May 18, 2026 by Gary Price
From the Association of American Publishers (AAP): Today, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) released its StatShot report covering the first three months of 2026 reflecting reported revenue for Trade (Consumer Books), Education (combines PreK-12 Instructional Materials and Higher Education Course Materials), and Professional & Scholarly Publishing. Total revenues across all categories for the first […]
May 18, 2026 by Gary Price
From EDUCAUSE: The 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report | Teaching and Learning Edition identifies the most influential trends and early signals shaping higher education teaching and learning over the next decade. Based on the work of an expert panel using the STEEP framework, the report highlights how artificial intelligence, enrollment pressures, policy shifts, and sustainability concerns are reshaping […]
May 14, 2026 by Gary Price
US Library Survey 2025: Under Pressure was published today (May 14, 2026) by Ithaka S+R. The report was written by Ellen Carroll, Tracy Bergstrom, and Ioana G. Hulbert, From the Executive Summary: Key Findings Leaders are operating under sustained financial and staffing constraints. Mirroring previous cycles, the majority of respondents cite a lack of financial resources as […]
May 12, 2026 by Gary Price
From EveryLibrary Institute: As libraries across the United States rapidly adopt artificial intelligence tools and digital services, longstanding assumptions about patron confidentiality are being tested in new and urgent ways. “Library Patron Privacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence” is an analysis examining how existing state library privacy laws intersect with emerging AI technologies, third-party data […]
May 11, 2026 by Gary Price
Event Page Title Open Scholarly Information Systems: Status Quo, Challenges, Opportunities Authors Hannah Bast, Guillaume Cabanac, Paolo Manghi, Jian Wu, and Marcel R. Ackermann Source Dagstuhl Seminar DOI: 10.4230/DagRep.15.9.38 Abstract Over the past 30 years, a rich ecosystem of scholarly information systems has developed that openly provide their services to the scientific community. These systems […]
May 7, 2026 by Gary Price
From Retraction Watch: Fabricated citations in the biomedical literature have increased 12-fold in two years, according to an audit of nearly 2.5 million papers published as a letter to The Lancet today. The analysis of articles indexed in PubMed found that about one in 277 papers published in the first seven weeks of 2026 referenced a paper that didn’t […]
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May 7, 2026 by Gary Price
From The Guardian: André is part of a group of “data rescuers” who’ve banded together during Trump’s second term. They’ve been quietly racing to save hundreds of critical government datasets before they’re no longer available. Now known as the Data Rescue Project, it’s a grassroots network of more than 800 people around the world who spend […]
May 4, 2026 by Gary Price
From a SPARC Announcement: We create and share knowledge in order to advance human understanding and the common good. We recognize that accessing and sharing knowledge is a human right. Yet, the costs to access and share knowledge continue to increase, often dramatically. Why? Who benefits? Increasing consolidation and commercial control over all aspects of […]
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May 3, 2026 by Gary Price
The honors theses linked below was recently made available by the University of Southern Mississippi. Title Digital Preservation Policies in University Libraries: A Content Analysis (Honors Theses) Author Ramsey McManus Source via Aquila Digital Community (University of Southern Mississippi) May 2026 Abstract In an increasingly digital world, libraries continue to expand their digital collections. As […]
May 1, 2026 by Gary Price
The article linked below was published today by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication. Title Publications Produced and Services Offered by Library Publishing Programs in the United States and Canada: A Data-Driven Analysis Authors Johanna Meetz The Ohio State University Jeff Story| Intel Corporation Source Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 14(1), eP20194 (2026) […]

