The June 2026 issue of the open-access journal Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL, a publication of the American Library Association’s Core division) is now available. This issue contains the following peer-reviewed articles:
Access Reframed: The Role of Human-Computer Interaction in African Public Library Innovation and Transformation, by Asmaa Bouaamri and Fredrick Otike, critically explores the transformative potential of human-computer interaction (HCI) in reimagining African public libraries as dynamic, user-centered, and culturally grounded spaces.
Enhancing Information Technology Governance at the University of Riau Library: A Capability Analysis Using the COBIT 5 Framework, by Yanti Andriyani, Evfi Mahdiyah, Agung Santoso, and Riki Ario Nugroho, applies two COBIT 5 processes—DSS01 (Manage Operations) and DSS05 (Manage Security Services)—to the University of Riau (UNRI) Library’s information technology governance model.
Case Study of the Implementation of AI Primo Research Assistant (Beta Version) in Academic Libraries in Poland, by Sebastian Dawid Kotuła and Grzegorz Gmiterek, assesses the implementation status of the Primo Assistant in academic libraries in Poland.
Generative AI Meets Cataloging Practice: Findings from a Comparative Pilot Study, by Greta Heng, Patricia Lampron, and Myung-Ja Han, evaluates the performance of four generative AI models—ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, and Copilot—in generating descriptive metadata for bibliographic resources.
Improving Accessibility of Electronic Course Reserve PDFs to Users with Disabilities at Hunter College Library, by Adina Mulliken, Daniel Vite, and Malin Abrahamsson, is a case study that demonstrates how an R2 academic library staff can enhance the accessibility of PDF course materials by improving the accessibility of electronic reserves (e-reserves) PDFs, and offers processes that could be used by other libraries.
Improving Database Discovery and Understandability by Identifying and Reducing A-Z List Jargon, by Robin Vickery, Christine Hertzel, Dana V. Lema, Yingxuan Liu, and Niamh Wallace, explores best practices of database description language and style, the usability of database A–Z lists, and library resource jargon.
Locked Out of the Library: Incarcerated Students and Information Access Barriers, by Lydia Dawe, describes how a project team from Curtin University Library [Australia] sought to understand and address the challenges faced by incarcerated students in accessing library services, particularly ebooks and audiovisual content.
This issue also has our regular contributed column:
- From the Field: From Inherited Systems to Strategic Decisions: Leading a Server Migration as a New Department Head, by Garrett Griffith. The author offers practical guidance for new leaders tasked with managing inherited systems, vendor relationships, imperfect information, and strategic change in complex academic library environments, through the lens of an Interlibrary Loan system migration.
