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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 discusses the increasing importance of libraries, particularly their role in preserving historical materials, as expressed through rare books and manuscripts. Topic include emphasizes the integration of technology in libraries, using the example of the University of Alabama–Birmingham's Reynolds-Finley Historical Library, to enhance user engagement and promote access to their extensive rare book collection.

This article provides a comprehensive guide to different live-streaming software options for producing multicamera live streams. It discusses four main approaches, including using multiple hardware devices, all-in-one tools, cloud switching solutions, and dedicated production software on a computer. The article highlights specific software options such as Boinx mimoLive, Broadcast Pix ChurchPix, Ecamm Live, ManyCam, OBS Studio, Streamlabs OBS, PRISM Live Studio, Vizrt TriCaster, Telestream Wirecast, vMix, Vimeo Livestream Studio, and XSplit Broadcaster, providing details on their features and pricing. The article also mentions the benefits of using gaming PCs for video production tasks and emphasizes the importance of finding a setup that suits individual needs. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the features and benefits of Nimble Streamer, a cost-efficient streaming software offered by Furtree Systems. The software provides livestreaming and video-on-demand (VOD) features, with the basic package starting at $70. Nimble Streamer offers transmuxing capabilities, allowing users to repackage streaming content from one protocol to another without changing the underlying content. It also supports various acquisition and delivery protocols, including legacy and emerging ones. The software includes powerful transcoding options, converting between different video and audio codecs. Additionally, Nimble Streamer offers advanced server-side ad insertion (SSAI) for free ad-supported television (FAST) business models and provides content protection features such as geofencing, geoblocking, and encryption. The software also includes built-in video-on-demand (VOD) and digital video recorder (DVR) functionality. Overall, Nimble Streamer is a flexible and scalable solution for streaming needs. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the use of Microsoft 365 Word for automatic transcription of oral history cassette tapes from the 1970s. Topics include the challenges faced with traditional transcription methods, the use of Microsoft 365 Word's Transcription feature for live audio, and the software's impressive accuracy and user-friendly features, making it accessible for libraries and institutions with a Microsoft 365 subscription.

The article reports on successful integration of technology corporation Microsoft's Surface Hub technology at Grove City College's Henry Buhl Library, allowing students to explore the interactive screens on their own. It mentions that despite initial low awareness, student usage grew to 88 percent, focusing on the digital whiteboard feature for activities like brainstorming and collaborative projects, while faculty members foresee potential applications for formal and co-curricular learning.

The article discusses the transformation of a photo digitization project, initiated by dermatology resident Dr. Garrett Coman and conducted by the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, into an Open Educational Resource named UtahDERM. It mentions that the project digitized a vast collection of dermatology slides, expanding beyond flashcards to develop an educational platform with standardized metadata and a unique image viewer.

The article focuses on how libraries have embraced Twitch, an online platform for streaming content, to engage with patrons virtually. It discusses the challenges and opportunities libraries face when using Twitch for various programming, including board games, video games, live readalongs, and virtual programs, and how Twitch can help promote library collections and services to a wider audience.

The article focuses on Darien Library's customization of the Aspen Discovery interface to match their vision, involving 75 tracked changes to settings and appearance, improved usability through changes like replacing the hamburger menu icon with the word "Menu," and receiving patron feedback for further enhancements. It mentions the customization work has provided the library with creative freedom and control over their discovery layer.

The article evaluates the Nimble Streamer, cost-efficient streaming software offered by Furtree Systems.

This article discusses her involvement in two community-based projects to develop database-backed websites for Hartford's Ancient Burying Ground Association (ABGA) in Connecticut. By utilizing the WordPress open-source CMS, Clapp showcases how she created sortable, searchable, and downloadable databases, integrated family trees, and implemented custom post types and taxonomies to provide accessible historical information and narratives about the individuals buried at the site.

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 offers information about the ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence language model, can be used to generate text-based responses to factual questions in conversational English, making it a more efficient tool for finding information than traditional search engines. It mentions that ChatGPT can help users find the right questions to ask, which is a problem with traditional search engines.

This article offers information about how Kennesaw State University utilized the GreenGlass tool from OCLC organization to assist with collection management and weeding of their consolidated library collection of many monographs. It mentions that the pilot project for the architecture collection allowed them to compare their experiences using GreenGlass to their previous system, Alma Analytics.

