Guardian of the Past, Enabler of the Future – An Interview with Amanda Rust

This blog-post is the third of athe Librarians Investing Ahead series within the De Gruyter Brill Conversations series that explores how librarians continue to triumph in the increasingly resource-squeezed Higher Education environment. An interview with Amanda Rust, Associate Director of Research and Learning, University of Massachusetts Lowell [UMass Lowell], University Library. Amanda Rust, Associate DirectorContinueContinue reading “Guardian of the Past, Enabler of the Future – An Interview with Amanda Rust”

Webinar – Artificial Intelligence: The Lowdown

11 September 2025, 15.00-16.30 CET(2pm-3.30pm BST) Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter Brill Each year, one of the De Gruyter Brill quarterly webinar series explores Artificial Intelligence and its effect on academia, academics and university librarians. The picture is changing rapidly: in December 2023, AI, yet to be seriously trialled by mostContinueContinue reading “Webinar – Artificial Intelligence: The Lowdown”

Librarians staying ahead: making the most of what we have

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”

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”