Open Access in Asia: Not a Cookie Cutter Approach – webinar report

Open Access looks different across the globe. In our latest webinar for librarians, we explored how two Asian institutions have been finding their own paths toward Open Access implementation, and what lies ahead. The first De Gruyter Brill webinar of 2026 took place on Thursday March 5th. Entitled “Open Access in Asia: not a cookie cutterContinueContinue reading “Open Access in Asia: Not a Cookie Cutter Approach – webinar report”

Webinar – Artificial Intelligence: a global phenomenon with regional variations?

23 October 2025 12.00-13.30 Chinese Standard Time(5am-6.30am BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Artificial Intelligence makes the headlines every day. It is an especially hot topic at universities worldwide, where its relevance and proper use for teaching, learning and research is fiercely debated. Often the librarian is the arbiter ofContinueContinue reading “Webinar – Artificial Intelligence: a global phenomenon with regional variations?”

Artificial Intelligence: the lowdown – webinar report

The eleventh De Gruyter Brill webinar for librarians – and the third about Artificial Intelligence – took place on Thursday 11th September. The speakers were Dr Andrew Cox, Senior Lecturer in the School of Information, Journalism and Communication at the University of Sheffield and Dr Iman Magdy Khamis, the Library Director at Northwestern University inContinueContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence: the lowdown – webinar report”

Taming the Dragon: librarians, creativity and AI

In another whirlwind year for advances in artificial intelligence, librarians took bold steps to find innovative applications for AI tools. The final webinar of 2024, the Year of the Dragon, was a brilliant exchange of strategy for mastering AI in libraries. Unusually, the most recent webinar featured three sessions and four speakers before concluding withContinueContinue reading “Taming the Dragon: librarians, creativity and AI”

Artificial Intelligence – the great divider

30 November 2023, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter After the success of the first three De Gruyter 2023 quarterly webinars, we are proud to announce that Webinar 4 will take place on 30th November, beginning at 2 pm UK time. We will focus on the topic currently onContinueContinue reading “Artificial Intelligence – the great divider”