(25 Aug 2026) Today’s students will graduate into workplaces where using AI is as unremarkable as using spreadsheets. A university that outright prohibits AI is preparing graduates for a world that no longer exists, and, as adoption figures show, prohibition doesn’t work anyway. The meaningful question is whether students know how to use AI…
(12 Aug 2026) As a part of our [Libtech Insight’s] free AI literacy micro-course we recently launched with Clarivate, we asked participants to answer a series of questions about AI implementation at their library. This survey was a part of the first module, “Connecting Libraries to the AI Ecosystem.” The full module also includes an essay…
(13 Aug 2026) This week, Anthropic’s announcement that supported Claude models will mark AI-generated content drew extensive coverage and discussion. Much of that coverage went immediately to cheating. The Telegraph ran the headline “AI cheating to be exposed by watermarks”. TechCrunch focused on Claude users worried about being exposed at work and in class, while…
Some institutions are overhauling assessment and trying to move away from the emphasis on surveillance (24 Jul 2026) The UK’s Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education reports that while complaints remain low, AI-related misconduct cases are rising within internal university procedures. Chief of staff Adam Waddingham says: “Detection tools may be…
(26 Aug 2026) GeoScienceWorld (GSW) is soft launching GeoSapienAI. This new artificial intelligence (AI) research assistant aims to help researchers explore peer-reviewed literature. Furthermore, it was developed with 21 leading geoscience societies. The platform searches and synthesises information exclusively from the GSW collection of scholarly publications. This database includes peer-reviewed journals and books contributed by…
(20 Aug 2026) The National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Japan has integrated metadata from its Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) into OpenAlex. Consequently, this initiative makes nearly four million Japanese research outputs freely available to researchers globally. The integration went live on 18 August 2026. It significantly enhances the international discoverability of scholarly works held…
(7 Aug 2026) The Librarians Association of Malaysia (PPM) will work with the National Library of Malaysia (PNM) to strengthen professional recognition for librarians and provide clearer career pathways. Its president, Hasnita Ibrahim, said formal recognition would not only safeguard the profession but also improve competency and create opportunities for career development and promotion. …
(12 Aug 2026) Clarivate has launched an enhanced version of its SkyRiver platform, with a focus on open bibliographic metadata, interoperability and AI-assisted record creation for libraries. The company said the updated platform is designed to give libraries a more affordable way to source, manage and share bibliographic metadata across institutions, consortia and different library…
(12 Aug 2026) On the 11th [of August], the 2026 World Conference of National Library Directors (CDNL) is being held at Signiel Busan in Haeundae-gu, Busan. This conference, attended by national library directors from over 40 countries, discusses the role of national libraries in the AI era, creating a trustworthy information environment, the public responsibilities…
(8 Aug 2026) In part 1 of this 3 part series leading up to Book Lovers Day on 9th August, National Librarians Day on 12th August and independence day on 15th August, StoryBoard18’s Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta takes a close look at how libraries came to be built in India. “India has a rich history…