Guest Post — Societies 2030: The Community Advantage in an AI-First World - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest bloggers call for society publishers to recognize their unique role in shaping the systems researchers use to discover and evaluate knowledge.

"Trust becomes more valuable, not less, when the information environment degrades. The more noise enters the system, the more researchers will retreat to sources w/ human accountability. The question shifts from “what does the evidence say?” to “who is telling me this, & why should I believe them?”"

Journal Submissions Riddled With AI-Created Fake Citations References used to be one of the last things journal editors checked before publishing a paper. Artificial intelligence is changing that.

www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.

Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning www.npr.org/sections/hea...

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents | Fortune Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology: “I genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.”

Neuroscientist warns Gen Z is the first generation less cognitively capable than previous generations fortune.com/2026/02/21/l...

State Lawmakers Seek Restraints on Wage Garnishment for Medical Debt - KFF Health News At least eight states are considering legislation to curtail wage garnishment over unpaid medical bills, as health care costs rise and more people become underinsured.

“In the wealthiest country on Earth, people are going bankrupt, suffering wage garnishment, just because they get sick."
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

NYU Wants Students to Put Down Their Phones. Will They? Drawing on the work of Johnathan Haidt, the university is unveiling a new effort that aims to nudge students away from rampant use of smartphones.

NYU Wants Students to Put Down Their Phones. Will They?

www.chronicle.com/article/nyu-...

Indiana Bill Would Use Federal Earnings Test to End Programs Congress’s new earnings test will stop students from receiving federal aid for some programs. A Hoosier State bill goes further, putting those degrees on the chopping block.

U.S. Plans to Stop Funding Low-Earning Degrees. Indiana May Just End Them.

www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Are you going to ALA in June? Stop by and see me co-presenting a poster session: Certificate and Credential Stacking: A Creative Approach to Integrating Resource Sharing into the LIS Curriculum Click on the link below for a pop up with info and to register for the conference. cdmcd.co/gaKvMr

Why Higher Ed Is Leaning Into Apprenticeships Colleges are facing “a perfect storm.” Is adding apprenticeship pathways a way through?

www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-in...

To avoid accusations of AI cheating, college students are turning to AI Students are taking new measures, such as dumbing down their work, spying on themselves and using AI “humanizer” programs, to beat accusations of cheating with artificial intelligence.

We need to understand the tech tools we adopt, how they should be properly used, and their unintended consequences if we rely on them too much. For example, a tool to detect cheating shouldn't encourage cheating just so you don't get wrongly accused of cheating. www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

Alliance Forms to Protect Higher Ed From Political Meddling The freshly launched Alliance for Higher Education is working to stave off government overreach in higher ed, arguing it’s critical for democracy and college access.

www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

At CHEA, Kent Blames Accreditors for Higher Ed’s Woes The education under secretary argued that accreditors have largely failed to hold colleges accountable and pledged to make reforms.

www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

The hybrid college wins: What students want that most schools ignore New research reshaping how higher education leaders think about their institutions’ future.

www.highereddive.com/spons/the-hy...

Fall Enrollment Increased 1%, International Students Declined U.S. college enrollment reached pre-pandemic levels this fall. But despite overall growth, some populations, such as adult learners and international graduate students, declined.

www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Keywords Are Not Dead — But Discovery Is No Longer Just Search - The Scholarly Kitchen As with previous shifts in content discovery, today's winners will be those who understand the strengths and limits of AI search, and design systems that let researchers move fluidly between precision...

Keywords Are Not Dead — But Discovery Is No Longer Just Search scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/01/06/k...

Teens are having disturbing interactions with chatbots. Here's how to lower the risks Teen use of AI chat bots is growing, and psychologists worry it's affecting their social development and mental health. Here's what parents should know to help kids use the technology safely.

Teen use of AI chat bots is growing, and psychologists worry it's affecting their social development and mental health. Here's what parents should know to help kids use the technology safely. n.pr/3MSi4xj

Wtf

"Body Language: Medicine and the Eighteenth-Century Comic Novel" by Kathleen Tamayo Alves

www.rutgersuniversit...

Published by Bucknell University.

#WomensStudies #GenderStudies #Medicine #LiteraryStudies

The cultural works becoming public domain in 2026, from Betty Boop to Nancy Drew The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1.

The original Betty Boop, the first four Nancy Drew books and Greta Garbo's first talkie are among the many works from 1930 that will be free to use, share and remake starting on Jan. 1. n.pr/4scrT9d

The accepted manuscript and DOI link to the published article is now available in Penn State Scholar Sphere. "Certificate and Credential Stacking: A Creative Approach to Integrating Resource Sharing into the LIS Curriculum" scholarsphere.psu.edu/resources/8e...

Library colleagues, session descriptions are available for the Frontline, Online conference. My session description is below. See more and register at www.palibraries.org/frontline-on...

Library frontline staff, consider attending Frontline, Online. I will be presenting a session on how frontline workers provide valuable information to assess library resources and services. Registration information is available here www.palibraries.org/frontline-on...

Certificate and Credential Stacking: A Creative Approach to Integrating Resource Sharing into the LIS Curriculum Dedicated coursework for the field of resource sharing and interlibrary loan has traditionally not been made available in Library and Information Science (LIS) programs. Recent conversations among ...

Check out my latest article. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #libraries #LIS #resourcesharing #interlibraryloan

Colleges and States Want Federal Money for Work-Force Training. But the Path Won’t Be Easy. The Education Department on Friday finalized proposed regulations for a policy that will allow low-income students to use Pell Grants for nondegree programs.

www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

The Agility Imperative: How Employers View Preparation for an… | AAC&U The survey found strong alignment between the outcomes of a liberal education and the skills and dispositions employers view as essential for success in…

"This report presents the findings from a national survey of employer views on higher education and its effectiveness in preparing students for the workforce" www.aacu.org/research/the...

The Growing Role of the Humanities at Community Colleges

The growing role of humanities at community colleges sponsored.chronicle.com/humanities-a...

Justice Department Will No Longer Investigate Claims of Systemic Racism, Sexism The change could dramatically alter the way college leaders define and address discrimination.

Justice Department Will No Longer Investigate Claims of Systemic Racism, Sexism www.chronicle.com/article/just...

What to Know About Workforce Pell Talks The negotiating committee has completed its first two days of discussions and, while there are key issues still to be ironed out, committee members remain optimistic.

www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Guest Post — What Do College Students Lose When Libraries Are Ignored? - The Scholarly Kitchen Today's guest post argues that academic libraries are an investment in the very foundation of quality scholarship and responsible publishing.

Guest Post — What Do College Students Lose When Libraries Are Ignored? scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/12/02/g...

The Sift: Special issue: Pink slime quiz - The News Literacy Project This special issue of The Sift includes a new quiz on pink slime “news” sites.

Great info here on "pink slime news." newslit.org/news-and-res...