(24 Feb 2026) The widespread availability of AI tools has put the potential for student academic misconduct and concerns around the possibility of enforcement in the spotlight. It has also contributed to a market for academic misconduct services. Exploring how these platforms draw users into a wider ecosystem of services, Gengyan Tang, Sarah Elaine Eaton and Wei Cai find…
(25 Feb 2026) Coursera’s first AI in Higher Education Report explores AI use and attitudes among students and educators globally. Capturing responses to a survey of over 4,200 university faculty and college students in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico, the report found that nearly all students and educators are now using…
(Feb 2026) “Transformative agreements (TAs) are a relatively new type of journal package that typically includes both access to the publisher’s paywalled content and coverage of the open access (OA) publishing fees for an institution’s authors. As many libraries have entered into these agreements in recent years, analyses of their “value” are increasingly being presented…
(22 Feb 2026) At the Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park (popularly known as Patna zoo), learning now goes beyond animal enclosures. Tucked near the nursery, a unique ‘Nature Library’ is drawing students and wildlife enthusiasts egaer to explore ecology and conservation through books, workshops and hand-on activities. It supports the zoo’s broader mission of conservation education,…
(23 Feb 2026) Thousands of early modern Japanese books and manuscripts from the libraries of UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco are being digitized to create a resource that will be accessible to scholars around the world. The digital archive, which could ultimately be the largest of its kind outside of Japan, will encompass…