Last Updated on April 14, 2026, 2:59 pm ET
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Monday, April 13
Top o’ the Day
Ads in AI Chatbots? An Analysis of How Large Language Models Navigate Conflicts of Interest
(arXiv)
Article + Call for Case Study Contributors: Accessibility Resources and Services for Blind, Visually Impaired, and Print-Disabled Students
(ACRL Universal Accessibility Interest Group, ACRL: Association of College & Research Libraries)
Court Rules in Favor of Public Access to Information
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Harvard Weathers a Year of Turmoil
(Harvard Magazine)
Launch to Open
(EMS Press, EMS: European Mathematical Society)
New Program Announced to Safeguard US Authors Facing Harassment and Threats
(PEN America)
Reflections Ahead of the CNI 2026 Spring Meeting (podcast)
(The CNI Interviews Podcast, EDUCAUSE Review)
The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway: Measuring Literary Popularity and Impact with WorldCat Data
(OCLC Research)
The Internet’s Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril
(WIRED)
See also: 100+ Journalists Applaud the Internet Archive’s Role in Preserving the Public Record (Fight for the Future)
The Looming College-Enrollment Death Spiral (archived version)
(The Atlantic via archive.today)
See also: These Numbers Tell a Story About the Turbulence Colleges and Universities Are Facing (archived version) (The Boston Globe via archive.today)
The 2026 AI Index Report
(HAI: Stanford University Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence)
See also:
- Inside the AI Index: 12 Takeaways from the 2026 Report (HAI)
- Human Scientists Trounce the Best AI Agents on Complex Tasks (Nature)
ARL Member Libraries
Cataloging Kripke’s Dictionary Trove
(Indiana University Libraries Bloomington)
Handbook of Latin American Studies Launches New Digital Collection
(Library of Congress)
Librarian Collaborates with Attorney to Expand Disability Services
(University of Miami Libraries)
McGurk and The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Featured on Good Day New York
(The Ohio State University Libraries)
Mohawk Ironworkers Built the New York Skyline. Now Their Story Is on Display.
(McGill University Libraries via CTV News)
Students Balance Books, Babies at the Main Library
(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University Library via The Daily Illini)
The First Woman to Write for “Star Trek”: How D.C. Fontana’s Archives at UCLA Share Insight into the Show’s Early Days
(UCLA Library)
UNL Students Compose Music for Library Anniversaries Inspired by Archive Materials
(University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Libraries via Nebraska Public Media)
Upcoming Webinar: Pathways to Open: The Global Impact of Repositories [Americas] (Thursday, April 30)
(Northwestern University Libraries via IARLA: International Alliance of Research Library Associations)
Also from IARLA: Pathways to Open: The Global Impact of Repositories [Japan and India] (Thursday, April 30)
Tuesday, April 14
Top o’ the Day
A Pioneering Report by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and UNESCO Sheds Light on the Way 3,000 Companies Approach AI
(UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Thomson Reuters Foundation)
A Review of Beyond Citations for Books: Integrating Library Holdings and Altmetrics in the Impact Evaluation of Scholarly Books and Textbooks
(Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics)
Americans Still Opt for Print Books Over Digital or Audio Versions; Few Are in Book Clubs
(Pew Research Center)
Call for Proposals: 2026 Virtual DLF Forum
(DLF: Digital Library Federation)
Also from DLF: Digital Storytelling in Practice: A New Session Format for DLF Forum
Leading an Artistic Life as an Academic Librarian
(The Journal of Creative Library Practice)
The Great Connector: How Arts Participation Renews Civic and Community Engagement
(NEA: US National Endowment for the Arts)
The Human Side of AI Adoption: Lessons from the Field
(MIT Sloan Management Review)
The Missing Catalog—Why Finding Books in Translation Is Still So Hard
(LSE Impact, LSE: The London School of Economics and Political Science)
Upcoming Webinar: The End of Duration of Status? What Campuses and Students Need to Know to Prepare (Tuesday, April 28)
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, and ISRC: International Student Resource Center)
Use of Gen AI in the Workplace and the Value of Access to Training
(Liberty Street Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
See also: Anticipating Skill Needs and Adapting Higher Education (OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
ARL Member Libraries
BU Libraries Welcome Giordana Mecagni as Director of Special Collections and Archives
(Boston University (BU) Libraries)
Content Authenticity and Provenance in the Age of AI: A Call to Action for Libraries, Archives, and Museums
(LC: Library of Congress)
Also from LC: US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze Appointed for Second Term
FSU Libraries and FSU Student Union Board Launch Little Free Library on Campus
(FSU Libraries, FSU: Florida State University)
Also from FSU: FSU Libraries Preserves University History Through the James and Betty Lou Joanos Collection
Generative AI Can and Should Accelerate Research Evaluation Reform to Better Recognize “Distinctly Human Contributions”
(Northwestern University Libraries via Research Evaluation)
ARL member library authors
Library Game Jam Showcases Student Creativity and Innovation
(ASU Library, ASU: Arizona State University)
Library Publishing in Practice: A Case Study in Open Course Publications
(Simon Fraser University Library via JLSC: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication)
ARL member library authors
OU Western History Collections to Return to Bizzell Memorial Library After 50 Years in Monnet Hall
(OU Libraries, OU: The University of Oklahoma via OU Daily)
Six Ways to Use PromptLab as a Carolina Student
(UNC University Library, UNC: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
“The Art of Research” Calls for Proposals That Celebrate the Visual Language of Research
(University of Virginia (UVA) Library)
The Tucker Family Libraries Makerspace Endowment Supports the Wolfpack’s Busy Makers
(NC State University Libraries)
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