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New Issue: Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy

Volume 12 Issue 1, June 2026
(open access)

Special Issue: Cultural Diplomacy Dialogue, Values and Discourses

Editorial Conversation

Cultural diplomacy in dialogue: A conversation with Ian Thomas on cultural relations, soft power, and evidence
Biyun Zhu
Jonathan Paquette

Original Research Articles

Diplomacy by proxy: Satellite museums as cultural–political infrastructures
Alejandra Linares-Figueruelo

Cultural diplomacy in a post imperial context: Europeanization and the Macau handover in Portuguese foreign diplomacy
Carlos Vargas
Cristina Montalvão Sarmento
Patricia Oliveira

Cultural diplomacy from below: Cabo Verdean diaspora agency and international cultural relations in the United Kingdom
Miriam Cruz

Case Studies

Curatorial diplomacy and audience development in film-based cultural policy: German Films and the Kino Program Türkiye
İclal Can Gürbüz

Digital museum diplomacy in Greece: The case of the Virtual Museum Alexander the Great
Sofia Boutsiouki
Maria Damou

Reports

Cultural diplomacy: A space for exploring multiple collaborations
Julie Bérubé
Mélanie Girard
Lucile Berthelot
Ane Hejlskov Larsen
Vinnie Nørskov

Agonistic museum diplomacy: Advancing a conflict-oriented approach to global engagement
Joachim Baur
Friederike Landau-Donnelly
Sascha Priewe
Sarah E.K. Smith

Migrating heritage in diaspora diplomacy: Korean independence archives under contestation
Hyojung Cho
Hyunhee Lee

Essays

Framing science, performing neutrality: The British Council and scientific-cultural diplomacy
Alice Naisbitt

The European cemetery of Saint-Eugène in Algiers: A possible heritage listing for a complex cultural asset?
Christophe Alcantara

Mobility in EU cultural diplomacy and cultural relations: Ambiguities and the value of partnerships in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean
Fanny Bouquerel
Christiane Dabdoub Nasser
Matina Magkou

Formalising asymmetry: Cultural diplomacy and the UK–China film co-production agreement
Giulia D’Aquila

On cultural diplomacy: Marc Fumaroli, French cultural policy, and the humanities
Jonathan Paquette
Biyun Zhu
Benjamin Boutin

Cultural diplomacy as an emergent and uneven process: The cultural olympiad in the veneto dolomites ahead of Milano cortina 2026
Antonella Peli
Stefania Tonin

Editors Picks

Book review
Jonathan Paquette
Biyun Zhu

Recent issue: Arbido : revue professionnelle pour archivistes, bibliothécaires et documentalistes

Arbido : revue professionnelle pour archivistes, bibliothécaires et documentalistes
Arbido : professional journal for archivists, librarians, and information specialists

Editorial

Rölli Daniela
Zwischen Outsourcing und selbst machen: Web- und Social-Media-Archivierung im Stadtarchiv Bern

Smirnova Tatiana
The memory of the Fête des Vignerons and the challenges of its archiving in the age of digital platforms

Cannelli Beatrice
Navigating legal concerns in social media archiving

Marquet Andreas
Werkstattbericht zum Stand der Social Media-Archivierung im Archiv der sozialen Democracy

Forget Camille
Collecting social media data in Luxembourg: a collaborative approach

Signori Barbara
The Swiss Web Archive

New Issue: VRA Bulletin

Vol. 53 No. 1 (2026): Spring/Summer
(open access)

Association News

State of the Association
Xiaoli Ma

Fiscal Year 2025 Visual Resources Association Treasurer’s Report
Will Fenton

2025 VRA Awards Recipients & Recognition
Presented at the 43rd Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon
Ann McShane, April Martin

Perspectives

Remaining Resilient
Reflections on the Visual Resources Community
Allan T. Kohl, Lael J. Ensor-Bennett, Sara Schumacher

Feature Articles

Imagining Impossible Virtual Worlds
Final Fantasy XI Private Servers as Imagined Living Community Archives
Lucas McGill

Digitizing and Enhancing Dry Plate Glass Negatives
A Guide for Under-Resourced Archives
John Macdonald, Paige Harris

New Issue: RBM: A Journal of Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage

Vol 27, No 1 (2026)
(open access)

Editor’s Note

Editor’s Note: Organization
Diane Dias De Fazio

Articles

Algae in Special Collections: Making Room for STEM
Lucy Perrin

The Ordinary Numinosity of the Book: A Framework for Understanding Affective Encounters in Book Exhibition Contexts
Susana Sanchez-Gonzalez

Widening the Poison Books Scope: Addressing Bibliotoxicology at a Medium- Sized Public University Library
Judith L Silva, Zachary Voras

Anthology: Papers from “The Power of New Voices”

Cataloging a Life’s Work: Notes from the George Bixby James Baldwin Collection
Indica Mattson

Book Reviews

What Primary Sources Teach: Lessons for Every Classroom
Laura French

Futures of Digital Scholarly Editing
Chelcie Juliet Rowell

From the Editorial Board

On Crafting a Policy: Reflections on Membership and Community
Sarah Allison, Anne Bahde, Jeremy Brett, Juli McLoone with Diane Dias De Fazio

New Issue: Journal for the Preservation of Library and Archival Material

Volume 47, Issue 1 2026
(open access)

Original Works

Effects of Stone-Calendering on Traditional Handmade Paper: Mechanical Properties and Shape Stability
Dongyoung Yoo, Yumei Tang, Decai Gong

