David Hughes's #ASL2024 keynote is now available on YouTube! His clear-eyed look at Open Scholarship discusses current trends, threats and opportunities and takes in everything else from predatory publishing practices to ChatGPT and John Deere Tractors bit.ly/4cQMis3

Ann Byrne Ann Byrne 🇮🇪 🇵🇸 wrote a guest post for us about this very digital literacy OER - one of our most-read articles this year. Read it for yourself and access the resource link directly libfocus.com/2024/03/hibern…

Watch Paola Corti's #ASL2024 talk about how European librarians are supporting SPARC Europe in their mission to advance Open Education in Europe, making them essential 'agents of change' bit.ly/4cQMis3

Exploring Basic Needs Support Across Public and Community College Libraries doi.org/10.18665/sr.32… via Ithaka S+R

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Our latest guest post comes from Alana Mahon O'Neill and Rosemary Shanahan DCU Library. They trace the history of Dublin City University All Hallows Campus in Drumcondra and the construction of the stunning Woodlock Hall Library. libfocus.com

MIT Press has a sustainable model for access to HE content...thanks Libfocus for sharing. #notforprofit #academicpublishing insidehighered.com/news/tech-inno…

OPINION: What Teachers Call AI Cheating, Leaders in the Workforce Might Call Progress. Authors of a new guide explore what AI literacy might look like in a new era. hechingerreport.org/opinion-what-t…

This month's libfocus link-out articles explore the top trends in academic libraries, the latest in AI, the uncertain future of the Internet Archive, life lessons to live by, a bear in a top hat (!) and much more at libfocus.com

At #ASL2024 Eilís O'Neill explains how Universal Design for Learning makes your library more inclusive. She demonstrates how @dculib made a library resource more accessible for Dublin City University's staff and students and shows that small steps can make a big difference. bit.ly/4cQMis3

Twitter just activated a setting by default for everyone that gives them the right to use your data to train grok. They never announced it. You can disable this using the web but it's hidden. You can't disable using the mobile app Direct link: x.com/settings/grok_…

We're so grateful to Paul, Luke and the rest of the SVP - Ireland team who donated hundreds of books to our Book Swap stands this week. The stands are available to the public too - just visit any of our three libraries during opening hours and take home a bestseller for free!

Perceptions of Academic Freedom in Teaching doi.org/10.18665/sr.32… via Ithaka S+R

Governance and Business Models for Collaborative Collection Development doi.org/10.18665/sr.32… via Ithaka S+R

‘Publish or Perish’ is now a card game — not just an academic’s life. A player wins by racking up more citations than the competition, even if that means engaging in a little light plagiarism. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Has your paper been used to train an AI model? Almost certainly nature.com/articles/d4158…

Using AI to reshape the user experience in higher education news.asu.edu/20240807-scien…

Come work with us! DCU Library is hiring Library Monitors with positions available in all 3 libraries. These are part-time, term-time positions suitable for students. Full details: bit.ly/3E6qQjE

Before we start a new academic year here are some of last year's library highlights! Our #CultureNightDublin collaboration with Dublin City University partners in 2023 drew 2,500 visitors to St Patrick's Campus. See the schedule for Culture Night 2024, Friday 20th September bit.ly/3ADLLMg