Big News! ARL to Host Inaugural IMPACT: Research Library Summit
July 2028 in Seattle

We are excited to announce our new multitrack experience for scholars, researchers, and practitioners—the IMPACT: Research Library Summit will advance the role of libraries in the research enterprise, aligning mission, strategy, values, and action. Open to all, IMPACT will bring unity and clarity to ARL’s support of the creation and sharing of new knowledge, and to ARL’s role in career development, across the broader research library community. Learn more about IMPACT. » 

ARL and Re:Create to Host Fair Use Week Congressional Briefing in DC, Wednesday, February 25

Join ARL and Re:Create Coalition for a congressional staff briefing during Fair Use Week, on Wednesday, February 25, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. in Washington, DC. This free briefing will highlight perspectives on AI and fair use from legal and policy experts. Learn more and register. » 

Elizabeth Cowell on Finding Work-Life Balance and Lowering Barriers to Information Access

Elizabeth Cowell retired from UC Santa Cruz at the end of 2025 after almost 13 years as university librarian. ARL’s Sam Musser chatted with Elizabeth about her career. Read the interview. » 

McCain Library at ASU to Blend History, Civics in a Living Landmark »

(ASU Library, ASU: Arizona State University)

Message from Dean Stanley Wilder (04LFP Fellow): New Library Building Update »

(LSU Libraries, LSU: Louisiana State University) 

Piloting Wikidata as an Authority Identifier: The (In)visible Women Project at the Smithsonian Institution »

(Smithsonian Libraries and Archives via Journal of Open Humanities Data)
 ARL member library authors  

The Copyright Conversation »

(Brigham Young University, Columbia University, Harvard University, and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign via LJ: Library Journal) 

University Library Unveils Gen AI Tool Customized for Tar Heels »

(UNC University Libraries, UNC: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Video: A Conversation with Leo Lo, Dean of Libraries and Advisor for AI Literacy at the University of Virginia »

(University of Virginia (UVA) Library via Charleston Hub YouTube channel) 
Also from UVA: Gamechanger: Can AI Accurately Transcribe Primary Source Documents?

Why Libraries Still Matter: New UR Librarian Timothy McGeary (16LFP Fellow) on the Future of Academic Libraries »

(University of Rochester (UR) River Campus Libraries via Campus Times) 

Common Cause: Students for Academic Freedom »

(Campus Compact)

Examining Generational Divides—Political Attitudes and Behavior »

(Stavros Niarchos Foundation SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University)

Marco Rubio Steps Down as Acting Head of US National Archives »

(Reuters)

Minnesota Star Tribune Launches News Literacy Initiative to Fight Disinformation »

(E&P: Editor & Publisher Magazine)

The Librarians Documentary Premieres Monday, February 9 »

(Independent Lens, PBS) 

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