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The article offers information on the intersection of AI, research, and its impact on scientific literature. Topics include concerns about the ethical implications of AI-generated content, fraudulent research papers created by paper mills, and the increasing retractions of scientific literature. The author reflects on the potential consequences of the rise in spurious publications on research impact metrics and raises concerns about research integrity.

The article focuses on how to build a the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) library to support student research. Topics inlcude the role of bibliometrics in evaluating resources and building a STEM library collection in school libraries, the collection being to reflect the year long STEM Fair initiative for 4th–6th grade talented students, and the STEM special collections should support students being the result of the scientific method of systematic investigation.

Focuses on the increased use of library electronic reference sources. Advantages of such reference sources; Impact on the use of paper reference tools; Discussion on maintenance and management issues on electronic sources.

The article explores Clarivate's Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) proposed a new Collaborative CNCI (Collab-CNCI) indicator to analyze the credit authors of academic papers receive via citations. In its report, "Making It Count: Research Credit Management in a Collaborative World," ISI confirms that highly collaborative papers can distort summary results at a national and institutional level.

The article discusses how Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) might address the shortcomings of traditional bibliometric indicators. Topics discussed include the evolution from Big Data to Gen AI in research evaluation, the potential and limitations of Gen AI in pattern recognition versus innovative research assessment, and the role of AI in enhancing open access content while emphasizing the indispensable need for human oversight in ensuring research quality.

Reports that the National Information Standards Organization has published a white paper on Patents and Open Standards by Priscilla Caplan, assistant director of the Florida Center for Library Automation. Discussion of the relationship between standards, patents, and the policies of standards-development organizations; Online access to the article.

This article provides information on electronic information resources on economics in the U.S. The traditional bastion of scholarly literature in economics has been EconLit, the database of the American Economics Association. It indexes six document types: journal articles, books, collective volume articles, dissertations, working papers and book reviews. It is not just an index database, but also contains abstracts and some full text. NetEc, the network for economists, began as an international academic effort to improve the communication of economics via electronic media and took full advantage of Internet technology. The scholarly literature in economics frequently involves working papers, the pre-prints of the academic economic research community. These working papers are collected in RePEc, which is a free, open access source. The largest contributors are listed at the site and include universities, publishers and governmental bodies. The National Association for Business Economics acts as a portal to the profession. Not only does it provide on its home page news of interest to economists, it also has links to useful and interesting information in the field of business economics.

The article reports that the Information Industry Association (IIA) in the U.S. has released a revised and updated policy paper entitled "Serving Citizens in the Information Age: Access Principles for State and Local Government Information." This paper lists seven policy principles to preserve access to government-held information and detailed legal analysis. These principles include the encouragement of diversity of information sources, guaranteed public right access, access rights should be unaffected by record storage medium, assurance of equal and timely access, and prohibition of monopoly control of public information. It also suggests a policy framework for state and local governments shape the policies and procedures to guarantee citizen access to government information.

The article discusses the Digital Commons @ EMU, online institutional repositories (IRs). Topics include providing opportunity for the library and the institution which impact on student and faculty research papers; containing collections from 244 disciplines such as social and behavioral sciences and business; and views of Julia Nims, scholarly communications librarian at EMU on place for sharing materials in university's history.

Focuses on the release of the report, 'Attributes of a Trusted Digital Repository: Meeting the Needs for Research Resources,' by Research Libraries Group in collaboration with the Online Computer Library Catalog (OCLC). Goal of the report to advance long-term retention of digital research methods and archiving services; Outline of the contents of the report.

This article features several physics databases. Physicists, particularly those who specialize in astrophysics and high-energy physics, have had the best digital information resources both in the traditional and the new Web-based information world. Such range from the high-quality, fee-based classic INSPEC indexing/abstracting database to the millions of free indexing/abstracting record made available by the American Physical Society, the American Institute of Physics, and the Institute of Physics, as well as free full-text articles offered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration/ADS repository and Cornell's arXiv.org preprint archive. Apparently, physicist have been one of the most innovative groups in developing open access digital archives and free subsets of those. Along with the Institute for Scientific Information, physicists made the most out of cited references through Web links. The University of Southampton, the British host of the arXive.org preprint archives, is also home of many innovative, open access digital projects, the reprints software that makes self-archiving of research papers quick and easy, the cogprints.org archive of research papers in cognitive sciences, the Journal of Digital Information, and Psychology.

