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The article explores the transition from paid to free printing services in libraries and its impact on accessibility and resource management. It discusses challenges such as potential abuse, excessive printing, and the strain on budgets, alongside success stories from libraries that implemented limits on free prints to balance access and sustainability.

The article provides information on the Research Horizon Navigator, an artificial intelligence (AI) module within InCites Benchmarking & Analytics, from Clarivate.

The author shares insight on predatory publishing, its impact on business schools and business scholarship, and damage to professional reputations including for librarians. She considers the threat posed by predatory publishing when used with generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. She cautions about the possibility of misinformation, flawed research and the diminishing quality of scholarly research.

The article focuses on the developments in open access (OA) agreements between academic institutions and major publishers such as Wiley and Springer Nature, facilitating greater access to scholarly research and increasing opportunities for researchers to publish in OA journals. Topics include transformative agreements with Vanderbilt University and Turkey's National Academic Network, as well as expansions of OA pilot programs and partnerships between publishers and library software providers.

The article examines controlled digital lending (CDL) in libraries, emphasizing its adherence to copyright law through fair use and the first sale doctrine. It discusses CDL requirements, legal challenges highlighted by cases like Hachette versus Internet Archive, and practical considerations for libraries in consortia like PASCAL, addressing budget limitations and the need to balance access with legal compliance in digitizing print resources for interlibrary loan.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by public libraries in shifting to primarily digital holdings, especially with the contentious relationship between libraries and major publishers like the Big Five regarding ebook access. Topics include the impact of publishers' changing license terms on libraries' ability to provide digital content; legislative efforts to address fair licensing options; and the need for innovative practices to sustain library digital content operations.

The article discusses about transformative impact of AI technology on information access, particularly in libraries and other information fields, highlighting innovations like customer service chatbots and text-to-speech algorithms. Topic include While AI tools promise increased accessibility and efficiency, there are concerns about potential unintended consequences, prompting a careful consideration of their deployment.

The article discusses various methods and technologies for long-term storage and retrieval of information, ranging from ancient Babylonian clay tablets to modern advancements like M-Discs and ceramic tape cartridges. It explores the use of 5D glass storage, such as the Superman memory crystals, for storing data for billions of years.

The article reports software publishers company Research Solutions Inc. has acquired artificial intelligence platform scite, to enhance its product offerings and leverage scite's Smart Citations for cross-selling opportunities, benefiting both scite's B2C consumer base and Research Solutions' B2B.

The article explains the intricacies of scholarly publications in a digital world. It provides an overview of the evolution of information landscape and stresses the need to teach students about the nature and authorial voices of the information landscape. It outlines principles for information clarity, as well as signs of changes to academic literature presentation including preprints, predatory or inferior journal publication, and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated academic literature.

The article highlights initiatives of publishing company Springer Nature that use advanced technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) in scientific research publications. These include machine-generated books and reports, SN Insights platform and its Nature Research Intelligence service, and book auto-translation tool. It also reports Springer Nature's acquisition of the Science division of Slimmer AI and services provider Research Square and its partnership with protocols.io platform.

The article informs that a federal lawsuit against the Escambia County School Board for book removals can proceed, ruled by a U.S. district court judge in Florida. Topic include Plaintiffs, including PEN America and banned authors, have been granted standing under the First Amendment, challenging the removal of books based on ideology, with classic literary works like The Bluest Eye and Slaughterhouse-Five among those targeted.

The article discusses the challenges of accessing scholarly literature beyond graduation and highlights several Open Access (OA) resources for finding academic sources. The author recommends directories like DOAJ, new tools like Internet Archive Scholar, databases like Dimensions, and platforms like Core and Google Scholar, while also addressing the rise of preprints, OA books, and the limitations and challenges associated with paywalls in academia.

The article discusses concerns of information professionals regarding the dominance of generative AI, such as ChatGPT, highlighting both extensive history of AI applications in libraries and the challenges and fears associated with the rapid advancements in generative AI technology. The author urges these professionals to proactively navigate transformative effects of generative AI, emphasizing the need to explore its benefits and drawbacks to lead confidently in this evolving search landscape.

The article discusses Maptician's latest updates in Visitor Management, enhancing the hybrid workplace experience by simplifying visitor invitation and access processes, offering managerial control, and promoting workspace innovation.