ARL Unbound Column Features Interview with Kornelia Tancheva

The latest ARL Unbound column in Library Journal features an interview by ARL Executive Director Andrew K. Pace with Kornelia Tancheva, Hillman University Librarian and Director of the University Library System at the University of Pittsburgh. Kornelia discusses the role of research libraries in public-impact knowledge creation. Read Andrew’s interview with Kornelia. » 

ARL Public Policy Briefing (July/August 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 access to information, artificial intelligence, copyright & fair use/fair dealing, federally funded research, and higher education. Read & share the Public Policy Briefing. » 

AI Chatbots as Companions: Overview, Uses, and Considerations for Congress »

(CRS: Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress) 

Building a Faculty-Librarian Partnership in Instruction: Teaching Student-Led Undergraduate Research in History »

(University of Calgary Library via ACRL: Association of College and Research Libraries)
 ARL member library authors 

Dean Neame Reappointed for Second Term »

(UW Libraries, UW: University of Washington) 

“Finding Their Names” Project Identifies Stories of 4,500 Enslaved Georgians »

(UGA Libraries, UGA: University of Georgia) 

Mexican Ambassador Visits Benson Collection »

(University of Texas Libraries) 

Patent and Trademark Resource Center at UT Libraries Now Open »

(UT Libraries, UT: The University of Tennessee, Knoxville) 

UNLV Library Archives Preserve Blueprints and Sketches of Iconic Las Vegas Casinos »

(UNLV University Libraries, UNLV: University of Nevada, Las Vegas via News 3 LV) 

New LinkedIn Research Finds Women Account for Just 26% of AI Hires as AI Jobs Surge »

(LinkedIn)

Pentagon Orders Audit of 30 Universities’ Partnerships with Foreign Institutions »

(AP: The Associated Press)

Public Trust and Government Trust Aren’t the Same for Higher Education »

(University World News)

The Loneliness Crisis Comes to Campus »

(The Atlantic)

Youth Power at the Polls: The Evolution of College Student Voting Rights (podcast) »

(SpeechMatters Podcast, National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, University of California)

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