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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 45m
#Libraries Pilot Expands Access to No-Cost Course Materials, Saving Huskers Millions (via University of Nebraska-Lincoln) https://news.unl.edu/article/libraries-pilot-expands-access-to-no-cost-course-materials-saving-huskers-millions #OER
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 1h
NEW Journal Article: "From Niche to Norm: A Case Study of #Zines in a Circulating Collection" at #UIUC https://journals.ala.org/index.php/lrts/article/view/8550 #Libraries
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 2h
New UVA University Dean of #Libraries Leo Lo Discusses Role of #AI in #Education (via The Cavalier Daily)

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New University Dean of Libraries Leo Lo discusses role of AI in education
Lo said his central priority is preparing the University’s libraries for the rapid changes AI will bring, likening the technology to the internet’s arrival decades ago.
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 21h
We're thrilled to welcome Clemson University Libraries as the 126th member of ARL starting January 1! www.arl.org/news/clemson...

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Clemson University to Become 126th Member of ARL — Association of Research Libraries
The membership of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) voted today at its Fall 2025 Association Meeting to invite the Clemson University Libraries to join ARL as the Association’s 126th...
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 21h
Pleased to announce our 2026 Board! Jan. 1, Melissa Just of USC Libraries will begin a 1-year term as ARL president. She succeeds Rhea Ballard-Thrower of UIC, who will serve as ARL past president. Simon Neame of UWash will be ARL vice president/president-elect. Read more: www.arl.org/news/arl-boa...
ARL Board of Directors 2026 Elected by ARL Membership — Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) elected its 2026 Board of Directors today during the Fall 2025 Association Meeting. On January 1, 2026, Melissa Just, the holder of the Valerie...
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 1d
Deputy University Librarian Helps University of Georgia (UGA) Community Access Knowledge news.uga.edu/deputy-unive... #libraries #librarians
Deputy university librarian helps UGA community access knowledge  - UGA Today
Emily Gore shapes collections on campus and beyond.
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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 3d
Just Announced: The University of Maryland #Libraries are Certified Sustainable www.lib.umd.edu/about/news/2... #sustainability #highered
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Re:Create Coalition @recreatecoalition.bsky.social · 5d
#FairUseFriday We’ve seen claims that it’s copyright infringement for AI to mimic Studio Ghibli’s style or an AI overview to summarize facts, but what does copyright law actually say? Our new infographic breaks down these myths in the AI training debate: www.recreatecoalition.org/infographic/...
Myth-Busting the Copyright & AI Training Debate - Re:Create
In recent months, large news publishers, content conglomerates, and groups of Hollywood stars all have made claims that misrepresent the balance of U.S. copyright law and its application to AI trainin...
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 5d
Celebrate Banned Books Week with us next week! See our roundup of ARL member libraries' blog posts, resource lists, and special events: www.arl.org/blog/arl-lib...

#BannedBooksWeek #ARLlibraries #ResearchLibraries #FreeSpeech
ARL Libraries Celebrate Banned Books Week 2025 — Association of Research Libraries
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and draws attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting current and historical attempts to remove or restrict books in libraries and schools....
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 6d
The latest post in our #ARLRepertoires series by @marcellaflamme.bsky.social looks to Clay Spinuzzi’s book Triangles and Tribulations for insight on why social scientists continue to look to theory in an age of data-intensive scholarship. bit.ly/RepTheory
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Repertoires: How Social Science Theory Gets Made and Remade — Association of Research Libraries
In 2008, technologist Chris Anderson famously predicted the end of theory, as massively abundant data reduced the need for researchers to develop and test explanatory models. “Who knows why people...
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 6d
From @uofsclibraries.bsky.social: “There are treasures you are not going to find if you do your research online”: A conversation with Drew Gilpin Faust about the South Caroliniana Library

