New requirements in the U.K. look to give online publishers more leverage in negotiations with Google, while in Germany, a court has ruled that the company can be held liable…
(3 Jun 2026) China is no longer simply a major contributor to global research output; it is increasingly becoming a key force shaping the future of scholarly publishing. With extraordinary scale in…
(5 Jun 2026) Wolters Kluwer has announced an expanded enterprise AI collaboration with OpenAI. This marks a broader effort and growing collaboration to develop and release AI native solutions that advance…
(10 Jun 2026) the Nature Index has introduced updates to broaden its disciplinary coverage and refine its methodology with the release of the 2026 Research Leaders tables, marking a major step…
(27 May 2026) For most of the history of scholarly publishing, the definition of “end user” was stable enough that no one thought to question it. The user was a researcher,…
(4 Jun 2026) Universities UK (UUK) and Elsevier have announced a partnership aimed at strengthening the evidence base around how UK university research supports the UK Government’s eight priority sectors under…
(Jun 2026) This article explores the topics and issues that trended in academic libraries over the past two years. It draws on research and initiatives from librarians across the profession,…
(6 Jun 2026) About You: You are a highly skilled digital preservation and repository specialist with a passion for shaping the future of library services and digital learning at scale.…
(5 Jun 2026) Plans to ban US researchers from spending federal grants on open access fees unless requests are signed off by agency officials will do little to reduce publishing costs,…
(9 Jun 2026) Research Solutions has released The State of AI in Research 2026, a benchmark study examining how academic and corporate organizations are integrating artificial intelligence into research workflows. Based on survey responses…
(1 Jun 2026) Kortext today announced that its extensive perpetual access eBook catalogue is now available within GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO (GOBI), giving libraries greater flexibility in how they source and…
(2 Jun 2026) Wiley today announced it has acquired Emerald Publishing Limited (“Emerald”) from Cambridge Information Group (CIG) in an all-cash transaction valued at £337 million, or USD 452 million. The…
Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, translated by Lin King, pulled off an ‘incredible double feat’ in succeeding as ‘both a romance and an incisive postcolonial novel’ (19 May 2026) Taiwan…
(14 May 2026) South Korea’s public libraries have exceeded 1,300 nationwide, while annual visits topped 230 million, reflecting improved access and rising use. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism…
(8 May 2026) Nearly 100 library professionals from public universities across Malaysia attended the Library Leadership Seminar hosted by Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). The seminar was organized by the…
