Megan Heady is the Director of Knowledge and Resource Management and the Associate University Librarian at West Virginia University. She kindly agreed to talk about how her library is taking the initiative to meet modern research and teaching needs. LB: Could you tell us a little more about West Virginia University? MH: West Virginia UniversityContinueContinue reading “Librarians staying ahead: making the most of what we have”
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Librarians Investing Ahead: An Interview with Hasina Afroz
This blog-post is the first of a new thread within the De Gruyter Brill Conversations series that explores how librarians continue to triumph in the increasingly resource-squeezed Higher Education environment. Ms Hasina Afroz, University Librarian at BRAC University, Bangladesh, shares her views and inspirations with Linda Bennett of Gold Leaf. Ms. Hasina Afroz, University LibrarianContinueContinue reading “Librarians Investing Ahead: An Interview with Hasina Afroz”
New Series: Librarians investing ahead
How modern librarians are tackling the obstacles they face head-on. A new blog series in partnership with Gold Leaf. It is no secret that universities across the world are experiencing financially challenging times. A powerful mixture of adverse circumstances – the outbreak of wars in Europe and the Middle East, the rise of far rightContinueContinue reading “New Series: Librarians investing ahead”
Librarians delivering more than expected: the De Gruyter Brill Asia spring webinar 2025
The De Gruyter Brill Asia spring webinar 2025 took place between 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm SGT on Thursday 15th May. There were more than 450 registrants from around the world and more than 130 attendees at the actual event. The speakers were Dr Natalie Pang, University Librarian at the National University of Singapore, andContinueContinue reading “Librarians delivering more than expected: the De Gruyter Brill Asia spring webinar 2025”
Webinar – Open Access: Maintaining the Momentum
5 June 2025, 15.00-16.30 CET(2m-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill The open access movement made exponential progress in the past decade, but in the last year international, national and local difficulties have slowed its momentum. The squeeze on university finances caused by the removal of government support and /ContinueContinue reading “Webinar – Open Access: Maintaining the Momentum”
