LIBRARY NEWS
EBSCO Information Services launches AI Exchange platform
EBSCO Information Services has announced the launch of EBSCOhost AI Exchange, a platform designed to connect AI systems and applications with licensed, peer-reviewed scholarly content.
The company said the platform aims to ensure that AI-generated answers are grounded in verifiable and citable sources, as artificial intelligence increasingly becomes a primary entry point to information for researchers, students and professionals.
According to EBSCO, EBSCOhost AI Exchange sits between publishers, AI systems and end users, providing what it describes as a governed framework that supports licensed access, proper attribution and content delivery aligned with existing subscriptions and permissions..
Source - Research Information
Clarivate launches Nexus Connect to bring library resources into AI chat environments
Clarivate has launched Nexus Connect as a new tool designed to integrate university library resources directly into AI chat environments. Built on the company’s Academic AI Platform, it acts as a unified institutional layer that allows students and researchers to access licensed academic content and library services without leaving AI interfaces. By embedding a university-branded connector into chat tools, Nexus Connect ensures that users can seamlessly retrieve scholarly materials while maintaining institutional identity, access rights, and control.
The solution reflects a broader effort to bridge the gap between the convenience of AI and the reliability of academic libraries. Nexus Connect not only surfaces trusted sources within AI-generated responses but also supports verification of references and suggests relevant literature based on institutional holdings. Positioned alongside other tools in Clarivate’s Nexus ecosystem, it aims to keep research grounded in credible, library-curated content while adapting to the growing use of AI in academic workflows..
Source - Research Information
Libraries cut manual workflow time by 30 to 60% with Academic AI
New study: Academic AI is transforming library workflows A recent study by Clarivate shows that libraries using AI tools reduce manual work by 30–60%, significantly improving efficiency and capacity. Tasks like reading list creation dropped from 15–45 minutes to just 2–5 minutes, while overall workload handling increased by 2–4x without extra staff.
AI is especially effective in automating repetitive processes (like metadata creation), while librarians remain in control — reviewing and refining outputs. Around 70–90% of AI-generated metadata required only minor edits.
Bottom line: AI doesn’t replace librarians — it augments them, freeing time, improving access to resources, and enabling higher-quality services for students and researchers.
Source - Clarivate
EIFL and Oxford University Press renew agreement
EIFL has renewed an agreement with Oxford University Press (OUP) for a further year until 31 December 2026. The agreement includes free and discounted access to journals and online products and waived article processing charges (APCs) when publishing in fully open access (Gold) journals.Visit the page to find out more details.
Corresponding authors from 30 EIFL partner countries including Uzbekistan can publish accepted articles in OUP’s fully open access journals for free or with a discount.
Source - eIFL