From the University of Texas Libraries: The University of Texas at Austin announces the appointment of Robert H. McDonald as Senior Vice Provost and Director of the University of Texas Libraries, effective August 16, 2025. McDonald currently serves as Dean of University Libraries and Senior Vice Provost of Online and Extended Education at the University […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
From Nature: Ivan Oransky, the co-founder of research–integrity blog Retraction Watch, has repeatedly warned of the industrial-level scale of research misconduct, stressing that paper mills are just a symptom of an academic reward system focused on metrics such as university rankings and quantity of publications. In the absence of any other metric, retraction rates are […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
The article (preprint) shared below was posted today on the portal: Libraries and the Academy website. Title Excellence in Research Library Leadership: The Key Virtues Author Stephen TownUniversity of York, UK Source Preprint Versionportal: Libraries and the AcademyVol. 25, No. 3 (2025) Abstract This paper seeks to define the qualities of a good research library […]| Library Journal infoDOCKET
