Library Technology Guides

Iowa City Public Library is live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater support. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the Iowa City Public Library in Iowa is live on the Koha ILS and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 180,300 bibliographic records and 188,300 item records providing the library with customized implementation and training for their open source solutions. [Full Announcement].

Colgate University builds on JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services partnership by joining charter program. Colgate University is expanding its participation in JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services by joining the Tier 3 charter program and migrating its digital collections from Islandora into JSTOR's integrated platform. This move builds on Colgate's existing engagement with JSTOR's services for digital collections, with the university already sharing over 2,500 items openly on JSTOR. Initial transition work will focus on high-value campus and regional history collections including photographs, student newspapers, alumni magazines, local and regional newspapers, and thematic collections such as the Alma Grace Stokey archive. [Full Announcement].

Baratz ofrece formación personalizada en estadísticas bibliotecarias para Alzira. Baratz ofrece un curso especializado y personalizado sobre Estadísticas de Alzira para ayudar a bibliotecas e instituciones a preparar, extraer y validar los datos que deben remitir al Ministerio de Cultura. La formación parte del análisis previo de la parametrización de cada biblioteca y proporciona estrategias, consultas y un manual propio para completar la plantilla oficial con mayor seguridad, mejorar el conocimiento del servicio bibliotecario y aprovechar las herramientas de Absys en la gestión diaria. [Full Announcement].

F1000 preprint server introduces trust marker badges to support transparency and credibility of research. Open research publisher F1000 has announced that its preprint server, VeriXiv, has introduced trust marker badges to provide clear confirmation of the extensive verification checks each preprint undergoes before being made available on the site. This enhancement makes VeriXiv the first major preprint platform to display comprehensive research integrity verification to readers. Launched in August 2024, in collaboration with the Gates Foundation, VeriXiv provides a solution that combines the speed of preprints with the quality assurance the research community requires. Before being made available on the platform, each submitted preprint is subject to rigorous screening across four key categories: authorship verification, publishing ethics, research integrity, and open research standards. The new trust marker badges ensure readers can easily see which of these verification checks each preprint has completed and passed. Details about the scope of each verification check are available on the VeriXiv website. [Full Announcement].

Inaya Medical College selects Naseej to advance medical education through connected knowledge access. Inaya Medical College has taken a strategic step toward modernizing its academic library services. Supporting its vision of delivering high-quality education and fostering research-driven learning experiences, the college continues to invest in digital initiatives that enhance academic excellence and support the development of future healthcare professionals. In alignment with this vision, Inaya Medical College has selected Naseej for Technology Company, the region's leading provider of digital transformation and knowledge solutions, to implement Medad Library Services Platform and provide access to ProQuest academic resources. Together, the solutions establish an integrated digital infrastructure designed to modernize both physical and digital library operations while expanding access to high-quality scholarly and medical resources. [Full Announcement].

PTFS and Carahsoft partner to bring content services and library software to the public sector. Progressive Technology Federal Systems, a provider of enterprise content management and document intelligence solutions, and Carahsoft Technology, The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider, announced a partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as PTFS's Master Government Aggregator, making the company's content services and library software available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft's reseller partners and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement, National Association of State Procurement Officials ValuePoint and OMNIA Partners contracts. [Full Announcement].

Welcome to collectionHQ: maximize your library's collection performance. collectionHQ, Ingram Library Services and Growing Libraries announced the launch of the Community-Driven Collections Program, a new collaborative initiative designed to help public libraries make smarter collection decisions based on a deeper understanding of their local communities. The program brings together the strengths of three leading library suppliers to create a seamless workflow that enables libraries to understand who lives in their community, identify gaps in collection alignment, acquire materials that better reflect local needs and interests, and promote those collections to their community. [Full Announcement].

CELUS adoption increases among US research library community. As academic research libraries in the United States shift towards a fully digital, on-demand, and data-driven collection infrastructure, librarians at these institutions have steadily adopted the CELUS platform to address their increased reliance on usage statistics, which are vital for maximizing budgetary investments in scholarly e-content. Among the nearly 200 institutions with an R1 Carnegie designation, over 25% are CELUS subscribers or currently engaged in robust evaluation of the platform. Since January 2026, more than a dozen R1 institutions have adopted CELUS. [Full Announcement].

AIP Publishing partners with Hum to strengthen quality control for AIP conference proceedings. AIP Publishing is partnering with Hum to bring Alchemist Review to AIP Conference Proceedings. This will add an AI-assisted quality-control layer that helps identify papers with critical scientific, integrity, and publication-readiness issues before they enter the published record. AIP Conference Proceedings publishes at significant scale, with more than 100,000 published articles across more than 1,700 volumes. As these proceedings programs grow, publishers face a common challenge: applying consistent quality and integrity checks across submissions that originate from many conferences, organizers, editors, and review processes. [Full Announcement].

OverDrive and EBSCO Information Services Announce New Integration to Enhance Discovery of Digital Resources in Academic Libraries. OverDrive and EBSCO Information Services announced a new integration that connects OverDrive's ebooks and audiobooks on Libby directly to the EBSCO Knowledge Base and EBSCO Discovery Service. This collaboration delivers on-going synchronization of digital library holdings within institutions' Integrated Library Systems, streamlining workflows for librarians, and enhancing discovery for students and faculty.Through this partnership, mutual customers can now discover Libby content directly within their existing EBSCO environments. The integration simplifies management of digital collections by allowing librarians to select OverDrive collections from the EBSCO Knowledge Base and automatically populate them into their catalogs. Students and faculty can discover ebooks and audiobooks alongside other library resources and seamlessly link to Libby to borrow content. [Full Announcement].

Hamilton East Public Library is live on Koha and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the Hamilton East Public Library in Indiana is now live on the Koha ILS and Aspen Discovery with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration providing the library with customized implementation and training for their open source solutions. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Clinical Decisions and AWHONN partner to drive clinical excellence in women's health, obstetric and neonatal nursing. EBSCO Clinical Decisions announced a strategic partnership with the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) to support exemplary nursing practice through the dissemination of evidence-based information, resources, and education. [Full Announcement].

Civica to attend ALA 2026 Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago. Civica, the global GovTech provider, will be attending the American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition 2026, taking place June 25–29 in Chicago. The event is one of the world's largest gatherings of library and information professionals, bringing together librarians, educators, authors, publishers, and industry leaders from across the globe. [Full Announcement].

University of Utah Libraries: transforming usage data with SUSHI harvesting in Alma. The University of Utah Libraries has transformed the way it manages and analyzes electronic resource usage data by implementing SUSHI harvesting in Alma. [Full Announcement].

IOP Publishing integrates theIPregistry.org to deliver faster, more accurate IP authentication for libraries worldwide. IOP Publishing has integrated the IPregistry.org API as part of its ongoing approach to delivering secure, accurate and streamlined access to published content. The new integration enables automated Internet Protocol address updates to flow directly from the IPregistry.org into IOP Publishing's systems, ensuring uninterrupted access for users, reducing the risk of authentication errors and saving librarians significant administrative time. With around 90% of usage coming from institutional access, maintaining accurate authentication data is essential for preserving seamless access and maximising the value of IOPP content. [Full Announcement].

Walla Walla University selects TIND Digital Archive and TIND Institutional Repository. Walla Walla University has selected TIND DA and TIND IR to manage and preserve its faculty publications, student theses, historical newspapers, newsletters and more on a single repository platform. With TIND IR and TIND DA, the university will offer their users a one-stop shop for access to scholarship, innovation and institutional history. The new repository will be a one-stop shop for WWU scholarship, innovation, and history, the new destination for faculty publications, student theses, poster presentations, backlogs of departmental newsletters, historical issues of The Collegian and The Mask, and more. [Full Announcement].

Clarivate announces Simon Webster as President of Intellectual Property segment. Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced that Simon Webster has been appointed President of the Company's Intellectual Property segment effective June 10, 2026, succeeding Maroun S. Mourad, who will be pursuing other opportunities. Mr. Mourad will ensure a smooth transition and depart from Clarivate at the end of September. [Full Announcement].

Equinox Announces Major Features in Evergreen 3.17. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced the latest version of Evergreen ILS. Equinox's development team contributed 16 features and 54 bugfixes, some with sponsorship from the Evergreen Collaborative Development Initiative and the BC Libraries Cooperative. Highlights include the ability to create hold policies based on Library Groups/Lassos, the option to clone circulation policies, and improvements to the public catalog, such as limited autofocus for basic search keywords. [Full Announcement].

TLC welcomes librarians to Booth #4016 at ALA 2026. The Library Corporation invites all American Library Association attendees to visit Booth #4016 to rest, recharge, and visit with TLC and Tech Logic experts. TLC's ILS specialists will be in Chicago, IL, from June 25-29. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions welcomes Danielle Meininger. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open-Source library technology support announced toda [Full Announcement].

Wolters Kluwer and OpenAI expand enterprise AI collaboration to advance trusted Expert AI for regulated professionals. Wolters Kluwer, a global leader in Expert AI, AI-enabled software solutions, and professional information, has announced an expanded enterprise AI collaboration with OpenAI. This marks a broader effort and growing collaboration to develop and release AI native solutions that advance Expert AI for professionals and institutions operating in regulated, high-stakes environments. [Full Announcement].

TLC announces successful go-live with major utility company's corporate library. The Library Corporation announced the successful implementation of Library.Solution for the corporate library of a major American utility company. This implementation represents the revival of the utility company's former library, which had largely been suspended since 2009. As part of the initiative, the organization is modernizing and refreshing its collection to better align with current operational research needs, while also improving access to technical reports, research materials, and representative material samples. [Full Announcement].

Kortext catalogue now discoverable in GOBI from EBSCO, expanding choice and flexibility for library eBook acquisition. Kortext, a leading academic library supplier, today announced that its extensive perpetual access eBook catalogue is now available within GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO, giving libraries greater flexibility in how they source and acquire digital content. The addition of the Kortext catalogue to GOBI comes at a time of significant change across the library sector. As institutions review established acquisition models and adapt to an evolving procurement landscape, Kortext is focused on supporting libraries with choice, continuity and control over how they work. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions partners with koha-US to raise money for the Koha Community for 6th year in a row. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that their annual Koha Community Challenge raised over $1,550.00 for koha-US and the Koha Community. 62 Community members participated in the month-long challenge logging 1,298 activities and over 800 hours of active time for the month of May. By partnering with koha-us for the Spring into Fitness: Koha Community Challenge, we once again were able to create a way for the open-source community to come together, move, and raise money for a good cause! [Full Announcement].

