Academia & Publishing How to Get and Grow an Impact Factor Getting a grip on the “holy grail” of scientific publishing can be tricky, but we have some tips for you.
Academia & Publishing “Libraries Exist to Serve the Sustainable Development Goals”: An Interview with Barbara Lison Libraries are key players in achieving the UN Sustainability Development Goals, according to Barbara Lison, President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). We talked to her about the 17 goals, actionable steps librarians can take, and the importance of advocating.
Academia & Publishing The Future of Academic Libraries: A Utopian Vision for 2040 and Beyond Envision a not-too-distant future, in which society has been completely transformed by digitization. Printed books have become obsolete and data management is completely run by artificial intelligence. What would happen to university libraries and their role in higher education? In this scenario, they would be anything but irrelevant.
Academia & Publishing Book Bans and Biases: Is There a Place for Sexually Explicit Materials in the Library? Whether American libraries should host sexually explicit content has been a matter of ongoing debate throughout history, and it continues to be a heated topic of discussion today. The persistent failure, however, to recognize patrons as fully embodied human beings with physical and intellectual dimensions reveals deep cultural biases at play.