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Monday, April 14
Top o’ the Review
Coalition Publica’s Position and Recommendations Regarding the Draft, Revised Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications
(Coalition Publica)
Eighty-Six Institutions and Associations Lead the Presidents’ Alliance’s Filing of Amicus Brief Challenging Visa Revocations and Detentions
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
Also from Presidents’ Alliance: FAQ for International Students and Campus Stakeholders: What You Need to Know
Grant Terminations, Appeals, and Other Activities
(AAM: American Alliance of Museums)
See also: Send AASLH Your Grant Cancellation Letters (AASLH: American Association for State and Local History)
In Memoriam: Clifford Lynch
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Universities
(The New York Times)
Losing Academic Freedom Is Too High a Price
(UCS: Union of Concerned Scientists)
See also: Five Takeaways from a Conference on Free Speech in Higher Ed (Inside Higher Ed)
Plans to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary Were Underway. Then Came the Federal Funding Cuts.
(AP: The Associated Press)
Theresa Anderson Named Executive Director of ACRL
(ACRL: Association of College and Research Libraries, ALA: American Library Association)
What You Need to Know as a Library to Prepare for ADA Title II Rule Changes
(DLF: Digital Library Federation)
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
(The New York Times)
ARL Member Libraries
Changes to ERIC: 2025
(University of Cincinnati Libraries)
Federal Grant to Digitize UMN Flap-Book Collection Terminated
(University of Minnesota (UMN) Libraries via FOX 9 KMSP)
Impact of NEH and IMLS Cancellations on the University of Illinois Library
(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) University Library)
Integrating AI Literacy into the Curricula: A New Cohort Project Gets Underway
(Several ARL members via Ithaka S+R)
Message from the Dean: New Library Building Milestone
(LSU Libraries, Louisiana State University)
Opinion: “The Assault on Libraries Must End”
(BPL: Boston Public Library via The Boston Globe)
Passover Haggadot at ASU Library
(Arizona State University (ASU) Library)
Reimagining the Penn Libraries
(Penn Libraries, University of Pennsylvania)
Save the Date for Designing Libraries XII: September 28–30, 2025, Rochester, New York
(University of Rochester River Campus Libraries)
University, Public Libraries Collaborate to Serve Pennsylvania Communities
(Penn State University Libraries)
Advocacy & Public Policy
CARL’s Response to the Consultation on Proposed Tariffs
(CARL: Canadian Association of Research Libraries)
Re:Create Opposes the Reintroduction of the COPIED Act
(Re:Create Coalition)
Scholars & Scholarship
AI Chatbots and Subject Cataloging: A Performance Test
(Library Resources & Technical Services)
Launch of a Practical Guide to Implementing Responsible Research Assessment
(DORA: Declaration on Research Assessment)
The State of Generative AI Use in Canada 2025: Exploring Public Attitudes and Adoption Trends
(figshare)
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Tuesday, April 15
Top o’ the Review
AI as Normal Technology
(Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University)
Higher Education Association Lawsuits Challenge NIH and DOE Cuts to F&A Reimbursement
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Leopoldina Discussion Paper on the Direct Funding and Evaluation of Scientific Journals
(German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina)
Memorial: Clifford Lynch
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Process as Punishment: An American History of Political Spectacle
(Lawfare)
Study Finds Lingering Impact of COVID on Student Experience
(University World News)
The Promise of American Higher Education
(Harvard University)
Training LLMs to Self-Detoxify Their Language
(MIT)
Also from MIT: New Method Efficiently Safeguards Sensitive AI Training Data
Upcoming Virtual Event: Managing Risk: Orphan Film Collections (Friday, April 18)
(OCEAN: Open Copyright Education Advisory Network)
Wikipedia’s Largest Non-English Version Was Created by a Bot. Generative AI Poses New Problems
(ABC: Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
ARL Member Libraries
Announcing Winners of 2025 Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Library Publishing
(McGill University Libraries, University of Alberta Library, University of Minnesota Libraries, VCU Libraries via LPC: Library Publishing Coalition)
Celebrating Earth Day All Year Long
(University of Virginia Library)
FSU Dean of Libraries Retiring After Three Decades of Service
(FSU Libraries, Florida State University)
Libraries’ Funds Help Make 50 Scholarly Books Openly Available
(MIT Libraries)
New Project with Eleni Sikelianos Selected for Brown University Digital Publications
(Brown University Library)
Print Archive Network (PAN) Annual Forum 2025 to Take Place June 27
(CRL: Center for Research Libraries)
PUL Mourns Loss of Nobel Prize Winner Mario Vargas Llosa
(PUL: Princeton University Library)
Rare Book Discovered in Libraries’ Special Collections
(McMaster University Libraries)
Safeguarding the Future of the World’s Largest LGBTQ+ Archive
(USC Libraries, University of Southern California)
The State of Cost Sharing and Collaborative Collection Development at AACSB-Accredited Universities
(USC Libraries via The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
ARL member library authors
Higher Ed
Three Takeaways on Higher Education Innovation from the ASU+GSV Summit
(Higher Ed Dive)
Scholars & Scholarship
Designing the Right to Science
(ISC: International Science Council)
Geographical and Disciplinary Coverage of Open Access Journals: OpenAlex, Scopus, and WoS
(PLOS One)
Good Metadata Practice for Open Access Books
(Copim)
Rethinking How We Publish to Support Open Science
(Learned Publishing)
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Wednesday, April 16
Top o’ the Review
Accessibility in Technology Acquisition with HECVAT 4
(EDUCAUSE Review)
Army and Air Force Libraries Are Ordered to Review Books for DEI Material
(AP: The Associated Press)
NSF Scraps Most Outside Advisory Panels
(Science)
Recognizing and Resisting Censorship in Online Safety Bills: A Framework for Libraries
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries via The Political Librarian)
Statement of AAU President Barbara R. Snyder on Harvard’s Refusal to Surrender Its Independence or Relinquish Its Constitutional Rights
(AAU: Association of American Universities)
Students at Pentagon Schools Sue Hegseth Over Book Bans on Race and Gender
(The Guardian)
Upcoming Webinar: CARL Inclusive Collections Webinar Series—From Shelves to Streams: How Format Shifts Impact Diversity in Academic Film Collections (Friday, May 2)
(CARL: Canadian Association of Research Libraries)
Webinar Series: Insights from the Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot—Register Now!