LibLime supports SLA through conference participation. LibLime is showing solid support for SLA by exhibiting this weekend at the 2026 Information Science Summit & Special Libraries Conference. The conference will be in Albuquerque, NM from June 6th to June 9th. LibLime intends to present version two of the SmartSearch AI module. The Special Libraries Conference exhibit sessions will be open Saturday 6/6 to Tuesday 6/9 at the Clyde Hotel. All conference attendees are encouraged to visit LibLime to learn more about the most cost-effective, 100% web-based, hosted Library Services Platform on the market. [Full Announcement].

Civica appoints Laura Wooten Vice President of Sales for the US. Civica, the global GovTech provider supporting the needs of citizens and those who serve them every day, has appointed Laura Wooten as Vice President of Sales for the US. She joins Civica's global sales leadership team, reporting to Al Wilkinson, Executive Vice President of Global Sales. Laura will lead Civica's US sales organization to strengthen go-to-market execution and build deeper partnerships across the public sector. Her appointment reflects Civica's continued investment in growth in the region. [Full Announcement].

Las bibliotecas de museos estatales renuevan su catálogo colectivo con un mOpac más visual y accesible. Las bibliotecas de los museos estatales de gestión directa de la Subdirección General de Museos Estatales (Ministerio de Cultura) estrenan un nuevo mOpac en Absys con una navegación más clara, visual y adaptada a distintos perfiles de usuarios. Entre las novedades destacan las búsquedas globales, el diseño responsive y un carrusel visual que mejora la visibilidad de las bibliotecas integrantes. El proyecto incorpora además mejoras tecnológicas orientadas a reforzar la seguridad, estabilidad y accesibilidad del servicio, facilitando la consulta del patrimonio bibliográfico y documental de los museos estatales. [Full Announcement].

The University of the South (Sewanee) joins JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services Tier 3 charter program. The University of the South, familiarly known as Sewanee, is joining the Tier 3 charter program of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, and migrating its digital collections to JSTOR's integrated Stewardship platform. Already an active participant in JSTOR's services for digital collections, Sewanee currently shares over 7,000 items openly on JSTOR, including historic campus photos and postcards, vertical files, and other archival materials. Through Tier 3, Sewanee will gain access to JSTOR Seeklight, the AI-assisted collections processing tool within JSTOR Stewardship, and join a global charter cohort working together—via feedback, working groups, and community conversations—to shape responsible, scalable approaches to AI-assisted stewardship. [Full Announcement].

Introducing Sabinet's Legal Research Assistant. South African legal research is constantly evolving. Increasing volumes of information, frequent legislative amendments, and growing expectations around speed and efficiency are changing how legal professionals, researchers and librarians engage with information. The emergence of artificial intelligence has introduced new possibilities and new challenges. While AI tools can generate answers quickly, questions remain around accuracy, source reliability and jurisdictional relevance. Sabinet's Legal Research Assistant has been developed in response to this shift. It introduces an AI-enabled approach to legal research that is grounded in verified South African legal content. The Legal Research Assistant enables users to ask legal research questions in natural language and receive clear, contextual answers drawn from Sabinet's curated legal information collections. [Full Announcement].

Upcoming Collections are now live in Alma . Clarivate announced the new Upcoming Collections capability, now live in Alma. This new feature enables providers to share information about upcoming collections before they become available for activation in Alma, giving libraries earlier visibility into upcoming content and helping them better prepare for activation workflows. [Full Announcement].

Elsevier acquires Wellsheet to close the gap between patient data and clinical evidence at the point of care. Elsevier announced it has acquired Wellsheet, a US-based health technology company that specializes in aggregating and synthesizing patient data from electronic health records (EHR) to surface relevant clinical intelligence at the point of care. Together, Wellsheet's validated EHR data model and ClinicalKey AI's peer-reviewed evidence base will give clinicians verified, patient-specific guidance to help clinicians make vital decisions seamlessly at the point of care. [Full Announcement].

Cultural organizations press congressional decisionmakers to fund library, museum services as appropriators determine FY 2027 federal spending. Nine cultural organizations, including the American Library Association, called on Congress to expand federal funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services in its fiscal year 2027 appropriations bills, which are scheduled for markup by a House Appropriations Subcommittee later this week. [Full Announcement].

NISO Publishes the Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project (CCLIP) Recommended Practice. The National Information Standards Organization announced the publication of the Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project, NISO RP-46-2026. The Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Infrastructure Project (CCLIP) is a NISO Recommended Practice that is part of the IMLS-funded Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project co-led by NISO, the Partnership for Academic Library Collaboration and Innovation, and Lehigh University Libraries. Networks of libraries have a long tradition of working together to expand their collections and provide more comprehensive coverage across all subjects through sharing of resources. To support these strategies, larger networks of institutions have recently explored wider adoption of cooperative collections management, which this project defines as a process by which networks of institutions work collaboratively to acquire, manage, circulate, and preserve collections across the network. The CCLP seeks to overcome serious barriers to wider implementation, including the lack of available vendor-neutral interoperable systems, adequate governance and decision-making frameworks, and assessment tools. [Full Announcement].

Bibliotheca and ByWater Solutions announce RFID integration for Koha libraries. Bibliotheca, a global provider of library technology solutions, has announced a new integration between its RFID workstations and the Koha integrated library system. This integration was made possible by our partnership with ByWater Solutions and is enabled through the staffConnect link plugin. The integration allows Koha to communicate directly with Bibliotheca RFID pads, enabling staff to process multiple items at once without switching between systems. The result is faster check-in, checkout, and renewal workflows, with improved accuracy in high-volume environments. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions partners with Novare Library Services to provide the Digital Dexterity: AI in Libraries Webinar Series. ByWater Solutions is partnering with Novare Library Services to provide a Digital Dexterity: AI in Libraries webinar series. This will be a six-part series featuring a variety of guest presenters speaking on a range of AI-related topics. These sessions are open to anyone and will be recorded. [Full Announcement].

Springer Nature appoints new Executive Vice President, Books. Springer Nature today announces the appointment of Harmen van Paradijs as Executive Vice President, Books, effective 1 June 2026. Harmen has been with Springer Nature since 2005 and brings a wealth of experience in academic and educational publishing across Europe and Asia. In his new role, he will lead the world's largest academic books programme, building on the strength of the portfolio's heritage and its digital-first growth to continue delivering meaningful value for authors, expanding the reach, visibility and real-world impact of their work [Full Announcement].

Cyprus Libraries Consortium deploys ConsortiaManager across the consortium and all seven academic members. The Cyprus Libraries Consortium has adopted ConsortiaManager to run its consortium operations, and at the same time every one of its seven academic member institutions has been equipped with Transformative Agreement Manager and Open Journal Finder. It is one of the most complete platform deployments ConsortiaManager has delivered to date — a single, connected system reaching from the consortium office all the way down to each member library and its researchers. [Full Announcement].

Archives of the Council of the European Union become newest member of the Digital Preservation Coalition. Digital Preservation Coalition announced that the Archives of the Council of the European Union have joined as its newest Associate Member. The Archives of the Council of the European Union preserve the institutional memory of both the Council of the European Union and the European Council, storing and providing access to historical files dating back to the first Council meeting in 1952. Their collections offer a unique opportunity to retrace the Council's history and its role in European integration. [Full Announcement].

Vega Discover's format level holds save libraries money. Libraries facing budget concerns due to rising costs and demands for services realize significant savings in hold transport and fulfilment costs by using Vega Discover, all while improving the patron experience. Consortia and independent libraries both move books around between branches to fulfill hold requests. In other discovery catalogs, patrons are often presented with multiple editions of the same title, requiring them to navigate lengthy lists and decide which version to request. These catalogs display 20 different editions either separately or ‘grouped' into a multi-page display that a patron must cumbersomely navigate and then make a value-based decision on which edition to place a hold on. Not only does this cause needless user frustration from choice overload, but it can also cost your library big when it comes to transporting materials between your branch libraries. [Full Announcement].

Wiley acquires Emerald, expanding research scale and deepening proprietary content across the AI-driven knowledge economy. Wiley, a global leader in authoritative content and research intelligence, announced it has acquired Emerald Publishing Limited from Cambridge Information Group in an all-cash transaction valued at £337 million, or USD 452 million. The acquisition expands Wiley's journal portfolio to approximately 2,500 titles and establishes it as a leader in the social sciences — particularly economics, business, and finance. [Full Announcement].

The University of Tennessee's TRACE Repository Is Now Live. The University of Tennessee has launched its new institutional repository, TRACE, based on the latest DSpace-CRIS version and hosted on AWS by 4Science. Following a public RFP process, the University selected 4Science as its partner to migrate from Digital Commons to a more flexible, open, and future-proof solution. [Full Announcement].

Bibliotheca welcomes Jodi Bellinger as Director of Customer Success. Bibliotheca, a global leader in library technology and services, announced the appointment of Jodi Bellinger as Director of Customer Success, North America. This new leadership role reflects Bibliotheca's continued investment in strengthening the customer experience and supporting libraries throughout every stage of their journey. Bellinger brings more than 20 years of experience in the library technology market, with a strong background in customer operations, customer support, strategic initiatives, and relationship management. Her career has focused on building strong customer relationships, improving service delivery, and helping organizations create more connected and consistent customer experiences. [Full Announcement].

Constance Malpas promoted to Vice President, Research. OCLC announced that Constance Malpas has been promoted to Vice President, Research at OCLC. Constance has been an integral part of the OCLC Research team since 2006, leading research and strategic initiatives that advance the efficiency and impact of libraries worldwide. In her new role, Constance will guide the ongoing innovation and growth of OCLC Research, the Research Library Partnership, Leaders Council, and WebJunction. [Full Announcement].

Equinox announces Fulfillment 12. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced Fulfillment 12. This latest version of the open source interlibrary loan software was made possible through the sponsorship of Bibliomation, Inc. Fulfillment 12 introduces redesigned user interfaces and comprehensive accessibility enhancements engineered to create a more equitable user experience. Key updates include improved keyboard controls, additional support for assistive devices, and responsive screen resizing that delivers a seamless, mobile-friendly environment. The Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation at the Georgia Institute of Technology conducted accessibility testing. [Full Announcement].

