The British Library Got Taken Down for 3 Months. AI Makes It Worse.
The British Library spent over £7 million recovering from ransomware. They're huge and well-funded. What chance does your library have?
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The British Library spent over £7 million recovering from ransomware. They're huge and well-funded. What chance does your library have?
While the world watched the British Library and Toronto, American libraries were getting hit too. Most flew under the radar. That's a problem.
MARC is a data format from 1968 that refuses to die. Here's why we're still stuck with it and why that's both terrible and completely understandable.
The Internet Archive's CDL lawsuit is over. AI companies are using the same fair use arguments that just failed. You're caught in the middle.
Colorado AI Act hits June 30, 2026. Vendors will build to Colorado standards nationally. Every library needs to prepare.
Nobody trained you on AI. Here's what you need to answer patron questions, spot red flags, and not get fired when systems fail.
Library vendor contracts are designed to confuse you. Here's how to read them without signing away your budget or your sanity.
British Library: £7M, 3 months offline. Toronto: weeks down. AI makes attacks worse. MFA and backups aren't optional.
EU AI Act hits August 2026. Ohio libraries care because vendors build to Brussels standards globally. Time to audit contracts.