Research Library Issues

Research Library Issues 303: Future States of the Research Library

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Research Library Issues no. 303 (2022): Future States of the Research Library: Future States of the Research Library Claire Stewart, University of Nebraska–Lincoln...
Research Library Issues 302: Sustaining Open Content and Infrastructure

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Research Library Issues no. 302 (2021): Sustaining Open Content and Infrastructure. Introduction Judy Ruttenberg, Association of Research Libraries Open Persistent Identifiers: The Building...
Judith H. Katz Discusses Structural Equity and Inclusion for Research Libraries and Archives

ARL Executive Director Mary Lee Kennedy talked with Judith H. Katz, Executive Vice President Emeritus, The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, about improving structural equity and inclusion in research libraries and...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Explored in Research Library Issues

This has been a year of tremendous turmoil and uncertainty—the outsized impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black, Indigenous, and other people of color and the police killings of Black...
IMLS Director Crosby Kemper Discusses Role of Libraries and Museums during COVID-19 Pandemic

ARL executive director Mary Lee Kennedy talked with Crosby Kemper III, the director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), about the role of libraries and museums, and...
Collaboration among Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums Explored in Research Library Issues

This time of accentuated interdependence and acute awareness of a historical moment calls on galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAMs) to respond together and to lead forward. Memory institutions are...
Sylvester Johnson on Humanism in Our Technological Age

As a follow-up to Research Library Issues no. 299 on the ethics of artificial intelligence (AI), Association of Research Libraries (ARL) executive director Mary Lee Kennedy talked with author Sylvester...
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Explored in Research Library Issues

The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) opens a conversation about the ethical implications of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of knowledge production, dissemination, and preservation. AI is...
Data Science Revolution Highlighted in Research Library Issues

The latest issue of Research Library Issues (RLI) looks at the critical role and participation of libraries and librarians in supporting the data science revolution at research universities. Authors from...
Mary Lee Kennedy Interviews EDUCAUSE President John O’Brien about Privacy

ARL executive director Mary Lee Kennedy invited EDUCAUSE president and CEO John O’Brien to talk about the importance of privacy by design, and the critical need for collaboration between IT and research...