TLC announces June 2026 Conference Schedule. The Library Corporation announced their upcoming conference schedule for June 2026, continuing their commitment to providing intuitive software solutions, tailored metadata services, and legendary support for the library superheroes who serve their communities every day. [Full Announcement].

Evergreen Project holds successful conference in Renton, Washington. The Evergreen Project held its annual conference in April, hosted by King County Library System. This year's conference was held in person at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in Renton, where over 100 members of the community gathered in person to share ideas, give presentations, visit vendors, and socialize. [Full Announcement].

Clarivate introduces IPOne. Clarivat, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced IPOne, a unified platform that combines purpose-built AI agents and trusted proprietary data to power intellectual property (IP) research and workflows across enterprise environments. IPOne is being developed in collaboration with leading corporate IP teams and law firms to support real-world IP workflows. [Full Announcement].

New self-return kiosk brings broader material handling and cohesive design to the Lyngsoe Library Mate Range. The new Lyngsoe Library Mate 1300 handles a broader range of library materials and matches the Scandinavian design principles patrons already know from the Lyngsoe LibDeco self-check kiosk series. The Library Mate 1300 addresses exactly this issue. With a wider tunnel that accommodates items up to 400 mm, it extends the Library Mate range to cover a broader range of materials, all within the same system. [Full Announcement].

NISO's CREC Recommended Practice wins 2026 SSP EPIC Gold Award for Integrity Tools. NISO announced that its Communication of Retractions, Removals, and Expressions of Concern Recommended Practice has received the 2026 SSP EPIC Gold Award in the Integrity Tools category. The EPIC Award winners were announced at the Gaylord Pacific Hotel and Resort in Chula Vista, California, on May 28 during the Society for Scholarly Publishing Annual Meeting. The CREC Recommended Practice establishes best practices for the creation, transfer, and display of retraction-related metadata, ensuring that participants can communicate retraction information quickly and enabling readers who discover a publication to readily identify its status. [Full Announcement].

Learners Engaged and Business Expert Press announce exclusive North American public library partnership. Learners Engaged, a premier digital resource agency for libraries, today announced a landmark, exclusive North American partnership with Business Expert Press. Under this new agreement, Learners Engaged became the sole distributor of BEP's acclaimed digital collections for the public library market across the United States and Canada. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions' partners sponsor development in Koha 26.05 Release. ByWater Solutions partners sponsored developments in the Koha Community 26.05 release. [Full Announcement].

Projet Orion : l'Abes choisit la suite Clarivate pour sa future galaxie de services. Huit mois après la publication de son marché, l'Abes annonce le choix des solutions Alma, Primo et Rapido de l'éditeur Clarivate. Validé à l'unanimité par le Conseil d'Administration le 12 mai 2026 et notifié le 26 mai 2026, ce marché marque le début d'une transition majeure pour l'informatique documentaire mutualisée en France. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions at the American Library Association Annual Conference 2026. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the ALA Annual Conference 2026 from June 25 - June 29 in Chicago. Come visit us at booth 4834 to chat and explore what Open Source can do for your library. We will be available to answer questions, demonstrate products, and take part in discussions regarding the future of Open Source solutions for Libraries. [Full Announcement].

Alma customers benefit from expanded AI capabilities and smarter collaboration tools in the May 2026 feature release. With libraries worldwide continuing to rely on Alma to support increasingly complex workflows and collections, the May 2026 Feature Release introduces new AI-powered capabilities, streamlined acquisitions processes, and enhanced collaboration tools designed to improve efficiency across institutions and consortia. Leading this release are several advancements in Alma's AI-driven functionality. A new “Enrich Bibliographic Records” job streamlines copy cataloging through automated enrichment and AI title matching, helping libraries enhance records more efficiently while maintaining full review and approval control. The AI Metadata Assistant now supports Azure Document Intelligence and Tesseract OCR technologies, improving metadata extraction quality for multilingual and non-Latin resources. [Full Announcement].

Axiell launches Quria Discovery AI: AI-powered catalogue search for libraries. Axiell, the world's leading software and services provider for the cultural sector, announces the launch of Quria Discovery AI, an AI-powered catalogue search tool that brings the ease and comfort of AI chat assistance to the library experience. Quria Discovery AI offers a private and personalized entry point into the catalogue through a conversational chat interface that responds to natural language inputs and refines catalogue suggestions in real time. Through this interactivity, the tool helps users explore and make discoveries across the library's vast catalogue, ensuring wider use of the library's investments in books and media. Furthermore, as a multilingual tool with both text and speech inputs, Quria Discovery AI is a highly accessible tool that helps libraries support and engage the most members of their community. [Full Announcement].

Grove for Libraries announces Contributions to the Aspen 26.05 release. Grove for Libraries announces contributions to the 26.05 Aspen Discovery release, focused on enhancing patron experience, expanding local control over search behavior, and improving configuration options for libraries. [Full Announcement].

EveryLibrary Institute endorses Books Save Lives Act, connecting the right to read and civil rights protections. The EveryLibrary Institute, the nonprofit organization focused on public policy, advocacy, and research supporting public, school, and academic libraries, is endorsing the Books Save Lives Act of 2026 (H.R. 8235), legislation introduced by Representative Ayanna Pressley that frames the freedom to read not only as a First Amendment issue, but also as a civil rights issue. The legislation would require federally funded public and school libraries to maintain collections that include minority representation, support staffed libraries with trained librarians, direct the Government Accountability Office to study the impact of book ban campaigns, and clarify that discriminatory book removals may constitute evidence of civil rights violations under existing federal law. [Full Announcement].

EveryLibrary Institute launches National Survey on Cellphone-Free Schools and School Library Engagement. The EveryLibrary Institute is launching a national survey of school librarians and library media specialists to better understand how cellphone restrictions in schools are influencing reading, library use, and engagement during the 2025–2026 school year. As more states and school districts adopt policies that limit or eliminate student cellphone use, early reports from schools suggest a shift is underway. Librarians are observing increased interest in reading, more students spending time in the library during lunch and free periods, and growing participation in programs such as book clubs, games, and collaborative learning activities. [Full Announcement].

Executive Perspectives: A Conversation on the Future of the Library Technology Industry. Mark your calendars to attend the annual Executive Perspectives panel organized and hosted by Marshall Breeding, independent consultant and creator of Library Technology Guides. The discussion will center on the theme: Putting AI to work in Library Services: Positive and Negative Consequences and will cover topics such as what's lost and what's gained as AI brings higher levels of automation and becomes a component in library services. Are Libraries losing control of their processes and the quality of their services? We will learn about interesting new capabilities being developed to improve library services, tools to describe and provide access to collections at a scale beyond manual processes, and methods of discovery reshaped by expectations for answers to research questions and not lists of results. [Full Announcement].

Library Perceptions 2026: Results of the nineteenth International Survey of Library Automation. Library Technology Guides has released Library Perceptions 2026: Results of the nineteenth International Survey of Library Automation. The report presents findings from the annual survey of libraries regarding their experiences with their strategic library management products, discovery services, and their associated vendors. The report analyzes responses from libraries worldwide and provides statistical results and commentary based on evaluations of integrated library systems, library services platforms, discovery services, and related technologies. The survey explores library satisfaction with product functionality, management of print and electronic resources, quality of vendor support, customer loyalty, and migration intentions. [Full Announcement].

Bibliotheca launches on-demand learning platform for library staff. Bibliotheca has launched Bibliotheca Academy, an on-demand training platform that gives library staff access to training across Bibliotheca products. Bibliotheca Academy is now available to customers in North America via subscription. Delivered through a dedicated learning management system, Bibliotheca Academy offers guided learning paths, concise modules, and recorded sessions that can be accessed anytime. Library staff can log in and complete courses as often as needed. [Full Announcement].

Engagement beats promotion: A community-centered approach to marketing. Public librarians are being asked to do more with fewer resources, shorter attention spans, and communities that no longer respond predictably to traditional promotion. This webinar, hosted by Clarivate, explored a straightforward but often overlooked idea: promotion alone rarely changes behavior. Engagement does. In Engagement Beats Promotion: A Community-Centered Approach to Marketing, Dr. Audrey Barbakoff drew on her experience in public libraries to reframe how librarians think about visibility, value, and impact. Rather than focusing on louder messages or more channels, the session invited participants to view marketing as a shared, relationship-driven practice that begins well before a flyer is created or a post is scheduled. [Full Announcement].

Innovation Day 2026 conecta bibliotecas, inteligencia artificial y comunidad. Baratz celebró en la Biblioteca Regional de Madrid una nueva edición del Innovation Day 2026, un encuentro profesional centrado en inteligencia artificial, transformación digital y comunidad. Durante la jornada se presentaron proyectos relacionados con automatización, catalogación asistida, digitalización patrimonial y nuevos modelos de acceso bibliotecario. El evento dejó una reflexión compartida entre ponentes y asistentes: la tecnología aporta valor cuando ayuda a reforzar la misión cultural, social y pública de las bibliotecas. [Full Announcement].

Libki Release 26.05 features Hierarchical Locations. ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that Libki 26.05 has been released to the community. The release includes 13 enhancements, 12 updates and 9 bug fixes. 26.05 features hierarchical locations and the ability to set multiple open/close hours intervals with a location for each day of the week. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions partners with CirriusImpact to bring advanced SMS and voice notifications to Koha libraries. ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America's forefront provider of open source library technology support, announced today a new partnership with CirriusImpact to deliver a fully integrated SMS and voice patron notification capability for Koha, the world's most widely adopted open-source integrated library system. Libraries can now send and receive multilingual SMS and voice notifications for key interactions such as holds, overdues, and reminders, while also enabling patrons to respond and engage directly. The result is faster communication, improved accessibility, and a more connected library experience for patrons. [Full Announcement].

University of Scranton selects TIND Digital Archive. The University of Scranton has selected TIND Digital Archive to showcase and preserve its digital collections, migrating from CONTENTdm and DuraCloud. The transition will bring access and preservation together on a single platform, strengthening discovery, preservation, and interoperability. [Full Announcement].

Ash Flat Library is live on Koha with ByWater support. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced that the Ash Flat Library in Arkansas is live on the Koha ILS with ByWater Support. ByWater Solutions completed the migration of over 17,000 bibliographic records and 16,800 item records providing the library with customized implementation and training for their open source solutions. [Full Announcement].

