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Memorial: Nancy E. Gwinn, 1945–2024
Nancy E. Gwinn, Director Emerita of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries, died at age 78 on April 29, 2024, after a two-year battle with cancer. Nancy served as director of Smithsonian...
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Association of Research Libraries and Partners Urge National Center for Education Statistics to Retain Vital Academic Library Survey in IPEDS
In partnership with the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), and the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL), ARL strongly opposes the proposed removal...
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Sustainability Series—Virtual Workshops: June–December 2024
Sustainable development is an ongoing journey of personal and organizational transformation. Building on the 2024 ARL President’s Institute, ARL is hosting a virtual workshop series to keep our foot on...
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Register Now for Our Sustainability Series—Virtual Workshops: June–December 2024
Sustainability is a core value of librarianship and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and sustainable development is an ongoing journey of personal and organizational transformation. One of the most...
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Memorial: Hannelore Busch Rader, 1937–2024
Hannelore Rader, former dean of University Libraries at University of Louisville (UofL), died on April 25, 2024, at the age of 86. Hannelore served as dean at UofL from 1997...
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Why IDEAL? Sustainability and Community
Join us at IDEAL 2024 in lovely Toronto, Ontario, this summer for learning opportunities and to develop international connections! The theme of IDEAL 2024 is Sustainable Resistance and Restoration in Global...
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Association of Research Libraries Releases Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has issued a set of “Research Libraries Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence.” AI technologies, and in particular, generative AI, have significant potential to improve...
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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...
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ARL and EDUCAUSE Welcome Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Vote to Reinstate Net Neutrality
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and EDUCAUSE are pleased that the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted today to restore net neutrality protections, and with them, a national standard...
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Sponsor the Library Assessment Conference 2024!
The 10th biennial Library Assessment Conference (LAC) will take place November 7–9, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Preconference workshops will be offered Wednesday, November 6. This event brings together 400 members of the library...