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What the CLEAR Act Gets Wrong
The bipartisan Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR Act) would require anyone using a training dataset in connection with the training or release of a generative AI model to...
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Fair Use Supports Accessibility, but You Don’t Have to Take My Word for It
Updated Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II regulations will take effect on April 24, requiring state and local government websites and digital content to meet accessibility standards. As libraries...
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ARL Celebrates Black History Month 2026
Join ARL and our member libraries in celebrating Black history in February. Below is a roundup of events, blog posts, exhibits, and other resources that showcase opportunities to learn, experience,...
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ARL Libraries Love Data Week
During Love Data Week, the international celebration of data focuses on building and engaging community around good data practice. ARL member libraries are enthusiastic supporters of Love Data Week—see below for...
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🎦 🎥 Call for Entries from ARL Members—ARLIES 2026 Film Festival
The 11th Annual ARLIES Film Festival is accepting submissions from ARL member libraries through April 1—no joke! 🤣 The ARLIES (pronounced R-LEEZ) is juried by ARL member representatives and culminates...
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Participate in Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week!
Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is February 23–27, 2026! This is the 13th annual celebration of the balance in copyright law, promoting further progress, and accommodating freedom of speech and expression...
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Elizabeth Cowell on Finding Work-Life Balance and Lowering Barriers to Information Access
Elizabeth Cowell retired from the University of California (UC) Santa Cruz at the end of 2025 after 18 years at the institution. ARL caught up with Elizabeth about all that...
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How Congress Can Improve Accessibility and Digital Access
For EFF Copyright Week 2026: Device and Digital Ownership Every three years since 2003, disability rights advocates and library associations have petitioned the US Copyright Office for permission to access...
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Lisa O’Hara: Librarianship Is All About the People
Before retiring from the University of Manitoba at the end of 2025, Lisa O’Hara chatted with ARL about her career and research librarianship—see the interview below. Sam: Would you like...
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Repertoires: How Researchers Struggle to Stay in Sync
The last few working days of a very long year are an apt moment to reflect on how we experience time within the research enterprise. A recent book by science...