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🔓 We're pleased to share that all 124 #journals in our DG2O Subscribe to Open program are publishing #OpenAccess this year, making 4,000 research articles freely available to researchers worldwide at no cost to authors. This is the sixth year all journals in the program have met their threshold.

IFLA 100: Advancing the Global History of Libraries & Librarianship Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

🎥 Meet the authors behind the #IFLA100 centenary publication with @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

In November 2025, contributors gathered at IFLA Headquarters to shape this milestone volume marking 100 years since 1927.

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Libraries on Fire Leah Hinds, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub, organised a panel in Berlin to discuss: “Defending Scholarship in a time of Political Pressure”. In her introductory remarks, she explained the pu...

Last year, @leah-hinds.bsky.social, Executive Director of the Charleston Hub, organized a panel in Berlin to discuss: “Defending Scholarship in a time of Political Pressure.”

A new paper summarizes the discussion: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi... (🧵1/4)

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We're gearing up for #UKSG2026 next week! Visit us in Hall 2 at Booth 93 for a chat with Linda Empringham, Anne O'Riordan and David Olson from our sales team, and don't miss Stephanie Veldman's panel on Tue, 31 March at 11 a.m., which will debate the state of academic publishing.

Wir freuen uns schon sehr auf die #LMB26! 🤩📚

Visual reading: Webinar: Communicating with Editors and Peer Reviewers. Wednesday 18 March 2026. 9:00 GMT, 10:00 CET 17:00 CST

Join us on Wednesday, March 18 for our next free webinar and learn how to navigate journal submission and revision with confidence. Experts Gareth Dyke and Scott McCleary will show you how to craft strong pre-submission inquiries, cover letters, and effective reviewer responses.

Vom Experiment zum Standard: Wie KI die Arbeit in Buchver... Die Interessengruppe (IG) Digital des Börsenvereins des Deutschen Buchhandels veröffentlicht in Kooperation mit der Unternehmensberatung Highberg die ...

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Zuhör.Raum in der Zentralbibliothek im KAP1: Ein Labor für Heimat, Dialog und Zusammenhalt Zusammenfassung Mit dem Zuhör.Raum, ein Kooperationsprojekt der Zentralbibliothek im KAP1 und der Initiative zuhören draussen , verwandelt sich die Bibliothek seit Sommer 2024 regelmäßig in einen Ort ...

Der Zuhör.Raum in der Zentralbibliothek im KAP1 der @stadtbueduedorf.bsky.social wurde 2025 mit dem "Zukunftsgestalter*innenpreis in #Bibliotheken" von @degruyterbrill.bsky.social und der Zeitschrift "Bibliothek Forschung und Praxis" ausgezeichnet.
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🏆 Photos are in from last week's @openathens.bsky.social UX Award – the second time we've won it!

Our head of #UX design Fabian Riek, who accepted the prize, writes: "This is a team win! A very special thank you to Nadia Petković and Vincent Sendra de Jongste... 1/2

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We're delighted to have won the @openathens.bsky.social UX Award for our new #website! The annual award recognizes publishers and content providers whose platforms give customers and #library users a great user experience and facilitate their work. This is the second time we've won! 1/2

Visual reading: Open Access in Asia - Not a Cookie-Cutter Approach. March 5, 2026, 2pm China & Singapore, 3pm Japan & Korea, 5pm AEST, 11:30am India

Join us on March 5 for our upcoming #webinar on #OpenAccess in #Asia.

Mazmin Mat Akhir (Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia) and Chris Chan (Hong Kong Baptist University) share their insights and expertise.

Register now: marketing.degruyterbrill.com/Open_Access_...

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We're very pleased to be attending Electronic Resources & #Libraries (ER&L) Fest in Austin.

Our sales reps Robert Karen, Tim Rudman, Derek Wright and Matt Wong will there to talk all things De Gruyter Brill. 1/2

Apply now for the IFLA/James Bennett Public Library of the Year Award 2026 It is that time of the year! Starting Wednesday, 18 February, applications can be submitted for the 2026 Public Library of the Year Award. The award is presented by the Internatio...

Now open: Applications for the 2026 IFLA/James Bennett Public Library of the Year Award 🌍📚

This award celebrates newly built public #libraries that combine inspiring design, sustainability, innovation, and community impact.

Apply now & put your library on the world stage
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Visual reading: „Der grundsätzliche Konflikt zwischen Nützlichkeit und wissenschaftlicher Wahrheit, zwischen Bildung und Ausbildung, hat sich in den letzten 10-15 Jahren stark verschärft durch die problematische wirtschaftliche Lage.“ Johannes Franzen

In today's age of constant crises, the #humanities are increasingly under pressure. Do we still need them at all? And if so, why do many humanities scholars struggle to present their #research to the public both confidently and persuasively?

