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ACE Letter to FCC on Net Neutrality
On December 14, 2023, ARL joined an American Council on Education (ACE) letter regarding the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, "Safeguarding and Securing the Open Internet"...
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Bernice Meja Wins Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship for 2023
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has awarded Bernice Meja the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship to attend the ARL President’s Institute 2024. The scholarship was established in 2015 to honor the...
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How Libraries Can Lead the Way in Campus Decarbonization
Libraries have long since led the way in enabling student success; advancing research; and embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion. With this critical role on the campus, they are often among...
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Library Copyright Alliance Defends Limits on Damages in Supreme Court Copyright Case, Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy
The Library Copyright Alliance joined an amicus brief in Warner Chappell Music v. Nealy, where the US Supreme Court will consider whether damages can be awarded for injury that occurred...
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American Council on Education (ACE) Letter on Visa Flexibility for International Students
On December 8, 2023, ARL signed on to a letter to the US State Department asking that the current flexibilities and waiver for in-person interviews for student visa applications be...
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Registration Scholarships Available to Attend ARL President’s Institute on Sustainability, February 8 in San Diego
Update: The deadline for registration and scholarship applications has been extended to Wednesday, January 10. The 2024 ARL President’s Institute: Embracing Sustainability—Libraries Leading the Way is able to offer a limited number...
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International Alliance of Research Library Associations Releases Principles for a Safe and Open Internet
The International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA)—the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL/ABRC), Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL), LIBER (Association of European...
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Save the Date: Library Assessment Conference, November 6–9, 2024
The 2024 Library Assessment Conference Planning Committee is pleased to announce that the 10th biennial Library Assessment Conference will take place November 6–9, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Preconference workshops will be...
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Forgot to Register for ARL President’s Institute on Sustainability? Don’t Worry—Rates to Stay Low through the Registration Deadline, December 15
We are thrilled that more than 80 people have registered for the 2024 ARL President’s Institute: Embracing Sustainability—Libraries Leading the Way, to be held in San Diego, California, on Thursday, February...
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ARL Comments on Plan to Increase Public Access to USDA-Funded Research
On September 27, 2023, and October 10, 2023, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) held stakeholder listening sessions around their 2023 Implementation Plan to Increase Public Access to USDA-Funded Research...