Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association @jaliajournal.bsky.social · Aug 31

The latest full issue of JALIA with over 8 articles open/free access.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ualj21/7...?

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Special Issue: Selected papers from Research Application in Information and Library Studies (RAILS) 2024, held at Curtin University, Western Australia.. Volume 74, Issue 3 of Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

www.tandfonline.com

3

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association @jaliajournal.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Risks of Declining Theory Construction and Theorisation and Rising Empiricism in the Discipline of Information Science: An Overview
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Risks of Declining Theory Construction and Theorisation and Rising Empiricism in the Discipline of Information Science: An Overview

Theory is a hallmark of any discipline’s identity. Theory development and theorisation facilitate a healthy cultivation of ideas, help enculturate the future generation of scholars in a discipline,...

www.tandfonline.com

1 4

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association @jaliajournal.bsky.social · Aug 18

A great review of all the global collaborative efforts in LIS Education
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Shaping the Global Future of Library and Information Science Education: Lessons Learned from the Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) Consortium and Other International Collaborations

The paper explores the past, present, and possible futures of international collaboration in the context of library and information science (LIS) education and highlights past and present examples ...

www.tandfonline.com

1 4

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association @jaliajournal.bsky.social · Aug 13

Another wonderful open access early online article from JALIA
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Public Library Codesign Workshop Process

This article presents an evaluation of a three-workshop codesign methodology implemented for two public libraries as part of an Australian Research Council Linkage project, examining the effectiven...

www.tandfonline.com

1 3

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association @jaliajournal.bsky.social · Aug 11

An important reflection by Dr. Waseem Afzal at Charles Sturt University
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Risks of Declining Theory Construction and Theorisation and Rising Empiricism in the Discipline of Information Science: An Overview

Theory is a hallmark of any discipline’s identity. Theory development and theorisation facilitate a healthy cultivation of ideas, help enculturate the future generation of scholars in a discipline,...

www.tandfonline.com

1 3

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association @jaliajournal.bsky.social · Aug 11

A great paper by Professor Spencer Lilley on decolonising Māori collections.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Applying a Critical Lens to Parihaka Collection Materials from a Kaupapa Māori Perspective

Using the history of the Parihaka community, a peaceful village in South Taranaki that was invaded by colonial forces in 1881, this article builds on the Decolonising Māori collections article publ...

www.tandfonline.com

1 4

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association @jaliajournal.bsky.social · Aug 11

Have a look at the early online version of this JALIA article with its gorgeous photos of some amazing libraries!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

An Analysis of the Design Characteristics of New Public Library Buildings

Recent years have seen the opening of many large and expensive new public library buildings, including in Australia. These new libraries reflect the increasing emphasis placed on the role of the li...

www.tandfonline.com

1 2

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Tim Sherratt @wragge.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · Jul 31

Did you know the Reserve Bank of Australia has its own digital collection online? https://unreserved.rba.gov.au/

Reserve Bank of Australia Unreserved

unreserved.rba.gov.au

1 4 8

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Aaron Tay @aarontay.bsky.social · Jul 5

Between EBSCO Natural language search, Web of Science Smart search & JSTOR AI Research tool (all bundled in "free"), we starting to see databases offer non-boolean mode as an option, based on idea that users influenced by CHATGPT will be using long natural language queries instead of keyword?(1)

1 6 11

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · Jun 24

For academics & scholars who've uploaded papers to Academia, this message I received this morning should be of major concern. I'll delete my account, but I assume damage is done & they've already scraped everything of mine. Should stand as a warning about sharing one's work on commercial websites

Screen grab from website Academia.edu, with message "An AI created a podcast of your paper," the label "Private to you," and a button to listen to the podcast

9 70 140

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Independent Media Australia. @indymediaaus.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Jun 25

Here’s something absolutely cooked about books in Australia https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/heres-something-absolutely-cooked-about-books-in-australia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-something-absolutely-cooked-about-books-in-australia #auspol

Here's something absolutely cooked about books in Australia - The Australia Institute

It's a big week for Australian culture, with announcement of the shortlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, one of the country's top writing prizes.

australiainstitute.org.au

4 4

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association @jaliajournal.bsky.social · Jun 24

If you have a copy of the Australian Academic and Research Libraries (AARL) 23 (3), 1992, Confronting the Future: University Libraries in the Next Decade hiding in your shelf, please contact [email protected] as we are looking for it. AARL is one of the precursor journals to JALIA.

3 3

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Mylee Joseph @mylee.bsky.social · Jun 20

As Wikipedia becomes more central to the infrastructure #AI the organization is grappling with rising bot traffic, attribution and how to sustain its ecosystem in the face of powerful new users. observer.com/2025/03/wiki...

Wikipedia Built the Internet’s Brain. Now Its Leaders Want Credit.

