2026

• Strategic Implications of AI Futures for Research Libraries: Workshop Report

  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) have released the report from our Strategic Implications Workshop, Futurescape Libraries: Mapping Possibilities for Tomorrow’s Information Hubs....

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  ARL Statement on Reintroduction of Pro Codes Act

  ARL continues to oppose the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes (Pro Codes) Act, which would grant private entities exclusive copyright ownership over elements of the law. The Pro...

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  ARL Annual Report Highlights Community Resilience in 2025

  2025 tested research libraries in ways both familiar and newly unsettling. Across higher education, government, and civic life, trust in institutions fell to historic lows, resources became even more constrained,...

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