Dimensional Stability of Sanskrit Manuscript Supports Exposed to Environmental Humidity: Tibetan Paper, Palm Leaf, and Birch Bark
Bing Li, Chen Yu, Meifang Zhang, Danrui Cao

Historic Tibetan Manuscripts in Border Monasteries: Current State and Conservation Challenges
Ze Wan, Tiancai Li

New Articles: Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies

Ferrucci, Giada; Oliver, Amanda; Belton, Tom; and Chacon, Fernando (2026) “Toward Healing and Justice: Building Equitable Relationships with Community Archives in El Salvador,” Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies: Vol. 13, Article 12.
Available at: https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol13/iss1/12

Foscarini, Fiorella (2026) “Reflections on Language and Translation: Toward a “Translation Turn” in Archival Studies,” Journal of Contemporary Archival Studies: Vol. 13, Article 11.
Available at: https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/jcas/vol13/iss1/11

New Issue: Collections

Collections- Volume: 22, Number: 2 (June 2026)

Focus Issue: Ethical AI: Challenges and Opportunities for Collections Stewardship in GLAM

Introduction

Finding Common Ground in GLAM: Ethical AI in Three Themes
Angela I. Fritz

Articles

Enhancing Ethical AI Literacy: A Thematic Review for GLAM Practitioners
Izabella Botto, Carmela Furio and Rachel Romero

Assessing Artificial Intelligence for Ethical Use in Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Erin Baucom

Archival Reference Services in an Age of AI
Jesse A. Johnston and Meghan Courtney

“Learning in the Flow”: AI Microskilling and Ethical Stewardship in GLAMs
Angela I. Fritz

Case Studies

Transparent Practices: OCR and AI in the Archives
Rebecca Hastings and Andrew Weymouth

Ethical AI at the British Library: A PhD Placement Project
Jeanette Croen

Ethical AI Implementation in Archival Metadata Generation: A Case Study of the WBFO Radio Archive AI Pilot Project
Hope Dunbar and Kenneth Axford

Notes from the Field

Navigating the Limitations of AI in Archival Description: Can and Should AI Write Biographical Notes?
Amelia Verkerk and Ren Harman

New Issue: Exhibition

VOL. 45 ISSUE 1
(partial open access)

In “Present Tense,” the Spring 2026 issue of Exhibition, museums are finding ways to highlight our shared experience instead of our differences, bringing communities together and providing space for new understanding in these tense times. Learn their approaches and strategies for tackling complex topics with visitors, and how museums are responding to pressing current issues.

Editor’s Letter
Jeanne Normand Goswami

Contested Figures in Museum Praxis
Julia Peristerakis and Isabelle Masson

Echoes from the Key Bridge: Collecting and Interpreting Contemporary Events
Anita Kassof, Beth Maloney, and Verónica E. Betancourt

Centering the Cellphone, Decentering the Museum
Laura Donnelly-Smith, Christyna Solhan, Marion Le Voyer, and Nicole Webster

A Colossal Mirror: Museums as a Refuge for the Real in the Age of AI
Lauren Thompson and Stefania Van Dyke

Exhibition as Process: CoLab Studio’s Adaptive Model for Rapid, Collaborative Curation
Devon M. Akmon

From Neutrality to Narrative: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Exhibiting Science
Anna Mirzayan, Rachel Reeb, and Mason Heberling

Vanishing Space: Interpreting Agricultural Change in Real Time
Jennifer Rogers, PhD and LaShell Martinez

Present Tensions: A Snapshot of the Pressures Facing U.S. Museums
Leander Gussmann

Entwined Histories of Monstrous Proportions
Andy King

How to Navigate Uncertainty Through Contract Negotiation
Sharon Hotchkiss, Esq.

Rethinking Exhibition Mounts: Bio- Based Prototypes
Nikoletta Karastathi and Alicia González-Lafita Pérez

Restorative Museums: A Primer for Exhibition Practice
Kate Merrick

Contemplating Colonial Echoes
Tamara Newton

CFP: RBM Fall 2026 Issue

RBM: Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Cultural Heritage is accepting proposals for its Fall (November) 2026 issue! We welcome articles related to special collections librarianship, archives, or museum practice.

Articles should be written in a formal style and range between 3,000 and 5,000 words. The submission deadline is June 20th. If interested in submitting, get in touch with the Editor, Diane Dias De Fazio (diane.diasdefazio@gmail.com). Guidelines for authors can be found here.

New Issue: Records Management Journal

Records Management Journal 36, issue 1 (2026)
(partial open access)

Recordkeeping for project management information system in public procurement: an action research Open Access
Massimo Rebuglio; Filippo Maria Ottaviani; Alberto De Marco

Preserving digital heritage: assessing the compliance of digital repositories in South Africa with OAIS and TDR standards Open Access
Tolulope Balogun

Digital curation of archives through free open-source software in South Africa Open Access
Mahlatse Shekgola; Mpho Ngoepe

Examining the impediments to compliance with the Botswana Protection Act at the Botswana Unified Revenue Services (BURS) Open Access
Manyeke Manyeke

Transitioning to digital systems in Tanzanian public primary healthcare: an electronic medical records approach Available to Purchase
Joseph Makaranga; Goodiel Moshi; Felix Sukums

The document in the mirror of postcolonialism: institutionalisation of the records management system in Post-Independence Ukraine Available to Purchase
Iryna Petrova; Yevhen Horb