As library workers and researchers, we spend more time than most searching the internet and evaluating the results. We reflect on changes within CLIO or Google Scholar. We analyze how market consolidation affects the cost of information access at Columbia. We discuss lawsuits that reveal the mechanisms influencing the information stream. We battle with the […]
Publishers & Libraries: Hosting the third annual OA Switchboard NYC Summit
Participants in the OA Switchboard NYC Summit Columbia Libraries was thrilled to host the third annual OA Switchboard NYC Summit in March 2026. Collection Analysis Librarian Katherine Brooks, Head of Open Scholarship Esther Jackson and OA Switchboard Executive Director Yvonne Campfens welcomed colleagues from American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publishing, American Society for Microbiology (ASM) […]
Fair Use Week 2026
by Kathryn Pope and Esther Jackson Fair Use Week 2026 February 23–27 is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an “annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.” Learn more […]
Where’s the data? Celebrating Love Data Week 2026
It’s time for everyone’s favorite February holiday. Of course, we are talking about Love Data Week (February 9-13), a program from ICPSR. Institutions from around the world are offering workshops, lectures, and more that center on this year’s theme of “Where’s the data?” Love Data Week events at Columbia Here at Columbia, we are offering […]
New to PubMed Central: Journal of Clinical Education in Physical Therapy
The editors of the Journal of Clinical Education in Physical Therapy (JCEPT) and the Columbia Libraries Open Scholarship Services Unit are pleased to announce that JCEPT has been accepted for archiving in PubMed Central (or PMC), the National Library of Medicine’s (NLM) open access fulltext archive of biomedical and life sciences literature. This means that […]
A new issue from Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (SALT)
A new issue from Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (SALT) Studies in Applied Linguistics & TESOL (SALT) is pleased to share the release of Volume 25, Issue 2, now available online. The editorial board extends its deepest gratitude to the contributing authors, reviewers, and editors whose efforts made this issue possible. The issue opens with Chanyoung Park’s research […]
Data Privacy Week 2026: Take control of your data
Data Privacy Week January 26 – 30, 2026 This Data Privacy Week, take control of your data. From Civics of Technology: According to the National Cybersecurity Alliance, Data Privacy Week is an international effort to empower individuals and businesses to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust. Each Data Privacy Week usually has a theme […]
A new issue from the Columbia Journal of Tax Law
The Columbia Journal of Tax Law is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 17, Issue 1. The journal team extends their sincere thanks to our editors, staff, and authors for their exceptional work in producing this issue. Volume 17, Issue 1 features: • Sharing the Algorithm: The Tax Solution to Generative AI by Jeremy Bearer-Friend and […]
A new issue from the Journal of Global Health
The editors of the The Columbia University Journal of Global Health are excited to announce that the Journal of Global Health‘s Spring 2025 Issue – Vol. 15 No. 1 has been published with Columbia Libraries! This new issue features determinants of health across vulnerable communities: low adherence to malaria-preventive therapies among pregnant women in Uganda, […]
Subscribe to Open (S2O) – an innovative & equitable Open Access model
It’s International Open Access Week, a time when the scholarly community comes together to promote and discuss Open Access (OA). In this spirit, I’m here to tell you about an innovative way that scholarly publishers are enabling fee-free OA article publishing! The Subscribe to Open (S2O) publishing model allows all authors – anywhere in the […]