The British Library has a new Chief Executive: Dr. Paul Bate Bate will take up his new role on 4 November 2026, succeeding Interim Chief Executive Dr Jeremy Silver. 23 September 2026 Marydee Ojala Beginning his career as a article physicist, he comes to t... See more
Rethinking reference in the AI era The nature of reference librarianship becomes transformational as knowledge practices change, trust is renegotiated, and user questions shift, all thanks to AI. 1 September 2026 Marydee Ojala A series of lightning talks ... See more
Rethinking reference in the AI era The nature of reference librarianship becomes transformational as knowledge practices change, trust is renegotiated, and user questions shift, all thanks to AI. 1 September 2026 Marydee Ojala A series of lightning talks ... See more
A plea from Ukraine to support the country by reading its books To counteract the russification of Ukrainian culture and literature, booksellers and libraries are urged to promote Ukrainian writing. 15 August 2026 Marydee Ojala An August 2026 article in T... See more
Anthropic gets ready to pay the $1.5 billion price tag for copyright violations Book authors and publishers are set to receive compensation for Anthropic using their intellectual property illegally to train its Claude language model. 4 August 2026 Marydee... See more
