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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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Fair Use Week Congressional Briefing Hosted by ARL and Re:Create
Join the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Re:Create Coalition for a congressional staff briefing in Washington, DC, during Fair Use Week. The briefing will highlight perspectives on AI and...
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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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Rutgers and York to Host ARL Leadership and Transformation Cohorts in 2027
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announce the hosts for the Intensive Learning Program (ILP) and Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) site visits for 2027. York...
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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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ARL Comments on Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise
The US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requested comments on “accelerating the American scientific enterprise.” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to provide comments below. A...
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Last Day to Register! 2026 ARL President’s Institute—Unlock Innovation
Today’s the last day to register to join your colleagues at ARL PI26! Unlock Innovation with keynote speakers Lee Vinsel, associate professor of science, technology, and society at Virginia Tech, and Masud Khokhar,...
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Timothy McGeary Named University of Rochester Librarian and Neilly Dean
University of Rochester has appointed Timothy McGeary the next University of Rochester Librarian and the Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of the University of Rochester Libraries, effective March...
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Fast-Tracking H.R. 6028 Can Threaten Copyright Deposit & the Public Interest
On December 11, 2025, the Library Copyright Alliance submitted comments on H.R. 6028, highlighting concerns about ending the Library of Congress’s supervisory authority over the US Copyright Office, removing rulemaking...
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