Libraries, the cloud and Covid-19
Being able to demonstrate measurable impact and value is becoming critically important for academic libraries
As the pressure to understand student success rises, Rebecca Pool asks: are libraries coming around to learning analytics?
Jisc, the not-for-profit technology solutions provider for education and research, is launching three library services.
Library hub discover, Library hub compare, and Library hub cataloguing are aimed at making it easier for UK higher education libraries and researchers to access, discover and manage academic collections.
A new National Bibliographic Knowledgebase has been hailed as a key piece of national data infrastructure for the UK
NBK has made a great start providing one place for UK academic library data, writes Sarah Bartlett
Complex workflows and new services are driving developments in cloud-based library management systems, reports Rebecca Pool
At the Instituto de Empresa (IE) in Madrid, 'Our students define the future,' said Head Librarian, Amada Marcos Blázquez. The library provides 24/7 support, she explained, 'around the world, in courses, classrooms and MOOCs. All this can be achieved thanks to WorldShare® Management Services from OCLC.'
A new study from OCLC reveals that just 13 per cent of the public feels it is the role of the library to create a social networking site for their communities, writes Siân Harris
The pandemic has pushed the use of technology to the fore and it is likely to remain there, writes Tim Gillett
Lou Peck and Phil Hurst cast an eye over proceedings during Peer Review Week
Academic publishers are railing against inaccurate stories and asking the scientific community to do more, writes Matt McKay
We've recently seen some positive and impactful changes to the way in which the OA landscape can work, writes Steven Inchcoombe
Rebecca Pool asks: has Covid-19 pushed the move towards open data to the point of no return?