(23 Jan 2026) IGI Global Scientific Publishing has announced the launch of a new Read & Publish licensing model combining access to its e-Book collection with unlimited open access publishing. Under the agreement, libraries license the IGI Global Scientific Publishing e-Book Collection, which includes more than 10,000 scholarly e-Books and over 200,000 peer-reviewed chapters, while…
(25 Jan 2026) The National Library of Malaysia (PNM) has launched an Immersive Learning Centre aimed at accelerating the digitisation of the country’s cultural heritage while broadening access to technology-driven education. The initiative supports the government’s vision of transforming libraries into modern, inclusive knowledge hubs, reports BERNAMA, a partner of TV BRICS. Expert said…
(23 Jan 2026) Archaeologists are actively engaged in the restoration of the northern library at the iconic Angkor Wat in Cambodia’s Angkor Archaeological Park, said a news release issued by the APSARA National Authority (ANA) on Thursday. The four-month project on the deteriorated northern library on the second level of Angkor Wat started in November…
(28 Jan 2026) Reading is an important avenue for humans to acquire knowledge, expand wisdom and cultivate virtue. It enlightens us and helps us aim high and stand upright. As China’s first national regulations to promote public reading are set to take effect on February 1, the country is entering a new phase for…
(21 Jan 2026) The artificial intelligence ChatGPT earned perfect scores in nine subjects in this year’s unified university entrance examinations, marking its first full score, an AI venture said Tuesday. When LifePrompt Inc tested the generative AI chatbot for the weekend’s university exams, the chatbot’s latest version had an accuracy rate of 97 percent across…
(20 Jan 2026) Kudos has launched a fast-track research initiative to examine the impact of zero-click search and AI overview panels on scholarly publishing, with De Gruyter Brill, Emerald Publishing, IOP Publishing, Silverchair, and Springer Nature joining as launch partners. The study will assess how zero-click search affects publisher traffic, usage measurement, business models, and research integrity across the scholarly ecosystem.…
(16 Jan 2026) The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest and oldest society of computing professionals, has transitioned its entire portfolio to 100% Open Access on 1 January 2026. This marks a major milestone for the global computing and information science community. By making all ACM publications openly available, the move is expected to widen access to…
(22 Jan 2026) Clarivate Plc today announced Clarivate Nexus, the first academic assistant designed to reconnect students and researchers with library content and services directly in the AI tools they use. Its development represents the next step in the Clarivate Academic AI portfolio, extending Clarivate gold-standard intelligence across the AI ecosystem. AI tools have become…
(27 Jan 2026) The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers’ (STM) Alt Text Task & Finish Group has released a draft image-type taxonomy for scholarly images and opened the document for public feedback. The draft taxonomy was developed through collaboration among STM members to support accessible publishing and to assist authors and publishers in writing…
Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature publish the new results in The State of Open Data 2025: A Decade of Progress and Challenges. (26 Jan 2026) The 10th anniversary edition of the State of Open Data report, published by Digital Science, Figshare and Springer Nature, shows that open data has become strongly embedded into research practice with…