Clarivate Pulse of the Library 2026 highlights global AI adoption trends - September 9, 2026
Clarivate Plc has released the Pulse of the Library 2026 report, its third annual global survey examining how libraries are responding to technological change, including artificial intelligence, shifting priorities, and increasing demands on staff and resources. The findings show that Mainland China recorded the… Read More
Kudos launches Phase II of Taming the Crocodile to advance AI discoverability standards - September 9, 2026
Kudos has announced the launch of Phase II of Taming the Crocodile, an industry initiative aimed at ensuring scholarly and scientific content remains discoverable as artificial intelligence increasingly mediates information access. EBSCOHost has joined as a headline sponsor, alongside Wiley, Emerald Publishing, Springer Nature,… Read More
FCT renews support for European Diamond Capacity Hub - September 9, 2026
The European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) has announced renewed financial support from the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing Diamond Open Access publishing across Europe. This funding builds on FCT’s previous support and strengthens collaboration with Portugal’s National Diamond… Read More
MIT Press opens 2027 funding cycle for Direct to Open - September 9, 2026
The MIT Press has announced the opening of its 2027 funding cycle for Direct to Open (D2O), following the completion of the 2026 program. The initiative invites libraries worldwide to support its diamond open access model, which provides scholarly books freely to readers. In… Read More
Knowledgespeak Editorial – AI Disclosure, Author Friction, and the Economics of Publishing - September 8, 2026
AI disclosure rates have assumed an aura of quantifiable precision. They are tracked, benchmarked, presented to editorial boards, and integrated into broader evaluations of research integrity. Yet two titles can report nearly identical figures while posing fundamentally different questions, logging responses via disparate mechanisms, and categorizing identical uses in opposing… Read More
Springer Nature white paper highlights sustained gold open access impact - September 8, 2026
Publishing research through gold open access (OA) continues to deliver the highest levels of usage, reach, and impact for authors, according to new evidence from Springer Nature. Eight years after the publisher first reported the advantages of gold OA, its latest findings confirm that… Read More