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries and CDL: California Digital Library)
See also: Working Toward a Common Standard API for Machine-Actionable DMPs (UC3: University of California Curation Center, CDL)
What Are Colleges’ Legal Options When Threatened with Federal Funding Cuts?
(Higher Ed Dive)
ARL Member Libraries
Benson Collection Acquires Archive of Andrés Caicedo
(University of Texas Libraries)
Ebook Usability Report on Aggregator Platforms: A Case Study of EBSCO and ProQuest
(CDL: California Digital Library, University of California)
Imprimé à Montréal: Montreal and McGill in the History of Print
(McGill University Libraries)
New Digital Collection: Student-Created Public Health Zines
(Tulane University Libraries)
Also from Tulane: Student Newspapers Digital Collection
Western Libraries Leads Web Archiving Efforts to Preserve Digital Records
(Western Libraries, Western University)
Higher Ed
AI Ethics Education: A Systematic Literature Review
(Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence)
Also from Computers and Education: AI: Implementing Generative AI (GenAI) in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Case Studies
CASE Insights Roundup: Key Takeaways from Recent Survey Reports
(CASE: Council for Advancement and Support of Education)
Scholars & Scholarship
AI Bots Are Overwhelming Some Journals
(C&EN: Chemical & Engineering News)
An Automated Framework for Assessing How Well LLMs Cite Relevant Medical References
(Nature Communications)
Publication of the Small Encyclopedia of Open Science
(Committee for Open Science, French Ministry of Higher Education and Research)
Research Data Governance. The Need for a System of Cross-Organizational Responsibility for the Researcher’s Data Domain.
(Data Science Journal)
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Thursday, April 17
Top o’ the Review
ARLIES Film Festival 2025 Live Stream—Save the Dates!
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Can Intergenerational Connection Heal Us?
(CoGenerate)
CRA Statement Opposing the Disestablishment of NSF Advisory Committees
(CRA: Computing Research Association)
Environmental and Science Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Removal of Climate and Environmental Justice Websites and Data
(UCS: Union of Concerned Scientists)
GPO Director Names New Members to Depository Library Council
(GPO: US Government Publishing Office)
Institute of Education Sciences Cuts Imperil High-Quality Research, Lawsuits Allege
(Higher Ed Dive)
Nationwide Temporary Restraining Order Issued in US Department of Energy Lawsuit
(ACE: American Council on Education)
Trump Is Bullying, Blackmailing, and Threatening Colleges, and They Are Just Beginning to Fight Back
(The Hechinger Report)
Also from Hechinger: College Uncovered: The Demographic Cliff
United States: SAR Files Submission to UN Universal Periodic Review
(SAR: Scholars at Risk)
US State Department Eliminates Key Office Tasked with Fighting Foreign Disinformation
(Politico)
ARL Member Libraries
A Qualitative Study of STEM Graduate Majors’ Copyright Knowledge and Educational Experiences
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University Library via portal: Libraries and the Academy)
ARL member library authors
Georgia Writers Hall of Fame 2025 Class Known for Works and Inspiring Next Generation
(University of Georgia University Libraries)
Increasing Public Access to Research: The “Open Science” Transformation at uOttawa
(uOttawa Library, University of Ottawa)
Listening for Blackness in the Archie Givens Collection of African American Literature
(University of Minnesota Libraries)
Trans-Substantive Instructors: Scholarly Communication Librarians Facilitating Communities of Practice
(University at Buffalo University Libraries via JLSC: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication)
ARL member library authors
Higher Ed
Can Universities Still Diversify Faculty Hiring Under Trump?
(IHE: Inside Higher Ed)
Potential Societal Biases of ChatGPT in Higher Education: A Scoping Review
(Open Praxis)
Scholars & Scholarship
AI Safety for Everyone
(Nature Machine Intelligence)
Barcelona Declaration—One Year Highlights
(Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information)
Where There’s a Will There’s a Way: ChatGPT Is Used More for Science in Countries Where It Is Prohibited
(Quantitative Science Studies)
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