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The article focuses on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the library domain. It explores the capabilities of AI language models like ChatGPT and their potential benefits and challenges for libraries. It further highlights how AI technologies, such as language models and image generators, has gained attention in the field of education and has sparked both enthusiasm and concerns.

The article focuses on the evolving role of librarians in supporting scholars' research endeavors, encompassing areas such as research data services, scholarly communication, and the integration of Artificial intelligence (AI) into library systems. It discusses how AI tools are being utilized to enhance various aspects of research, from peer review and manuscript editing to automated literature reviews and personalized recommendations.

The article explores International Conference on Grey Literature to go ahead as an in-person conference in Amsterdam the first week of December 2021. It had the theme of Digital Transformation of Grey Literature: Exploring Next Generation Grey. Many of us were looking forward to being together in OBA (Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam), the central branch of the Amsterdam Public Library.

The article discusses how LEGO encourages learning through play at libraries. Topics discussed include the 2022 EIFL Public Library Innovation Award backed by the LEGO Foundation, the caring arm of the Danish toy company; the views of Jean Fairbairn, EIFL's communications manager, and the growing success of augmented books, which are being touted as a means to enhance and provide for a deeper reading experience.

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 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 pervasive influence of AI in various domains, with a focus on its impact on libraries, legal areas, and general applications. Topics include recent developments in AI regulation, G7 principles on AI, and President Joe Biden's executive order on trustworthy AI. The article explores the challenges and opportunities presented by AI, particularly generative AI (GenAI), in libraries and information services.

The article focuses on the future of automobiles turned out to be self-driving cars, not flying cars. Topics discussed include Rosie, the Jetsons' aproned robot maid, turned out to be Siri, the disembodied virtual assistant; and plans to replace library bookshelves with laptop counters became outdated when smartphones surpassed laptops as the preferred mobile devices.

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 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 offers information on the evolution of search engine appearance and user experience, highlighting changes in the display of search results in traditional library subscription databases. It discusses how database vendors have endeavored to enhance their research offerings, from expanding content to diversifying their offerings, including open access materials and partnerships.

The article discusses the evolving landscape of digital convergence in professional life and workplaces over the past 30 years reflecting on three trends including professionals pushing back and cross-examining digital convergence, return to core professional values for new ideas, and preservation of individual authority during organizational change. It also emphasizes importance of understanding human interactions in employment relationship to navigate ongoing digital convergence effectively.

The article presents the discussion on internet lives seen stories of supposedly secure federal, state, or local government or corporate sites hacked. Topics include dealing with outages and disruptions to their servers and data caused by ransomware attacks; and conducting dozens of security site assessment reports for libraries.

The article focuses on the current state of the European book market, highlighting recent sales trends for print books, audiobooks, and ebooks in various European countries, as well as the impact of COVID-related restrictions and future uncertainties in the market.

The article offers information about the Web3, the vision for a new decentralized internet, could impact libraries. It discusses the three hypothetical scenarios for how libraries could utilize Web3 technologies, including using Non-fungible token for library cards and a blockchain developed for libraries to facilitate community asset sharing.

The article reports that Libraries face an existential crisis as discussed at Internet Librarian (IL22) conference held in October 2022, librarians gathered uncertainties about the future of libraries. Topics include concerns noted in categories such as people's ability to pay attention, access to technology and information, and the role of artificial intelligence; and role of physical space emerged as the pointed concern, and various forms of political concerns libraries.

The article focuses on enhancing of libraries through extended realities (XR). Topics include description and features of XR, impact of metaverse and XR on learning, and using XR technologies can help libraries to help improve their resources and services with collaborative applications to connect with others inside simulated spaces.

The article focuses on environmental sustainability in libraries and archives through jan zastrow's views. Topics include constant advances in new technology, and data centers are becoming more environmentally aware like Cloud-based systems, implementing hierarchical storage management (HSM) policies for alternative data storage, and a hybrid digital-analog world if the future.

This article discusses the preferences of Information Today and NewsBreaks writers regarding horror movies and related media as Halloween approaches. The writers express their varying tastes, some sharing their dislike for being scared while others appreciate the lore and mythos created by horror movies and literature. They recommend a range of movies and books that cater to different tastes, from classic horror to vampire-themed stories.

The article provides information on the Copyright Act of 1976, cases of copyright infringement and the meaning of fair use under the 17 U.S. Code Sections 107 and 108. Topics discussed include the possible use of some parts of a copyrighted work without the owner's permission under the fair use clause, factors to consider to determine the fair use of a copyrighted work, and the lack of accountability of libraries for users making copies in excess of fair use.

An introduction is presented in which the editor discusses articles in the issue on topics including the Raspberry Pi, tech teaching aid in library makerspaces, chat box pop-up on the library website and novel approaches to applied tech in libraries.

The article offers information on the access-versus-ownership issue for ebooks is long-standing. It discusses that Quality-control problems exist within the packages of ebooks that libraries license from OverDrive, hoopla, ProQuest, EBSCO, Springer Nature, and others; and mentions that Librarians do not get the opportunity to review individual titles in the collection of ebooks on offer.

This article highlights the various ways in which libraries are using gamification as motivation tools for acquiring research skills, replete with micro-credentials such as badges for completion of modules or levels. With the tools available, why not gamify the library experience and Having students participate in hands-on activities gives them a basic understanding of how the library works, making it easier for students to use library resources as assignment deadlines approach.