This article discusses the impact of AI in creative fields, particularly in Hollywood and book publishing. It highlights ongoing strikes in Hollywood, with demands related to AI use and raises concerns about the creation of AI-authored content. The ethical and practical implications of AI-generated books and content, as well as the potential challenges for libraries in acquiring and evaluating such material.

The article reports that the ResearchBuzz Search Gizmos to assist journalists and open-source intelligence investigators with online search including Gossip Machine and Contemporary Biography Builder. Topics include Gossip Machine uses pageview counts on Wikipedia to flag newsworthy days to search on Google News and Google Web; and Contemporary Biography Builder uses Wikipedia birth and death dates to search Google Books, and Library of Congress' Chronicling America, providing targeted results.

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 discusses that web services team at the Miami University's libraries has developed an additional approach called MyGuide, a personalized research dashboard to identify and present the resources that are most relevant to a particular user. It discusses that MyGuide dashboard draws on data from several pre-existing sources and brings them into a single interface populated with information tailored to the user.

The article offers a review of the Raspberry Pi, a tech teaching aid in library makerspaces, from Raspberry Pi Foundation.

In the article, the author discusses how personal knowledge management (PKM) strategies can help librarians in organizing their knowledge resources for accessibility and the linked data tools for PKM. Among the PKM tools are Evernote, Google Keep, Obsidian, and Roam. Also cited is the use of note-taking tools to get notes from sources like books, webinars, and conference sessions.

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 presents the discussion on scholarly communication support for promoting OA publishing through a variety of library-led efforts. Topics include expanding access to high-quality information resources while minding budget constraints; and focusing on teaching and not on research and publication where the faculty members' experiencing with OA scholarly publishing.

The article reports that Mastodon is an open-source and federated micro-blogging platform that has become a popular alternative to Twitter due to its decentralized and ad-free model. Users can easily create their own groups, use different skins, edit posts, and interact with users on different instances in the Fediverse. It mentions that Moderation is instance-based, and instances have the power to block users and even entire servers with a wide range of communities.

The article discusses the use of alternative grammar checking tools which are artificial intelligence enabled for improving communication skills. Topics include the Hemingway app (hemingwayapp.com) that offers data on readability, flagging complex language and hard-to-read sentences; and colors indicate different types of errors.

The article focuses on library software has come a long way from the early days of online union catalogs and databases. Topics include the library utilizes one or more library engagement platforms with the goal of informing customers about upcoming events and resources, or inviting them to use their library card to check out something, and the software-based platforms help the library and customer connect using a variety of communication channels including email, and mobile phone notifications.

The article reports on the most significant announcements from the last year relating to H.264, VP9, HEVC, AV1, Versatile Video Coding (VVC), Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding (LCEVC), and Essential Video Coding (EVC). It discusses that Google announced an AV1 encoder for Chrome, Cisco added an AV1 encoder to Webex, and Millicast announced an AV1 encoder for its WebRTC production environment.

The article provides information on the Bavarian State Library in Munich transitioning to unified resource management through Ex Libris' Alma library services platform and Primo resource discovery solution.

The article focuses on managing cybersecurity in a school district is an interesting challenge and school district IT departments are short on resources, in terms of both people and money. Topics include the quick survey of other departments in our school system will tell you that we are all short on resources, and the fortunate enough to experience the professional equivalent of a near-death experience.

The article focuses on member of the Library Freedom Project its an organization that has traditionally focused on helping library workers bolster their understanding of patron privacy and fighting surveillance in our communities.

The article focuses on cloud computing changes many aspects of how libraries and other organizations manage security and privacy. Topics include the libraries must pay close attention to the security of the technology applications they implement to support their work and provide access to resources for users, and the lapse can bring incredible harm to the library as an organization and to patrons if their personal information becomes compromised or exposed.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being surprised by two things an absurdly deprecated ILS and the security alarm on the staff door in the parking garage.

The article focuses on the value of old-school Windows freeware software and provides insights on discovering and using such software, highlighting useful utilities for various tasks. It discusses reliable sources for finding freeware, showcases specific utilities for tasks like text cleanup, image editing, and local indexing and search, and explores the intersection of freeware and Artificial Intelligence (AI), noting instances where AI technologies have surpassed traditional freeware tools.

