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Illinois Tackles Library Book Bans
“The hope is the risk of losing critical state funds will dissuade cities and towns from the kind of bans we’ve seen,” says PW’s Andrew Albanese.
Make AI Your Writing Tutor
What if a machine could lighten the burden of writing for researchers?
What AI Will Mean To Book Publishing
Trade book publishing industry as we know it will soon be obsolete, asserts Thad McIlroy.
Making Research Data FAIR
A May 10, 2023, CCC Town Hall panel shared best practices for developing research data that is FAIR through culture, training, and technology.
US Book Sales Drop 2.6% in 2022
Across all sectors, US publishing sales in 2022 totaled $28.1 billion, according to the Association of American Publishers.
Best of VOC: ChatGPT & Information Integrity
Launched in November 2022, ChatGPT-3 received its language training from 300 billion words on the internet, all written in books, journal articles, and Wikipedia.
2023 Prix Voltaire Special Award To Volodymyr Vakulenko
As an author, publisher, and organizer of festivals and reading, the late Volodymyr Vakulenko had many roles in Ukrainian publishing, Ukrainian novelist Victoria Amelina explains.
PRH, PEN America Fight “Unconstitutional” School Book Bans
The PEN America suit seeks to have banned books returned to school library shelves.
Info Pros in a Data-Driven Enterprise
Data scientists often work closely with librarians. The two roles are complementary, and organizations can benefit from aligning the positions strategically, says Mary Ellen Bates.
2023 Pulitzers To Kingsolver, Diaz, Others
Pulitzer winners represent the best that the publishing industry has to offer.
And The Oscar Goes To… ChatGPT?
Writers in Hollywood are the latest to declare concerns that technology based in powerful artificial intelligence tools may jeopardize their livelihoods.
ChatGPT Chops Chegg Stock
This week, the possible impact of AI, and ChatGPT in particular, on publishing and related educational businesses came into sharper focus.