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Working in a library sector. learning about scholarly communication & open access.
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French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.

All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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熊本豪雨被害 図書館では本も水に…片付けに追われる 厳しい暑さの中で作業も
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【中継】熊本豪雨被害 図書館では本も水に…片付けに追われる 厳しい暑さの中で作業も|日テレNEWS NNN
記録的大雨となった熊本県で、これまでにわかっている被害の状況を整理します。
news.ntv.co.jp
August 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Investigating the “Feeling Rules” of Generative AI and Imagining Alternative Futures by Andrea Baer

"rather than rushing to adopt and promote new technologies whose ethical implications raise major questions, we might slow down and claim more time & space for considering .... implications of GenAI"
Investigating the “Feeling Rules” of Generative AI and Imagining Alternative Futures – In the Library with the Lead Pipe
www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org
July 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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An interview with Saou Ichikawa and Polly Barton, author and translator of Hunchback | The Booker Prizes thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
An interview with Saou Ichikawa and Polly Barton, author and translator of Hunchback | The Booker Prizes
With Hunchback longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025, we spoke to its author and translator about the childhood books that inspired them, and how translated fiction can deliver something ...
thebookerprizes.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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'“I don't think that people appreciate how few people are working to keep these collections online, even at huge institutions,” Weinberg told me. “It's usually an incredibly small team, one person, half a person, half a person, plus, like their web person who is sympathetic to what's going on.'
AI Scraping Bots Are Breaking Open Libraries, Archives, and Museums
"This is a moment where that community feels collectively under threat and isn't sure what the process is for solving the problem.”
www.404media.co
June 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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【経済産業省】書店振興プロジェクトチームで実施した機運醸成に係る調査事業の報告書を公開しました
www.meti.go.jp/policy/mono_...

書店振興プロジェクトにおける機運醸成等に係る調査委託事業報告書
www.meti.go.jp/policy/mono_...

地域コミュニティにおける書店が与える影響調査調査報告書
www.meti.go.jp/policy/mono_...

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May 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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「図書館が多く、蔵書が多い街ほど、介護が必要になる人が少ない」,チョコレートとノーベル賞じゃないのと誰でも思うけど,交絡を調整してもそうだという主張.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Public libraries and functional disability: A cohort study of Japanese older adults
This study examined the association between the presence of public libraries and functional disability risk among community-dwelling older adults. We …
www.sciencedirect.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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“US #Copyright Office Director Sues Trump Administration Over Firing” (Media Roundup & Court Filings) www.infodocket.com/2025/05/23/r...
May 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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JISC Releases "Student Perceptions of #AI 2025" Report www.infodocket.com/2025/05/24/j... #students
May 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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デジタル庁の管理下に「国立印刷局」「情報処理推進機構」体制強化の一環で政府検討 来年度通常国会で法案提出も
newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/wit...

>国立印刷局については名称を変更する案も出ています。政府は、必要な法律案を来年の通常国会に提出する方向で検討しています。

※共に出版物を多く刊行しています。
【独自】デジタル庁の管理下に「国立印刷局」「情報処理推進機構」体制強化の一環で政府検討 来年度通常国会で法案提出も | TBS CROSS DIG with Bloomberg
政府が、デジタル庁の体制強化に向けて、独立行政法人の国立印刷局と情報処理推進機構を新たにデジタル庁の管理下に置く方向で検討していることがわかりました。複数の政府・与党関係者によりますと、デジタル社会…
newsdig.tbs.co.jp
May 21, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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The beta version of the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC) datb.cerl.org/estc/ is online. More changes to come over time
English Short Title Catalogue
datb.cerl.org
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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May 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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About 160 historic George Orwell papers saved for nation after outcry (London) 📜
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
About 160 historic George Orwell papers saved for nation after outcry
Exclusive: University College London acquires Gollancz archive that was in danger of being dispersed forever
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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BREAKING: President Trump just fired our nation's Librarian. My statement here:
May 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Libraries continued to provide critical services and develop innovative programs and services, despite the challenges they faced in 2024. Learn more and see which books face the most censorship challenges in this year's State of America's Libraries Report:
www.ala.org/news/state-a...
April 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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We’re moving ahead with groundbreaking plans to transform our St Pancras site.

This multi-purpose extension will include new spaces for exhibitions, events, learning, research and business support, and enable us to deliver new programmes too.

Find out more: bit.ly/BLStPancrasT...
March 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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三井不動産、大英図書館の再開発に参画 2000億円超投資
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...

オフィスや研究室などを備えた複合施設を建設し、日本企業による英国での不動産開発としては最大規模。

大英図書館はロンドン中心部のキングス・クロス駅に近く、周辺には大手ITやライフサイエンス系の企業が集積しています。
三井不動産、大英図書館の再開発に参画 2000億円超投資 - 日本経済新聞
三井不動産は19日、英国ロンドンの大英図書館の再開発事業に参画すると発表した。2000億円超を投じ、敷地内にオフィスや研究室などを備えた複合施設を建設する。2032年竣工の予定で、日本企業による英国での不動産開発としては最大規模となる。大英図書館はロンドン中心部のキングス・クロス駅に近く、周辺には大手IT(情報技術)やライフサイエンス系の企業が集積している。三井不は大英図書館から土地を借り、出
www.nikkei.com
March 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.

Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM