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“Seeds of Change”: Green Libraries Week 2025

On October 27, 2025

What is Green Libraries Week?

Green Libraries Week is an annual celebration of libraries and their sustainability initiatives. Part of the wider Green Libraries Campaign led by CILIP, this week is a great opportunity to showcase how libraries are building climate consciousness and positive action within their communities.

Green Libraries Week 2025.

How can you get involved?

Throughout this week libraries across the UK will be offering a range of workshops and events. We have included a small selection below:… Keep Reading

Why do digital resource providers need to focus on accessibility?

On October 20, 2025

In 1982, Time Magazine replaced its usual “Man of the Year” issue with the “Machine of the Year.” The cover image showed a man made of paper seated at his personal computer. An exciting but still inchoate era was taking shape, with personal devices now attainable and people beginning to live an increasing proportion of their lives online. In the following decades, the need for accessibility for those with disabilities became increasingly evident and vital to keep this new frontier … Keep Reading

Vancouver Public Library Provides Digital Access to 20 Cultural Magazines

On April 7, 2025

The Vancouver Public Library (VPL) is now offering library cardholders unlimited and fully-searchable digital access to the archives and ongoing issues of 20 art, poetry, literature, music and architecture magazines via Exact Editions.

A range of magazine covers.
The collection of 20 digital editions.

The collection includes a range of Canadian titles such as Brick, The Capilano Review and Musicworks, as well as international household names such as Granta, Sight & Sound and Frieze. These new acquisitions allow library members to engage with content that … Keep Reading

Perpetual & Ongoing Access; a solution to resource crisis?

On February 19, 2025

In 2019, the University of California and Elsevier failed to reach a renewal deal for a laundry list of journals totalling millions of dollars. The dissolution of the agreement was what is termed as a ‘trigger event’ in many publisher licenses. Via this clause, UC was able to keep most of what it had subscribed to before deciding not to proceed, but crucially not everything.

Over the last few years, more and more universities in the US and UK have … Keep Reading

Exact Editions Reviews Library Podcasts in New Charleston Hub Column

On November 6, 2024

New regular column Podcast Parade, featuring library industry podcast reviews by Exact Editions, has been launched by library industry website Charleston Hub. Each instalment includes key information and analysis, serving as an essential guide to librarians who want to deepen their industry knowledge through an audio medium.


The column starts with basic information such as number of episodes and their length, as well as a summary. More detailed analysis follows, including a break down of the format, the hosts … Keep Reading

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