IMLS Director Crosby Kemper Discusses Role of Libraries and Museums during COVID-19 Pandemic
ARL Member Libraries’ Statements on Systemic Racism and Oppression
Research Libraries Continue Expansion of Services: University Libraries at Virginia Tech Launches LibGuide of Geospatial Data Services for Mapping COVID-19
Digitization in an Emergency: Fair Use/Fair Dealing and How Libraries Are Adapting to the Pandemic
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Research Libraries across Nation Collaborate to Design and Distribute Personal Protective Equipment
Members of the Association of Research Libraries are creating and donating personal protective equipment, training others to mass-produce 3D face shields, and expanding access to research and educational resources during...
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Virginia Tech University Libraries Collaborates to Create Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers
This guest post was written by Elise Monsour Puckett, communications and development coordinator for Virginia Tech University Libraries. Virginia Tech University Libraries is participating in a university-wide project to create...
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VT University Libraries’ Student Teams Respond to White House Call to Action to Analyze COVID-19 Data
This guest post was written by Ann Brown, director of strategic communications at Virginia Tech University Libraries. Virginia Tech undergraduate students are getting a taste of real-world data analysis that...
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Research Libraries Redeploy Loaner Laptops to Aid Students during COVID-19 Closures
In a hurry to leave campus in March before the start of online classes, Cornell University doctoral student Amanda Domingues packed up suitcases full of clothes, boxes of books, her...
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ARL Staff, Partners Discuss Progress of Guidelines for Effective Data Practices at CNI Spring 2020 Meeting
In December 2019 the US National Science Foundation sponsored an invitational conference convened by the library community (the Association of Research Libraries and the California Digital Library), the Association of...
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Through Videos, Librarians Remind Students and Faculty, “We’re Here for You”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, ARL member libraries are sending video messages of support to their communities. LSU Libraries, "Still Here for You" UC Berkeley Library, "We’re Here...
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Research Libraries, Archives Document Community Experiences of COVID-19 Pandemic
Research libraries and archives are playing an important role in documenting the COVID-19 pandemic and their communities’ particular experiences during this time. These documentary projects will be valuable sources of...
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Auburn University Libraries Provide Streaming Concerts for Music Students
Research libraries are finding creative ways to help students and faculty continue learning and teaching while campuses are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Auburn University is one notable example. Librarian...
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Colorado State University’s Morgan Library Says “Ask Us,” and Student Workers Have the Answers
This guest blog post was written by Jenna Allen, communications coordinator at Colorado State University Libraries. On ordinary days, student workers are a reliable source of knowledge for patrons at...
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Libraries Are Leading Advocates Shaping and Influencing Greater Access to Information during COVID-19 Crisis
As higher education and most of daily life has withdrawn from physical spaces and shifted to a fully online environment to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, librarians and library collectives...