Reports submission of over 1,000 peer-reviewed scientific research papers to BioMed Central Journals. BioMed Central's commitment to free and unrestricted access to peer-reviewed research articles; Support of BioMed from scientists; Concerns over the profit and control that the commercial sector exercises over the scientific community.

The article highlights the theme of the Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) conference, emphasizing "Information Everywhere," with discussions on the challenges of the pandemic on people's daily lives. Invited speakers such as Annemaree Lloyd focused on the critical need for information resilience in an age of information ubiquity, stressing the importance of understanding and countering the impacts of algorithmic culture and bias.

The article offers library industry news. Topics include that the U.S. federal government stopped using the DUNS Number to uniquely identify entities, and have started using the Unique Entity ID; and that the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) released Jxiv, the first full-fledged preprint server in Japan that makes unpublished, pre-reviewed papers (preprints) openly available.

This article discusses the definition of electronic discovery. Many attorneys use the term electronic discovery as a catch-all phrase for any process of reviewing documents that originated from clients' computers. They may also view it as some combination of manual review of paper documents and electronic scanning of paper images. Electronic discovery refers to the technology that keeps electronic files in electronic form from beginning to end and to the process of gathering these electronic documents from computers and preparing them for review. Effective electronic-discovery uses a process that ensures the integrity of the information and enables presentation of that information for depositions and court appearances. The process consists of retrieving, organizing, indexing and presenting the information to opposing counsel and perhaps to the court, as evidence. Documents in this context may include e-mail messages and their file attachments, memos, reports, plain text files, spreadsheets, digital art and photos, presentations and any other data that is created or stored on a computer network or other storage media. Although court cases do not reveal discovery requests for online database searches, that does not preclude an electronic-discovery request involving a database search as an attachment.

The article explores the transition from paid to free printing services in libraries and its impact on accessibility and resource management. It discusses challenges such as potential abuse, excessive printing, and the strain on budgets, alongside success stories from libraries that implemented limits on free prints to balance access and sustainability.

The article reports on the call for papers issued by Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Dokumentation e.V. (DGD) for its Second International Conference on the Application of Micro-Computers in Information, Documentation and Libraries to be held in Baden-Baden, Germany on March 17-21, 1986. The main topics that will be discussed at the conference include a description of existing systems, selection criteria for hardware and software, and future developments for hardware and software and applications in libraries, such as in public and technical services and library management

The article presents several industry news. It discusses that Social network company; Twitter has permanently suspended the account of Sci-Hub. It mentions that DynaMed, EBSCO Information Services' flagship clinical decision support tool, has partnered with Datapharm. It mentions that Factiva introduced a new category of Expert Searches, called Social Topics.

The article focuses on the developments in open access (OA) agreements between academic institutions and major publishers such as Wiley and Springer Nature, facilitating greater access to scholarly research and increasing opportunities for researchers to publish in OA journals. Topics include transformative agreements with Vanderbilt University and Turkey's National Academic Network, as well as expansions of OA pilot programs and partnerships between publishers and library software providers.

The article focuses on increase in the publication of fake news. Topics discussed include information on withdrawal of scientific papers from publication for a variety of reasons, including fraud and duplicate publication; request forwarded by the regulatory body, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for correcting financial statements of a company; and importance of skepticism in business research.

Focuses on business databases that added significant United States regional business content. Major driver of regional business information; Information on American City Business Journals; Web guides that list and link to local sources.

The article focuses on two case studies from Queen's University Belfast: the institutional theses repository & the Northern Ireland Official Publications Archive. Topics include the decision to use Pure as platform for the theses repository due to its familiarity & ease of use; challenges faced in metadata capture & functionality issues; and the development of the Northern Ireland Official Publications Archive using open-source software DSpace to address unique needs & enhance discoverability.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by public libraries in shifting to primarily digital holdings, especially with the contentious relationship between libraries and major publishers like the Big Five regarding ebook access. Topics include the impact of publishers' changing license terms on libraries' ability to provide digital content; legislative efforts to address fair licensing options; and the need for innovative practices to sustain library digital content operations.

The article explores the significant issue of link rot in scholarly publications, detailing the challenges faced by academic scholarship due to broken or inaccessible digital resources. Topics discussed include the prevalence of broken links and Digital Object Identifier (DOIs) across various disciplines, highlighting the inefficacy of current DOI systems and proposing solutions like persistent identifiers .

