Tag: TIB
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Libraries: Safeguards of Democracy?
Libraries – Safeguards of Democracy …or are they? What happens when an institution built to safeguard democracy becomes part of the threat to it? This question drives Save Troy: Liberate The Library, a short essay I wrote for Bibliothek & Gesellschaft (Libraries & Society), a newly launched book series published by Brill De Gruyter. Its…
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Lambert Heller Awarded Inaugural International Visiting Fellowship
By Christian Schmidt, Kula Librarian Research Associate. In July 2025, Kula welcomed German librarian Lambert Heller as its first Visiting International Fellow. Lambert leads the Open Science Lab at Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology (TIB) Hanover, the world’s largest library for technology and natural sciences. His team develops open-source software, researches digital infrastructure,…