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Those of you working with large datasets know that their size complicates pretty much everything you do, from opening them to analyzing them to sharing them. That’s why the team at the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR) has recently devised a better, smoother, faster way for you to move content you want to share from Oak, […]
I just got access to Bing Chat, so let’s see what it can do in the library world. I found myself on the monthly AI4LAM Community Call first thing this AM, and the topic was the use of ChatGPT in Libraries, Archives and Museums. While not my area of expertise, one of the examples shared […]
And here we are at this final post in the “Data We Love” series for #LoveDataStanford during #LoveData23 Week! For all the data curators out there, you will appreciate this example of well-prepared data. Take note, future data depositors! Show your love for your data by taking care to prepare for its use by others! […]
Today we celebrate transformative data in this penultimate post in the “Data We Love” series for #LoveDataStanford during #LoveData23 Week! Head’s up: if the phrase “collections as data” means anything to you, this one should be especially compelling, but we all can learn from this exemplary approach to transforming data in the interest of past, […]
I wish I’d put it together, but it was my colleague, Bronte Chiang, who just released this fantastic LibGuide on Artificial Intelligence. It’s not a hard-science guide, but “…has been created for students and instructors to explore how to responsibly and ethically use AI in their work. There is information about how to critically engage […]
Joslyn Dixon (left), executive director of Oak Park (Ill.) Public Library, poses with author Caseen Gaines in the LLX Marketplace.Photo: EPNAC For the first time, the American Library Association (ALA) held LibLearnX (January 27–30) in person. The four-day hybrid event drew 1,712 attendees and 757 exhibitors to New Orleans as well as 190 participants to […]
This is international Love Data Week, an annual celebration of all things data that highlights topics, opportunities, and services relevant to data in research. Check out this quick (1:37) video below to learn about new features for the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR) that make it easier than ever for you to share your data with others. Share your […]
Today we celebrate accessible data, the third post in the “Data We Love” series for #LoveDataStanford during #LoveData23 Week! Yesterday (Day 2) we celebrated innovative data. Before that (Day 1), impactful data was in the spotlight. This series is brought to you by the Stanford Digital Repository service team. Special thanks to co-producer Regina Roberts […]
Welcome to the second post in our “Data We Love” blog series! In honor of #LoveDataStanford during #LoveData23, every day this week we are highlighting data in the Stanford Digital Repository that stands out — and deserves a heart-filled shoutout — for being especially loveable! Today we draw your attention to an incredible project focused on […]
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Not to be confused with Canada’s Data Liberation Initiative, Jeremy Singer-Vine is spending his time on the Data Liberation Project, “an initiative to identify, obtain, reformat, clean, document, publish, and disseminate government datasets of public interest.” There’s not yet a lot to look at there, but there’s plenty in the pipeline. I just attended a […]
Digital Library Systems and Services (DLSS) has published a new reference resource about the work we produce in digitization services: Digitization Exemplars. This exhibit features an array of examples of each of the kinds of materials that we digitally reformat in our various labs. The purpose of this site is to serve as a reference […]
Last week, a colleague forwarded the following from a listserv, where someone was asking how to cite ChatGPT using IEEE style. A response from another user, – I can’t speak to IEEE style yet, but a colleague of mine reached out to APA’s style experts just yesterday to ask how to handle citing ChatGPT in […]
Autherine Lucy and lawyers Thurgood Marshall and Arthur Brooks leave the courthouse in Birmingham, Alabama, on February 29, 1956, after the court had ruled Lucy had to be reinstated as a library science student at University of Alabama but before the university’s trustees expelled her later that day. Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs […]
Yesterday, Todd Carpenter posted a transcript of his interview with ChatGPT on the Scholarly Kitchen blog. I thought it would be fun to see how much the answers would change when asked again. I’ll make the same disclaimer he did, “You can review for yourself whether you think the responses are good ones or not […]
Photo: Todd Coleman Last year, the American Library Association (ALA) debuted LibLearnX: the Library Learning Experience virtually because of the pandemic. This year, for the first time, the conference will be held in person. LibLearnX—which will take place January 27–30 in New Orleans—is intended for members and nonmembers to engage in collaborative learning activities, networking […]
Pickled mulberry pani puri at Mister MaoPhoto: James Collier/Paprika Studios From the thick, humid air rolling off the river onto wrought-iron-wrapped balconies to clanking streetcars and rollicking brass bands, New Orleans is a sensory feast. Make that a tasty sensory feast—I’d bet food is one of the first words out of anyone’s mouth when you […]
Uniting against censorship attempts Organized book challenges continued to proliferate. From January through August, 681 attempts to ban or restrict library materials had been made in the US, with 1,651 unique titles targeted. In response to mounting censorship threats, ALA announced in May its Unite Against Book Bans campaign, a coalition with more than 60 […]
Starting in fall 2021, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library offered three pilot sessions of its Senior Debate program, during which older adults practiced and competed in debates. Photo: Gregg Richards/Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library As a library volunteer who works with elementary school students, Catherine Tong knows young people can have big opinions. “Kids are very strong […]
When a mutual aid organization approached Annika Clark about her library hosting a gender-affirming closet, she says the timing was perfect. “We have a diverse staff that wants this kind of thing,” says the associate librarian at Salt Lake City Public Library’s (SLCPL) Glendale branch. And Clark had been looking for new ways to connect […]