The article provides information on several publisher collections. Springerlink was among the first to make its journal collection available in digital format to subscribers. It successfully implemented the Verity software for this purpose. Blackwell Synergy barely finished the redesign of its digital collection of 1 million items from nearly 900 journals. Among the print journals, and in its digital collection, life sciences and physical sciences dominate the subject areas. In Wiley Interscience, the deficiencies in its collection is not limited to the American Society for Information Science and Technology Digital Library.

This article explores how the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) is reinventing itself and the way it is delivering information to the nation and to the world. The GPO is the federal government's primary centralized resource for gathering, cataloging, producing, providing and preserving published information in all its forms. Technology is driving change at GPO and all federal agencies, changing ways to create, store, disseminate, archive and preserve documents and data. Consumers want easy online access to current and past government information and documents. Information users do not want to wait for paper publications to arrive in the mail. They want easily usable tools to identify, find, access and download the needed information. Transition from print to online on both the production and distribution sides of the office's operations creates opportunities for increased efficiency and effectiveness in all GPO activities. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, Actions to Strengthen and Sustain GPO's Transformation, was prepared in response to a request by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee to do a general management review of GPO and a similar mandate by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. A year-long study led to the GAO report issued in June 2004. In addition to surveying federal agencies and auditing GPO policies, procedures and operation, the GAO convened a panel of experts to review GPO operations and make recommendations for change. The GAO report contains many recommendations for changes in the internal operations of GPO as well as in external operations, customer relations, partnerships and publishing.

The article discusses the challenges and interests associated with researching company histories, akin to personal genealogy, exploring motivations such as ancestral connections, legal implications, and town development influences. It discusses valuable resources like Mergent/Moody's Manuals, Hoover's Historical Collection, web searching, newspapers, images, and videos, with a spotlight on businessman Gary Hoover's contributions to business history and the complexity of tracing corporate roots.

The article offers information on the Computer Library industry as of June 2022. Topics discussed include Springer Nature is set to secure a transitional OA agreement for Nature, Nature research journals, and Palgrave journals; Elsevier has entered into an agreement to acquire Interfolio, which provides advanced faculty information solutions for higher education; and Aries Systems Corp. and Figshare have entered a partnership to promote and facilitate sharing the open data from academic papers.

The article offers industry related news briefs. Financial Times newspaper partners with :CRUX for knowledge score and reading behavior based suggestions. Elsevier AI Lab opened by Elsevier on the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI). U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission launches Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial technology.

This article discusses the proposed open access (OAA) archiving among publishers. This does not require the articles to be published in author-pays OA journals, but simply that published research be made freely available on the Web, whatever publishing route is taken. The stress on OAA has given significant traction to the self-archiving program. Since publishers have historically taken a highly proprietary approach to their business, enforcing OA on them would likely be significant. Not only have they routinely acquired the copyright of papers they publish, but they have also often sought to acquire exclusivity retrospectively too. As researchers began exploring the potential of the Internet, many publishers were initially keen to be involved. Former professor Eberhard Hilf points out that the first response of most publishers to researchers posting and organizing research on the Internet was indifference. For years publishers viewed services like PhysNet and Math-Net as offering no threat. But as publishers began to view the embryonic OA movement as a threat to their traditional print journals, they stopped talking to OA advocates in order to hold on to what they had. Publishers began to migrate their closed model to the new online environment, developing powerful new electronic platforms designed to lock research papers behind a subscription firewall.

The article delves into the concept of library anxiety, defining it as the fear of utilizing library resources, tracing its history, and exploring its impact on students' academic success. Topics include the origins of library anxiety, its measurement through scales like e Library Anxiety Scale and Multidimensional Library Anxiety Scale, and efforts by librarians to alleviate it through information literacy courses and understanding its psychological roots.

The article discusses about transformative impact of AI technology on information access, particularly in libraries and other information fields, highlighting innovations like customer service chatbots and text-to-speech algorithms. Topic include While AI tools promise increased accessibility and efficiency, there are concerns about potential unintended consequences, prompting a careful consideration of their deployment.

The article offers information the U.S. Census Bureau, a free data mine available through the internet. The U.S. Census Bureau offers a number of opportunities including improved collection management, improved library programming and enhance grant proposals. Data being provided by Census include school projects and homework, professional reports and college research papers.

The article explores Alphabet launched a new company called Isomorphic Lab, a commercial venture that aims to reimagine the entire drug discovery process with an AI-first approach. Its overall objective is to model and understand some of the fundamental mechanisms of life. Demis Hassabis will serve as CEO for Isomorphic's initial phase, while remaining as DeepMind CEO.

