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• 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....

• ARL Letter on ADA Title II Final Rule

  On March 18, 2026, ARL sent a letter to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requesting a meeting to discuss the importance of the ADA Title II website regulation...

• MAP Pilot Report

  The Machine Actionable Plans (MAP) Pilot project provides institutions with resources to enable them to explore the potential uses of machine-actionable data-management plans (maDMPs).  The pilot was funded by the...

• 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...

• e-Resource Licensing Explained: An A–Z Licensing Guidebook for Libraries

  ARL is pleased to publish e-Resource Licensing Explained: An A–Z Licensing Guidebook for Libraries, a practical tool to empower librarians who license electronic resources (e-resources). The guidebook includes easily digestible...

• ARL Statistics Revision Task Force Final Report

  The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Statistics Revision Task Force has released its final report. ARL charged the Statistics Revision Task Force to review the ARL Statistics survey and recommend ways...

• Research Libraries Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence

  Articulating a set of research library guiding principles for AI is useful to influence policy and advocate for the responsible development and deployment of AI technologies, promote ethical and transparent...

• Evolving AI Strategies in Libraries: Insights from Two Polls of ARL Member Representatives over Nine Months

  The onset of new, more accessible, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies marks a significant turning point for libraries, ushering in a period rich with both unparalleled opportunities and complex challenges. In...

• Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle

  Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle examines research data management and sharing practices at six research-intensive academic institutions: Cornell...

• The Real Truth about the “Pro Codes” Act

  The Copyright Alliance has distributed a document entitled The Truth about the Pro Codes Act (H.R. 1631/S. 835). This is a response to the false assertions made in that document....

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