Grove for Libraries announces Lynx Library Consortium goes live on Aspen Discovery. Grove for Libraries announced the successful launch of Aspen Discovery for the Lynx Library Consortium. Aspen Discovery is supported by Grove for Libraries and integrates with the consortium's Polaris integrated library system. The Lynx Library Consortium partnered with Grove to transition their discovery service to Aspen, providing patrons with an enhanced user experience focused on patron empowerment, flexibility, and seamless access to library resources. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services adds four new titles to Its Magazine Archive Collection. EBSCO Information Services introduced four new magazine archives designed to help students and researchers expand their work with unique historical and cultural perspectives across science, outdoor life, photography, and recreation. The collections include Field & Stream Magazine Archive, Outdoor Life Magazine Archive, Popular Photography Magazine Archive and Popular Science Magazine Archive. [Full Announcement].

Improving student engagement and research persistence with AI. A new report from Clarivate, How students are using Chat with the document, examines that question through observed student behavior in ProQuest Research Assistant. More than 470,000 unique users have used the Research Assistant feature on the ProQuest document page, generating nearly 2 million document level interactions. This scale allows for a meaningful examination of how AI affects student engagement with scholarly content. Further, the Chat With the Document feature has been available for more than six [Full Announcement].

Clarivate's IPfolio and Renewal Services selected by IGT. Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced that IPfolio has been selected by IGT, a global leader in gaming, as its IP management platform, along with Clarivate patent annuity and trademark renewal services, to support the management of its global intellectual property portfolio. [Full Announcement].

2026 John Cotton Dana Award Recipient Announced. The Association for Information Science & Technology announced that John DiGilio has been selected to receive the 2026 John Cotton Dana Award. This award recognizes an individual member of the Association for a lifetime achievement as well as exceptional service to the Special Libraries Association and the library and information profession. DiGilio is the Firmwide Director of Library Services at Sidley Austin LLP. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions announces May 2026 Community Giveback Winner. Each month, ByWater Solutions selects one library to be awarded $500. These funds are meant to support libraries and their communities and fill gaps in funding to further library goals. The May 2026 winner of the ByWater Community Giveback is the Bedford Public Library in Texas. The funds will be used to support the purchase of a circulating board game collection for adult patrons! [Full Announcement].

LibRid 4 and Lyngsoe LibDeco now meet global accessibility standards, including full screen reader support. Lyngsoe System Library Solutions' 2026 spring software release brings WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance to library self-service, so every patron can use the kiosk independently. Libraries have long worked to make their physical spaces accessible to everyone. With this release, Lyngsoe extends that principle to the self-service kiosk experience. [Full Announcement].

CCC Named a Stevie Award Winner for Customer Service Department of the Year in the 2026 American Business Awards. Copyright Clearance Center, a pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, announced it has been named a Stevie Award winner for Customer Service Department of the Year in the 24th annual American Business Awards. The recognition honors CCC's sustained focus on customer success and its use of data, customer feedback, and predictive insights to identify service friction, improve satisfaction, and strengthen the customer experience. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services launches EBSCOhost AI Exchange to connect AI tools to trusted research. EBSCO Information Services announced the launch of EBSCOhost AI Exchange, a new platform that connects AI systems and applications to licensed, peer-reviewed scholarly content; helping ensure AI-generated answers are grounded in sources users can verify and cite. As AI becomes a primary entry point to information for researchers, students, and professionals, the quality of sources behind those answers matters more than ever. EBSCOhost AI Exchange sits between publishers, AI systems, and end users, providing a governed framework that supports licensed access, proper attribution, and content delivery aligned with existing subscriptions and permissions. [Full Announcement].

One Word at a Time and EveryLibrary announce winners of the inaugural Be Mighty for Your Library challenge. One Word at a Time, founded in 2025 by Newbery Medal-winning author Kwame Alexander, and EveryLibrary announced the winners of the inaugural Be Mighty for Your Library Challenge, a National Poetry Month initiative designed to encourage youth literacy engagement and strengthen community connections with public and school libraries. The April 2026 campaign engaged library communities across eight states through poetry activities, library programming, and student participation initiatives inspired by the novel-in-verse, The Mighty Macy. [Full Announcement].

May 2026 Librarian of the Month. Every month ByWater Solutions recognizes a librarian that has made an impact on their library and community. We are happy to announce the May 2026 Librarian of the Month is Tiffany Pagan, Library Director at the Boynton Beach City Library in Boynton Beach, Florida. [Full Announcement].

Old Dominion University selects OCLC's WorldShare Management Services as its library services platform. Old Dominion University recently concluded a comprehensive review of its library systems, and OCLC's WorldShare Management Services emerged as the clear choice to provide ODU Libraries with the library services platform it needed. [Full Announcement].

Ocean State Libraries launches Blackstone Unlimited Audio: A breakthrough in library audiobook access. Blackstone Publishing announced that Ocean State Libraries has launched Blackstone Unlimited Audio. Ocean State Libraries will offer Blackstone Unlimited through The Palace Project app. [Full Announcement].

Naseej for Technology and MediaINFO: Beyond digitization, toward intelligent knowledge access. Naseej for Technology Company, the region's leading provider of knowledge and digital transformation solutions, is proud to announce its strategic partnership with MediaINFO, a globally recognized Digital Library and Digital Asset Management platform designed to help organizations transform, manage, preserve, and maximize the value of their digital assets and digitized collections. Through this partnership, Naseej will deliver advanced digital knowledge solutions to libraries, archives, publishers, educational institutions, corporations, and government entities across the GCC and MENA region, enabling organizations to move beyond traditional repositories toward intelligent, interactive, and scalable digital content environments. [Full Announcement].

Fayetteville State University and Taylor & Francis extend research impact through open access publishing. Fayetteville State University, one of the oldest historically Black colleges and universities in the United States, has announced a landmark three-year open access partnership with Taylor & Francis. The agreement supports FSU researchers to choose OA for their work in more than 2,500 Taylor & Francis and Routledge journals, without needing to pay an open access publishing charge. Making OA an option for all FSU authors is set to significantly enhance the global visibility and impact of FSU's scholarship. [Full Announcement].

Clarivate selected By Czech National Library of Technology to develop unified national library platform. Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced that the Czech National Library of Technology has selected Clarivate to deliver its new unified library services and discovery platform as part of a ten-year agreement. The cloud-based library solution will help the National Library of Technology advance the modernization of academic and research libraries in the Czech Republic while supporting the Library's vision for national-scale discovery and resource management. [Full Announcement].

Los resúmenes enriquecidos mejoran la búsqueda en catálogos bibliográficos. Baratz ofrece un servicio de enriquecimiento de resúmenes que mejora la calidad de los registros bibliográficos y facilita la recuperación de información en catálogos y sistemas discovery. Esta solución incorpora resúmenes en registros que no contaban con ellos, a partir de datos como el ISBN, para que las personas usuarias puedan valorar mejor la relevancia de cada documento. Las Bibliotecas Municipales de Zaragoza y la Red de Bibliotecas de Extremadura ya han aplicado este servicio con resultados destacados. [Full Announcement].

Growing Libraries Announces Version 1.03 Release with advanced campaign scheduling and enhanced community mapping tools. Growing Libraries announced the release of Version 1.03 of its Community Insight platform, introducing new capabilities designed to help public libraries plan outreach more strategically and better understand their communities geographically. The latest release delivers two major new features aimed at improving campaign planning and community visibility. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services and Perplexity partner to ground AI Answers in peer-reviewed research. EBSCO Information Services announced a partnership with Perplexity that brings content from EBSCOhost research databases into Perplexity's Premium Sources, giving users access to peer-reviewed, full-text journals directly within Perplexity's answer engine, and Perplexity Computer, where users can carry out multi-step research tasks. For researchers, students, and knowledge workers who rely on authoritative sourcing, the integration means fewer dead ends and less context-switching. When Perplexity draws from EBSCOhost to answer a research question or complete a multi-step task, users can trace the response back to the underlying research paper. All users will see a reference with a link, and users with institutional EBSCOhost logins will be able to click through to the actual primary source. [Full Announcement].

City of Moreton Bay Libraries joins growing Clarivate momentum in Australia with Polaris and Vega LX. City of Moreton Bay Libraries, one of Australia's largest and fastest-growing public library services, has selected Polaris ILS and Vega LX to modernise and enhance library experiences for staff and customers across the region. [Full Announcement].

Grove for Libraries announces the successful transition of Wasatch County Library to Grove-hosted and supported Aspen Discovery and Koha. Wasatch County Library partnered with Grove for Libraries to expand its use of the open-source products, focusing on flexibility, collaboration, and improved patron experience. [Full Announcement].

Equinox supports The Evergreen Project as an Institutional Member. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that Equinox has joined The Evergreen Project as an Institutional Member. [Full Announcement].

DPLA to put libraries at the center of the AI age. Digital Public Library of America announced that it has received a $1.1 million grant from Humanity AI to ensure that libraries play a central role in shaping how artificial intelligence enters public life. With this grant, DPLA will work with the independent nonprofit research institute Data & Society and libraries across the country to ensure that emerging AI technologies serve the public good. By prioritizing librarians and the communities they serve, we hope to maximize the value and minimize the harms of these tools. [Full Announcement].

Rocky Vista University goes live on TIND Institutional Repository. Rocky Vista University has gone live on TIND Institutional Repository, the university's first-ever institutional repository. The platform brings the in-house journal, research posters, scholarly output, and university policy management onto a single cloud-hosted environment. [Full Announcement].

How AI is revolutionizing archival research. Libraries excel at preservation, capturing and organizing content, which is important to research and to maintaining an accurate historical record. However, making preserved content usable, without exhausting staff capacity, remains more difficult, especially where archival research is concerned. While digitization helps expand access to archival collections, scanning alone does not guarantee discovery or use. Artificial intelligence is emerging as a powerful solution. Librarians and archivists are introducing AI as a means for transcription at scale, creating a shared textual layer across manuscripts, audio and broadcast media. That layer makes it possible to describe, search and segment collections at much finer levels of detail and to apply tools such as translation or passage level analysis consistently rather than selectively. A recent webinar from Clarivate examined how AI is being applied to archival materials across formats, including handwritten manuscripts, audio recordings and broadcast news. Speakers from Vanderbilt University, including Daniel Genkins, Interim Director, Digital Lab, and Jim Duran, Director, Vanderbilt Television News Archive, along with ProQuest archival product managers Farhana Hoque and Marc Cormier explored the practical workflows already putting AI to use and what they mean for libraries, archives and researchers. [Full Announcement].