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#SpecialCollections #ResearchLibraries #PrimarySources
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 7d
What if we told you it’s not technical skills or money—but culture & relationships among people—that drive lasting #innovation? At #PI26 @masudk.com will share his remarkable journey as a blueprint for building influence & connection. Preview his keynote & register now! bit.ly/PI26Masud #libraries
PI26: Keynote Announcement—Masud Khokhar — Association of Research Libraries
February 11–12  ᐧ  Chicago-Rosemont What if we told you it’s not technical skills or money—but culture and relationships among people—that drive lasting innovation? At the ARL President’s Institute in...
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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 7d
Latest PEN America Report Finds “Disturbing Normalization” of Book Bans in Public Schools; Nearly 23,000 Cases of Book Bans Across 45 States and 451 School Districts Since 2021 www.infodocket.com/2025/10/01/l... @penamerica.bsky.social #bookbans #libraries #books #authors
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 7d
Upcoming Event from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine: Rethinking Researcher Assessment and Incentives at US Academic Institutions https://www.nationalacademies.org/event/45044_10-2025_rethinking-researcher-assessment-and-incentives-at-u-s-academic-institutions-a-workshop
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 7d
Just released today's Day in Review! Sign up to receive the top 20 news & other stories of interest to the research library community in the US and Canada in your inbox, Monday–Friday. t.e2ma.net/webview/tt0z...
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Day in Review (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)
Day in Review Tuesday, September 30 Top o' the Review AI Copyright 101 with OCEAN (Authors Alliance and OCEAN: Open Copyright Education Advisory Network) ARL, ACLS, 25 Other Organizations Sign Coaliti...
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 7d
Read about the MAP Pilot’s recent workshop in DC. Together with @caldiglib.bsky.social & facilitator @daniellalowenberg.bsky.social, ARL led this meeting on implementing machine-actionable data management plans (#maDMPs) bit.ly/MAPwkshp

#DMP #DataManagement #AcademicLibraries #DMPTool #USIMLS
New Institutional Collaborations at the MAP Pilot Workshop — Association of Research Libraries
Representatives from the Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) pilot institutions and other institutions interested in the implementation of machine-actionable data management plans (maDMPs) gathered on Sept...
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 8d
Our September Public Policy Briefing is hot off the press: bit.ly/PPBsep25

We cover news in ARL’s public policy priorities, issues relevant to #ResearchLibraries in the US & Canada, and advocacy conducted by ARL & @carl-abrc.bsky.social

#OpenScience #Copyright #InformationAccess #Accessibility
September 2025 — Association of Research Libraries
Subscribe to the Public Policy Briefing ARL Public Policy Briefing (September 2025) This issue includes: Copyright and Fair Use/Fair Dealing ARL Joins EFF, ALA, Re:Create in US Supreme Court Amicus...
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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 8d
One Name: OurResearch is Now #OpenAlex & New Codebase Beta Goes Live Tomorrow blog.openalex.org/were-now-ope... #researchtools #oa
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 8d
Now Available: Webinar Recording from @oa2020.org: Moving #OA Forward Focus Sessions: The Relevance of Open Research Information oa2020.org/2025/09/30/m... #libraries
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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 8d
ARL Joins Amicus Brief in #AI #Copyright Case to Protect Public Access to #Legal Information (via @arl.org) www.arl.org/news/arl-joi...
ARL Joins Amicus Brief in AI Copyright Case to Protect Public Access to Legal Information — Association of Research Libraries
ARL joined an amicus brief led by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urging the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reverse the district court’s adverse fair-use ruling...
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infoDOCKET @infodocket.bsky.social · 8d
"Dr. Carla Hayden Continuing to Advance Public Knowledge as New Senior Fellow at Mellon Foundation" (Listen to Interview with Dr. Hayden on WYPR's Midday Program) www.infodocket.com/2025/09/29/d... #libraries #librarians @mellon.org @middayonwypr.bsky.social
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 8d
New Data From Pew Research Center 1 in 5 Americans Now Regularly Get News On #TikTok, Up Sharply From 2020 https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/09/25/1-in-5-americans-now-regularly-get-news-on-tiktok-up-sharply-from-2020/
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 8d
New from UDelaware Library, Museums and Press: #AI Bots Swarm #UDSpace for Information https://library.udel.edu/news/2025/09/29/ai-bots-swarm-udspace/
More in ARL’s Day in Review: arl.org/dir
#libraries #LLMs #repositories
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 8d
The #RLUK26 Virtual Conference: 25–27 March 2026 Call for Papers Is Now Available Online https://rlukconference.com/ #libraries
RLUK Conference – Research Libraries UK Conference
RLUK Conference - Research Libraries UK Conference
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Association of Research Libraries @arl.org · 9d
We joined a brief led by @eff.org, asking the appeals court to reverse the district court’s adverse fair-use ruling in Thomson Reuters v. Ross. Upholding the ruling could jeopardize access to legal information in the public domain bit.ly/TRWvR

#Copyright #FairUse #GovernmentEdicts
ARL Joins Amicus Brief in AI Copyright Case to Protect Public Access to Legal Information — Association of Research Libraries
ARL joined an amicus brief led by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urging the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reverse the district court’s adverse fair-use ruling...
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