Academic Libraries

IMLS Provides $1.7M Funding to HBCUs

Lisa Peet — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced February 20 that it has provided several Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with $1,725,261 in funding. The money was distributed among eight HBCUs and the HBCU Library Alliance toward projects that preserve U.S. history and develop the future workforce.

Bloomsbury's The London Symphony Orchestra Collections | eReview

Sarah Hashimoto — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Bloomsbury’s London Symphony Orchestra Collections offer a stimulating selection of works performed by superb musicians and conductors. Close-up views and high-quality productions make this a highly recommended resource for students of music history and theory, ensemble management, and, especially, conducting.

Coherent Digital's Refugees, Migration, and Borders Social Justice and Culture | eReview

Sarah Hashimoto — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

In a world shaped by increasingly unstable political, environmental, and social pressures, this responsive, wide-ranging database could not be timelier. It is an essential resource for users seeking to gain a deeper understanding of the shifting contours of refugee communities and migration trends.

On Reading Reviews

Oxford University Press — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

After I’ve finished a book, I’ll often check the reviews to see how my opinion lines up with what others have to say. Sometimes I’m surprised at points I’ve missed and amazed at what others have found (factual flubs, influences, allusions).

Open Data Report Shows Strong Researcher Adoption Over Past Decade

Matt Enis — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Open data has become “strongly embedded into research practices” and FAIR (findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability) data principles are now widely recognized, with awareness almost tripling from 15.2 percent in 2018 to 40.6 percent recently, according to “The State of Open Data 2025: A Decade of Progress and Challenges,” a report published in January by Digital Science, Springer Nature, and Figshare. The percentage of researchers who responded that they had “never heard of FAIR” has fallen from almost 60 percent in 2018 to 20.4 percent in the 2025 survey.

Benchmarking Database Access

Clarivate — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

What 171 academic libraries reveal about equity, funding and research support. In the U.S., R1 universities provide access to an average of 498 distinct databases — more than triple the number available at most Baccalaureate and Associate’s institutions.

How To Write an Interdisciplinary Abstract

Oxford University Press — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

The purpose of any abstract is to summarise your article’s content in a way that will help potential readers decide if they want to read your work. An abstract usually runs between 150 and 300 words and will likely be your readers’ first interaction with your research article, so you must write it with that in mind.

The Copyright Conversation

Hallie Rich — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

LJ recently convened a roundtable of experts to weigh in on the latest developments in a topic that is central to the library profession: copyright.

Reveal Your Library’s Hidden Collection

Clarivate | Ex Libris — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Libraries are the guardians of cultural heritage, knowledge and community connection. Yet, in today’s digital era, much of their value remains hidden, trapped behind manual cataloguing, incomplete metadata and limited discovery tools.

What Content Do Academic Libraries Rely on Most?

Clarivate — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

In today’s rapidly evolving academic landscape, libraries face the dual challenge of meeting diverse research needs while managing constrained budgets. The recent report from Clarivate, “Current trends in academic library holdings: The evolution towards aggregated content,” offers a timely and data-driven perspective on how libraries are responding to these pressures.