Notes

Recent notes from our reading and activities around the web.

The ARL/CNI 2035 Scenarios: AI-Influenced Futures in the Research Environment. Association of Research Libraries, and Coalition for Networked Information. Association of Research Libraries, Coalition for Networked Information, and Stratus Inc., 3 May 2024, https://doi.org/10.29242/report.aiscenarios2024.
Calculating Empires: A Genealogy of Technology and Power since 1500. Calculating Empires: A Genealogy of Technology and Power since 1500. https://calculatingempires.net. Accessed 21 Jun 2024.
ISO Publishes New Standard Enabling Content Transparency – ISO 24138 | ISCC – International Standard Content Code. Pan, Titusz. 27 May 2024, https://iscc.io/iso-publishes-new-standard-enabling-content-transparency-iso-24138/.
“On Opening Essays, Conference Talks, and Jam Jars.” Appleton, Maggie. Maggie Appleton, https://maggieappleton.com. Accessed 17 Apr 2024.
Free Software for Network Services and Web Applications. Awesome Selfhosted. 2015. awesome-selfhosted, 12 Apr 2024, https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted.
“How to Unite Local Initiatives for a More Sustainable Global Future.” Kostakis, Vasilis, and Nikiforos Tsiouris. Sustainable Futures, vol. 7, Jun 2024, p. 100187, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2024.100187.
Reflections in Transition: Planting the Seeds for Renewal | Educopia Institute. Antao, Aloma. https://educopia.org/reflections-in-transition-planting-the-seeds-for-renewal/. Accessed 8 Apr 2024.
“We Have a Vision, and a Mission to Lead Us There.” Antao, Aloma. Educopia Institute, https://educopia.org/we-have-a-vision-and-a-mission/. Accessed 8 Apr 2024.
“Is Science Becoming Conceptual Art?” Cohen, Dan. Humane Ingenuity, 1 Apr 2024, https://newsletter.dancohen.org/archive/humane-ingenuity-52-is-science-becoming-conceptual-art/.
“The Rise and Fall of Robots.Txt.” Pierce, David. The Verge, 14 Feb 2024, https://www.theverge.com/24067997/robots-txt-ai-text-file-web-crawlers-spiders.
W3C Verifiable Credentials Working Group. W3C Verifiable Credentials Working Group. https://www.w3.org/2017/vc/WG/. Accessed 21 Mar 2024.
About the ISCC – ISCC Foundation. About the ISCC – ISCC Foundation. https://iscc.foundation/iscc/. Accessed 21 Mar 2024.
Overview – C2PA. Overview – C2PA. https://c2pa.org/. Accessed 21 Mar 2024.
Empowering Refugee Communities: A Practical Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Mudahera, Dushime, and Rowland Mosbergen. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25442197.v1.
“Can Machines Be in Language? – Communications of the ACM.” Denning, Peter J., and B. Scott Rousse. Communications of the ACM, 22 Feb 2024, https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/can-machines-be-in-language/.
Art Wants to Be Free. Frye, Brian L. 4762351, 17 Mar 2024, https://papers.ssrn.com/abstract=4762351.
“AU Librarians and Biologists Team up and Use Big Data to Investigate Open Access Publishing Models.” Hill, Jayson. What’s New at the Auburn Libraries, 13 Mar 2024, https://www.lib.auburn.edu/whatsnew/2024/03/au-librarians-and-biologists-team-up-and-use-big-data-to-investigate-open-access-publishing-models/.
“Peer-Replication Model Aims to Address Science’s ‘Reproducibility Crisis.’” Mitchell Crow, James. Nature, Mar 2024, https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00796-0.
“Url-Parts.Glitch.Me.” https://samdutton.com. Url-Parts.Glitch.Me, https://url-parts.glitch.me. Accessed 9 Mar 2024.
Learning Lessons from the Cyber-Attack: British Library Cyber Incident Review. British Library. British Library, 8 Mar 2024, p. 18, https://www.bl.uk/home/british-library-cyber-incident-review-8-march-2024.pdf.
“EndClimateSilence.Org.” Guenther, Genevieve. EndClimateSilence.Org, https://www.endclimatesilence.org. Accessed 9 Mar 2024.
“Recommended Practices for Scholarly Journals on the Use of Generative AI in Published Works.” Kaebnick, Gregory E., et al. Hastings Center Report, vol. 53, no. 5, 2023, pp. 3–6, https://doi.org/10.1002/hast.1507.
“The Algorithm.” ElKattan, Alia, and Lujain Ibrahim. The Algorithm, https://www.whatsthealgorithm.com. Accessed 7 Mar 2024.
A Bestiary of the Anthrpocene. Roszkowska, Maria, et al., editors. Set Margins’, 2023, https://bestiaryanthropocene.com.
“Recommendations for Accelerating Open Preprint Peer Review to Improve the Culture of Science.” Avissar-Whiting, Michele, et al. PLOS Biology, vol. 22, no. 2, Feb 2024, p. e3002502, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002502.
Yancey Strickler: When the Means Justify the Ends. Protocol Town Hall. 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsO8DwV0eaQ.
The EU AI Act: Lessons for US Policymakers. Mazzini, Gabriele, et al. https://youtu.be/9ceW6l25OeI.
USCO Letter to Congress Providing Updates on Its Artificial Intelligence Initiative. US Copyright Office. 23 Feb 2024, https://copyright.gov/laws/hearings/USCO-Letter-on-AI-and-Copyright-Initiative-Update-Feb-23-2024.pdf.
Digital Spaces Directory. New_ Public. https://newpublic.org/directory. Accessed 25 Feb 2024.
“Pluralistic Is Two.” Doctorow, Cory. Pluralistic, 19 Feb 2022, https://pluralistic.net/2022/02/19/now-we-are-two/.
Desirable Characteristics of Data Repositories for Federally Funded Research. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Executive Office of the President of the United States, 18 May 2022, https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/113528.
Form-From: A Design Space of Social Media Systems. Zhang, Amy X., et al. 19 Feb 2024, http://arxiv.org/abs/2402.05388.
“An Essential Guide For Mindful Posting.” Sankin, Aaron. The Markup, 17 Feb 2024, https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2024/02/17/an-essential-guide-for-mindful-posting.