Webinar Series in Spring 2026."
Digital Science Announces the Latest Catalyst Grant Winners
by Barbie E. Keiser
The 2025 Catalyst Grant winners—FigureTwo and Pathfinder—advance global research through innovations in data visualization. Both winning teams have used AI to make complex scientific research data more accessible to the public and intelligible to policymakers.
Lucidea Provides Tips for Special Librarians Using AI
Lauren Hays writes "Balancing Human Oversight With AI: Tips for Special Librarians" for Lucidea's Think Clearly blog.
The Library of Congress Shares Its Plans for America250
The Library of Congress (LC) chose a theme for its celebration of the U.S.'s 250th birthday: It's Your Story. New exhibitions of its collections will include The Declaration's Promise, Alive in Many Hands: 50 Years of the American Folklife Center, and The Two Georges: Parallel Lives in an Age of Revolution.

NewsBreaks

40 Years of Celebrating One of History's Greatest Civil Rights Leaders
by Anthony Aycock
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed on Jan. 20, 1986—40 years ago. As part of that commemoration, this article will review the best MLK-related resources on the web. I'll also throw in a few resources related to Black history, which is celebrated in the month of February. 

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