Innovative, from Clarivate, introduces Sierra May 2026 release. Innovative, from Clarivate, announced the May 2026 Sierra release introducing enhancements designed to improve operational visibility, simplify administration, strengthen accessibility, and expand integrations across the library ecosystem. In this release, Sierra delivers updates across circulation, cataloging, authentication, reporting, system administration, and discovery workflows. The release includes expanded record history visibility, improved patron booking workflows, accessibility updates for both staff and patrons, new administrative monitoring tools, and expanded interoperability with Vega products and third-party systems. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services unveils new full-text database for child and adolescent studies. EBSCO Information Services announced the release of Child & Adolescent Studies Source, a comprehensive full-text database covering the latest research in child and adolescent growth and development. The resource supports interdisciplinary instruction and collaborative research for faculty, graduate students and professionals, bringing together authoritative content to help users explore complex issues and inform teaching and program development. [Full Announcement].

Coursera and Udemy are now one company, creating the world's most comprehensive skills platform. Greg Hart, Chief Executive Officer and President, shared the completion of the Coursera-Udemy combination, bringing together two mission-driven companies to create one of the world's most comprehensive skills development platforms. This marks an important step forward in our ability to better serve our learners, customers, partners, and instructors around the world. Together, we now reach over 290 million learners, 18,000 enterprise customers, and a global ecosystem of 95,000 content creators, alongside hundreds of university and industry partners. [Full Announcement].

cOAlition S appoints Curt Rice as Director. cOAlition S announced the appointment of Curt Rice as its new Director. With this appointment and the adoption of the 2026–2030 Strategy last November, the coalition moves together to further advance models of open scholarship in the rapidly evolving landscape for scholarly communication. [Full Announcement].

GPO doubles congressionally mandated reports on GovInfo. U.S. Government Publishing Office now makes more than 1,000 Congressionally Mandated Reports from 90 Federal agencies available on GovInfo, the one-stop site for authentic, published information for all three branches of the Federal Government. This total has doubled since GPO announced reaching 500 Congressionally Mandated Reports in October 2024 and has continued to grow since GPO first made Congressionally Mandated Reports available online in December 2023. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services expands CINAHL Ultimate with new instructional videos for nursing education. EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) continues its commitment to providing the largest and most comprehensive collection of nursing and allied health content by expanding the instructional videos available in CINAHL Ultimate. With the addition of 186 instructional videos, the database now features more than 300 videos designed to help nursing students and nurses develop practical skills and deepen their understanding of procedures and best practices in care. [Full Announcement].

Big Ten Academic Alliance President Keith Marshall to retire after a decade of leadership. Keith Marshall, President of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, will retire in December 2026 after a decade in the role. As President, Marshall worked with the Provosts of the 18 Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago to advance their academic missions, generate unique opportunities for students and faculty, and serve the common good by sharing expertise, pooling campus resources, and collaborating on innovative programs. To that end, he led a staff of 30 who managed over 200 peer groups, $127M in joint purchases annually, and dozens of collaborative programs, resulting in $32.8M in annual savings. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions welcomes Shipra Poojary. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open-Source library technology support announced that Shipra Poojary has joined the ByWater Solutions team as a Support II specialist. [Full Announcement].

Stony Brook University joins JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services charter program. Stony Brook University has joined the Tier 3 charter program of JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, becoming the tenth Association of Research Libraries institution in a cohort working together to develop responsible, scalable approaches to AI-assisted collections stewardship. [Full Announcement].

Wiley names Jessica Kowalski Executive Vice President and General Manager, Research. Wiley, a global leader in authoritative content and research intelligence, announced the appointment of Jessica Kowalski as Executive Vice President and General Manager, Research, effective May 11, 2026. She succeeds Jay Flynn, who shaped Wiley's Research business during his tenure and is leaving the company. Kowalski joins Wiley from Microsoft, bringing more than two decades of experience leading knowledge, data, research publishing, and AI-enabled businesses at global scale, including senior operating roles at Amazon Web Services and RELX. [Full Announcement].

ByWater partners receive Library Journal's Mover & Shakers and I Love My Librarian prestigious awards. ByWater Solutions, America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that several partners were awarded Library Journal's Mover & Shakers I Love My Librarian and Prestigious Award. [Full Announcement].

Learners Engaged partners with PressReader to expand digital content access for public and academic libraries. Learners Engaged, a leading distributor of high-impact digital resources, announced a new partnership with PressReader, the world's largest digital newsstand. Under this agreement, Learners Engaged will serve as a key distribution partner for public and academic libraries across North America, providing access to over 8,000 of the world's most prestigious newspapers, magazines, books, and puzzles. [Full Announcement].

Taylor & Francis reports 35% reduction in supply chain emissions and training of 70,000+ researchers in low-income regions. Taylor & Francis has announced the release of its first sustainable impact report, Publishing with purpose, highlighting its commitment to sustainability, equity, and accessibility in scholarly publishing. The report showcases the international publisher's progress in reducing its environmental footprint, advancing equitable access to knowledge, supporting the global journey toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and creating a positive impact on local communities. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services and GetFTR partner to streamline access to full text. EBSCO Information Services and GetFTR announce a new partnership that connects open web discovery with access to full text on EBSCOhost, simplifying the journey from open web discovery to trusted library access. Through the partnership, researchers at more than 70,000 institutions worldwide gain clearer visibility into full-text availability through their library, with more direct paths to content on EBSCOhost. When researchers discover supported content on the open web and in other discovery environments, GetFTR indicators show when full text is available and direct them to the article on EBSCOhost. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Old Colony Library Network to Evergreen ILS, Aspen Discovery, and Metabase. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to welcome the Old Colony Library Network to the Evergreen ILS, Aspen Discovery and Metabase communities with Equinox. [Full Announcement].

Jacksonville Public Library in Florida chooses LibraryIQ. LibraryIQ is excited to welcome Jacksonville Public Library in Florida to its growing community of over 3,000 libraries across the country. [Full Announcement].

Library of Congress Announces Awards for Federal Library Excellence. The Federal Library and Information Network has announced the winners of its national awards for federal librarianship. These awards celebrate the innovative ways federal libraries, librarians, and library technicians serve with distinction and meet the information demands of the government, business and scholarly communities, and the American public. [Full Announcement].

Syracuse University Libraries selects TIND Institutional Repository and TIND Research Data Management. Syracuse University Libraries has selected TIND Institutional Repository and TIND Research Data Management as the twin foundations for the next generation of SURFACE, the University's open access digital repository. Managed by the Libraries since 2010, SURFACE provides a trusted home for faculty, staff and student scholarship, generating more than 10 million downloads worldwide. [Full Announcement].

Shorelink Libraries select Polaris and Vega LX. Clarivate announces that Shorelink Libraries, a cooperative network of public libraries serving Sydney's Lower North Shore, has selected the Polaris Integrated Library System along with the Vega Library Experience (LX) suite to support services across its member councils. [Full Announcement].

Baratz impulsa ODA labs para acelerar la evolución tecnológica bibliotecaria. ODA labs es la iniciativa estratégica de Baratz para explorar nuevas tecnologías, entre ellas la inteligencia artificial, la nube y el big data, aplicadas a bibliotecas, archivos y centros de documentación. El laboratorio combina experimentación tecnológica, co-creación con clientes y desarrollo de servicios apoyados en inteligencia artificial generativa, búsqueda semántica y agentes especializados. Baratz trabaja en proyectos vinculados a accesibilidad, multilingüismo, analítica, catálogos colectivos, asistentes inteligentes y nuevas formas de descubrir información. [Full Announcement].

CCC expands annual copyright license for higher education to include internal-use AI Reuse rights. Copyright Clearance Center, a pioneer in voluntary collective licensing, announced that its Annual Copyright License for Higher Education will include internal-use AI reuse rights, expanding the license to address the growing use of AI across higher education in the United States. [Full Announcement].

Wayne State University partners with JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services for discovery and impact. Wayne State University is joining JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as a Tier 1 participant, joining a growing global community committed to expanding access to distinctive materials. Through JSTOR Stewardship, Wayne State can share their digital collections on JSTOR, host audio and video, and generate transcripts to support accessibility. The platform also provides usage analytics and supports indexing in major search engines and library discovery services. As part of their transition to JSTOR, the library team will partner with JSTOR's professional migration services to move art and art history collections from an existing LUNA environment. [Full Announcement].

Paratext Develops Local Resource Knowledgebase for bird. Paratext announces expanded functionality for bird & nest, introducing key enhancements. [Full Announcement].

Follett Content strengthens adult offerings for public libraries, launches new street date program. Follett Content, a longtime partner to libraries nationwide, announced a deepened commitment to public library collections by expanding its adult print catalog and launching the Follett Street Date Program to help libraries to deliver high-demand titles to patrons on release and at peak demand. [Full Announcement].

NISO approves working group to develop recommended practice for identification of trust markers for increasing credibility of scholarly research. Voting members of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) have approved the formation of a Working Group to provide consumers of scholarly content with definitions and a framework for understanding items that signal trust in published scholarly content. NISO is currently seeking members from across the information community to join the resulting Trust Markers Working Group. [Full Announcement].

Coherent Digital launches Global Technical Reports: Preserving the record of government-funded science. Coherent Digital announced the launch of Global Technical Reports, a new collection on its Applied Science Commons platform that preserves the full-text record of the U.S. National Technical Reports Library, backfills a decade of coverage that NTIS-NTRL stopped providing, and extends the original collection's scope to government-funded research worldwide. [Full Announcement].

Tabakalera has promoted open access to cultural knowledge by linking the Medialab catalogue with Wikidata. Tabakalera takes a further step in its commitment to open access to cultural knowledge by linking the Medialab catalogue with Wikidata, a free and collaborative database that powers projects such as Wikipedia. [Full Announcement].

Elsevier completes acquisition of Mytonomy and introduces comprehensive end-to-end patient engagement solutions for healthcare providers. Elsevier announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mytonomy, a leader in video-based patient engagement solutions for healthcare systems and health plans. Mytonomy offers an award-winning cloud-based platform and expansive micro-learning content to deliver the right information to patients at the right time in their care journey. A definitive agreement with Mytonomy was announced in March of this year. [Full Announcement].

