Apply for ARL Kaleidoscope Program 2026—Deadline May 13

ARL invites applications for the 2026 cohort of the Kaleidoscope Program—a two-year commitment designed to strengthen pathways into research libraries and archives and remove barriers for graduate students by supporting their ongoing education, professional development, and relationship building. Apply for the Kaleidoscope Program by May 13. » 

UC Irvine to Host ARL Kaleidoscope Program Leadership Symposium

ARL is delighted that the University of California (UC) Irvine Libraries will host the Kaleidoscope Program 2027 Leadership Symposium. The symposium explores topics related to the major strategic areas of ARL as well as transitioning into—and building career networks in—research library and archive environments. Learn more about UC Irvine hosting the Leadership Symposium. » 

ARL Champions Federal Support for Social Science Research, Infrastructure

A record number of advocates from 24 US states met with members of Congress during the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) annual Social Science Advocacy Day on March 24. One common theme across these meetings was appreciation for the bipartisan rejection of deep cuts to federal research funding proposed by the Trump administration. Read more about Social Science Advocacy Day. » 

ARL Public Policy Briefing (March 2026)

The 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 accessibility, AI, copyright, federal funding, and online censorship. Read and share the Public Policy Briefing. » 

A New Environment for License Negotiations: 40% of Recent Articles in the Top Publishers’ Subscription/Hybrid Journals Are Freely Available Online »

(Southern Illinois University Carbondale Library Affairs via The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
  ARL member library authors  

Larry P. Alford Receives Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) Lifetime Achievement Award »

(University of Toronto Libraries) 

Revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity »

(CRS: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress)
Also from CRS: Availability of Federal Data: Policy Considerations for Disclosure, Preservation, and Governance 

Too Good to Be True? IU Acquires Legendary Magic Collection »

(Indiana University (IU) Libraries Bloomington) 

2026 ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award Recipients Announced »

(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press via ACRL: Association of College and Research Libraries) 

Vanderbilt’s Heard Libraries Join Biodiversity Heritage Library, Help Preserve World’s Memory of Life on Earth »

(Vanderbilt University Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries) 

Why Slop Matters »

(Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies via ACM AI Letters)
  ARL member library authors   

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II Urban Legends: Sorting Fact from Fiction About the 2024 Updates »

(DLF: Digital Library Federation)

Democracy for All Project: The People’s Role in American Democracy »

(Charles F. Kettering Foundation and Gallup)
See also: Freedom in the World 2026: The Growing Shadow of Autocracy (Freedom House)

Findings of the Largest, Most Comprehensive Survey on AI in Higher Education »

(CSU: The California State University)
See also: AI Benchmarks Are Broken. Here’s What We Need Instead. (MIT Technology Review)

Is Copyright Law the Wrong Weapon Against AI? »

(Harvard Magazine)

RLUK26 Conference: The Role of Libraries in Supporting Civic Society (video playlist) »

(RLUK: Research Libraries UK YouTube channel)

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