Kudos report shows AI accounts for one‑third of research discovery - July 21, 2026
Kudos has released the Phase I report from its Taming the Crocodile project, showing that artificial intelligence now accounts for a third of scholarly information‑seeking. The study, based on surveys of 11,500 researchers and 200 librarians and an environmental scan of more than 300… Read More
American Library Association adopts guidance on Artificial Intelligence in libraries - July 21, 2026
The American Library Association (ALA) Council has formally adopted Guidance on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Libraries, a resource intended to help libraries develop and revise policies for the ethical and human‑centered use of AI. The guidance was developed by ALA’s 30‑member Artificial Intelligence Policy Working… Read More
American Mathematical Society appoints David Manderscheid as Editor-in-Chief of Notices of the AMS - July 21, 2026
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) has appointed Dr. David Manderscheid, as Editor‑in‑Chief of Notices of the AMS, the Society’s flagship publication and journal of record for the mathematical sciences community. Manderscheid, a professor of mathematics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, brings extensive experience as a mathematician,… Read More
Springer Nature report highlights career-stage differences in AI use among researchers - July 20, 2026
A new white paper, The State of AI Use Among Researchers, released by Springer Nature in collaboration with Fudan University and the Shanghai Academy of AI for Science, indicates that artificial intelligence is increasingly integrated into early stages of research workflows.… Read More
Cambridge University Press reaches 75 percent open access milestone - July 20, 2026
Cambridge University Press has announced that 75 percent of its research articles will be published open access (OA) in 2026, with half of its journals now fully open. This marks a significant step in the publisher’s transition away from subscription-based models, where access is restricted to paying… Read More
SSP submits comment opposing OMB proposal on federal research rules - July 20, 2026
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) joined nearly half a million public comments opposing the U.S. Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Following the release of the… Read More
