The 2026 Library Systems Report is now available: Innovation under constraint: how libraries and vendors navigate austerity and AI disruption librarytechnology.org/LibrarySyste... Libraries and vendors navigate austerity, workforce pressure, and accelerating disruption driven by AI.

THE SYSTEMS LIBRARIAN - Anticipating Trends for 2026 and Beyond www.infotoday.com/cilmag/mar26/B… #AI #libraries #trends #change

@mbreeding.bsky.social is the winner of our 2026 NISO Fellows Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to standardization and the development of NISO. Thank you for your amazing record of service, Marshall! #NISOPlus26 #AcademicLibraries

The 2025 edition of the International Library Automation Perceptions Survey is open. Your participation is vital in helping the profession understand how well automation systems and discovery services meet real-world needs. Take the Survey 👉https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2025/invite/

NPR on Baker and Taylor shutting down, with @mbreeding.bsky.social on NPR (!) www.npr.org/2025/12/29/n...

Book distributor shutting down deals logistical blow to libraries

Baker and Taylor is one of very few companies that do book-distribution for libraries — companies that act as the middle man between libraries and publishers. But a few months ago, the company abruptl...

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The 2025 edition of the International Library Automation Perceptions Survey is open. Your participation is vital in helping the profession understand how well automation systems and discovery services meet real-world needs. Take the Survey 👉https://librarytechnology.org/perceptions/2025/invite/

More information on the closure of Baker & Taylor.

Baker & Taylor to Cease Operations | American Libraries Magazine

Despite measures to continue operations and preserve pending contracts with libraries, the book distributor Baker & Taylor will shutter.

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I have posted the report: Library Perceptions 2025: Results of the eighteenth International Survey of Library Automation on Library Technology Guides: librarytechnology.org/perceptions/... #LibrarySky

My 2025 Library Systems Report has been published by American Libraries. "Companies see platform upgrades, new leadership, and AI enhancements" americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/05/01/2...

2025 Library Systems Report | American Libraries Magazine

In the 2025 Library Systems Report, technology consultant Marshall Breeding covers recent platform upgrades, leadership changes, and AI enhancements in library tech.

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I continue to collect responses to the Library Automation Perceptions Survey. The deadline has been extended to Mar 7, 2025. Please participate in this study which reveals important trends in library management systems and discovery services. All types and sizes of libraries are invited to respond.

Executive changes at SirsiDynix. Bill Davison moves from executive role at SirsiDynix to an advisory role with Harris. librarytechnology.org/vendor/sirsi... #LibraryTechNews #LibrarySky

Today I downloaded the IPEDS data set for Academic Library Statistics for 2023 and loaded it onto Library Technology Guides. That data is now available for statistical reports on Library Technology Guides:https://librarytechnology.org/libraries/nces/trends/

Library Tech News: GPO joins Digital Preservation Coalition GPO is joining a growing DPC community with 170 members in 24 countries worldwide. The DPC helps its members deliver resilient long-term access to digital content. #LibTechNews librarytechnology.org/pr/31007/gpo...

Lib Tech News: British Library selects Clarivate to provide library services and discovery platforms. The British Library will implement Alma, Primo VE and Rapido. librarytechnology.org/pr/30992/the...

Here is a list of library-related people and organizations I have come across on BlueSky which I hope will be useful to others. I like having a tab just for library conversations. Let me know if you want to be added to the list.

SirsiDynix has been acquired by Harris Computing, part of Constellation Software, Inc.: librarytechnology.org/document/308...

Please respond to the Library Automation Perceptions Survey. It asks about the functionality and support for automation and discovery products used in your library. Responses contribute to an ongoing project that libraries use to make system considerations. librarytechnology.org/perceptions/...