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The article offers information on current litigation surrounding AI, including lawsuits by Sarah Silverman and The New York Times against AI companies. Topics include the development of AI in legal research, illustrated by Thomson Reuters' WestlawNext, which utilized machine learning for legal research. The article also discusses the evolution of AI, comparing the capabilities of early machine learning algorithms to modern generative AI models.

The article offers news brief related to library information including Open Library of Humanities investing in platform improvement, The National Library of Turkey progressing in digitizing its vast collection, and report highlighting regional reading trends and growth in Comics and Graphic Novels.

The article focuses on credibility lent by the U.S. midterm election of 2022 to theory suggested for Polling data. Topics discussed include Grand Old Party (GOP) wave sweep of federal Senate and House race, consideration of the survey methodology being used by several organizations, and plus or minus margin of errors stated by several posts.

The article offers information on collaborations and initiatives in the education and academic sectors. TeachingBooks and The Library Corporation (TLC) have partnered to provide users of TLC's LS2 PAC or LS2 Kids catalogs within Library•Solution for Schools access to TeachingBooks' online resources, including video book trailers and author interviews.

The article offers suggestions for products in technology industry including Kyndi 6.0, by Kyndi; Sustainable Development Knowledge Cooperative by Kudos and Impact Science; and Soutron Information Resource Management System (IRMS) by Soutron Global.

The article informs that scholars at German universities and research institutes are lapping up the open access publishing made possible by an agreement between Springer Nature and university consortium Projekt DEAL in 2019. It is noted that the publishing industry of Great Britain is under trouble over government proposals to make an exception to copyright laws to allow text and data mining of copyrighted material.

The article offers publishing and libraries news briefs on topics including Simba Information's report on global professional and scholarly e-book publishing, Patron Point's online training series for public libraries, Thomson Reuters' addition of the UK Supreme Court Dockets to Westlaw, Ithaka S+R's research project on AI in higher education, and OCLC's Choreo Insights library analytics solution for North American libraries.

The article offers global news briefs related to information technology (IT) industry as of March 1, 2023. World Economic Forum (WEF) has partnered with publisher Frontiers to champion open science. Path to Open program is being launched by digital library JSTOR to support publication of scholarly books. Della has been acquired by software firm Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being highlighting two features from the May/June 2022 issue of Online Searcher, and the first takes a look at the potential comeback of the news librarian profession.

The article reports on MisinfoCon 2022 was held March 7–11 in conjunction with MozFest, the annual Mozilla Festival. The two conferences differed markedly in scale and scope. It mentions that the MisinfoCon, sponsored by a consortium of nonprofits, held 10 sessions during the week, each one discussing a specific initiative or group of similar initiatives related to the fight against misinformation and disinformation.

The article offers news briefs related to the recent developments in the publishing and library industry. Topics discussed include Springer Nature joining the Generation Valuable mentoring program to support leaders with disabilities, OCLC introducing Choreo Insights library analytics solution, and Springshare announcing a new museum passes and e-tickets functionality for libraries.

The article discusses news briefs associated with information service industry. It is noted that a contract has been provided to EBSCO Information Services by the Library of Congress to develop and implement an open source information technology platform. It is noted that the Public Library Association has revealed the availability of its 2022–2026 strategic plan, which is focused on equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice.

The article discusses various developments associated with the library industry. It is noted that a new subscription model, Kanopy PLUS, which gives public libraries unlimited access to curated collections at a fixed price, has been started by Kanopy. It is noted that the Library of Congress has added content from New Hampshire, the historical digitized newspapers collection now comprises papers from all 50 states.

The article offers several news briefs including examines the Digital Public Library of America creates a Digital Equity Project to help in supporting under presented, under resourced archives.

This section offers news briefs pertaining to the information industry as of July 1, 2022. The Palace Project has added content from OverDrive to its application software. SAGE has signed its first open access agreement with Penn State University. The Digital Public Library of America has published the free electronic book "The Covid Archive:L A Finding Aid to Government Documents Related to the Covid19 Pandemic."

The article offers news briefs in the information sector. Annual Reviews decided to offer its portfolio of 51 academic journals as open access (OA) under its Subscribe to Open model. Also cited are the archives secured by the Gale Primary Sources platform like "Indigenous Peoples of North America, Part II," and the launching by Innovative of its Vega Promote and Vega Program to expand its Vega Library Experience platform.

