(22 Oct 2025) In August, the Royal Society announced plans to make our eight subscription journals open access (OA) on a Subscribe to Open (S2O) model in 2026. In doing so, the society will deliver equitable open access for thousands of authors and readers each year, with no APCs charged, and make the world’s oldest…
(21 Oct 2025) This post describes the oldest example of Thai script printed in Europe, dating back to around 1700. It recounts the early formal relations between Great Britain and Thailand (then Siam) starting in 1612, including diplomatic exchanges such as the 1684 embassy from Ayutthaya (the Siamese capital) to France via Great Britain. During…
As little is known about the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in Thailand, this article uses semi-structured interviews with twelve Chulalongkorn University members to shed light on the subject. The interviews reveal a variety of themes related to GenAI, which the article then discusses in relation to academic libraries’ services. By Lukas Tschopp*…
(20 Oct 2025) “I’m about as anti-AI as they come. I’ve never used it, and I’m ethically opposed to it due to concerns including (but certainly not limited to) copyright infringement; environmental impact; and the erosion of reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. And yet, I’ve found myself teaching an AI course next semester. ” Eleanor Ball, Information Literacy…
(17 Oct 2025) “AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers,” approved by ACRL in October 2025, is a comprehensive framework to help academic library workers navigate the integration and ethical use of AI technology in higher education libraries. It emphasizes the critical role of academic libraries in understanding and responding to AI’s impact on research, pedagogy,…
(10 Oct 2025) Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) has launched the RILM Archive of Popular Music Magazines (RAPMM), preserving in a digital format for the first time several valuable, rare, and largely unknown independently published music magazines. This continuously expanding, fully searchable collection features over 125 magazines and fanzines published from the late 1960s…
(22 Oct 2025) Elsevier, a global leader in advanced information and decision support in science and healthcare, is expanding its Geographical Pricing for Open Access (GPOA) initiative to an additional 150 gold open access journals, following the success of its 2024 pilot. This expansion means around 300 journals will offer pricing based on geography to help…