Clarivate launches Web of Science Research Intelligence. Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the global launch of Web of Science Research Intelligence, an AI-native research intelligence platform designed to support decision-making across funding, strategy and impact for research institutions. Developed in close partnership with the global research community and shaped by more than 50 development partners and early adopters across 20 countries, Web of Science Research Intelligence is now available to institutions worldwide. The platform brings together trusted, curated Clarivate data with responsible academic AI to help research offices, library teams and researchers secure funding, strengthen collaboration, inform strategy and demonstrate real-world impact. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services appoints Allen Powell as Chief Executive Officer. EBSCO Information Services announced the appointment of Allen Powell as Chief Executive Officer. Powell brings extensive experience across the organization and a strong understanding of the company's customers, products and long-term strategy. Powell has served EBSCO in senior leadership roles for more than three decades. Most recently, he served as Interim Chief Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In prior roles, he oversaw operational and financial functions for EBSCO's global office network and led the Serials and GOBI Library Solutions areas of the business. [Full Announcement].

Docuseek launches streaming platform bringing 3,000+ award-winning documentaries to public libraries. Docuseek announced the launch of Docuseek for Public Libraries, a dedicated streaming platform delivering more than 3,000 curated educational documentaries exclusively to public library systems nationwide. The service provides unlimited patron access under a simple, fixed annual subscription, with no per-view fees, no seat limits, and no hidden costs. [Full Announcement].

Research Solutions' Scite launches Claude Connector for citation-backed research. Research Solution, a leading provider of AI-powered scientific research tools, announced the launch of the Scite Claude Connector, bringing Scite's full-text search, Smart Citations, and institutional holdings resolution directly inside Anthropic's Claude. The connector joins Scite's existing ChatGPT app, extending Scite's presence to the two most widely used AI assistants in research. Once enabled, Claude users can search across more than 250 million scientific articles, check whether any claim is supported, contrasted, or mentioned by the broader literature, and access full-text content through their institution's holdings, all without leaving a Claude conversation. The connector is now available to Scite subscribers on any paid Claude plan.Scite_Claude [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions at the Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference 2026. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference 2026 from May 20-21 in Kingston, Rhode Island. [Full Announcement].

Library Technology Guides publishes 2026 Library Systems Report: Innovation under Constraint: How Libraries and Vendors Navigate Austerity and AI Disruption. The 2026 Library Systems Report, an in-depth analysis of the global library technology industry authored by Marshall Breeding is now available on Library Technology Guides. The new report examines how libraries and vendors are responding to a period defined by financial austerity, workforce pressures, and accelerating disruption driven by artificial intelligence. While constrained budgets and staffing reductions continue to challenge libraries of all types, the report finds that many technology providers are continuing to invest in new products and services designed to improve operational efficiency and enhance patron engagement. [Full Announcement].

Mount Holyoke College joins JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services to modernize digital collections management. Mount Holyoke College has joined JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as a Tier 2 participant, selecting JSTOR Stewardship as the new home for its digital collections, and beginning a migration from its current Islandora platform. Through Tier 2 of JSTOR Stewardship, Mount Holyoke will work within an integrated environment that combines digital asset management and discovery on JSTOR. The college will be transitioning its digital collections from a locally managed Islandora instance into the cloud-hosted Stewardship environment. [Full Announcement].

Polaris April 2026 release is now available. The Polaris April 2026 release brings practical updates to support staff efficiency, simplify holds management, and better accommodate consortia needs. Many of these improvements are aimed at everyday workflows, particularly in technical services and request handling, helping staff move through tasks more easily and stay in control. [Full Announcement].

New IOP Publishing tool detects duplicate peer reviews in push against reviewer fraud . IOP Publishing has developed a machine-learning powered tool to help detect duplicate peer review reports, addressing a growing threat to research integrity in scholarly publishing.  [Full Announcement].

Johns Hopkins University Press and BioOne announce landmark nonprofit integration. Johns Hopkins University Press and BioOne announced their merger, in a bold move designed to enhance community impact, expand future opportunities, and transform how they engage with researchers.BioOne's flagship aggregation of bioscience research journals, BioOne Complete, as well as their eBook collections, will continue as discrete and independent products within Hopkins Press. The union promises significant operating efficiencies and combined scale with Hopkins Press's Project MUSE, the widely used collection of journals and books in the humanities and social sciences. Both organizations were early adopters of the equitable open access model, Subscribe to Open. [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Bonne Terre Memorial Library to Evergreen ILS with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, announced that the Bonne Terre Memorial Library has joined the Evergreen ILS community as part of its membership with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

Coherent Digital signs Jisc agreement: Policy Commons, Applied Science, Impact. Following Coherent's positive consultation with Jisc, the tens of millions of indexed grey outputs - items that are typically not published in books or journals - are now available to UK HE institutions on special terms. [Full Announcement].

Mississippi State University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas to join Association of Research Libraries. The membership of the Association of Research Libraries voted at its Spring 2026 Association Meeting to invite the libraries of Mississippi State University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas to join ARL, effective July 1, 2026. The vote to approve the membership of Mississippi State University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas followed a review of the libraries that considered both qualitative and quantitative data, a site visit to each campus, site visit team recommendations, library documentation, and an ARL Membership Committee review. The ARL Membership Committee and the ARL Board enthusiastically supported both institutions' candidacy for membership. [Full Announcement].

Virginia Military Institute selects TIND Digital Archive to host its digital collections. Virginia Military Institute has selected TIND Digital Archive to manage and deliver its digital collections, migrating from CONTENTdm to a unified platform for collection management, digital preservation, and public discovery. [Full Announcement].

April 2026 Librarian of the Month. Every month ByWater Solutions recognizes a librarian that has made an impact on their library and community. We are happy to announce the April 2026 Librarian of the Month is Maribel Carrillo, Manager of Support Services at Monterey County Free Libraries in California. [Full Announcement].

Understanding the societal impact of research: From framework to practice. Measuring the societal impact of research is increasingly important. This article explains how the Clarivate Societal Impact Framework, developed by the Institute for Scientific Information and implemented in Web of Science Research Intelligence, supports more responsible, transparent analysis by combining structured categorization, diverse data sources and clear guidance on interpretation. The Institute for Scientific Information developed the Societal Impact Framework in 2024 to address these challenges. Our latest report, Clarivate Societal Impact Framework: A guide to responsible impact measurement, explains how this structured yet flexible Framework organizes diverse signals of societal impact, supports consistent but adaptable categorization, and embeds guidance on interpretation to reduce the risk of over‑simplification or misuse. [Full Announcement].

Winner announced in Clarivate Library Innovation Awards, ELUNA category. Clarivate revealed the winner of the inaugural Clarivate Library Innovation Awards, recognizing library teams whose work demonstrates exceptional innovation, measurable impact, and meaningful service to their communities. The winner in ELUNA member library category is the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for their project "Initiative to scale and automate the identification, acquisition and delivery of low or no cost course materials" . [Full Announcement].

JSTOR transitions Path to Open pilot to an ongoing program, offering a sustainable model for open access monographs. JSTOR announced that Path to Open, a community-supported open access monograph program, will continue as an ongoing program following its three-year pilot phase. Launched in October 2023 to test whether a collaborative model could sustainably scale open access for humanities and social sciences monographs, Path to Open includes nearly 300 participating libraries, over 50 university presses and scholarly publishers, and a corpus of titles that will reach 1,000 works by the end of 2026. [Full Announcement].

Coherent Digital signs new Jisc agreement for Policy Commons, Applied Science Commons, and Coherent Impact. Coherent Digital is delighted to announce a new agreement with Jisc for the full suites of Policy Commons, Applied Science Commons, and Coherent Impact, offering access to a corpus of more than 40 million nontraditional publications, along with unique tools to discover, track, and evidence real-world impact. Following Coherent's positive consultation with Jisc, the tens of millions of indexed grey outputs - items that are typically not published in books or journals - are now available to UK HE institutions on special terms. [Full Announcement].

Long Ridge Action Fund renews and extends support for EveryLibrary, the national political action committee for libraries. EveryLibrary, the national political action committee for libraries, announced that the Long Ridge Action Fund has renewed its 501(c)(4) support and extended it over two years for the organization's work to defend libraries, librarians, and the rights of readers across the United States. Through this commitment, Long Ridge Action Fund continues its investment in advocacy efforts that protect equitable access to information and strengthen democratic institutions at the local, state, and national levels. [Full Announcement].

EveryLibrary Institute to partner with SLIDE Project to ensure continuity of national school library research. The EveryLibrary Institute announced a new partnership with the SLIDE Project (School Librarian Investigation—Divergence and Evolution), becoming the project's key organizational partner for 2026–2027. This collaboration will ensure the continued stewardship, accessibility, and development of one of the most important national research efforts tracking school librarian staffing, policy, and equity. Originally launched with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and, most recently, housed at San José State University, the SLIDE Project has established itself as a foundational source of data and analysis on the size and scope of school librarianship in the United States. [Full Announcement].

Cactus Communications supports the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity with peer review assistive checks. Cactus Communications provided pro bono support to the 9th World Conference on Research Integrity by offering structured, peer review assistive data through its Paperpal Preflight platform. The information provided by CACTUS was designed to supply consistent, evidence-based data points to complement the conference's established peer review process. Final decisions on abstract selection were made by expert peer reviewers, whose evaluations remained the sole basis for acceptance decisions. [Full Announcement].

Clarivate Introduces Nexus Connect, the first institutional AI Gateway to trusted research and learning. Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced Nexus Connect, an AI gateway to universities' academic resources and services. Nexus Connect is designed to meet users wherever they work — as a connector inside leading general-purpose AI chat agents, such as ChatGPT or Claude. AI chat agents increasingly serve as the main workspace for students and researchers. In recent months, Model Context Protocol — an open standard that lets AI chat agents connect directly to external data sources, tools and services — has emerged as a powerful way to bring academic resources directly into these environments and ground AI responses in trusted content. But as vendors across the academic ecosystem release product-specific MCP services, libraries are left out of the picture — with no visibility, control, or certainty that their licensed resources and services are surfaced. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions announces April 2026 Community Giveback Winner. Each month, ByWater Solutions selects one library to be awarded $500. These funds are meant to support libraries and their communities and fill gaps in funding to further library goals. The April 2026 winner of the ByWater Community Giveback, the Salina Public Library in Kansas! The funds will be used to support the purchase of public-use technology for the new Youth Services department. [Full Announcement].

