Librarianship is changing profoundly. Academic librarians curate multimedia collections, manage budgets, negotiate licenses and safeguard research ethics. Some pursue research, others design library spaces with architects. In our most recent webinar, two expert speakers from APAC countries explored the evolving role of the academic librarian.

Institutions failed her completely, yet she did not fail scholarship, says Sabine Schmidtke of Hedwig Klein—a major yet (almost) forgotten Jewish scholar of Islamic Studies. We spoke with Schmidtke about Hedwig Klein’s tragically short but impactful life and the misconceptions that have obscured her legacy for far too long.