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Research Library Collections and AI
This post is an extended version of a recent lightning talk I gave as part of a private workshop hosted by Alliance for Responsible Data Collection (ARDC). The TL;DR: libraries...
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Association of Research Libraries Calls for Protection of US National Archives and Records Administration
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) sent letters urging congressional committees that provide oversight and appropriations for the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to protect NARA’s crucial role...
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ARL Letters to Congress Urging Oversight and Appropriations for NARA
On February 20, 2025, ARL sent letters to four congressional committees urging them to provide oversight and appropriations for the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and to take...
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Member Session: Advancing Strategic Priorities through Special Collections
Join us for an engaging and informative moderated panel that delves into the transformative role rare and distinctive (special) collections can play in driving research excellence, community engagement, and institutional...
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Principles of Community-Engaged Research: Conversations with Toby Graham, Christopher Lawton, Christian Lopez, and Winnie Smith
Introduction The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Scholarship and Policy team builds capacity for scholar-focused research services, with a focus on community-based scholarship. As part of its Accelerating the Social...
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Library Impact Research Report: Improving Primary Source Literacy Learning Outcomes through a Community-Centered Archives Approach
As part of ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative, the University of California, Irvine (UCI) Libraries used its humanities core program—a year-long undergraduate freshman course that introduces students to the development...
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Library Impact Research Report: A Toolkit for Demonstrating and Measuring Impact of Primary Sources in Teaching and Learning
As part of ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative, a team from the University of Pittsburgh Library System addressed how special collections support teaching, learning, and research. This project developed a...
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Library Impact Research Report: Impact of Archival Collections and Services on the Western University Department of History
As part of ARL’s Research Library Impact Framework initiative, Western University Libraries conducted a study to examine the impact of archival collections and related services on teaching and research in...
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ARL Congratulates the First Archive of Racial & Cultural Healing in the US
On March 30, nearly 300 librarians and archivists attended the virtual screening and panel discussion of Hidden in Full View, a short documentary film about the investigation of the 1931...
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Inaugural Archive for Racial & Cultural Healing (ARCH) Established at Delmarva’s Oldest Black Church
At a March 30 virtual event, Shanie Shields—President of the Chipman Foundation—and Charles L. Chavis, Jr.—Director of the John Mitchell, Jr., Program for History, Justice, and Race and African and...
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