From an Internet Archive Blog Post by Chris Freeland: The Internet Archive has released a new resource guide to help libraries join in commemorating a once-in-a-generation milestone: 1 trillion web pages archived by the Internet Archive and available for use via the Wayback Machine.

Since January, the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have implemented widespread employee reductions. The Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan nonprofit with a mission to improve government, estimates that more than 199,000 civil servants have left the workforce as a result of the administration’s firings, forced relocations, and deferred resignation program. In looking at the numbers, it can be easy to lose sight of individual losses, but we shouldn’t.

Designed for libraries as an alternative to annual subscriptions—the costs of which may fluctuate over time—Perpetual Access models provide guaranteed, stable, and permanent access to digital resources for a one-time fee.

Nearly all archival institutions, at every scale, hold a backlog of material awaiting processing. JSTOR’s recently created Digital Stewardship Services aims to address this situation with a next-gen service designed to help libraries and archives describe, preserve, manage, and share their collections using JSTOR’s AI-driven Seeklight tool (in conjunction with human expertise. Roger Schonfeld, who was recently named Managing Director of JSTOR Stewardship, spoke to LJ about bringing machine knowledge to a human-centered workflow.

The article (preprint) shared below was recently posted on arXiv. Title Readers Prefer Outputs of AI Trained on Copyrighted Books Over Expert Human Writers Authors Tuhin Chakrabarty Department of Computer Science and AI Innovation Institute, Stony Brook University Jane C. Ginsburg Columbia Law School Paramveer Dhillon School of Information Science, University of Michigan MIT Initiative […]

ACRL (Association of College & Research Libraries) recently published AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers. Leo Lo, former ACRL President and Dean of Libraries at the University of Virginia, posted on LinkedIn about the publication and with his permission we are sharing it below.  Thanks Leo!  From Leo Lo (via LinkedIn): I’m especially proud to […]

EIBF: International Booksellers Federation IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations IBBY: International Board on Books for Young People IPA (International Publishers Association) PEN International Today, leading voices from international organizations across the publishing and book sector come together to launch the statement “Belonging Matters — For Our Sector, Our Societies, and the Stories We Share.” […]

From a Data Commons Blog Post: For any meaningful data analysis, context is everything. A consistent theme in the feedback from our user community has been the need for greater clarity around a chart’s source, scope, and methodology. We agree that without this crucial context, building trust and deriving deep insights can be a significant […]

Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s near and dear to us: the pathways into librarianship and the broader information professions—the credentials, the professional development, and, honestly, the things we didn’t learn in library school.

There is a purposeful, ongoing assault on knowledge institutions in our society. Added to attacks on libraries are attempts to shape and control universities, museums, and federal agencies like the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and the National Institutes of Health. Besides executive actions, there have been important judicial decisions that have massive implications such as defining libraries as government speech and challenging book banning laws.

In this episode, we share our disgust and anger at the devastating actions by the Trump administration. This is a gut punch and we need to catch our collective breaths, celebrate this outstanding agency, and then figure out what we can do individually and together to fight back.

The longlist is announced for the Voss Literary Prize for the best Australian novel. Poets & Writers reveals its 5 Over 50 list of debut authors who are older than 50. Follett Content and Mackin will expand their services to the public library market in the wake of Baker & Taylor’s closing. French comics publisher Humanoids has filed for bankruptcy. Comedian Jeff Hiller will host this year’s National Book Awards. Plus, Page to Screen, a preview of the final installment in Philip Pullman’s “Book of Dust Trilogy,” and interviews with Julian Brave NoiseCat and Samin Nosrat.

The Millions publishes its fall 2025 book preview. Winners of the Ignyte Awards for science fiction, fantasy, and horror are announced. C-SPAN launches its America’s Book Club show this Sunday, featuring interviews with authors; the first interview will be with John Grisham. Stephen King says his next two books will close out three of his series. Plus, new title bestsellers, the TBRs of Thomas McGuane and Susan Orlean, and interviews with Brandon Taylor, Janice Hallett, and Jelani Cobb.

A thriving genre ranges from intense to cozy and modern to historical, with books set everywhere from small towns to fantasy kingdoms.

Readers will fall for these love stories featuring football players.