Provides information on several web sites in the United States that can help students regarding term papers. `Best Information on the Net'; `Study WEB'; `Homework Heaven.'

The article offers information on San Joaquin Valley in central California is home to our nation's largest agricultural region, and a disproportionate number of our residents live in poverty and how can we guarantee access for all of our students and children when their families and communities cannot provide the services they need. Topics include the group of dedicated library educators has decided to take on the challenge has presented this news paper headline in spring 2018.

The article discusses the importance of incorporating multimedia studios in libraries to enhance community engagement through creative content creation. Topics discussed include the various types of studios available project, editing, recording, video/photography, examples from libraries like Charles County Public Library and Wichita Public Library, and considerations such as equipment maintenance and staff training.

The article reports on the impact of the conversion of print medical records on the U.S. healthcare industry. Topics include terminology regarding electronic medical records, historical legislative developments on electronic health records, and initiatives as of November 2014 that prompt physicians to move to electronic health records management. Als mentioned are the pros and cons of electronic health records and trends to expect within the next few years.

The article explores Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. announced the launch of VitalLaw, a new and expanded version of the platform formerly known as Cheetah. VitalLaw features a new dashboard that features comprehensive federal and state laws and regulations, including the dates when future laws and regulations will become effective. Primary source content increased by more than 40%.

The article focuses on the bibliometrics provides solid, objective information to assist in making curriculum decisions and building course-specific library collections to support distance learners. Topics include EndNote's online interface includes five tabs: My References, Collect, Organize, Format, and Options; Google Scholar is a great tool for finding research information; and Google Scholar supports cataloging documents with tags or labels.

The article discusses various methods and technologies for long-term storage and retrieval of information, ranging from ancient Babylonian clay tablets to modern advancements like M-Discs and ceramic tape cartridges. It explores the use of 5D glass storage, such as the Superman memory crystals, for storing data for billions of years.

The article focuses on the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) and how it is used for the U.S. Economic Census. It discusses how NAPCS codes products and services across various industries and how NAPCS complements the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). It provides insights into how NAPCS works and how to access and interpret data related to different products, industries, and geographic regions.

The author focuses on open sources that can be used for practical work and specific wildlife, plant or wildlife, and mentions focus on open search, data and tools. Topics discussed include lookup function of the Registry of Research Data Repositories of ecology repositories, biodiversity observation research network based on observational data, and being aware of growing overlap in education, ethnography and poverty reduction by researchers.

The article focuses on Generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing chatbots have gained immense popularity as powerful content-creation tools, enabling users to generate various forms of content such as text, images, videos, and music. However, these tools have also raised concerns due to their potential to produce inaccurate or fictional information, impacting areas like education and research integrity.

The article focuses on the challenges and issues related to assessing the impact of open research data. It discusses the increasing demand for researchers to make their data open and shareable, emphasizing the importance of transparency and replicability in the scientific ecosystem. It also highlights the significance of open science and the need for standardized metadata, citation practices, and data description to enhance the discoverability and reusability of open data.

The article offers news briefs related to various developments and agreements in the library field. American Chemical Society (ACS) signed a read-and-publish agreement with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST). Elsevier Signs Deal With South African National Library and Information Consortium (SANLiC). Kudos, in partnership with Impact Science, launched the Sustainable Development Knowledge Cooperative.

The article presents an overview of the moves to demystify online processes of researching technical and scientific topics. It mentions top scientific and technical literature databases, tools and the other sources. Moreover, factors that must be considered when selecting technological and scientific grey literature are also mentioned.

The article highlights the author's favorite open search tools for finding open arts and humanities content. Topics discussed include the JURN search tool, which discovers the full text of open journals in the arts and humanities; the sister tool of JURN called GRAFT, which searches the world's academic repositories, and the extremely poor semantic interpretation of queries resulting in subsequent slowing down of Paperity, a multidisciplinary aggregator of OA journals and papers.

The article offers information on the program Be Internet Awesome from Google which provides tools and games for teaching the fundamentals of digital citizenship. Topics discussed include presence of the program in the curriculum of the Ann Arbor STEAM school, the use of Pixabay to reinforce the concept of intellectual property rights and digital literacy instruction with the program.

The article presents the free scientific resources from Thomson Reuters. These include Intelligent Information for Life that includes items such as Hot Science, Outstanding Innovation or Pharma Champions, Training which provides links to training options for products and Thomson Reuters Community-Forums which offers an online place to read and post information. It notes how Thomas Reuters thought of every way for people to use its free resources and how they will approach the topic.