(28 Jun 2025) India has witnessed a decline in traditional bookstores over recent years, with iconic shops in Srinagar, Delhi, and Lucknow closing due to competition from online retailers and changing reading habits. However, a notable resurgence in reading culture is emerging, largely driven by pandemic-induced shifts and the rise of reading communities and community…
(25 Jun 2025) The government has unveiled a NT$19.13 billion (US$647.84 million) subsidy package for universities this year, in response to growing concerns about the impact of population aging on the education sector. This year’s allocation is an increase of NT$568 million compared with the higher education subsidies last year. The current phase of…
(20 Jun 2025) In 2025, IFLA is offering WLIC attendance grants to emerging leaders. These grants provide a great opportunity to build familiarity with and profile in the international library field. Successful candidates will contribute to the follow-up to the IFLA Trend Report, helping us to build a body of insights and ideas that…
(5 Jun 2025) The National Library of Malaysia’s (NLM) u-Library service enables users to borrow books from 12 consortium libraries across Malaysia. The initiative is significant as it provides Malaysians access to reading materials, allowing visitors to access search collection catalogs from 155 libraries. The system was developed by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia…
(17 Jun 2025) In this interview, Tim St. Onge and Meagan Snow explain how web archiving is preserving documentation essential to understanding the evolution of modern cartography. They outline the motivations behind the Geospatial Software and File Formats Documentation Web Archive, describe their curatorial approach, and highlight the collection’s value for both current and future researchers. This is part of a…
(25 Jun 2025) The Trump administration has terminated millions worth of funding for Springer Nature, a German-owned scientific publishing giant that has long received payments for subscriptions from National Institutes of Health and other agencies. Earlier this year, the Justice Department sent a letter to a Springer publication questioning its editorial practices and accusing the…
(17 Jun 2025) As consumption of traditional news continues to fall, audiences are turning to social media personalities and influencers for their information. These figures are increasingly shaping public debates. But Australian news audiences are skeptical. More Australians believe social media influencers are a major misinformation threat than other sources, according to new research. The Digital News…
(16 Jun 2025) A new study published in the Journal of Data and Information Science identifies significant uncertainty among researchers in China regarding ethical publishing practices, particularly when third-party manuscript services are involved. The findings are based on a joint survey conducted by Taylor & Francis and the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), covering…
(18 Jun 2025) Scite has signed a new indexing agreement with the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), extending its publisher network to include the full journal portfolio of the century-old microbiology association. Under this agreement, content from ASM’s peer-reviewed titles will be incorporated into Scite’s Smart Citations. This feature offers granular insights into how scientific articles…
(24 Jun 2025) Choice is pleased to announce a free eight-week, newsletter-based course supported by Clarivate and developed by Choice editors, in collaboration with libraries and librarians. The new micro-course titled “Generative AI Literacy Essentials for Academic Librarians” brings together Choice’s tech vertical, LibTech Insights and global transformative intelligence leader Clarivate. The eight modules, written by…