IFLA and UNESCO Launch an Updated Public Library Manifesto at the 87th World Library and Information Congress (WLIC)

The IFLA/UNESCO Public Library Manifesto proclaims UNESCO's belief in the public library as a living force for education, culture and information, and as an essential agent for the fostering of peace and welfare through the minds of all people.

Couranto and CCC announce deeper partnership

In recognition of the challenges around information contract management, user access and entitlements, data licensing and copyright compliance, Couranto and CCC (Copyright Clearance Center) are partnering to further advance the working knowledge related to copyright compliance through practical information solutions.

Springshare partners with PowerNotes to bring LibChat into the research process 

Springshare and PowerNotes announced that the LibChat library chat is now seamlessly integrated with PowerNotes, a tool designed specifically to manage the entire academic research process from discovery through writing. 

New SAGE Research Methods Teaching Platform Launched to Support Academics

SAGE Publishing, the Nuffield Foundation and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), launched SAGE Research Methods Teaching.

OCLC files suit against Clarivate PLC and its subsidiaries, Clarivate Analytics, Ex Libris, and ProQuest; Clarivate responds; Info pros weigh in

On 13 June 2022, OCLC filed suit against Clarivate PLC and its subsidiaries, Clarivate Analytics (US) LLP, Ex Libris, and ProQuest in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio.

Bloomsbury relaunches Cite Them Right

Bloomsbury Publishing, which acquired ABC-Clio and Libraries Unlimited in January 2022, has relaunched its Cite Them Right site.

To be or not to be? A library or an IT house or both?

At the National Library of Finland, re-envisioning its core roles led to interesting challenges for library management. Liisa Savolainen, Deputy Director, asked "To be or not to be? A library or an IT house or both?" when speaking in Dublin during an IFLA Satellite event sponsored by the Knowledge Management section and the Digital Humanities SIG. Spoiler alert: The answer is "both".

The role of the library in enabling blended learning

At Basingstoke College of Technology in North Hampshire, U.K., librarians have become learning facilitators and students turned into digital leaders, explains Scott Hayden. Library space was redesigned to support independent, flipped and blended learning.

Experience and Publish Scientific Videos with the TIB AV-Portal

The Leibniz Information Center for Science and Technology (TIB) operates an open access platform, the TIB AV-Portal, on which scientific videos such as conference recordings, simulations, animations, lectures and visualized research data can be published and viewed free of charge.

Library technology, video preservation and information literacy at virtual Internet Librarian International

While we wait for the opportunity to host an in-person Internet Librarian International conference, we decided to go ahead with another Bite-sized one. On 11 May 2022, we'll have a half day virtual event, featuring librarians from the United States, Germany, and Mexico covering library technology, preserving videos, and information literacy topics.

Gale and the Bodleian Libraries Continue to Support Asia-Pacific Research on Digital Humanities with Second Year of Fellowships

Clarivate Announces Retirement of Chief Executive Officer Jerre Stead and Appointment of Jonathan Gear as New CEO

The call for the UkeiG Jason Farradane Award for 2022 is now open

Info Pros React to OCLC's Lawsuit Against Clarivate

Brandi Scardilli, writing in Information Today's NewsBreaks, analyzed some of the tweets that have surfaced regarding the legal action OCLC has taken against Clarivate, including comments from European librarians. Is this a feud between monopolies and is this an opportunity to advocate for open cataloging metadata?

OCLC sues Clarivate

On June 13, 2022, OCLC filed suit against Clarivate PLC and its subsidiaries, Clarivate Analytics (US) LLP, Ex Libris, and ProQuest in the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio.

NASIG transforms to open