he 132-year-old University of Chicago houses more than 800,000 volumes related to South Asia, making it one of the world's premier collections for studies on the region. But how did such a treasure ...

The encyclopedia maker could have become a casualty of the Wikipedia era. But it has remade itself into a digital learning giant that is weighing going public. By the time the last Encyclopaedia ...

The 23,600 volumes he accumulated between the 1970s and his arrest in March of 1990 were all stashed in his 17-room home — wall to wall, floor to ceiling, in hallways, closets and bathrooms. But the ...

Before every San Francisco Symphony concert, you%u2019ll see a black-clad figure distributing folders on the musicians%u2019 stands. Most of the time, that%u2019s Margo Kieser, the orchestra%u2019s ...

Baltimore County recently rolled out a tech-oriented mobile library with video games and DVDs in an effort to reach underserved communities. The $723,000 bus, which was largely funded by philanthropic ...

“This is simply not okay, and it doesn%u2019t align with our commitment to serving all community members, especially children, with care and compassion” ...

Users of the conversational AI platform ChatGPT discovered an interesting phenomenon over the weekend: the popular chatbot refuses to answer questions if asked about a %u201CDavid Mayer.%u201D Asking ...

Behind the scenes of the Free Library’s Author Events resignations and rebirthThe walkout and subsequent firing of Author Events staff this year was the result of a decades-long, murky relationship ...

Libraries had changed since I was a kid. They were now more like a community service center than just a home for books. Older people signed up to learn basic computer skills or how to set up an ...

The Big Five publisher made a deal with an unnamed “artificial intelligence technology company” and is allowing authors to opt-in if they want to join the agreement. Authors Guild CEO Mary Rasenberger ...

The Library of Congress has notified lawmakers of a “cyber breach” of its IT system by an adversary, a hack of emails between some congressional offices and library staff, according to an email ...