The National Medal for Museum and Library Service is the US's highest honour for institutions that make exceptional contributions to their communities.
Posted 08 May 2019
International Museums Day is celebrated in May 2019. Kenn Bicknell considers the lessons libraries can learn from museums.
Posted 03 May 2019
Libraries matter for Europe and Europe matters for libraries. IFLA and its partners have developed a library manifesto for Europe. Here are the highlights.
Posted 26 April 2019
Agreement reached with Norwegian consortium.
Posted 24 April 2019
Global Alliance of Open Access Scholarly Communication Platforms launched at a session organised by UNESCO.
Posted 23 April 2019
Third fine in three years may lead to changes in search.
Posted 21 March 2019
Internet Archive plans to cache content.
Posted 20 March 2019
Melanie Holst describes 'A Million Stories'. The library-led intercultural storytelling project is the largest curated collection of unfiltered personal accounts from refugees in Europe.
Posted 11 March 2019
OCLC identifies the 100 novels most widely held in public libraries around the world.
Posted 07 March 2019
Two days of discussions about academic publishing covered China's role in OA, Plan S, value propositions, book publishing and much more. The event was not without controversy!
Posted 06 March 2019
Major decision reached by UC in push for open access to publicly funded research.
Posted 01 March 2019
Information Governance needs to be owned at the top and cascaded down effectively.
Posted 19 February 2019
The aim is that the new organisation will be more effective and influential within its membership communities of libraries, publishers and tech partners.
Posted 18 February 2019
Plan hopes to support and grow the biotech ecosystem across southeast England.
Posted 15 February 2019
Zimbabweans had been without internet access for at least a week.
Posted 22 January 2019
Commission calls for a permanent forum for reviewing platform self-regulation.
Posted 26 November 2018
If anyone had told Marisol Moreno Ortiz just a year ago that she would be presenting at an international conference in the UK, she would not have believed them.
Posted 15 November 2018
Academic publishing plays an integral role in the research and innovation ecosystem, according to new research.
Posted 13 November 2018
A UK petition signed by 30,000 called for ringfenced funding.
Posted 13 November 2018
French officials will spend six months reviewing content moderation processes.
Posted 13 November 2018
Data and evidence required to advocate for school libraries.
Posted 13 November 2018
Some changes being made to licenses.
Posted 18 October 2018
The Library of Congress has published its new strategic plan for the years 2019 - 2023.
Posted 03 October 2018
RDA announces programme of grants.
Posted 03 October 2018
Member states will now be allowed to grant e-books, audio books and printed books the same tax status.
Posted 03 October 2018