Library Technology Guides

OCLC's CloudLibrary honored with Gold 2026 Modern Library Award. CloudLibrary, OCLC's platform that offers access to a wide variety of digital content through libraries, has received Gold recognition as part of the 2026 Modern Library Awards from LibraryWorks. CloudLibrary provides access to a rich collection of digital content in a single app, including millions of ebooks and audiobooks as well as tens of thousands of magazines, digital newspapers, digital comics, and streaming video titles. [Full Announcement].

McGraw Hill, Inc. announces CEO Succession Plan. McGraw Hill, a leading global provider of education solutions for K-12, higher education and professional learning, today announced that Philip Moyer will become the Company's President and CEO and join the Board of Directors effective February 9, 2026. Moyer succeeds Simon Allen, who will retire as President and CEO after leading the Company since October 2019. Allen will continue as Chair of the Company's Board of Directors and will work closely with Moyer and the McGraw Hill executive team to ensure a smooth transition and help steer the Company's long-term growth strategies. [Full Announcement].

ARL Board of Directors 2026 Elected by ARL Membership. The Association of Research Libraries elected its 2026 Board of Directors today during the Fall 2025 Association Meeting. On January 1, 2026, Melissa Just, the holder of the Valerie and Ronald Sugar Dean's Chair of the USC Libraries, will begin a one-year term as president of ARL. The president serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, along with the vice president/president-elect, past president, and treasurer. [Full Announcement].

Blackstone Publishing expands audiobook CD and large print distribution for libraries. Blackstone Publishing is strengthening its long-standing commitment to libraries by significantly expanding its audiobook CD and Large Print programs. As one of the industry's few remaining publishers continuing to invest heavily in physical formats, Blackstone is ramping up production and distribution to ensure libraries and their patrons have continued access to bestselling and in-demand titles. [Full Announcement].

The DOI for Scholarly Publishing is the inaugural winner of the Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact. NISO joins The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers, the Association of University Presses, the Society for Scholarly Publishing, and the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers in announcing the Rosenblum Award for Scholarly Publishing Impact. Named in honor of Bruce Rosenblum, the award celebrates innovations that have transformed the scholarly publishing ecosystem, focusing on technologies, standards, or practices that have become indispensable to its operation, and its inaugural winner is the DOI for Scholarly Publishing. [Full Announcement].

Libby Announces Finalists for the Second Annual Libby Book Awards. The award-winning library reading app Libby announced its finalists for the second annual Libby Book Awards. The awards honor public librarians' best books of 2024 spanning 20 different categories. The finalists were nominated by a panel of expert librarians and winners will be determined by public library staff and librarians across North America. [Full Announcement].

EveryLibrary Live! celebrates the Joy of Reading, February 11–14, 2025. EveryLibrary, the leading national organization advocating for public libraries, is proud to host Library Lovers Week 2025, a four-day virtual festival celebrating books, authors, and the transformative power of libraries. Known for championing public funding for libraries and fighting censorship, EveryLibrary actively builds coalitions and supports grassroots efforts to protect access to books and information in communities nationwide. [Full Announcement].

Elsevier supports Pistoia Alliance in accelerating safe and responsible AI adoption in drug discovery. Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, and provider of data and AI-enabled decision support tools for innovation in life sciences, today announced a commitment to support global not-for-profit organization The Pistoia Alliance, which advocates for greater collaboration in the life sciences. The commitment sets out to address common challenges in AI adoption facing the pharmaceutical and research community. Elsevier will provide expertise through a joint program of events for Pistoia's 200+ member organizations, which include top pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare and R&D organizations as well as regulators. Elsevier has supported the Alliance for more than a decade, helping to equip organizations with the capabilities and tools needed to harness the full potential of AI for effective and efficient drug discovery, in a safe and ethical manner. [Full Announcement].

New guidance to empower patient authors. As part of its commitment to inclusive and patient-centered research, Taylor & Francis has launched a new resource aimed at empowering patients to actively contribute to medical research publications. Guidance for Patient Authors offers clear, step-by-step instructions and resources to help patients navigate the publication journey. [Full Announcement].

Public Knowledge Project Joins the Open Book Collective. Public Knowledge Project is a research and software development project at Simon Fraser University that builds free and open-source software dedicated to increasing scholarly publishing access, quality, inclusion, and diversity. PKP is also known for developing and maintaining Open Monograph Press, Open Journal Systems, and Open Preprint Systems, as well as conducting research, and providing support for open infrastructure to increase the quality, diversity, and accessibility of scholarly publishing. The Open Book Collective envisions the creation of a diverse and sustainable future for open access, and service provider members are crucial to that. [Full Announcement].

