Join ARL & CARL for Charleston Preconference Workshop: The Right to Research in the Age of AI

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) are hosting a workshop before the 2026 Charleston Library Conference on Tuesday, November 3, to define conditions for advanced computational research, identify red-flag license terms, and develop shared negotiation strategies, including approaches for engaging faculty and administrators. Learn more and register! » 

Repertoires: How Health Research Becomes Interoperable

In Machineries of Similarity and Difference, sociologist David Ribes chronicles the creation of interconnected infrastructures that allowed AIDS researchers to investigate certain scientific questions faster, more easily, or at all. ARL’s Marcel LaFlamme explores what such infrastructure studies can illuminate about libraries as research infrastructures in their own right. Read ARL Repertoires. »

Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Research Libraries, AI Research, and Contract Override »

(University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources via Slaw) 
 ARL member library authors 

“Fire-workes” for the 17th Century »

(NLM: US National Library of Medicine) 

New Yale Policy Protects Faculty Authors’ Copyright in Open Access Publishing »

(Yale University Library) 

100-Plus Years of “The Technique” Now Available Online »

(Georgia Tech Library) 

Restoring the Sexual Violence Program: A New Oral History Project Documenting Feminist Student Activism »

(University of Minnesota (UMN) Libraries) 

University Libraries Awarded Mellon Grant to Study Environmental Collections »

(Penn State University Libraries) 

Xuemao Wang to Step Down as Dean of Libraries in 2027 »

(Northwestern University Libraries) 

📌 Roundup Updated Today: US Federal Research Funding Proposed Rule: Media Coverage, Statements, and Submissions »

(infoDOCKET)

A New Way to Uncover How Science Is Under Attack »

(UCS: Union of Concerned Scientists)

From Publishers to Knowledge Infrastructure—Why AI May Push Organizations to Rethink What They Are »

(Learn & Work Ecosystem Library)

Sunshine Fest 2027 Call for Proposals »

(Brechner Freedom of Information (FOI) Project, UF: University of Florida)

Trump Has “Almost Completely” Erased LGBTQ+ Data. Is Race Next? »

(NOTUS)

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