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Game On! Celebrating International Games Month by Patti Gibbons November is International Games Month (IGM) and time to test your wits, sharpen your gaming skills, and have some fun! IGM is an annual international initiative that helps libraries promote the educational, social, and recreational value of all forms of games. https://lnkd.in/e6dfsXqS

Libraries Leading the Way in Citizen Science by Anna W. I. Au In the session on "Decoding citizen science: Putting libraries in the public sphere," presented by IFLA's Science and Technology Libraries section during the World Library and Information Congress in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 21-24 August, 2023, four public librarians described citizen science activities at their libraries... https://lnkd.in/e-rmg4Y3

NSIGHTS ON CONTENT: Giving Seniors the Tools and Support to Embrace Technology by Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig [B]ecause I am a proud member of the 60-plus club and have an intimate relationship with technology, I am constantly being asked by my peers how I am so comfortable with computers, the internet, social media, and more." https://lnkd.in/ehG5aJty

AI and Copyright: Steering Around the Iceberg by George H. Pike Like any work that contains the "modicum of creativity" that is necessary for it to be entitled to copyright protection, the copyright in [my latest] work was established at the moment the work was created. But an extra step is often needed to ensure that a copyrighted work gets full legal protection: registering it with the U.S. Copyright Office. https://lnkd.in/e8etS5pq

An Introduction to Pickaxe by Sophia Guevara Guevara signed up for a free version of the AI tool builder Pickaxe and was impressed by how much functionality was available. https://lnkd.in/en3_8g6k

INSIGHTS ON CONTENT: The Social Media Channels Resonating With Content Marketers Now by Linda Pophal The potential void that could be caused by a TikTok ban has marketers looking for other options—and there are some poised to fill it. https://lnkd.in/eWF5bMsx

Historians Challenge the Supreme Court's Historical Errors by Mick O'Leary The Historians Council on the Constitution is a recently formed program of the progressive Brennan Center for Justice, with the intent to publicize and correct errors by the U.S. Supreme Court in its interpretations of American history. The council produces magazine articles, analytical reports, and amicus briefs, which are all available on the Brennan Center for Justice site. https://lnkd.in/eHEN9aPS

Scopus AI: A New Way to Search in SCOPUS With Artificial Intelligence by François Libmann and Anne-Marie Libmann The Scopus platform has long offered classic search tools: Boolean operators, proximity operators, navigation through citing/cited documents. https://lnkd.in/eXx4D-cJ

INSIGHTS ON CONTENT: The Optimal Size of a Team—And Why It Matters by Marianne Kay After being in a variety of work environments over a number of years, I noticed that a team’s size has an impact on its productivity, effectiveness, and happiness. https://lnkd.in/eAvPDMK3