Building the airplane while taking control and flying it AI and academic libraries YouTube video by De Gruyter Brill

How are #AI tools reshaping academic libraries' strategies and services, and what new content, platforms and tools should publishers provide ? Our latest webinar on AI and #libraries with Linda Bennett & Annika Bennett is online now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-Pm...
@goldleaf2001.bsky.social #libsky

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Photo of Beau Case speaking at the APE conference

Photo of Jianbin Jin speaking at the APE conference

Photo of Iman Magdy Khamis speaking at the APE conference

Highlights from our participation at the Academic Publishing in Europe conference: Dominique De Roo hosting a panel of librarians sharing their views on AI – Beau Case (University of Central Florida), Jianbin Jin (@tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social) & Iman Magdy Khamis (@nuqatar.bsky.social). #APE2026

Das neue Cover des Bibliotheksdienstes vor blauem De Gruyter-Hintergrund, mit Open Access-Logo und Hinweis auf einen Call for Papers

Der Bibliotheksdienst stellt sich neu auf und Sie können mit dabei sein! Mit neuem Team und neuer Ausrichtung suchen wir Fachbeiträge, Praxisberichte oder Essays für ein Themenheft, das sich mit Neuanfängen/Neustarts befasst. #libsky #bibliothek #archiv
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Banner des Wettbewerbs Zukunftsgestalter:innen in Bibliotheken 2026, zusammen mit dem Ende der Einreichungsfrist am 15.2.2026.

Noch bis 15.2. bewerben: Wir suchen die Zukunftsgestalter:innen in #Bibliotheken: Personen, Teams und Einrichtungen mit Blick nach vorn, die Ideen konkret umsetzen und Bewegung in die Bibliothekslandschaft bringen.
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#libsky @jmiba.bsky.social @covo.bsky.social

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IFLA turns 100 in 2027!

To celebrate #IFLA100, we are launching a logo competition and invite the global library and information community to participate.

🗓 Submissions: 30 Jan – 31 Mar 2026
🏆 Prize: 500 EUR towards an IFLA membership or free #WLIC2027 registration

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Stephen Chong giving a presentation about De Gruyter Brill

We were very pleased to be a part of the inaugural #CharlestonAsia Conference in Bangkok last week, and to see our company presentation and panel discussion on "Subscribe to Open: #Libraries Leading the Way" attract so much interest.

Two women converse in front of a map with colourful pins. The image appears on the cover of the IFLA Newsletter, January 2026, Vol. 6, No. 1.

Discover what's new at #IFLA in our first newsletter issue of the year!

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Ordnungswandel als Bibliothekspraxis? Call for Papers für das Heft „Out of Order“ sucht queere, kritische und inklusive Perspektiven auf Normen und Abweichung in Bibliotheken. #Bibliotheken #QueerTheory #Inklusion

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APE Conference 2026: Scholarly Communication at a Turning Point (Day 1) - De Gruyter Conversations What does it take to uphold research excellence? What do librarians think about AI in the scholarly environment? How can we combat inequalities in academic publishing? This year’s APE conference tackl...

Get a first glimpse of those findings in Linda Bennett's roundup of the recent Academic Publishing in Europe conference, #APE2026, featuring librarians Beau Case, Iman Magdy Khamis & Jianbin Jin: 🔗 blog.degruyter.com/ape-conferen...

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Together with Dominique de Roo (De Gruyter Brill), they'll share key findings from our recent global #survey of academic librarians' attitudes to AI use.

Can't attend? Register anyway to receive the recording afterwards! 🔗 marketing.degruyterbrill.com/AIandacademi...

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Visual showing the De Gruyter Brill logo. Text: Building the airplane while taking control and flying it: AI and academic libraries

How are AI tools reshaping academic libraries' strategies and services, and what new content, platforms and tools are libraries seeking from publishers?

Join us tomorrow for a free #webinar with Linda Bennett & Annika Bennett @goldleaf2001.bsky.social: 🔗 marketing.degruyterbrill.com/AIandacademi...

Purple visual reading: Webinar: Academic Networking and Collaboration. Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Join us next week for our first free #webinar of 2026 and learn essential skills to help you #network and #collaborate successfully in the year ahead. With our resident experts Gareth Dyke and Scott McCleary.

📅 Weds, January 28, 10am CET

Register now! 🔗 marketing.degruyterbrill.com/Webinar_Acad...

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The TYPARABIC team will be presenting on their work on early Arabic printing at the Cairo International Book Fair, in conjunction with the Middle East Librarians Association.

All the books can be access for free here: www.degruyterbrill.c...

#MELALibs #openaccess

We are sharing an exciting update📢 For more, visit the link in our bio and click 'IReL News'🔎📚 #MUOpenAccess #MULibrary

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We're delighted to announce an agreement with @irelibrary.bsky.social, which gives researchers, staff and students at 18 participating IReL member institutions access to our complete collection of #journals and allows affiliated authors to publish their research #OA in our journals at no extra cost.