You put considerable time into producing research. Whether you’re writing your first undergraduate research paper, completing a dissertation, publishing a journal article, or developing a research dataset, your work represents an investment of time, effort, and expertise. But once that research is completed and shared, how do you ensure that others can find it, recognize Read More

You find an article that looks perfect for your research. The abstract addresses precisely the question you are exploring. You click to read more—and encounter a payment request. Before you can assess whether the article is useful, you have another problem to solve: getting access. As a research librarian and digital scholarship librarian, I think Read More

You have probably heard an instructor say, “Make sure you use peer-reviewed sources.” But what exactly does that mean and why should you care? Peer Review Week 2026, held September 14–18, offers a good opportunity to answer that question. This year’s theme, “Peer Review Capacity: Volume, Speed, and Quality,” focuses on a growing challenge in Read More

Imagine spending months carefully scanning century-old manuscripts, uploading every image to your institution’s repository, and breathing a sigh of relief, the collection is “preserved.” Then, a few years later, a platform migration scrambles the order of hundreds of images, backup files go missing, and metadata built with care disappears into a new platform. That is Read More

“Preservation is documents and artifacts, recordings, digital media and all the tangible information that requires our professional advocacy and stewardship–the love and sweat of our labor. However, beyond all of that, most importantly, preservation is MEMORY and memory is the people and the communities who make them…” – Tamar Evangelestia-Dougherty, Preservation Week Honorary Chair Since Read More

Happy World Book and Copyright Day! This day is all about celebrating books and how books unite people from across a variety of backgrounds. Every year UNESCO selects a World Book Capital. This year UNESCO has selected Rabat in Morocco for this honor. Rabat was selected because of its dedication towards literary development, getting women Read More

March 2-6, 2026 is the 15th annual Open Education Week! Open Education is a movement to make learning free, accessible, and flexible for everyone. The goal is to remove barriers to high quality learning and resources through sharing, adapting, and building upon the work that others have done. Open Education Week serves as a global Read More

Happy Fair Use / Fair Dealing Week! This year Fair Use Week runs from February 23rd to February 27th. Fair use permits limited use of copyrighted material without obtaining permission from the copyright holder when the use serves purposes such as criticism, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research. By allowing for the use of copyrighted materials under Read More

International Love Data Week is the celebration of data from February 9-13, 2026. This year’s theme, “Where’s the Data?” invites participants to think more carefully about the full life cycle of data—from the moment it is created or collected, through its analysis and active use, to its long-term storage, sharing, and preservation. Rather than treating Read More

Data Privacy Week 2026 runs January 26–30, and it’s a timely reminder that privacy is a set of choices, habits, and (sometimes) rights you can exercise. The National Cybersecurity Alliance frames this week as an international effort to help individuals and organizations respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust, with this year’s theme: “Take Control Read More