Scholarly Communications Archives
New From Ithaka S+R: US Library Survey 2025: Under Pressure
US Library Survey 2025: Under Pressure was published today (May 14, 2026) by Ithaka S+R. The report was written by Ellen Carroll, Tracy Bergstrom, and Ioana G. Hulbert, From the Executive Summary: Key Findings Leaders are operating under sustained financial and staffing constraints. Mirroring previous cycles, the majority of respondents cite a lack of financial resources as […]
Report From Dagstuhl Seminar 25381: Open Scholarly Information Systems: Status Quo, Challenges, Opportunities
Event Page Title Open Scholarly Information Systems: Status Quo, Challenges, Opportunities Authors Hannah Bast, Guillaume Cabanac, Paolo Manghi, Jian Wu, and Marcel R. Ackermann Source Dagstuhl Seminar DOI: 10.4230/DagRep.15.9.38 Abstract Over the past 30 years, a rich ecosystem of scholarly information systems has developed that openly provide their services to the scientific community. These systems […]
Johns Hopkins University Press and BioOne Announce Landmark Nonprofit Integration
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Integration Announcement: Johns Hopkins University Press (Hopkins Press) and BioOne today announced their merger, in a bold move designed to enhance community impact, expand future opportunities, and transform how they engage with researchers. BioOne’s flagship aggregation of bioscience research journals, BioOne Complete, as well as their eBook collections, will […]
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Just Announced: “The Cost of Knowledge” is the Theme For International Open Access Week 2026
From a SPARC Announcement: We create and share knowledge in order to advance human understanding and the common good. We recognize that accessing and sharing knowledge is a human right. Yet, the costs to access and share knowledge continue to increase, often dramatically. Why? Who benefits? Increasing consolidation and commercial control over all aspects of […]
Journal Article: Publications Produced and Services Offered by Library Publishing Programs in the United States and Canada: A Data-Driven Analysis
The article linked below was published today by the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication. Title Publications Produced and Services Offered by Library Publishing Programs in the United States and Canada: A Data-Driven Analysis Authors Johanna Meetz The Ohio State University Jeff Story| Intel Corporation Source Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication 14(1), eP20194 (2026) […]
The May 2026 Issue of College and Research Libraries (C&RL) is Now Available Online
College and Research Libraries Vol. 87, No. 3 (May 2026) Table of Contents Download Full Issue (PDF) | Source Articles Publish or Perish? A Content Analysis of Scholarship Criteria in R1 Academic Libraries’ Promotion and Tenure Documentation [PDF] [HTML] Teresa Schultz, Emily E. Boss, Elena Azadbakht Not Just Monetary: Arts and Humanities Scholars’ Perspectives on the Costs of […]
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Invest in Open Infrastructure (IoI) Publishes Landscape Scan on “Sustaining the Commons in the AI Economy”
From Invest in Open Infrastructure (IoI): As part of our Building Resilient Infrastructure through Dialogue, Growth, and Exchange (BRIDGE) project, Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) is pleased to release the first outcome of our research: a landscape scan of the challenges and strategies for bridging AI companies and open curated collections. Curated collections, such as digital […]
International Partners Launch OA Forward to Strengthen Open Access Negotiations and Advance Open Scholarly Communication
Here’s the Full Text of Today’s Launch Announcement: DEAL Open Access Services (DEAS), together with contributing partners the University of California Libraries, Consortia Colombia, the Council of Australasian University Librarians, the Max Planck Society, the German National Library of Science and Technology (TIB), and the South African National Library and Information Consortium, today announced the establishment […]
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American Library Association (ALA) Announces Recipients of the I Love My Librarian Award For 2026
From the American Library Association: The American Library Association (ALA) is thrilled to announce this year’s 10 recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Serving communities across the nation, the 2026 honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public, and school libraries who were nominated by community members for their expertise, dedication, and profound impact […]
Research Paper (preprint): How are AI Agents Used? Evidence From 177,000 MCP Tools
The preprint linked below was recently shared on arXiv. Title How are AI Agents Used? Evidence From 177,000 MCP Tools Author Merlin Stein UK AI Security Institute, University of Oxford Source via arXiv DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2603.23802 Abstract Today’s AI agents are built on large language models (LLMs) equipped with tools to access and modify external environments, […]