The article discusses Charles Darwin notebooks have reported stolen by Cambridge University Library, there has not a sniff as to whereabouts. Topics include efforts by leading academic and scientific publishers to stop two websites from publishing copyrighted works for Indian students; and in January 2021, 19 Indian scientists and three organizations applied to intervene in the case.

The article offers information on various products for libraries which includes ProQuest Black Studies collection for academic libraries from ProQuest, two Sora Extras to the Sora student reading app from OverDrive Education and free Libraries Build Business Playbook from the American Library Association.

The article reports about responsibility of launching a new business and how because of technology, the areas of marketing, advertising, and social media have become more important in the virtual race to pique the interest of clients or customers and beat the competition. It also mentions how content created with good visuals is more engaging and interesting for users, which can more quickly help attract customers, funders, and other stakeholders in your business.

The article informs about several news sites including Beautiful News Daily, and the Upside. Topics include Beautiful News Daily, project of Information is Beautiful, which is a data visualization producer and consultancy, and was founded in 2008 by David McCandless, an author, and visualization software developer; and the Upside, a project of the British newspaper The Guardian, which covers world news from a progressive point of view.

The article offers information and education related briefs. Topics include National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is developing a consensus framework for the implementation of the controlled digital lending (COL) of books by libraries; and OverDrive acquired the educational resources company Teaching Books, which offers more than 265,000 supplemental materials for reading curricula, including literacy and standards connections, book lists and collection analysis.

The article reports that the Knight Foundation has started its 2nd Knight News Challenge to cover the capabilities of libraries in meeting information demands of the 21st century. Topics discussed include the phases of the challenge like the Entry Phase, the Review Phase, and the Semifinalist Refinement Phase, the role of the challenge in promoting innovation in libraries, and tips for future challengers like demonstrating new concepts for the advancement of libraries.

The article provides information on the Yahoo News Feed dataset offered by Yahoo Labs.

The article present surveys and reports from Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. Topic include Americans Embrace Digital but Still Want Strong Community Connection," from March 26, 2019, breaks down how Americans get their local news.

The article focuses on the Internet Archive has done monumental work with more than 625 libraries and other organizations to create what is the world's "digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Topic include libraries had to rely on the Vanderbilt Television News Archive for broadcast news, which began more than 50 years ago with the goal to "create, preserve and provide access to the news broadcasts from the U.S.

The article inform Fake news exists on a continuum. Topic include exaggerations to make a point, unsubstantiated or erroneous claims that contribute to confusion, outright falsehoods or misinformation, and disinformation campaigns resulting in the spread of harmful information that can compel people to an action, thwarting their true intent.

The article informs about the that the SLA 2019 Annual Conference in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Topics discussed include shrinking membership numbers and a dire financial prediction by the current treasurer contributed to some worrisome conversations at the event; shrinking membership numbers and a dire financial prediction by the current treasurer contributed to the event; and facial recognition of black people and marginalize the most vulnerable people in society.

The article offers news briefs including the Library Corporation (TLC) creates and distributes automation and cataloging software to public, school, academic, and special library systems worldwide; and SAE International announced the launch of SAE MobilityRxiv™, a first-of-its-kind, free online preprint server and sharing service.

The article offers library news briefs as of April 2021. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) endorsed the American University's Washington College of Law and Center for Media & Social Impact's Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Open Educational Resources. Also cited is the acquisition by RBmedia of Spanish audiobook producer Booka's audiobook publishing business and full catalog of Spanish-language titles.

The article offers information on news about the World Wide Web. Topics discussed include Berners-Lee, computer scientist who invent accessing to the open internet which easier for the general public; GeoCities, a web-hosting tool created by Yahoo, web services company; and verify health related news which gives a slew of ways to identify a fabricated video such as looking for blinking eye.

The article offers the Association for Information Science and Technology's (ASIS&T), Asia-Pacific Regional Conference which to be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on January, 3–4, 2019.

The article offers information on the Pew Research Center news, a nonpartisan American fact tank based in Washington. Topics discussed include several reports discussing Democrats that dare the most likely people to be uncomfortable when having political disagreements, report on Western Europeans Under 30 View News Media Less Positively, Rely More on Digital Platforms Than Older Adults and a science report that discusses health risks stemming from additives in food.

