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September 5, 2024 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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EveryLibrary Plans a Free Online Literary Festival During Banned Books Week
EveryLibrary is hosting EveryLibrary Live!, a celebration of reading and libraries during Banned Books Week 2024, Sept. 22–27. “This new literary festival will feature 45+ authors, First Amendment experts, and publishing professionals … online across social media. It is free to attend and open to the public,” EveryLibrary shares. There will be 25 online panels discussing “the joy of writing, the culture of reading, the challenges of censorship, and the celebration of the First Amendment.” Participating authors include Jason Reynolds, Laurie Halse Anderson, Stephen Chbosky, Malinda Lo, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, Julia Quinn, and Paula Poundstone.The festival will be held live and on demand via EveryLibrary’s Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. For more information, read the announcement.
Mental Health Foundation Provides Tips for Managing Election Stress
Lauren Krouse writes the following in “Election Stress: Tips to Manage Anxious Feelings About Politics” for The Jed Foundation:Your political anxiety likely has to do with a lot more than Election Day itself. It’s about the news headlines and social media posts about the increased cost of living, climate change, and gun violence. It’s the decreased protections for LGBTQIA+ youth, youth of color, and other marginalized groups in the U.S. It’s the uncertainty you’re likely feeling after the pandemic gave way to increased loneliness and mental health challenges. … Political stress, political anxiety, or even anger you may feel over politics can be hard to cope with, but you don’t have to carry it alone. With a few strategies and some support, you can begin to feel better, regain a sense of agency, and channel your energy into taking care of yourself and—if it feels right for you—taking action. For more information, read the article.
OCLC Receives IMLS Grant to Update and Relaunch a Continuing Education Program
OCLC announced the following:OCLC has been awarded a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to partner with the Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) to develop a free online continuing education program for public library staff. The project will replace an outdated series and result in a new set of courses for library staff on core library services such as collection development, collection maintenance, cataloging, and delivery of programming and services that are responsive to community needs. For more information, read the press release.
WIRED Reports on the Deal Between OpenAI and Condé Nast
Kate Knibbs writes the following in “Condé Nast Signs Deal With OpenAI” for WIRED:Condé Nast and OpenAI have struck a multi-year deal that will allow the AI giant to use content from the media giant’s roster of properties—which includes the New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit, and, yes, WIRED. The deal will allow OpenAI to surface stories from these outlets in both ChatGPT and the new SearchGPT prototype. … Specific terms of the partnership have not been disclosed. OpenAI declined to comment on the deal’s terms. For more information, read the article.
Sage Unveils a New Journal on Climate Change
Sage rolled out a new open peer review journal, Dialogues on Climate Change, which is “designed to foster rigorous critical thinking across the full spectrum of climate change topics. The journal will facilitate interdisciplinary debates among scholars from the social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences, and humanities” and “examine the physical and social causes and effects of climate change and explore responses to the climate crisis.” Part of Sage’s Dialogues journal series, it will publish three issues per year on a Subscribe to Open (S2O) basis until the end of 2025.For more information, read the press release.
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