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Your New Neighborhood Library

Information Governance Perspectives

Library science is an interdisciplinary field incorporating the humanities, law, and applied science that studies topics related to libraries, the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources, and the political economy of information. What’s it like to work in this field?

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IBM watsonx.ai: Open source, pre-trained foundation models make AI and automation easier than ever before

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And then you need highly specialized, expensive and difficult to find skills to work the magic of training an AI model. But that’s all changing thanks to pre-trained, open source foundation models. Sometimes, you don’t know what data a model was trained on because the creators of those models won’t tell you.

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International library leaders explore the purpose and future of libraries

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International library leaders explore the purpose and future of libraries. Facet Publishing announces the publication of Bold Minds: Library leadership in a time of disruption edited by Margaret Weaver and Leo Appleton. Are librarians and libraries relevant in the 21st century?

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One world, one library network

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One world, one library network. Working Internationally for Libraries Virtual Conference 2021: A free, virtual conference for Public Libraries in the UK and across the world. Public library services around the world have been confronting massive global challenges while embracing innovation and new opportunities.

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Feminist leadership, libraries and Covid-19

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Feminist leadership, libraries and Covid-19. s Library which was established in 1991 and now has more than 20 paid staff ? s was Roly Keating, Chief Executive of the British Library. I have been a lifelong library lover, but have no formal training as an information professional. s Library were sown.?

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IBM researchers to publish FHE challenges on the FHERMA platform

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By enabling various research institutes to collaborate seamlessly in the training process, FHE opens doors to a new era of possibilities. Solutions to challenges must be written by using known cryptographic libraries such as openFHE. One of its notable applications lies in enhancing medical AI models.

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Apprenticeships: supporting new talent in to libraries

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Apprenticeships: supporting new talent in to libraries. Last summer Kirklees Libraries recruited two new apprentices as part of a council-wide programme to develop and deliver apprentice opportunities. Among the vanguard of library apprenticeships schemes is Kirklees Libraries in West Yorkshire. Career opportunities.