The British Library has a new Chief Executive: Dr. Paul Bate
Published: September 23, 2026 05:00
Bate will take up his new role on 4 November 2026, succeeding Interim Chief Executive Dr Jeremy Silver.
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Nominations are now open for the Tony Kent Strix Award
Published: September 11, 2026 12:00
Nominations must be for a major, sustained or influential achievement that meets one or more of these criteria for science, service delivery, and education and organisational infratructure .
A plea from Ukraine to support the country by reading its books
Published: August 15, 2026 03:00
To counteract the russification of Ukrainian culture and literature, booksellers and libraries are urged to promote Ukrainian writing.
Show me the Monet: Implications for AI literacy
Published: May 25, 2026 09:00
In a time when deep fakes are on the rise, AI-created art and literature are becoming increasingly common. As ramifications of AI are being questioned, librarians struggle to promote AI literacy.
Canvas outage and library contingency planning
Published: May 12, 2026 02:00
Instructure's Canvas platform was hit by a ransomware attack in early May, creating chaos in educational institutions worldwide.
The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency unexpectedly discontinued its long-standing CIA World Factbook, a well-regarded reference work worldwide
Published: February 9, 2026 12:00
The surprise announcement appeared on the CIA website on 4 February 2026 as "Spotlighting the World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell"
The UK electronic information Group (UKeiG) is pleased to announce that the worthy recipient of the international Tony Kent Strix Memorial Award for 2025 is Professor Noriko Kando of the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Japan.
Published: January 12, 2026 12:00
The award recognizes her pioneering role in information retrieval (IR) research, development and systems evaluation. The award celebrates her distinguished research record, dedication, impact and excellent scientific contributions to the discipline.
CC Signals and Pay to Crawl: What Creative Commons Has Been Working On
Published: December 17, 2025 11:00
In a blog post, Creative Commons' General Counsel, Sarah Hinchliff Pearson the internet as we have come to know it is undergoing major changes, with the removal of content from the web one of the most concerning.?
Phil Bradley, internet search expert and trailblazer in library and information science education, wins the 2025 Jason Farradane Award
Published: October 28, 2025 09:05
The UKeiG's Jason Farradane Award is presented in recognition of an outstanding, creative and enterprising contribution to the library, information and knowledge profession.?
Calling All Libraries: Celebrate 1 Trillion Web Pages Archived with the Internet Archive
Published: October 22, 2025 10:05
A trillion is a big number. Most libraries don't have collections that large, but the Internet Archive has now hit that momentous target of 1 trillion archived webpages.?