Analysis and opinion

Rafael Ball says the library is indispensable as a bridge builder for the development of the industry

Niki Scaplehorn reflects on a three-day 'hackathon' involving 20 students, postdocs, and early-career researchers

Jörg-Rüdiger Sack discusses how artificial intelligence and other new technologies are transforming academic research

Ashleigh Faith discusses data quality for discoverability, analytics and AI using linked data ontologies

Everyone can learn from the wider teaching of Indigenous Knowledges, writes Jackie Greatorex

Alex Freeman, founder of Octopus.ac, explains the platform's new feature integrating government ‘areas of research interest’

Harry Muncey explains why the responsible use of artificial intelligence is an innovation accelerant and a business asset

Libraries are the beating heart of communities – yet far too often their value is questioned, write Michelle Bond and Lou Peck

Simon Linacre assesses the state of predatory publishing, 15 years since the term was first coined

Abhishek Goel asks: Is accessibility the next chapter for the Indian $700 million ONOS scheme?

Vivek Mehra shares his hopes and concerns over India’s $750m investment in access to research

OA is squeezing society and smaller publishers. Emma Watkins asks: is there another path to survival?