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Harvard Library Releases Advancing Open Knowledge 2026
| Academic Libraries, Digital Collections, Interactive Tools, Libraries, Management and Leadership, News
Here’s the Full Text Today’s Publication Announcement From Harvard Library: Today, Harvard Library released Advancing Open Knowledge 2026, its updated framework for how the Library will continue to expand access to knowledge, enhance discovery and engagement, and preserve information for the future. Under University Librarian Martha Whitehead’s leadership, Harvard Library first articulated Advancing Open Knowledge […]
Accelerating Generative AI Integration in Libraries (A New Special Issue of Information Technology and Libraries (Vol. 45 No. 3; 2026)
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Data Files, Libraries, News
A new special issue of Information Technology and Libraries is now available online. This special issue is devoted to “showcasing examples and ideas for integrating GenAI tools into galleries, libraries, archives, and museums generative AI summarize the articles included in it.” Information Technology and Libraries, Vol. 45 No. 3 (2026):Accelerating Generative AI Integration in Libraries […]
From a ULC Announcement (via E-Mail) and the Report: Future Scenarios: Library Space & Design, [is] a member-informed look at how libraries can balance physical space and digital technologies. This report not only examines how patrons use library spaces, programs, and services today, it uses those patterns to imagine what future patrons may need and […]
Open Access in the European Research Area: Progress Remains Uneven as New Report Calls For More Concerted Action
| Data Files, Funding, Libraries, News, Open Access, Reports
From the European Commission: A new independent expert report published today by the European Commission highlights that, despite notable advancement, the implementation of open access across the European Research Area remains uneven and fragmented. While progress has been made, persistent barriers continue to hinder widespread open access, and further action is needed. Over the past […]
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Receives $60M Donation — Largest Single Gift in its History
| Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Awards, Digital Preservation, Funding, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Preservation, Public Libraries
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s NYPL’s Announcement: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center announces a historic $60 million gift that will fundamentally expand public access to its 15 million item archive dedicated to dance, theater, and music—one of the world’s largest such collections. The donation is the biggest […]
Survey of Intellectual Freedom Procedures in the United States (New Journal Article)
| Associations and Organizations, Data Files, Libraries, News
The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy. Title Survey of Intellectual Freedom Procedures in the United States Authors Amanda Izenstark University of Rhode Island Jo Knapp Johnson & Wales University David Bernardo Providence College Source Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy (Office for Intellectual Freedom, an Office […]
DPLA: Cleveland Public Library Takes the Helm of The National Digital Collection
| Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Maps, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries
From a DPLA Post: We’re excited to share that Cleveland Public Library (CPL) now maintains the digital collection of American cultural heritage. This vital program brings together over 50 million books, photos, maps, videos and more, contributed by more than 6,000 libraries, archives, and museums from across the country, making them discoverable in a single […]
Large Scale Digitization in the AI Era: Issues and Model Terms for Libraries and Their Partners (New Issue Paper From Center For Research Libraries)
| Academic Libraries, Digital Preservation, Journal Articles, Libraries, New Issue, News, Preservation
From a CRL Announcement (Full Text): The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has released a new issue paper, Large Scale Digitization in the AI Era: Issues and Model Terms for Libraries and Their Partners, addressing the growing number of proposals to digitize library collections at scale for potential use in commercial artificial intelligence and other […]
From a New Harvard Crimson Student Authored Op/Ed: As AI makes research more convenient than ever, we shouldn’t forget the irreplaceability of physical libraries. Harvard’s libraries are home to fascinating collections and dedicated spaces for everything from poetry to data visualization — spaces that ought to be used. Perhaps the most underutilized of those resources […]
From the Yale Daily News Beyond fighting misinformation, public libraries are stepping up to bridge paywalls. While students often run into paid barriers when accessing articles via Google or Google Scholar, public libraries subscribe to expensive digital databases, academic journals, and major news outlets — including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal […]
