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University Presses Unite as AI and Financial Pressures Threaten Scholarly Publishing (Launch of University Press Charter)
From a Joint Statement (Full Text): The University Press Charter unites university presses for the first time behind a commitment to shape a better future for scholarly publishing, at a time when trust, quality and public value-for-money are under threat. Launched during University Press Week (9-13 November), the Charter has been founded by seven university […]
2026 AI100 Report Released: (AI Goes Mainstream: The Scaling Era and the Rise of Generative AI; New From Stanford )
From a Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Post/Summary: The One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence, known as AI100, released its third report, painting a striking picture of a technology transforming nearly every corner of human society faster than anyone anticipated. Launched in 2014 with an endowment from Eric and Mary Horvitz, AI100 is […]
Report: The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Online Catalog Was Taken Down For Security. A New One is Coming This Week
From The Philadelphia Inquirer: Library staff removed the catalog on Oct. 23 as a precaution after vulnerabilities were found in an open-source programming language, PHP, which is used on roughly 70% of websites across the world. [Clip] The Free Library did not see signs of any security breaches on its own servers, but decided to […]
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Exploring the World’s Languages with Language Explorer (New Research Tool From Google Research)
From a Google Research Blog Post: Building products that reflect the world’s linguistic diversity takes far more than software engineering; it requires close collaboration with the communities we aim to serve, building in a way that’s deeply aligned and respectful of local communities, heritage, history, values and context. [Clip] But gathering this data is only […]
New Journal Article: Large Language Model Developments
The full text article linked below was recently published by Royal Society Open Science. Title Large Language Model Developments Authors Philip Treleaven University College London Edward Sharkey University College London Sara Craciun University College London Source Royal Society Open Science (2026) 13 (11): 252099 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.252099 Abstract Large language models (LLMs) are generative artificial intelligence […]
CBC Report: University Libraries are Being Swarmed by AI Bots, Putting Public Access at Risk
From the CBC: University libraries say entire collections are being knocked offline by persistent streams of unruly bots trying to access their archives, which include academic, historical and government documents. “They’re just out there on the internet, just bombarding us with trying to grab up as much material as possible,” Jill Strykowski, cataloguing and government documents […]
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Big Ten Open Books Project Launches Three New 100-Book Collections
From a BTAA Post: In partnership with ten Big Ten-affiliated university presses, the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Center for Library Programs announces the expansion of the Big Ten Open Books project with the rolling publication of the next three 100-book collections: African- Asian- and Hispanic Americans, Health Disparities and Disability Culture, and Human Environmental Impact. […]
Company News: Cambridge University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press, Princeton University Press and Cashmere are Launching Meridian, an MCP Gateway to Scholarly Content
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Joint Announcement: Cambridge University Press, Johns Hopkins University Press and Princeton University Press today announced they are Founding Publishers of Meridian, a new University Press community initiative convened by Cashmere, its initial operator and platform provider. Meridian is a mission-driven, market-informed Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway for scholarly content, […]
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Company News: Oxford University Press Launches MCP Pilot; Partners Include Harvard Library, Wharton School, and University of Oxford
Here’s the Full Text of the Oxford University Press Announcement: Oxford University Press (OUP) is working with three universities to securely connect their ChatGPT Edu accounts to academic content from OUP. Running from October to December 2026, the pilot will enable students and researchers to access OUP’s trusted content directly within their AI-assisted research journeys. […]
Rethinking Readers’ Advisory For Today’s Reading Reality (New Issue of Library Trends; Vol. 75, No. 2)
Library Trends, Volume 75, Number 2, November 2026 Edited by: Robin Bradford and Becky Spratford Rethinking Readers’ Advisory for Today’s Reading Reality: An Introduction Robin Bradford; Becky Spratford (RA for All, Illinois) Stress Versus Libraries Avery Alexander (University of Maryland, College Park); Rebecca Reeves (University of Washington, MLIS 2025) Cultivating a Critical Disposition in Readers’ […]
