(1 Jul 2025) Danny Kingsley, Director, Library Services (Information) at Deakin University, and well known to all of us in the open access community, has posted this blog as a companion piece to two talks she gave recently, one for the Australian Scholarly Communications Community of Practice (AuSCCoP) (recording here)
Danny takes us through the major disruptions academic libraries and publishers are facing from funding cuts, political interference, and rapid technological change, especially with the rise of AI, which is transforming how research is accessed and trusted. In this uncertain environment, libraries are urged to lead proactively by investing in open infrastructure and rethinking their role in connecting users to information, rather than waiting for stability.
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