Category Archives: Trends in Publishing

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”

5 March 2026, 14.00-15.30 China/Singapore time(11.30am-1pm India time) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Publishers and librarians are agreed that to achieve maximum impact, Open Access needs global adoption. However, this does not mean that every country must take the same approach. Individual OA models are likely to work better inContinueContinue reading “Webinar – Open Access in Asia – not a cookie-cutter approach”

29 January 2026, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill How are AI tools reshaping academic libraries’ strategies, services, and workflows—and what new content, platforms, and tools are libraries seeking from publishers? De Gruyter Brill has long been tracking the progress of Artificial Intelligence in academic libraries worldwide. EachContinueContinue reading “Webinar – Building the airplane while taking control and flying it: AI and academic libraries”

4 December 2025, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill The academic library has always played a major role in curating rare works. Some libraries hold unique collections of ephemera and artefacts, while others deploy modern technologies to capture past oral traditions or the literature of ethnic minorities beforeContinueContinue reading “Webinar – Preserving our cultural heritage: academic libraries in the community”