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”
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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”
Navigating the Shifting Sands – Two very distinguished librarians look back over their careers
On occasion the world of academic librarianship produces thought-leaders who dominate their profession, sometimes regionally, sometimes globally, for decades. Two such distinguished librarians are Mrs Lee Cheng Ean, who was University Librarian and Immediate Past University Librarian at the National University of Singapore [NUS] until 2023 and now holds the role of advisor and ambassadorContinueContinue reading “Navigating the Shifting Sands – Two very distinguished librarians look back over their careers”
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