COAR forms task force to address disruptive AI Bots in repositories - July 17, 2025
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) has launched a new task force to address increasing disruptions caused by aggressive automated crawlers, often assumed to be AI bots collecting data for generative AI training. A COAR survey conducted in April 2025 revealed that 90% of survey respondents… Read More
Elsevier releases Clinician of the Future 2025 survey showing rising interest in AI alongside strong reservations about trust and governance - July 16, 2025
Elsevier’s Clinician of the Future 2025 survey, drawing on responses from 2,206 clinicians across 109 countries, reports growing optimism about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, tempered by concerns about trustworthiness, governance, access, and training. Clinicians expect AI tools to become more prominent in the… Read More
IEEE AI standards featured in new global exchange for responsible governance - July 16, 2025
Technical professional organization IEEE and the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA) have announced that their portfolio of over 100 AI-related standards is now included in the newly launched International AI Standards Exchange. The Exchange, inspired by the United Nations AI Advisory Body’s 2024 report… Read More
Wiley partners with Anthropic to integrate responsible AI into scholarly research - July 10, 2025
Wiley, a leading global publisher, is entering a strategic partnership with Anthropic aimed at accelerating the adoption of responsible AI across academic research. At the outset, Wiley will implement Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open standard designed to integrate peer-reviewed content seamlessly into… Read More
LIBER forms taskforce to align AI strategy with research library needs - July 10, 2025
LIBER has launched a dedicated taskforce to address emerging artificial intelligence (AI) developments across the research library sector. The initiative aims to reinforce LIBER’s strategic response to AI and equip librarians to take a prominent role in promoting AI literacy. The LIBER AI Taskforce was formally launched… Read More
ACM introduces AI Letters journal for rapid dissemination of AI research - July 10, 2025
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced the launch of ACM AI Letters (AILET), a new open-access journal designed to facilitate fast, peer-reviewed publication of timely research in artificial intelligence. The journal is scheduled to begin accepting submissions in summer 2025, with no… Read More
Pearson and Google partner to accelerate development of AI tools for education - July 4, 2025
Pearson and Google Cloud have announced a multi-year strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the development of AI-powered products and services for students and educators. The collaboration will combine Pearson’s expertise in K-12 learning with Google Cloud’s advanced AI technologies to deliver more personalized learning,… Read More
Elsevier expands partnership with Egyptian Knowledge Bank to include AI research tools - July 3, 2025
Elsevier, a global provider of scientific and healthcare information, has expanded its collaboration with the Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB), Egypt’s national digital library platform. Beginning June 1, 2025, researchers, students, and faculty across Egypt will gain access to Elsevier’s suite of AI-powered tools: Scopus… Read More
Elsevier launches Embase AI to streamline biomedical research discovery - June 26, 2025
Elsevier, a global leader in scientific information and analytics, has introduced Embase AI, a generative AI–enabled extension of its flagship biomedical literature database, Embase. The platform is designed to simplify the process of discovering, analyzing, and synthesizing insights from biomedical literature, clinical trials, and… Read More
Gale introduces AI Leveler tool to support personalized learning and reading comprehension - June 6, 2025
Gale, a division of Cengage Group has launched AI Leveler, a generative AI-powered tool designed to assist K-12 educators in personalizing reading materials for students. This tool, currently in beta testing, is accessible to educators in over 50 school districts across 21 states. It aims to enhance… Read More