Baratz mejora la consulta pública del catálogo con el mOpac de autoridades. En Baratz seguimos ampliando las posibilidades de Absys con el desarrollo y la personalización del mOpac de autoridades, un servicio que da una salida pública más útil a autores, entidades, materias, congresos y otros puntos de acceso del catálogo. Esta propuesta se apoya en el trabajo de normalización y enriquecimiento de autoridades, mejora la recuperación de la información y abre la puerta a nuevos desarrollos apoyados en inteligencia artificial, siempre a partir de fuentes fiables y contrastadas. [Full Announcement].

Mount Holyoke College joins JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services to modernize digital collections management. Mount Holyoke College has joined JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services as a Tier 2 participant, selecting JSTOR Stewardship as the new home for its digital collections, and beginning a migration from its current Islandora platform. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions at the 2026 Utah Library Association Annual Conference. ByWater Solutions, an open-source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the 2026 Utah Library Association Annual Conference from May 18-20 in Provo. [Full Announcement].

ELUNA 2026 begins in Los Angeles. The ELUNA 2026 Conference kicked off in Los Angeles, bringing together the Ex Libris user community, Clarivate teams, product experts, and library professionals for a full week of learning, discussion, and collaboration. Hosted at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, this year's conference runs from April 27 until May 1. This year's theme is “Libraries Always Changing.” [Full Announcement].

Equinox welcomes Sedalia Public Library to Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is pleased to announce that the Sedalia Public Library has joined the Evergreen and Aspen Discovery communities as part of their membership with the Missouri Evergreen Consortium. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions at the 2026 Florida Library Association Annual Conference. ByWater Solutions, an open source community contributor and America's forefront provider of Open Source library technology support, announced today that team members will be at the Florida Library Association Annual Conference. [Full Announcement].

Gentofte Main Library reopens with 99-destination sorting system. Gentofte Main Library in Denmark inaugurated a new automated sorting system from Lyngsoe Systems Library Solutions on April 22, 2026, marking the library's first step into automated material handling. The library serves as the central library for 28 municipal libraries in the Capital Region, making efficient material handling critical to daily operations. The project was funded by a 10 million DKK investment from Gentofte Municipality, covering both the sorting system and the building work required to accommodate it. [Full Announcement].

George Mason University selects TIND Digital Archive and TIND Institutional Repository. George Mason University Libraries has selected TIND Institutional Repository and TIND Digital Archive (DA), migrating from DSpace and Luna to bring its research output and digital collections onto a single cloud-hosted platform. [Full Announcement].

Account Portal: New patron experience in Vega Discover. Account Portal rolled out globally in February 2026, followed by the Account Linking feature becoming available in March 2026, delivering a more intuitive, powerful, and secure account management experience for patrons. This release marks a major step forward in simplifying how users access and interact with their library information, whether they're managing their own activity or overseeing linked accounts within their household. With a streamlined interface and a centralized dashboard, patrons will find it simpler and safer than ever to stay fully in control of their library activity. [Full Announcement].

Dr. Jennifer Lewis-Gallagher welcomed as Vice President of AI Business Development at IGI Global Scientific Publishing. IGI Global Scientific Publishing announced the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Lewis Gallagher as Vice President of AI Business Development. In this role, Dr. Lewis Gallagher will expand collaboration across corporate, industry, and technology partners to advance the ethical integration of high quality, peer reviewed scholarly content within AI systems, enabling the effective use of trusted research in business, innovation, and enterprise decision making. Her efforts will further enhance the discoverability, applicability, and accessibility of authoritative knowledge through transparent and responsibly developed AI driven tools. Dr. Lewis Gallagher brings nearly 20 years of experience in STM publishing, with senior level expertise in data driven business development, operations, and strategy serving corporate, federal, and nonprofit audiences. [Full Announcement].

Civica appoints Ian O'Brien as Chief Technology Officer and Neal Watkins as Chief Product Officer. Civica, a global GovTech champion supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day, has appointed Ian O'Brien as Chief Technology Officer and Neal Watkins as Chief Product Officer. Both are joining the executive leadership team, reporting to CEO Lee Perkins. At the start of the financial year, Civica separated its Product and Engineering functions to increase focus, investment and accountability in both areas. This shift accelerates innovation across product and technology, strengthening product strategy and advancing modern engineering practices to deliver secure, scalable and user-centric solutions worldwide. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services announces Launch of AgeLine with Full Text. EBSCO Information Services introduces AgeLine with Full Text, a comprehensive research resource focused on adults 50 and over that explores the social, psychological, economic and health aspects of aging. Designed for researchers, students and educators, the database supports scholarly research and teaching across multiple disciplines with full-text coverage of key literature in social gerontology. [Full Announcement].

MackinVision introduces scalable asset management system for school districts. MackinVision announced its new MackinVision Asset Management System, a flexible, district-wide solution designed to manage textbooks, curriculum resources, devices, and more from a single platform. The system simplifies cataloging, distribution, and circulation, helping districts reduce complexity while saving time. With real-time visibility into asset location and usage, schools can improve accountability, minimize loss, and ensure resources are returned on time. [Full Announcement].

Open Journal Finder integrates Finland's JuFo Classification, signs first Finnish university. ConsortiaManager announced two milestones for the Finnish research community: the integration of Finland's JuFo publication classification into its Open Journal Finder tool, and the adoption of Open Journal Finder by the University of Jyväskylä, one of Finland's leading research universities. Together, these developments make Open Journal Finder the first tool to combine JuFo levels with institutional agreement data in a single, researcher-facing interface. The JuFo classification is uniquely consequential in Finland. Maintained by the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies and evaluated by 23 discipline-specific expert panels comprising some 300 scholars, JuFo rates publication channels on a three-level scale: Level 1 (basic), Level 2 (leading), and Level 3 (highest). Since 2015, the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture has used JuFo as a quality indicator in its university funding model, where scientific publications account for 14% of universities' basic funding. In practice, this means the journal a Finnish researcher publishes in directly affects their institution's bottom line. [Full Announcement].

Cactus Communications integrates Imagetwin to advance image integrity across research workflows. Cactus Communications (CACTUS) has announced a partnership with Imagetwin to integrate automated image integrity checks across its research and publishing solutions. As part of this integration, Imagetwin is embedded within Paperpal Preflight, CACTUS' editorial integrity and workflow efficiencies solution, where it operates seamlessly, allowing users to run image integrity checks with minimal effort and without introducing additional steps into existing workflows. [Full Announcement].

Grove announces contributions to the Aspen 26.04 Release. Grove for Libraries announces contributions to the 26.04 Aspen Discovery release, with a focus on improving staff workflow efficiency, expanding reporting capabilities, and enhancing the patron discovery experience, particularly for series browsing and navigation. [Full Announcement].

ByWater Solutions awards three libraries Community Giveback Grants for National Library Outreach Day. In honor of National Library Outreach Day, and in addition to the monthly Community Giveback winner, ByWater Solutions has awarded three libraries with $500 grants for summer reading programming initiatives. [Full Announcement].

Rapido reaches new scale as global adoption accelerates. In 2025, Rapido reached a new level of scale, connecting users to resources across a rapidly expanding global community of libraries. What was once an emerging approach to resource sharing is now a proven, high-performance network delivering fast, reliable access to materials at scale. Across the Ex Libris resource sharing ecosystem, including Rapido, RapidILL, and Alma, more than 5.5 million requests were processed over the course of the year. [Full Announcement].

LitRPG sensation Dungeon Crawler Carl now available to libraries exclusively on Libby. Libby, the award-winning library reading app, and bestselling author Matt Dinniman announced an exclusive digital distribution agreement bringing the wildly popular “Dungeon Crawler Carl” series to libraries worldwide. Under the agreement, Libby is the sole provider of the English-language ebooks to libraries, expanding access for library users while strengthening Libby's growing catalog of genre-defining titles. [Full Announcement].

Baratz impulsa la evolución de Absys en la nube y supera los 50 clientes. Baratz consolida su apuesta por la transformación digital de las bibliotecas con Absys en la nube, su servicio de suscripción en modelo SaaS, que ya utilizan 52 clientes y que sigue ganando presencia en el sector. La propuesta permite gestionar Absys desde una infraestructura cloud totalmente administrada, con acceso web, seguridad reforzada, alta disponibilidad y el respaldo del equipo técnico de la compañía. [Full Announcement].

Bury College chooses Koha open source library management system, hosted and supported by Open Fifth. Bury College has chosen Koha as its new library management system, to replace the previous system. Open Fifth has implemented the new system and will provide ongoing hosting and support services to Bury College to ensure its success in supporting these collections into the future. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the Connecticut Library Association Conference 2026. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Equinox will be exhibiting at the upcoming 2026 Connecticut Library Association Conference, being held from April 26 through April 28, 2026, in Groton, Connecticut. Equinox staff will be available throughout the event at Booth #16 to provide information about Evergreen, Koha, Aspen Discovery, and Fulfillment, in addition to Equinox's training, development, and consulting services. [Full Announcement].

Cornell is live with the new DSpace-CRIS platform. 4Science announced the Go-Live of Cornell University Library's new DSpace-CRIS platform:Cornell eCommons. This milestone marks an important step forward for an institution that has long been a global leader in scientific innovation. For 4Science, it is an honour to support Cornell in a modernization effort that strengthens its mission and contributes to the construction of the international Open Science landscape. [Full Announcement].

Cedarville University implements TIND Institutional Repository and TIND Digital Archive. Cedarville University has gone live on TIND Institutional Repository and TIND Digital Archive, replacing Digital Commons and consolidating the university's journal publishing, institutional repository, and digital collections onto a single platform. The move replaces six separate tools previously needed to manage the library's archives and journal publishing operations. [Full Announcement].

New initiative aims to transform civic leadership by putting readers and library champions on the ballot. A new national campaign, “Read. Lead. Run.”, is launching today to inspire library workers, library supporters, and readers across the United States to step forward and run for public office. The campaign is built around a simple but urgent idea: the people who value knowledge, literacy, and access to information should help shape the policies that govern them. [Full Announcement].

IIIF Consortium welcomes University of Minnesota Libraries. The International Image Interoperability Framework Consortium is delighted to announce that the University of Minnesota Libraries has joined as an Associate member. UMN Libraries has played an active role in the IIIF community, both as adopters of the technology and leaders in expanding the use of the IIIF. Currently, over 200,000 still image and text objects are available via IIIF on the University's open-access digital collections platform, UMedia, with plans to add an additional 30,000 IIIF-supported sound and moving image objects as part of a new iteration of the site launching at the end of 2026. [Full Announcement].