The article presents the discussion on SharePlex by Quest enables users to create Oracle and PostgreSQL architectures that support high availability, disaster recovery, scalability, migrations, and distributed instances across regions.

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

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 discusses how the Ingram Library at the University of West Georgia has adopted Google Slides for plug-and-play tutorials for use in classes through the D2L course management system (CMS). Also cited are the key roles played by the school's marketing and outreach department and learning and research services (LRS) department, as well as the multidisciplinary tutorials developed by the LRS team that were distributed using the Google Drive suite of programs.

The article discusses about those who engaged in serious research rely on the magic words of controlled vocabularies, thesauri, subject headings, and taxonomies. Topics include LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, DUELING MAGIC SPELLS, MAKING THE MAGIC WORK. Google has an advantage when it comes to applying machine learning, given the millions of searches done on the platform every day. But its learning is not always in line with information professionals.

The article offers tips for librarians on producing quality videos to improve the presentation of contents. Topics discussed include the ideal slide transition offerings in the Microsoft PowerPoint software for the discussion of contact information and the idea development stages, importance of microphone quality to provide clear narration in the video, and the cost benefit of using the iMovie video-editing program in Apple Mac computers.

The article discusses Rocket Software's release of v1.6 of its MultiValue Performance Experience (MVX: P), a free performance monitoring application for Rocket UniVerse, highlighting new features, enhancements, and certification on various operating systems.

The article questions the default sorting of search results by relevance and suggests an alternative focus on sorting by date. Topics include the limitations of relevance-based sorting, practical solutions like userscripts for date sorting, and the potential for AI-driven improvements in search relevance and sorting methods.

The article discusses the solution to a technology-based limitation is to use another kind of technology. Topics include ethical implications in using tools, depending on intentions call alternative archives such as SciHub and Z-Library, except to note that those sites exist and patrons; and Netflix has regions and regional content licensing, which determine what is available in various countries.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of patrons at my library can't reset their online catalog or OverDrive passwords.

The article explores T he Internet Archive (archive.org), founded in 1996, is a vital resource for information professionals for a number of reasons. It's home to many useful collections, including the TV News (archive.org/tv); Radio News Archive (archive.org/ details/radio); eBooks and Texts Collection (archive.org/texts).

The article focuses on the new features of the Bing search engine powered by AI, particularly its chat functionality that allows users to ask questions and receive complete answers. It compares the new Bing with ChatGPT, explaining that while both use similar technology, the new Bing is a search engine that incorporates ChatGPT as one of its features.

The author discuusses the experience of trying the chatbot ChatGPT in December 2022, and mentions limited experimentation of the tool. Topics discussed include claims of ownership made by ChatGPT, views of May Habib, co-founder of Writer, artificial intelligence (AI) writing platform, on concerns of transparency related to the ChatGPT, and automatic content to be checked by AI against style sheet and make corrections.

The article offers information on the author's experience using Piktochart, a content development tool, recounting a situation where a free account limitation prompted the upgrade to a paid account with a discount. Topics include the author's exploration of the paid version's capabilities, creating social media content, particularly for World Kindness Day, and scheduling posts on various platforms.

The article introduces Inkleaf, a groundbreaking library software project initiated by John Blyberg, emphasizing its mission to simplify the lives of library workers by addressing common frustrations with existing software solutions. Topics include covering Inkleaf's purpose and features, Blyberg details its evolution beyond a conventional intranet, offering a comprehensive platform encompassing a knowledge base, staff directory, discussion threads, blogs, and a form builder.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of Zoom for remote usability testing.

The article offers information on pandemic has hindered galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) also spurred new growth in the form of innovative projects like participatory digital archives developed while buildings were closed. Topics include the projects has initiated during pandemic closures further demonstrate the convergence of entities in the digital realm, and developing and maintaining collections for the benefit of the community and facilitating access to those resources.

The article offers information on original sketches and drawings by these acclaimed fashion designers rest within acid-free boxes held in the climate-controlled facilities of the Special Collections and College Archives (SPARC) at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). Topics include the researchers must make an appointment in advance and are limited to the number they can view at a time.