https://www.infotoday.com en-us Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:57:17 GMT This Month at Information Today RSS Feed All Content Copyright 1998-2025 Information Today Inc. 1440 INFORMATION TODAY Kurt Brenneman Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT This year is not only America250, it's the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). FOIA is the law that says federal agencies must disclose their records and information to anyone who asks. https://www.infotoday.com/it/summer26/Brenneman--James-Madisons-Legacy-The-Past-Present-and-Future-of-FOIA.shtml INFORMATION TODAY - INSIGHTS ON CONTENT Michelle Fitzhugh-Craig Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Life is challenging in many areas these days, but the one thing we must not forget is that we are all Americans. And those who have come to this country (even without documents) are able to experience a rich history that needs to be remembered. https://www.infotoday.com/it/summer26/Fitzhugh-Craig--Celebrating-Americas-History-via-Technology.shtml COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES Connie Stovall and Doug Dechow Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The importance of research impact information and research intelligence offers opportunities for librarians to demonstrate their expertise and value. https://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jul26/Stovall-Dechow--Research-Evaluation-on-a-Tight-Budget-Tools-and-Use-Cases.shtml ONLINE SEARCHER Elaine M. Lasda Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:57:17 GMT The h-index's simplicity masks significant limitations and inconsistencies across data sources, highlighting the need for a unified, transparent dataset to enable meaningful evaluation of research impact. https://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jul26/Lasda--Simplifying-Metrics-in-a-Complex-Landscape.shtml MARKETING LIBRARY SERVICES Tywanda L. Cuffy Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Many of us who work in communications see writing not simply as a task, but as evidence of expertise, creativity, discernment, and professional value. In a field stretched by shrinking capacity and rising expectations, AI can feel less like support and more like a signal that human labor is becoming negotiable. Beneath skepticism lies a quieter fear: that efficiency might eventually matter more than originality, strategy, human insight, or relationships. https://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/jul26/Cuffy--Leveraging-AI-for-Communications-and-Development-Work-in-Academic-Libraries.shtml INFOTODAY.EU Marydee Ojala Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Book authors and publishers are set to receive compensation for Anthropic using their intellectual property illegally to train its Claude language model. https://www.infotoday.eu/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Anthropic-gets-ready-to-pay-the-15-billion-price-tag-for-copyright-violations-175967.aspx