Wikipedia has always run on volunteer power and idealism. Now it’s running into A.I.’s bottomless appetite. In candid conversations with Observer, two Wikimedia executives explain why ChatGPT and i…

observer.com

5 2

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Creative Commons @creativecommons.bsky.social · Jun 6

To better understand OER and the role of our organization, as well as CC licenses and their application in implementing the 2019 UNESCO Recommendation on OER, we developed some helpful resources. Check them out here: creativecommons.org/about/educat...

Open Education - Creative Commons

“Brigham Young University faculty survey seeks to advance open education through academic libraries” by opensource.com is licensed via CC BY-SA 2.0. Opening up and sharing education is necessary if…

creativecommons.org

2 5

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

IFLA @ifla.org · Jun 16

Missed our webinar on #libraries, #copyright, and #AI? The recording is now available!

Explore how two new #IFLA copyright statements can support library advocacy, covering essential principles and the latest debates around AI and copyright law.

Watch it here: youtu.be/lKY858b0ChY

Webinar: Establishing core principles for copyright and libraries

YouTube video by IFLA

youtu.be

4 7

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association @jaliajournal.bsky.social · Jun 2

The new issue of JALIA is out!
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ualj21/c...

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Volume 74, Issue 2 of Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

www.tandfonline.com

1 1

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · May 25

Good, long thread. I had a similar experience recently when a patron brought me a prompt response and we tried to validate it.

Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · May 21

I just saw a good example of what I was talking about with chatgpt being a crackpot generating machine.

A guy had started Wheeler's Spacetime Physics, and had a problem on page 2.

Wheeler expressed a square root as a power of 1/2.

√a = a^1/2. This is basic algebra, not physics.

4 39 110

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · May 24

Large language models (#LLMs) such as #ChatGPT have increased our dependence on #DataCentres, with troubling consequences for the environment.

@eugeniedugoua.bsky.social‬ for @lsebr.bsky.social‬

Eugenie Dugoua: Data centres are the factories of our modern lives - LSE Business Review

Our lives today increasingly depend on data centres for simple activities like writing emails or watching videos. The arrival of large language models such as ChatGPT has caused a significant uptick…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

4 10

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Dr. Bhuva Narayan @bhuvauts.bsky.social · May 24

In an era where truth-telling is hard to discern, Wikipedia is an invaluable tool for fact-checking and combating misinformation. That's why from 15 May to 5 June 2025 1 LibRef2025 is calling on all Librarians and Information Professionals to add at least one reference to Wikipedia.

1Lib1Ref 2025

Librarians! Join us for #1Lib1Ref

wikimedia.org.au

4 4

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

IntoTheBlue @taraba.bsky.social · May 19

“I’m excited to publish this guest post by Nick McGreivy, a physicist who last year earned a PhD from Princeton. Nick used to be optimistic that AI could accelerate physics research….” www.understandingai.org/p/i-got-fool...

I got fooled by AI-for-science hype—here's what it taught me

I used AI in my plasma physics research and it didn’t go the way I expected.

www.understandingai.org

1 1 1

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · May 20

This is the LAST CHANCE to tell Congress to #FundLibraries. We need you to make your voice heard TODAY. Letters in Congress in support of library funding are about to close.

Call your Senators and urge them to fund libraries in next year's budget: bit.ly/Call2FundLibraries #ForOurLibraries

Fund Libraries. Tell Congress to invest in libraries. American Library Association.

70 170

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Publishers Lunch @publisherslunch.bsky.social · May 20

In an update, the Philadelphia Inquirer ceo is investigating how they came to publish a supplement with AI-generated incorrect content, which “is a violation of our own internal policies and a serious breach.” King Features produced the piece.
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/05/news...

Newspapers Run Fake Summer Reading List - Publishers Lunch

At least two major newspapers recently ran an AI-generated summer reading round up that featured several books that do not exist. The Philadelphia Inquirer (on May 15) and the Chicago Sun-Times (on Ma...

lunch.publishersmarketplace.com

4 10

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Samantha M Clark @samanthamclark.com · May 20

Don't mess with Texas libraries! #bookbans

TX FReadom Fighters @freadomfighters.bsky.social · May 19

So we thank the authors, parents, grandparents, veterans, librarians, and citizens who spoke up for library access today. We ask the legislature - Don't mess with Texas libraries! @aclutx.bsky.social @equalitytexas.bsky.social @aabbri.bsky.social @everylibrary.bsky.social #txlege

9 24

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Library Futures @libraryfutures.bsky.social · May 20

What the Library of Congress should be.

Public domain photos by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.

www.libraryfutures.net/post/library...

Carla Hayden, a formally dressed Black woman, walks in the halls of the Library of Congress with a Black girl in a pink dress

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, a brightly but formallly dressed Black woman, surrounded by a group of children giving her a hug

24 120

Reposted by Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

Josh Taylor @joshtaylor.bsky.social · May 18

I have a feeling it wouldn't just be the NSW education department where biometric data started being collected when Microsoft Teams turned it on by default. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

NSW education department caught unaware after Microsoft Teams began collecting students’ biometric data

Gathering of face and voice data went unnoticed for one month after it was automatically enabled for video conferencing app users in March

www.theguardian.com

6 33 59