The article focuses on the digital mass media. Topics include the massification of media has two worrying outcomes including people do not believe they are being heard and the consequent anger fuels political division, big-time; mentions using media analytics and news production methodology be contextualized to help communities serve their citizens better; and also mentions in the era of fake news, a peer-to-peer news service, held to professional standards of both reportage and production.

Information about the MisinfoCon DC misinformation congress held at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. on August 6 to 7, 2018 is presented. The congress gathered journalists, information scientists, technologists, and policy specialists to share initiatives and insights in an interactive manner. Topics include the key elements of information disorder, tools to address fake news, and digital and published resources on misinformation.

The article discusses the efforts of digital media companies Outline and WikiTribune to maintain press ethic. The Outline was established by Josh Topolsky in 2016 which is supported by advertisements and venture capital funding while WikiTribune started operating in October 2017 that aims to be a comprehensive source of news. Also explored are the challenges facing traditional news publishers with the growth of free online news.

The article discusses several announcements including the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation named Justin Garrett Moore as its inaugural program officer for its new Humanities in Place program area; and the recipient of the 2021 Miles Conrad Award, a lifetime achievement award from NISO (National Information Standards Organization), is Heather Joseph, executive director of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) since 2005.

The article offers news brief related to libraries products including Gale introduced Gale presents: Peterson's career prep, an online career assessment platform for libraries; Amazon rolled out Amazon Halo, a service that combines a suite of artificial intelligence (AI); and SirsiDynix unveiled its new Community Engagement Platform (CEP), a comprehensive marketing tool for libraries of all shapes and sizes.

The article offers library news briefs as of September 2020. Topics include the approval by the American Library Association (ALA) Council of the creation of the new division Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the dissolution of divisions like the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), the recipients of OCLC Community Engagement Awards like the Jackson (Michigan) District Library, and the 2020 EBSCO Solar Grant Winners including the Independence Public Library.

The article offers news briefs including the Software& Information Industry Association (SIIA) unveiled the winner of the 2020 the 2020 CODiE Awards in education technology, and the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP)announced the new member of its board of director for the 2020-2021 term.

The article offers information on several news including the John Burns is now COO of the Library Corp. (TLC); ACRL executive director Mary Ellen K. Davis is retiring effective April 24, 2020; and Michael Bouchet is the new ClO of Web.com.

The article presents news briefs related to libraries. Topics discussed include information on licensing agreement of RBmedia with Princeton University to offer 120-plus titles as audiobooks; Food and Drink in History History, a new digital collection by Adam Matthew Digital; and AncestryHealth by Ancestry.

The article offers science news briefs. NISO (National Information Standards Organization) will host the NISO Plus Conference, an event scheduled for February 23-25, 2020. The Urban Libraries Council (ULC) rolled out a Leadership Brief, "Libraries Leading Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Citizenship." Thieme founded a joint venture with Area9, a learning technology specialist.

The article offers science news briefs. The Global Press Archive (GPA)-Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Charter Alliance (a collaboration between CRL and East View) released its first OA collection. Exact Editions announced that Choir and Organ has completed its digital archive. Adam Matthew published Ethnomusicology: Global Field Recordings,a new digital collection.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including disinformation and misinformation, intuitive and analytical thinking, and primer on genealogy and heritage programming at the library.

The article offers science news briefs. CQ press published the book on why don't women rule the world. bibliotheca partnered with Patron Point to provide libraries with marketing tactics for promoting bibliotheca's cloudlibrary and drawing in users. Clarivate Analytics introduced Cortellis Digital Health Intelligence.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including distinguish between fake news and the real deal, and online language-learning tools.

The article discusses the Innovations Seminar of STM, the global trade association of academic and professional scientific, technical, and medical publishers, held on December 6, 2017 in London, England. Topics include the ethical behavior of people and publishing machines, the future of digital ethics as people no longer trust search algorithms and the innovations in the publishing process.

The article reports that legislators and regulators in the U.S. and Great Britain are investigating regarding fake and inappropriate news provided by the search engine Google and social media platforms Facebook. Topics include use of Facebook and other social media platforms by terrorist for communication and recruiting; information on lack of legislative and regulatory oversight that governs Google and Facebook; and views of Theresa May, prime minister of Great Britain, on Facebook and Google.