GPO director presents FY2027 appropriations request to Congress. The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern presented GPO's FY 2027 appropriations request before the U.S. House and U.S. Senate Subcommittees on Legislative Branch Appropriations this spring. Director Halpern requested appropriations in the amount of $132,000,000, an amount equal to GPO's FY 2026 appropriation. GPO operates as a business, and directly appropriated funds represent only about nine percent of GPO's revenue. The remainder of GPO's revenue comes from GPO's billings to its other Federal customers, such as the State Department, the courts, the White House, and many others. [Full Announcement].

Lyrasis partners with Lived Places Publishing to champion underrepresented voices and identities. enhance the visibility of Lived Places Publishing's library friendly course reading material focused on lived experience and identity, Lyrasis has partnered with LPP, a small, independent publisher of concise, classroom-ready course readings that elevate the voices of people who are often marginalized. Covering topics like Disability Studies, Black Studies, Queer and LGBT+ Studies, and Carceral Studies, LPP titles are written by, or about, real people who are experiencing the challenges and joys of their identity in the context of time and place. [Full Announcement].

HARRASSOWITZ real-time FOLIO APIs. HARRASSOWITZ, a leading provider of scholarly resources and services for academic libraries, announced the launch of its innovative FOLIO APIs for real-time ordering and subscription management. Co-developed in partnership with Stanford University Libraries, these APIs are now available to all HARRASSOWITZ customers, further enhancing library workflows and supporting open infrastructure initiatives. [Full Announcement].

2026 Joseph W. Lippincott Award winner: Sara Kelly Johns. Sara Kelly Johns is the recipient of the 2026 Joseph W. Lippincott Award. This award is sponsored by Joseph W. Lippincott III and presented by the American Library Association for distinguished service in the profession of librarianship. [Full Announcement].

Soutron Global exhibiting at the Maryland Library Association / Delaware Library Association (MLA/DLA) Joint Conference. Auto-Graphics, a Soutron Global Company, will be exhibiting at this year's Maryland Library Association / Delaware Library Association Joint Conference to be held from May 6-8, at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay in Cambridge, MA. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services releases Art Source Ultimate to advance scholarly research in art and architecture. Art and architecture students and scholars across the globe will gain valuable new support with the launch of Art Source Ultimate from EBSCO Information Services. Art Source Ultimate is a comprehensive full-text database designed to support rigorous research and education in art and architecture. The resource is the largest full-text research database of its kind, offering researchers unparalleled depth, breadth and international scope. [Full Announcement].

LibraryOne launches to ensure continuity and innovation of essential digital library platforms. LibraryOne has announced its official launch as an independent digital library services company, following the acquisition of key digital platform assets formerly operated by Baker & Taylor. The company's portfolio — including Boundless, TitleSource360, Content Café, ePopUp Library, and CollectConnect — supports libraries nationwide across digital lending, collection development, metadata enrichment, community engagement, and analytics. [Full Announcement].

Baratz refuerza su servicio SaaS con más seguridad, control y continuidad. Baratz refuerza el valor de su modelo SaaS con un conjunto de medidas técnicas y operativas implementadas en su infraestructura tecnológica para proteger accesos, sistemas, redes, datos y disponibilidad del servicio. Este planteamiento, alineado con los requisitos del Esquema Nacional de Seguridad y con los requisitos de ISO 27001, incorpora controles de acceso, protección avanzada de endpoints, gestión de vulnerabilidades, cifrado, monitorización, respuesta ante incidentes, copias de seguridad y recuperación ante desastres. [Full Announcement].

Taylor and Francis and DataSeer extend partnership helping authors to follow journal data requirements. Taylor & Francis and DataSeer announced an extension to their development partnership, which uses DataSeer's SnapShot AI service to help authors meet journal data-sharing requirements. The new agreement comes on the heels of a successful year-long pilot of SnapShot, which was a finalist for the ALPSP Award for Innovation in Publishing, 2025. [Full Announcement].

Announcing the winner of the IUG Category Clarivate Library Innovation Awards 2026. This year's awards brought forward an inspiring collection of submissions from libraries around the world, each one reflecting the creativity, dedication, and impact that define today's library community. Rochester Hills Public Library was recognized as the winner of the IUG Category Clarivate Library Innovation Awards 2026. [Full Announcement].

Right titles, right patrons: Smarter Hoopla access in Vega Discover. Innovative, from Clarivate, continues to evolve the modern library experience by bringing together powerful integrations, mobile-first access, and smarter discovery across collections, ensuring libraries can better serve both their communities and their staff. As part of this ongoing innovation, Clarivate and Hoopla are continuously enhancing how digital content is discovered and accessed. Building on this commitment, Innovative has introduced a significant enhancement for consortia libraries using Vega Discover: more precise control over Hoopla content visibility. With a simple backend setting, consortia can suppress Hoopla records from the main shared catalog site, ensuring that Hoopla titles are only accessible to patrons of member libraries with Hoopla. [Full Announcement].

A flexible approach to BIBFRAME cataloging with the Linked Open Data Editor now available in Alma. Clarivate announced the General Availability of the Linked Open Data Editor in Alma. The new editor enables libraries to create and manage BIBFRAME Works and Instances directly within Alma using a flexible, ontology-guided, form-based interface. Fully integrated into Alma workflows and repository searches, the editor guides catalogers through metadata creation based on the BIBFRAME ontology, while supporting the creation and management of templates that promote consistent metadata practices and improve interoperability with linked data standards. [Full Announcement].

ALA awards $3.5 million in library accessibility funding to 300 small and rural libraries in the fourth and final round of the grant initiative. The American Library Association announced the fourth and final round of recipients of its Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grant, an initiative to help small and rural libraries increase the accessibility of facilities, services and programs to better serve people with disabilities. The 300 funded proposals represent 46 U.S. states and the Northern Mariana Islands. Of the selected libraries, 73 percent serve communities with populations of 5,000 or fewer. 126 of the libraries also received funding in previous rounds of the grant initiative, bringing the total number of LTC: Accessible Small and Rural Communities grantees to 836. 16 libraries received funding in all four rounds of the initiative. [Full Announcement].

EveryLibrary launches Be Mighty for Your School Library pledge with Kwame Alexander and One Word at a Time. EveryLibrary, the national political action committee for libraries, announced the launch of the “Be Mighty for Your School Library” campaign in partnership with Newbery Medal–winning author Kwame Alexander and his nonprofit One Word at a Time. Timed to coincide with School Library Month and National Poetry Month, the campaign invites students, families, educators, and communities across the country to take a simple but meaningful step: sign a public pledge to support and advocate for strong, well-funded school libraries. [Full Announcement].

Danny Joudrey awarded 2026 Margaret Mann Citation. Danny Joudrey has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Margaret Mann Citation, sponsored by OCLC and Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. Joudrey is currently the Professor and Director of Libraries and Librarianship Concentration at Simmons University, School of Library and Information Science. The Margaret Mann Citation recognizes outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification for notable publications; outstanding contributions to professional cataloging associations; outstanding contribution to the technical improvement of cataloging and classification; and outstanding contributions in the area of teaching cataloging and classification. It includes a $2,000 scholarship donated in the recipient's honor by OCLC, Inc. to the library school of the winner's choice. Joudrey has chosen the Simmons University, School of Library and Information Science, Boston, MA to be the recipient of this year's scholarship award. [Full Announcement].

Call for koha-US 2026 Annual Conference presentation proposals. Join fellow Koha users at the 2026 koha-US Annual Conference. This year, the conference will be held from August 18-20th at the Fayetteville Public Library in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. [Full Announcement].

Canada's publishing industry celebrated in Magazine Showcase. Magazines Canada and Exact Editions have partnered to create a showcase celebrating Canada's vibrant and varying magazine publishing industry. For one year, a hand-picked selection of 60 issues from leading Magazines Canada members will be freely available to read on Exact Editions' digital publishing platform. Showcase participants include The Walrus; Brick, A Literary Journal; The Capilano Review and C Magazine, as well as Grain, The New Quarterly, NUVO, Queen's Quarterly, Ligne, and ESPACE art actuel.Exact Editions boasts a visually intuitive display which preserves print editions precisely as published. The platform is fully-searchable and has a number of accessibility features, including read-aloud technology. [Full Announcement].

EveryLibrary urges Congress to reject FY2027 proposal that eliminates federal library funding. EveryLibrary, the national political action organization dedicated to defending and advancing public, school, and academic libraries, is calling on Congress and the public to reject the Administration's FY2027 budget proposal, which includes plans to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation's only source of federal funding and support dedicated to libraries. [Full Announcement].

EBSCO Information Services to release The New Yorker Magazine Archive. EBSCO Information Services and The New Yorker announce an agreement to develop The New Yorker Magazine Archive, a digital collection providing full access to nearly a century of award-winning journalism, commentary, fiction, poetry, criticism and iconic cover art from one of the most influential magazines in American publishing. The archive joins EBSCO's expanding portfolio of digital archival collections designed to support research and learning for libraries worldwide. [Full Announcement].

100+ journalists applaud the Internet Archive's role In preserving the public record. Over 100 journalists including Rachel Maddow, Cory Doctorow, and Ellen Nakashima have signed a letter to the Internet Archive celebrating the Wayback Machine as a crucial resource for their work. [Full Announcement].

ASME announces agreement with Wiley to strengthen global reach and long-term sustainability of its publishing program. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers announced that it has entered into an agreement with Wiley under which Wiley will operate a significant portion of ASME's publishing business, including sales and marketing, for ASME journals and conference proceedings, and the digital collection comprising these publications. ASME will continue to manage its book publishing business, a collection of nearly 400 print and more than 200 digital books covering established and emerging areas of interest to mechanical engineers. All ASME publications remain ASME products, with ASME retaining copyright, while its mission, editorial governance, and peer review authority remain unchanged across all publication types. [Full Announcement].

Equinox at the 2026 Missouri Evergreen Users Conference. Equinox Open Library Initiative, a trusted leader in open source technology development and support for libraries, is excited to announce that Equinox will be presenting at the 2026 Missouri Evergreen Users Conference in Columbia, Missouri on April 24, 2026. Felicia Beaudry, Business Development Manager at Equinox, will be presenting on the latest and upcoming features for Evergreen ILS and Aspen Discovery. [Full Announcement].