SPARC Europe and Npuls explore feasibility of a European alliance for open education - December 10, 2025
SPARC Europe and Npuls have expanded their collaboration in 2025 with a commissioned feasibility report on the potential development of a European alliance for open education. SPARC Europe has collaborated with Npuls, the Dutch National Growth Fund program focused on digital transformation in post-secondary… Read More
FinELib signs multi-year open access agreement with OA Switchboard to boost Finnish research - December 10, 2025
FinELib has entered a multi-year membership agreement with OA Switchboard, a central metadata hub, reinforcing a long-standing commitment to open access and cooperation as essential elements supporting Finnish research and learning. The collaboration enables participating institutions to benefit from centralized metadata exchange and automated… Read More
IGI Global Scientific Publishing renews open access agreement with Wake Forest University School of Medicine - December 10, 2025
IGI Global Scientific Publishing has renewed its open access agreement with Wake Forest University School of Medicine, extending a collaboration that supports faculty publishing in nearly 200 fully open access journals across Business & Management, Science, Technology, & Medicine (STM), and Education & Social… Read More
OCLC launches AI cataloging features in WorldShare and Connexion to improve library efficiency - December 10, 2025
OCLC has launched new AI-powered capabilities within WorldShare Record Manager and Connexion to help catalogers assign classification numbers and subject headings more efficiently. The enhancements generate suggestions for Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) numbers, Library of Congress Classification (LCC) numbers, and Library… Read More
Brian Jackson selected as next Editor of the Planetary Science Journal - December 10, 2025
Brian Jackson, a Physics Professor at Boise State University and Director of the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve STEM Network, has been selected to serve as the next Editor of the Planetary Science Journal. He will assume the role on January 1, 2026. The journal is co-owned by the American… Read More
Knowledgespeak Editorial – AI Powered Personalization: Turning Data into Deeper Engagement, Loyalty & Revenue for Scholarly Publishers - December 9, 2025
In an era defined by information abundance, scholarly publishers face a paradox: content has never been more plentiful, yet audience attention has never been more elusive. The challenge is no longer just producing high-quality research outputs—it is ensuring that the right content reaches the right reader at the right moment.… Read More
