(29 Apr 2025) With their ability to regulate the way in which information is accessed, used, shared and created, copyright laws potentially have a major role in deciding not just how new AI models are trained, but also how they can be used. Bearing in mind libraries’ wider ambitions for – and reservations about –…
(27 Apr 2025) Australian political history is littered with well-known and well-worn slogans. “It’s Time”, the catch-cry of Gough Whitlam’s campaign in 1972, is a notable moment in time. The phrase, like many election slogans, appeared on T-shirts among other merchandise. And paraphernalia like this from elections gone by might seem like rubbish, tossed…
(23 Apr 2025) The Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) and the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS) have announced “a significant development” in the licensing of content for generative AI. The two collective management organizations representing publishers and authors have agreed to the development by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) of a new collective license for…
(21 Apr 2025) ERIC stands for Education Resources Information Center and it is a curated online public library of 2.1 million educational documents that is funded and managed by the U.S. Education Department. The collection dates back to the 1960s and used to be circulated to libraries through microfiche. Today it’s an open access website where…
(23 Apr 2025) Clarivate Plc released EndNote 2025, a comprehensive reference management solution that streamlines the research and writing process. Its new features include AI support, enhanced referencing tools, and journal matching capabilities, designed to save researchers time and improve accuracy. The new EndNote 2025 features are available for all users, and include: Key…
(23 Apr 2025) The Associate Director, Library Experience and Research Services is a dynamic senior leader role which provides bold and strategic leadership to deliver a unified vision for library experiences and scholarly research services that advance the University’s priorities in research excellence, student empowerment, innovation, and inclusive communities. Driving innovation in Library Experience and…
(17 Apr 2025) ProQuest, part of Clarivate, has introduced the Ebook Central Research Assistant, a new AI tool designed to enhance user engagement with scholarly ebooks. Integrated into the Ebook Central platform, the tool supports academic research by surfacing key insights, clarifying complex concepts, and helping users navigate content more efficiently. The Research Assistant builds on Clarivate’s…
(16 Apr 2025) The Center for Open Science (COS) has announced the launch of the Replicability Project: Health Behavior (RPHB), a collaborative initiative that aims to strengthen the evidence base and advance scientific integrity in health-related research. The project will examine the replicability of a diverse sample of quantitative health studies published over the past decade (2015–2024).…
(16 Apr 2025) The discontinuation of the UGC-CARE list and the shift towards decentralized evaluation [of academic journals] have the potential to bring about significant changes in Indian academia. On the one hand, it could promote greater autonomy and flexibility for higher education institutions when it comes to recognizing and rewarding quality research; on the…
(18 Apr 2025) After freezing all grants to Columbia University last week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now stopping grant and contract payments to Harvard University and four other universities that President Donald Trump’s administration believes have not done enough to combat antisemitism on their campuses. The move will both block new funding and halt payments…