Clarivate repeats success in Nobel Prize predictions with eight new winners identified by citation laureates program. Clarivate, a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, announced the success of its annual Citation Laureates program, following the accurate forecast of eight Nobel Prize 2024 recipients. Powered by trusted, high-quality data from the Web of Science Core Collection™ citation index, the Citation Laureates program combines rigorous citation analysis with expert qualitative insights to pinpoint researchers with exceptional citation records who have the potential to receive Nobel honors. This ability to forecast Nobel success – whether years in advance or just months before the official announcements – underscores the reliability and value of this data-driven approach. [Full Announcement].

ARL Board of Directors 2025 Elected by ARL Membership. The Association of Research Libraries elected its 2025 Board of Directors today during the Fall 2024 Association Meeting. On January 1, 2025, Rhea Ballard Thrower, dean of libraries and university librarian at the University of Illinois Chicago, will begin a one-year term as president of ARL. The president serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, along with the vice president/president-elect, past president, and treasurer. [Full Announcement].

McGraw Hill announces two new generative AI tools to enhance capabilities of its K-12 and Higher Ed learning platforms. Leading global education company McGraw Hill today announced it is offering within its products two new generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools that provide personalized learning experiences for students and help educators more effectively support students from K-12 through higher education and beyond. [Full Announcement].

Thousands of library professionals gather for education and inspiration at American Library Association's LibLearnX conference in Baltimore. Thousands of library professionals gathered in Baltimore for the American Library Association's second annual LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX). As libraries and librarians continue to face waves of censorship and an intense political climate, the conference provided an opportunity for library professionals to come together for collaborative and engaging education, networking, support and celebrations. The 2,006 LLX participants, including 112 digital experience attendees, were inspired and motivated by the hands-on educational opportunities, gaining knowledge and skills that will empower them in their work to ensure libraries remain strong and vital parts of their communities. Education sessions and featured speakers addressed the future of libraries, the role of library workers and essential timely topics such as Artificial Intelligence, intellectual freedom and sustainability. [Full Announcement].

Libraries achieve record-breaking circulation of digital media in 2023. Librarians and educators achieved new milestones in 2023 by providing increasingly robust streaming options to satisfy the interests of all ages and audiences. Readers worldwide borrowed 662 million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines, a 19 percent increase over 2022. This growth was driven by a regular cadence of new release blockbuster titles, as well as new Libby reading app features and cost-effective access models. Streaming video through libraries and colleges on Kanopy also reached a record 23 million plays. Aggregated data was reported by OverDrive, the leading digital content platform for 92,000 libraries and schools in 115 countries worldwide. 2023 also marked the award-winning Libby app's one billionth digital book checkout. Due to the outreach efforts of 22,000 public libraries around the globe, more than 9 million people installed the Libby app in 2023 and became new library users, signaling the continued expansion of library services both inside and outside the branch. [Full Announcement].

Simon & Schuster forms New Board of Directors. Simon & Schuster, a global leader in general interest publishing, today named its new Board of Directors as the company embarks on its journey as an independent, standalone publishing company. The announcement was made by Jonathan Karp, President and Chief Executive Officer of Simon & Schuster. [Full Announcement].

Code Ocean introduces new offering for academic research labs. Code Ocean, the world's first Reproducible Research Cloud, today introduced a new academic offering, exclusively available to university research labs. With deeper support and more robust capabilities, the new Code Ocean Academic Lab Offering includes the ability to not only publish, but also to build upon work that has been previously published by other institutions and teams. [Full Announcement].

KKR to acquire Simon & Schuster from Paramount Global for $1.62 Billion. Paramount Global announced the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which KKR will acquire Simon & Schuster for $1.62 billion in an all-cash transaction. After the closing of the transaction, Simon & Schuster will become a standalone private company and will continue to be led by Jonathan Karp, President and CEO and Dennis Eulau, COO and CFO of Simon & Schuster. [Full Announcement].

Follett Literacy Conference to feature K-12 educators, children's authors. Follett School Solutions is bringing together educators and award-winning children's authors on Thursday, June 22 to discuss trending topics in today's K-12 schools. ReadingCon 2023, which will focus on literacy and diversity and how to make a difference in the lives of students, will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Northern Illinois University, Naperville Conference Center. [Full Announcement].

Follett Program Benefitting Publishers Announces 2023 Participants. Follett School Solutions has announced its latest group of participating publishers for its Premier Partner Program, now in its seventh year. The partnership helps ensure Follett provides the most on-hand inventory in the PreK-12 space to support educators in finding and accessing the content needed for their school communities. [Full Announcement].