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Webinar – Working with Publishers: the Librarian’s Perspective

25 June 2026, 13.00 India time / 14.30-16.00 Thailand Time(8.30am-10am BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Publisher-provided resources are now available in many options and consequently business models often complex. Trust and partnership are essential characteristics of the librarian / publisher relationship, alongside negotiation and give-and-take. Consortium deals, especially, canContinueContinue reading “Webinar – Working with Publishers: the Librarian’s Perspective”

From Books to Bits

Technological breakthroughs mean that content can now be delivered in multiple formats and through many channels. As a result, there have been radical changes to how primary and secondary education is delivered, with some fortunate consequences – teaching resources are more flexible and appealing than they have ever been – and some unintended ones: manyContinueContinue reading “From Books to Bits”

The NIH Consultation: Views from Europe and around the world

Last summer NIH issued a new consultation on open access – it may be found at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-138.html – and then offered stakeholders the opportunity to give their views on the five main options they suggested, each of which is aimed at cutting down OA publishing costs. The views – which were very varied – mayContinueContinue reading “The NIH Consultation: Views from Europe and around the world”

Webinar – Libraries as Engines of Education

21 May 2026, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Technological breakthroughs mean that content can now be delivered in multiple formats and through many channels. Consequently, there has been a radical change to how primary and secondary education is delivered. The student profile has also changed: today’s adult students canContinueContinue reading “Webinar – Libraries as Engines of Education”

In the Age of AI, does reading still matter?

A tribute to World Book Day Today’s post, which celebrates World Book Day, is a translation of an article written by Mr Henian E, a prominent Chinese librarian, for a Chinese magazine. Mr E is the Library Director at the Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo, China, and has devoted himself to higher education for theContinueContinue reading “In the Age of AI, does reading still matter?”