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New Report From the American Library Association “The State of American Libraries: A Snapshot of 2025”
The State of America’s Libraries: A Snapshot of 2025 was published today by the American Library Association (ALA). Direct to Full Text Report (20 pages; PDF) From the Report: As the nation’s libraries unite to celebrate National Library Week, and communities everywhere recognize the valuable contribution of America’s libraries and the people who power them, […]
American Library Association (ALA) Releases List of Top 11 Most Challenged Books of 2025; Patricia McCormick’s “Sold”, Tops List
From the Associated Press: The ALA on Monday issued its annual list of the books most challenged at the country’s libraries, part of the association’s State of America’s Libraries Report. Patricia McCormick’s “Sold,” a 2006 novel about sex trafficking in India, topped the list for 2025. Others targeted include Stephen Chbosky’s high school novel “The […]
International Partners Launch OA Forward to Strengthen Open Access Negotiations and Advance Open Scholarly Communication
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Launch Announcement: DEAL Open Access Services (DEAS), together with contributing partners the University of California Libraries, Consortia Colombia, the Council of Australasian University Librarians, the Max Planck Society, the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), and the South African National Library and Information Consortium, today announced the establishment […]
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Video: RLUK 2026 Keynote by Dr. Carla Hayden
From RLUK (via YouTube): Dr Carla Hayden in conversation with Jane Harvell, Director of Library Culture and Heritage and University Librarian at the University of Sussex and RLUK Chair. Carla Hayden was sworn in as the 14th Librarian of Congress on September 14, 2016. Dr. Hayden, the first woman and the first African American to […]
Cleveland Public Library and Digital Public Library (DPLA) Formally Announce New Partnership To “Chart a New Vision For the National Digital Collection”; Four Foundations (Sloan, Mellon, MacArthur, Ford) Contribute $3.25 Million Towards Expansion of Collection
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Announcement: Cleveland Public Library (CPL) and the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) today announced a partnership to chart a new vision for the national digital collection. The collection comprises over 50 million books, photos, maps, videos and more that document America’s cultural heritage. In July, Cleveland Public Library […]
New Data From OverDrive: Libraries Break Digital Lending Records in 2025 with Over 820 Million Checkouts and Over 1 Billion Minutes Streamed
From OverDrive: In 2025, libraries around the world continued to prove their essential role in connecting communities with stories, information, and entertainment, breaking new digital lending records in the process. As the need for flexible, on-demand access to books and media continued to grow, libraries expanded their digital collections to meet readers where they are, […]
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National Library of Korea Opens 30 Million National Bibliography Records to the Public
Note: Blurbs below were translated into English with the use of Google Translate. From The Asia Business Daily (via Google Translate): The National Library of Korea announced on the 12th that it will develop an OpenAPI service based on the National Bibliographic Linked Open Data (LOD) through the ‘2025 National Key Data Open Support Project’ […]
Clarivate Releases Pulse of the Library 2025 Report
From Clarivate: Clarivate today released the Pulse of the Library 2025 report. The report examines how libraries globally are adapting to fast-moving opportunities and challenges such as AI adoption, open science and geopolitical pressures. The findings reveal a steady rise in artificial intelligence (AI) adoption, with 67% of libraries exploring or implementing AI tools, an […]
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National Library Chief Says Libraries are ‘Knowledge Compasses’ in the AI Era (Interview with Kim Hee-sop, Director of the National Library of Korea)
From the Interview (via K-VIBE): As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly permeates daily life, the role of libraries as centers of knowledge is being redefined. Kim Hee-sop, director of the National Library of Korea, says libraries are more important than ever as “ethical guides and curators of information.” During a recent interview with Yonhap News Agency, […]
National Library of Medicine (NLM) Announces the Relaunch of the NLM Dataset Catalog
From the NLM Technical Bulletin: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) announces the relaunch of the NLM Dataset Catalog, a centralized, searchable platform designed to connect researchers with a vast array of biomedical datasets from multiple repositories, thus accelerating scientific research. Powered by NLM’s DATaset Metadata Model (DATMM), researchers can now effortlessly explore over 2 million […]
