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January 2024

date: 2024-02-02, from: Association of Research Libraries News

Last Updated on February 2, 2024, 1:38 pm ET Public Policy Briefing (January 2024) This issue includes: Copyright and Fair Use/Fair Dealing Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week 2024 Is February 26–March…

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ARL Celebrates Black History Month 2024

date: 2024-02-02, from: Association of Research Libraries News

Last Updated on February 2, 2024, 2:50 pm ET   During the month of February, ARL is celebrating Black history. Join us and our member institutions as we honor and…

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What if the Earth Suddenly Stopped Spinning?

date: 2024-02-02, from: Scholarly Kitchen

XKCD’s Randall Munroe has launched a video series around his “What If?” books and today answers the question, what if the earth stopped spinning?

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Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in poor urban neighborhoods: The case of Accra and Johannesburg

date: 2024-02-02, from: ETH Zurich, recently added

Durizzo, Kathrin

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Getting to Know Andrew K. Pace, ARL’s New Executive Director

date: 2024-02-01, from: Association of Research Libraries News

Today the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) welcomes Andrew K. Pace as our executive director. We’ve conducted a brief interview to help our community get to know him better as…

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Protecting Commercial AI Rights is Harder than You Think — EU Edition

date: 2024-02-01, from: Scholarly Kitchen

Legislation often lags technological advances. The EU’s Digital Single Market Copyright Directive leaves many open questions regarding AI text- and data-mining.

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Coffee Lectures – check out our new programme

date: 2024-02-01, from: ETH Zurich Research Archives

In just 15 minutes: Get useful tools and topics to support you in your daily research work – at the Coffee Lectures by the ETH Library. Read more

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Short service interruption on Thursday, February 1, 2024, 12.00

date: 2024-02-01, from: ETH Zurich Research Archives

On Thursday, February 1, 2024, 12.00 – 13.00, there will be a short service interruption in the Research Collection. During this time, you won’t be able to upload new documents or edit existing records. The login will be deactivated during this time. Reason: maintenance work

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Reactivity of kaolinitic clays calcined in the 650 °C–1050 °C temperature range: Towards a robust assessment of overcalcination

date: 2024-02-01, from: ETH Zurich, recently added

Zunino, Franco; Scrivener, Karen

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Consumers’ perceptions and acceptance of genome editing in agriculture: Insights from the United States of America and Switzerland

date: 2024-02-01, from: ETH Zurich, recently added

Bearth, Angela; Otten, Caitlin Drummond; Cohen, Alex Segrè

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Paper mills

date: 2024-01-31, from: SciELO in Perspective

Paper mills have begun to produce and sell large numbers of low-quality articles with false or plagiarized data. And, more recently, they are trying to entice journal editors by offering generous sums in exchange for the rapid acceptance of articles and by offering questionable editors and reviewers for special issues. Read More →

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On the Art of Reading, by Arthur Quiller-Couch

date: 2024-01-31, from: Standard Ebooks, new releaases

Quiller-Couch argues for the study and appreciation of classic English literature.

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How We Work, AI, and Human Engagement

date: 2024-01-31, from: Scholarly Kitchen

In this post Robert Harington looks to Hannah Arendt, and her 1958 book, The Human Condition for help in understanding the nature of how we work, asking how an AI world may affect the nature of our work.

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Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Maria Gould of ROR

date: 2024-01-30, from: Scholarly Kitchen

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Research Organization Registry (ROR), Alice Meadows interviewed Director Maria Gould for today’s Kitchen Essentials post.

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Day in Review (January 29–February 1)

date: 2024-01-29, from: Association of Research Libraries News

Last Updated on February 1, 2024, 5:02 pm ET Sign up to receive the Day in Review by email. Jump to: Tuesday, January 30 | Thursday, February 1 Note: Day…

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Victory Odes, by Pindar

date: 2024-01-29, from: Standard Ebooks, new releaases

A collection of lyric poems celebrating the triumphs of ancient Greek athletes in various sporting events.

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The Second Digital Transformation

date: 2024-01-29, from: Scholarly Kitchen

The scholarly publishing sector is undergoing its second digital transformation. Today, Ithaka S+R reviews this strategic landscape as part of a broader analysis of the shared infrastructure that supports scholarly communication.

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