(9 Feb 2026) The surprise announcement appeared on the CIA website on 4 February 2026 as “Spotlighting the World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell” The announcement continued: “One…
128 countries are now signed up to the Marrakesh Treaty, which removes unnecessary copyright barriers to the creation of and access to books and other materials in accessible formats for…
(16 Feb 2026) The Royal Society is pleased to confirm that its eight world-class subscription journals will be published as open access in 2026 as libraries support its Subscribe to Open…
(17 Feb 2026) BioOne is proud to report the achievement of a significant milestone in its mission to increase access to scientific research. BioOne’s Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot has reached its sustainability…
(5 Feb 2026) In debates around scholarly publishing university publishers are often a secondary consideration after big commercial publishers. Drawing on a new study of the size and scope of…
(5 Feb 2026) The United Kingdom’s Office for Students (OfS), the nation’s higher education regulator, released a damning report about Regent College London (RCL), saying that the school’s staff failed to give…
(4 Feb 2026) You’d have to have a laser focus elsewhere not to notice the growing concern about research integrity. In recent months there have been many reports, conference sessions…
(4 Feb 2026) The National Library of Korea has decided not to accept deposits of books from an AI publisher that releases 9,000 types of books annually. It has also…
(Feb 2026) Join the National Library of Australia on the last Sunday of each month for a paw-sitive reading experience with the Story Dogs program. Trained volunteers and their accredited…
(5 Feb 2026) The Khon Kaen University (KKU) Library has been honored as the “Outstanding Academic Library” for the year 2025 by the Thai Library Association under the Royal Patronage of…
(11 Feb 2026) OpenAI today announced the launch of Prism, a free, AI-native workspace designed to help scientists write, collaborate on, and prepare research for publication more efficiently. Prism brings together…
(2 Feb 2026) A cloud-computing architect at German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, who is based in Raeren, Belgium, created Aletheia-Probe while he was helping his colleagues to write a review…
(2 Feb 2026) With The State of Open Data survey and report now reaching its 10th anniversary, Mark Hahnel shares the wins of the past decade, the challenges, and the future of data…
By Ruth A Pagell* What else is new at THE? What changes has CWTS Leiden made? Do the Human Freedom rankings affect university rankings? What is the number one university…
(30 Jan 2026) This week, the very first Charleston Conference Asia took place in Bangkok, Thailand at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel. From January 26 through January 28, 2026- well over 600…
