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Partnering Across the Research Enterprise in These Times
More than 30 senior library leaders gathered on April 28 at the ARL Spring Meeting in Minneapolis to discuss partnerships with research offices and other units supporting the institutional research...
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2025
ARL shines a spotlight on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage during the month of May. View our round-up of events, blogs, and other resources. Events | Blog...
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ARL Celebrates Jewish American Heritage Month 2025
May is Jewish American Heritage Month. Join ARL in honoring this community by viewing our round-up of events, blog posts, and resources from our member libraries. Events | Blog...
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Letter Opposing Pro Codes Act
On May 16, 2025, ARL signed on to a letter to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees opposing the Pro Codes Act, arguing that it would inappropriately grant copyright protection...
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The Importance of the European Accessibility Act to Canada and the United States
Recently I was asked to introduce and facilitate a session on web accessibility and repositories for accessible scholarly works. As I prepared for the session the focus was slightly revised...
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Repositories of Accessible Scholarly Materials
This table includes descriptions of repositories of remediated and born-accessible materials that are available in the US, Canada, or both. While creating and sharing accessible copies of copyrighted materials is...
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ARL Congratulates Member Institutions Represented in IFLA Governing Roles
ARL member institutions are well represented in the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 2025 election results. Eight employees of ARL member institutions and one ARL staff member...
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Why Wouldn’t You Want This Job? You Can Change People’s Lives: Judy Russell Reflects on Her Career and the Profession
Dean Judy Russell will step down from her position in July 2025 after leading the University of Florida (UF) George A. Smathers Libraries for 18 years. Read our interview with...
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Libraries Bring People and Information Together to Change the World: Steve Mandeville-Gamble on His Career and the Profession—an Oral History Interview
University Librarian Steve Mandeville-Gamble will retire at the end of the academic year, after leading the University of California (UC) Riverside Library for more than 12 years. Read our oral...
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Global Perspectives on Librarianship from lorraine j. haricombe
lorraine j. haricombe will retire from her position as vice provost and director of the University of Texas Libraries at the end of August after leading the libraries for almost...