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News/2024-10-08-former-tesco-chief-takes-stake-in-spotify-for-textbooks-platform-perlego.md

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+title: Former Tesco chief takes stake in 'Spotify for textbooks' platform Perlego
+date_added: 2024-10-07T10:05:00.000Z
+synopsis: >-
+  As reported by Sky News UK, the former chief executive of Tesco, Sir Terry
+  Leahy is leading a $20 million fundraiser for the Perlego e-textbook platform.
+  Perlego have stated that the new funding will be used to further "extend
+  Perlego's international presence" as well as for new product development.
+
+
+  According to the same article, Perlego has also received a commitment to new funding from ITHAKA, the company behind the JSTOR platform.
+
+
+  Investment being led by an individual with as high a profile as Leahy can be seen as a major statement of intent on behalf of Perlego to further move into the academic textbook market.
+
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+  The full story can be read [here](https://news.sky.com/story/former-tesco-chief-takes-stake-in-spotify-for-textbooks-platform-perlego-13229641)
+tags:
+  - Etextbooks
+  - Learning & teaching
+published: true
+layout: news
+parent: News
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artificial-intelligence/useful-resources.md

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 # Artificial intelligence: useful resources
 
 Below is a collection of useful reports, websites, blogposts etc. relevant to different aspects of artificial intelligence:[](https://nationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2024/03/04/generative-ai-primer/)
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 Originally posted to the [email protected] listserv on 27th November 2023. This is a useful update for librarians covering
 
-- ChatGPT and other chatbots
-- AI Search
-- Content creation[](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133323001118)
+* ChatGPT and other chatbots
+* AI Search
+* Content creation[](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133323001118)
 
 [Artificial Intelligence in academic library strategy in the United Kingdom and the Mainland of China. ](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099133323001118)
 
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 [](https://nationalcentreforai.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2023/06/05/library-strategy-and-artificial-intelligence/)Dr Andrew M Cox. \[Blog] Understanding AI in Education \[Jisc] National Centre for AI 5 June 2023
 
-On April 20th 2023 the Information School, University of Sheffield invited five guest speakers from across the library sectors to debate “Artificial Intelligence: Where does it fit into your library strategy?”[](https://www.ifla.org/23-resources-to-get-up-to-speed-on-ai-in-2023/)
+On April 20th 2023 the Information School, University of Sheffield invited five guest speakers from across the library sectors to debate “Artificial Intelligence: Where does it fit into your library strategy?”
+
+[Looking towards a brighter future: the potentiality of AI and digital transformations to library spaces](https://library.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/196/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-libraries)
+
+Artificial intelligence (AI) in libraries project - Digital futures research report. University of Leeds Libraries (Feb 2023).
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+This comprehensive report authored by University of Leeds libraries reviews the current and potential future impact of artificial intelligence on library spaces. It also includes a detailed survey of librarians at Leeds views on AI and library technology[](https://www.ifla.org/23-resources-to-get-up-to-speed-on-ai-in-2023/)
 
 [23 resources to get up to speed on AI in 2023](https://www.ifla.org/23-resources-to-get-up-to-speed-on-ai-in-2023/)