Public Policy Briefing (February 2026): Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week Edition!

The ARL Public Policy Briefing, a monthly newsletter by ARL’s Katherine Klosek with contributions by CARL’s Katherine McColgan, highlights public policy developments important to the research library community in the US and Canada. This issue covers a welcome amendment to Bill C-15 in Canada, a congressional briefing for Fair Use Week hosted by ARL and Re:Create, a discussion of user rights and generative AI hosted by CARL, and what the CLEAR Act in the US gets wrong. Now available as a LinkedIn newsletter in addition to via email, read and subscribe to the Public Policy Briefing. » 

Anne Seymour Appointed Vice-Provost (Libraries) and University Librarian for University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba (UM) has appointed Anne Seymour as vice-provost (Libraries) and university librarian, effective March 1, 2026, through February 28, 2031. She also holds an appointment as a continuing librarian within UM Libraries. Anne joins UM from Johns Hopkins University, where she served as associate dean and director of the Welch Medical Library. Learn more about Anne and her appointment at UM. » 

Archives Alive: Sylva and the Roots of Environmental Thinking »

(McMaster University Libraries) 

Dean of Libraries Kristina Rose on 20 Years at NYU »

(NYU Libraries, NYU: New York University via Washington Square News) 

Harvard Library Tests AI Tools to Help Researchers Navigate Collections »

(Harvard Library via The Harvard Crimson) 

How VCU Student Movements Evolved Through the Decades »

(VCU Libraries, VCU: Virginia Commonwealth University via The Commonwealth Times)

Mark Newton to Step Down as University Librarian on March 30 »

(Boston University (BU) Libraries) 

Powell Library Honored with 2026 Preservation Award »

(UCLA Library via Los Angeles Conservancy) 

Virginia Tech Publishing & Press Partnership Earns National Library of Medicine’s Top Honor »

(US National Library of Medicine and Virginia Tech University Libraries) 

A New Model for Answering Big Questions in Social Science »

(The Pop-Up Journal Initiative)
See also: eLife Receives Wellcome Boost to Build Open Publishing Ecosystem (eLife)

How Congress Can Restore the Independence of US Science »

(Nature)

New Partnership for National Digital Archive »

(DPLA: Digital Public Library of America) 

Obamas, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush Among Authors of 1,500 Books Banned in Texas School District »

(PEN America)

States Sue Trump Administration to Challenge Policy Requiring Colleges to Collect Race Data »

(AP: The Associated Press)
See also: Trump’s Assault on Higher Education Has Hit a Snag (The Atlantic)

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