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December 4, 2025 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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Springer Nature and Research4Life Make Low- and No-Cost Science More Global
Springer Nature and Research4Life extended their partnership “to provide researchers in more than 90 low-middle-income countries with no-cost or low-fee access to premium features on protocols.io, Springer Nature’s digital solution for creating, managing, and sharing research methods and protocols in a transparent and reproducible way, driving best practises in open access and open science.” Researchers can use protocols.io through the Research4Life portal.“Springer Nature is a long-standing partner of and contributor to Research4Life, which offers access to a wide range of research content and other services for no-cost or low-fee access,” the press release states. “This extended partnership reflects Springer Nature’s commitment to removing barriers to knowledge creation, access and supporting global research.” For more information, read the press release.
Kortext Content Now Available via Rialto
Ex Libris partnered with Kortext to make electronic content from Kortext available in the Rialto marketplace platform. “It will be integrated into Rialto’s new referral model, enabling seamless discovery and ordering,” Ex Libris notes. “The addition of Kortext marks another exciting step in Rialto’s continued marketplace expansion—introducing another trusted eBook aggregator and our first e-textbook platform.”For more information, read the announcement.
Music Journal TEMPO Joins Exact Editions
Exact Editions made TEMPO: The Quarterly Review of New Music, a peer-reviewed journal, exclusively available for institutional subscription. It recently changed hands from Cambridge University Press to Wolke Verlag. The journal “features unparalleled coverage of global contemporary music, with in-depth articles, composer portraits, and reviews of premieres, recordings, and books. The magazine’s complete archive, of nearly 350 issues, will be available to access with subscriptions. This is more than eighty years of critical commentary and research into experimental music; making the journal an essential resource for music teaching, studying and performance.” Institutions can also get access to new issues as they’re published.“Libraries will also have the option to purchase POA (Perpetual and Ongoing Access) via Exact Editions—a unique subscription option which provides institutions with permanent access to all past and future issues of the magazine,” the press release shares. For more information, read the press release.
Clarivate Rolls Out a New Report on Global Research Collaboration
Clarivate’s Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) published a report, “Research Collaboration in a Changing World,” which “examines how global research collaboration is evolving in response to geopolitical tensions, pandemic disruptions, and strategic national investments.” It draws on Web of Science Core Collection and InCites data to show “key trends shaping global research collaboration. These include the rise of multilateral partnerships, Mainland China’s expanding influence, and the strategic challenges now facing the United States. ISI experts highlight broad patterns and notable shifts in collaboration between major research economies.”For more information, read the press release.
NISO Sets Opening Keynote for Annual Conference
Brandie Nonnecke, senior director of policy at Americans for Responsible Innovation, will give the opening keynote address at the NISO Plus conference in Baltimore on Feb. 17, 2026.The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) shares, “She has expertise in information and communication technology (ICT) law, policy, and governance. Prior to joining Americans for Responsible Innovation, she was the Founding Director of the CITRIS Policy Lab, headquartered at the University of California, Berkeley. She also served as an Associate Adjunct Professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) and a faculty co-director at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology at Berkeley Law. In 2025 she was appointed to the California Privacy Protection Agency Board, which protects consumers’ privacy and enforces the law against businesses that violate consumers’ privacy rights.” For more information, read the press release.
ALA Plans Recharging in Challenging Times Virtual Event for Library Professionals
ALA opened registration for Recharging in Challenging Times, “a one-day virtual event for library professionals worldwide” that will be held on Feb. 10, 2026. “The event offers an opportunity to pause and reflect, connect with peers, and gain fresh perspectives and practical tools that will benefit library workers and the communities they serve,” ALA states. “The program includes nine concurrent sessions organized into three tracks: Preserving Intellectual Freedom, Strengthening Leadership, and Sustaining Wellbeing. It also features interactive, facilitator-led conversations, along with an opening and a closing keynote.” For more information, read the press release.
AM Unveils New Archive on Latin American Communities in the U.S.
AM introduced Latin American Histories in the United States, the first of two modules that explores “the diverse experiences of Latin American communities across the country … from the mid-twentieth century onwards.” It features personal papers, community newsletters, periodicals, oral histories, audiovisual materials, art, and more in English and Spanish. The metadata is also in both English and Spanish. An interactive map “enables additional visual and geographic discovery pathways for users to navigate the huge offering of newspaper and periodical content created by different Latin American communities across the US.”For more information, read the news item.
Libraries Lending Physical Media
Claire Woodcock writes the following in “The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library” for 404 Media:John Scalzo, audiovisual collection librarian with a public library in western New York, says that despite an observed drop-off in DVD, Blu-ray, and 4K Ultra disc circulation in 2019, interest in physical media is coming back around. … As the audiovisual selector with the Free Library of Philadelphia since 2024, Kris Langlais has been focused on building the library’s video game collections to meet comparable interest in demand. Now that every branch library has a prominent video game collection, Langlais says that patrons who come for the games are reportedly expressing interest in more of what the library has to offer. … Tiffany Hudson, audiovisual materials selector with Salt Lake City Public Library[,] … says more patrons are requesting physical copies of movies and TV shows that are exclusive to certain streaming platforms, noting that it can be hard to explain to patrons why the library can’t get popular and award-winning films. … For more information, read the article.
Zendy AI Assistant Now Allows for Searching in Any Language
Zendy added a multilingual feature to its AI Assistant, ZAIA, allowing users to search and receive answers in their own language. “This update is more than a feature, it’s part of our mission,” the blog post notes. “At Zendy, we aim to make knowledge accessible and inclusive for all librarians, researchers, students, and academics, reaching users in ways that feel natural to them. By breaking language barriers, ZAIA helps more people discover, understand, and use research effectively.” For more information, read the blog post.
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