(19 Oct 2026) Hilary Turner, Business Librarian at Baylor University, as a new First Year Academic Librarian, shares her experience on how to outreach to her patrons: “The biggest challenge for me right now as a first-year academic librarian is: How do I become a familiar presence on campus and acquaint students, professors, and…
(27 Aug 2026) Unlock new opportunities in library leadership and innovation with the Transforming University Libraries Leadership & Innovation Programme (TULLIP), designed to connect library professionals across ASEAN and beyond. Hosted by NUS Libraries, this programme offers librarians, curators, academics or independent researchers a unique chance to network, gain critical skills, and engage in hands-on…
(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. …
Contributed by: Shameem Nilofar, University Librarian, SMU Libraries Rajen Munoo, Advisor Learning Programs and Global Relations, SMU Libraries With Inputs from: Dr Ida Fajar Priyanto, Ph.D. Advisor FPPTI East Java; Universitas Gadjah Mada Melati Purba Bestari, Chair of FPPTI East Java. Librarian; Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang Chandra Pratama Setiawan, Vice Chair of FPPTI East Java.…
(11 Mar 2026) This second helping of videos from the Coalition for Networked Information’s (CNI) fall 2025 membership meeting offers a practical focus on AI applications. How can AI enhance the work of the profession (and automate huge, labor-intensive tasks)? How well can it perform these functions? Where do problems, whether technical or ethical, lie? The following videos cover hot…
(16 Dec 2025) This year, 22 million new learners joined Coursera — nearly 82,000 people every day. A typical day saw 150,000 enrollments, 14 enrollments every minute in GenAI courses, and the launch of 10 new pieces of content. Most popular courses in 2025 from industry partners Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere (Google) AI For Everyone (DeepLearning.AI) Introduction to Generative AI (Google Cloud) Foundations of…
(8 Dec 2025) AI task management tools represent a rapidly growing class of productivity software. They promise to help us organize our lives, prioritize our days, and even predict how long it might take to finish that ever-important task that we’ve been avoiding. But in practice, they are part-experiment, part-assistant, and part-mirror, showing us how…
(14 Nov 2025) “Last month, I gave my first lightning talk at a library conference, the Iowa Library Association Annual Conference (ILA). I’ve wanted to present at a conference since I started graduate school, so this was an exciting milestone. My lightning talk was about conducting an e-journal overlap analysis, and it went smoothly—but that’s not what…
(22 Aug 2025) From the abstract: “New roles in AI are emerging throughout Industry, Academia, and Government. From responsible AI management to AI systems engineering, these roles require new skills, many of which align closely with librarian competencies. Roles in AI where librarian skills are especially relevant include organizing information, facilitating documentation, assessing societal…
(10 Jul 2025) Singapore Management University (SMU) Libraries invite you to their next online Masterclass below. Do join us if you can! Masterclass 3: Strategic Approaches to Database Evaluation and Vendor Negotiation for Librarians with Heng Kai Leong Join us for an engaging online workshop designed specifically for academic librarians seeking to elevate their skills…