The article reports that the term podcast was not even coined until 2004 and significant spikes in new listeners did not really begin until the 2010 with sensations such as Serial and The New York Times' podcast The Daily. Topics include considered that libraries hold a meaningful stake in helping their communities find creative ways to connect and communicate about the stories and issues that matter to them.

The article explores how libraries can leverage the learning potential of Augmented reality. Topics include augmented reality discovery layer for the library that will make it easier to find electronic resources when in the library; and helps students learn about library resources interactively as they assist a cartoon detective gathering data to perfect his coffee-brewing skills.

The article focuses on libraries function as multifaceted centers of information and resources, which is a role that includes preserving and sharing the collective history of their communities. Topics include digitizing local history records is one way for libraries to reflect and contribute to the historical memory of the people and places that they serve, and overarching goal of this digitization project is for the original documents to be safely preserved in archive boxes.

The article explores A 2017 Pew Research Center study (pewresearch.org/facttank/2018/09/17/5-facts-about-americans-and-videogames) found that 72% of men and 49% of women between the ages of 18 and 29 often or sometimes play video games. Video and mobile gaming is a growth industry, as evidenced by the nearly 2.7 billion mobile gamers reported worldwide in 2021, up 13.3% from 2019 (techjury.net/blog/mobile-gaming-demo graphics).

The article focuses on annual congress of the International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions originally scheduled for August 2020. Topics include examines sounds impressive but it is still down from pre-pandemic WLICs and fewer countries were represented as Russia was a no-show—and might not have been welcomed had delegates been there and many other countries could send only one representative.

The article evaluates several camera scanning apps including the Adobe Scan, Google PhotoScan, and Microsoft Lens.

The article discusses about challenges faced by libraries to adapt to the changing information landscape and offers suggestions to accommodate each new variation of the content ecosystem. Topics discussed include new publishing and content models, opportunities to enhance library services and impact of library management systems.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of using optical character recognition (OCR) and machine learning in digitizing rare American Civil War letters and make them accessible to library users.

The article informs that archivists and curators in Poland are combing through a large archive of Masonic records that were amassed by the Germans before World War II. It is noted that Italian author Umberto Eco's archive, library and collection of ancient books have been acquired by Italy and will be donated to two institutions. Eco's modern library comprises more than 30,000 volumes and he is best known for his 1980 murder mystery "The Name of the Rose."

The article discusses concerns of information professionals regarding the dominance of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, highlighting both extensive history of AI applications in libraries and the challenges and fears associated with the rapid advancements in generative AI technology. The author urges these professionals to proactively navigate transformative effects of generative AI, emphasizing the need to explore its benefits and drawbacks to lead confidently in this evolving search landscape.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of libraries was from Sphero, which was then called Orbotix.

The article explores T he Bay Area TV Archive was established in 1981 when broadcasters at local TV affiliates noticed, to their horror, that custodians had been instructed by senior management to dispose of film assets. Important news and documentary programming from the 1960s and 1970s— their legacy—was being thrown away like trash.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the authors experience of being difference in quality between some anonymous crazy on TikTok and a peer-reviewed article.

The article explores LIKE SO MANY CONFERENCES did, Internet Librarian (internet-librarian.infotoday.com) went virtual in October 2021, even though the organizers, Information Today, Inc., had hoped to hold it in person in Monterey, Calif. Instead, the 400-plus attendees came together to learn and network on the PheedLoop platform at the slightly renamed conference, Internet Librarian Connect.

The article presents an update related to libraries as of July 2021. Topics discussed include the recovery plans for the University of Cape Town (UCT) Jagger Library in South Africa after a fire, continuation of the grassroots campaign #ebookSOS by British academic librarians to promote fair pricing for electronic books with a meeting with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and auction of the Harry Potter first edition books by Hansons Auctioneers.

The article focuses on how LIBRARIES TAP INTO THE ZEITGEIST EVEN WHEN DENIED ACCESS. Topics discussed include librarians explain why they're Bridgerton fans and want to share it with their community; and Bridgerton takes place in the early 1800s and centers on the aristocratic Bridgerton family; and Librarians are finding ways to connect with their patrons about this wildly popular show.

The article offers information on artificial intelligence (AI), defining it as the ability of machines to mimic human thinking and perform human-like tasks. It categorizes AI into four types: reactive machines, limited memory, theory of mind, and self-awareness. Reactive AI generates probable outputs based on received information, theory of mind AI aims to understand and respond to human emotions, and self-aware AI envisions machines with human-level consciousness.

The article presents the discussion on news briefs. Topics include Indiana State Library naming the the U.S. Government Publishing Office's (GPO) Federal Depository Library of the Year for 2022; and Indiana State Library offering instructions for accessing government information across the state for school-aged children and adults.

The article reports that the 'Freedom Convoy' protest in Ottawa, Canada in 2022 highlighted the importance of information literacy in understanding nuances and multiple perspectives. Topics include traditional research projects often focus on regurgitating facts, ignoring underlying complexities and nuances; and information literacy is needed to challenge biases and cultural influences shaping information.

The article offers advice by jessamyn west on tools that librarian can apply in creating a survey. Topics including making the survey more professional looking by adding company's logo, pointing out the mistakes people make in a survey such as making a question required when people may not be able to answer it, and google form helps you customize the survey.

The article focuses on Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) gave Gregory Leazer the ALSC Research Agenda Pilot Grant and is an associate professor in the department of information studies at the University of California Los Angeles. Topics include the grant consists of seed funds to assist in developing, conducting, and disseminating emerging research that's in alignment with priority areas discussed in the ALSC Research Agenda.