Last Updated on February 20, 2026, 2:49 pm ET
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Tuesday, February 17
Top o’ the Day
COAR Notify and the Launch of a Publish, Review, Curate Alliance
(COAR: Confederation of Open Access Repositories)
Defense Industrial Strategy Recognizes Role of Research Universities in a Secure Canada
(U15 Canada)
Delivering on the Promise? Marrakesh Monitoring Report 2026
(IFLA: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
Higher Ed State of the Sector
(EAB)
Making Shared Print Work: Insights on Workflows, Data, Tools
(OCLC Research)
Preparing National Research Ecosystems for AI: Strategies and Progress
(ISC: International Science Council)
Sharing the Load: Building a Collective to Support Open Research Information Online
(Upstream, FORCE11)
The Rise of AI Search: Implications for Information Markets and Human Judgement at Scale (preprint)
(arXiv)
Thoughtful Sunset for the Software Preservation Network
(SPN: Software Preservation Network)
University of Michigan Student Accused of Using AI for College Papers Sues for Disability Discrimination
(The Independent)
Unlocking Author-Affiliation Metadata for All of arXiv
(COMET: Collaborative Metadata)
World Intellectual Property Report: Pace of Innovation Diffusion Reaches Historical Heights, but Access, Usage, and Capability Gaps Remain
(WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization)
ARL Member Libraries
“Ask a Librarian” Service Boosts Research Support, Fall 2025 Statistics Show
(Penn State University Libraries)
Duke Grad Student Awarded Grant to Digitize Historic Slavery Records
(Duke University Libraries)
Heritage Singers Archives Strengthen Learning, Research at York U
(York University Libraries)
How an Academic Library Built a Research Impact and Intelligence Team
(Virginia Tech University Libraries via Katina Magazine)
ARL member library authors
Interim Directors Named for Yale’s Law and Medical Libraries
(Yale University Library)
Organizing Through Sport: How the Gay Games Built Community in the 1980s
(University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries)
Rare Local History Lives on in UofL’s Internet Archive
(University of Louisville (UofL) Libraries)
The Art of Preserving Photos and Film at the Library of Congress
(Library of Congress via WTOP)
The Knowledge Lab Celebrates Its Third Anniversary
(Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies)
The Library as a “Third Place”
(UC Davis Library)
University at Buffalo Rare Books Acquires Rare Horoscope of President Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment
(University at Buffalo University Libraries)
University Libraries Celebrates the 250th Anniversary of the United States with New Exhibit
(University of South Carolina University Libraries)
Video: A Love Letter to DeVine Music Library
(University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) Libraries YouTube channel)
Wednesday, February 18
Top o’ the Day
AI Agents Are Taking America by Storm (archived version)
(The Atlantic)
AI@Work in Libraries
(UNC Greensboro)
Announcing the “AI Agent Standards Initiative” for Interoperable and Secure Innovation
(NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce)
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 Arrives with Smarter Search and Coding Skills but a Concerning Lack of Ethical Brakes
(The Decoder)
Building What Comes Next: Community Engagement at Creative Commons
(CC: Creative Commons)
Data as a New Research Publication Type: What Could Be the Role of Research Libraries as Service Providers?
(LIBER Quarterly)
Launch of the CoARA Collection: A Community-Owned Library of Tools for Reform
(CoARA: Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment)
Preserving the Web Is Not the Problem. Losing It Is.
(Techdirt)
Registration Open: 2026 IIIF Annual Conference & Showcase, June 1–4, The Netherlands
(IIIF: International Image Interoperability Framework)
Strategy Development 2028–2032: Towards the New LIBER Strategy
(LIBER: Association of European Research Libraries)
This Glass Wafer Could Back Up Your Phone—and Last 10,000 Years
(Science)
University of Texas to Vote on How Race, Gender Can Be Discussed in Classrooms
(Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
ARL Member Libraries
A New Platform for an Undergraduate Research Journal
(WashU Libraries, Washington University in St. Louis)
Announcing New Anywhere Adventures Locations
(LC: Library of Congress)
Also from LC: Library to Host 26th National Book Festival in August 2026
College & Research Library News (February 2026)
ARL member library authors
- Anticipating Tomorrow: How the University of Delaware Is Preparing for an AI-Driven World (Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries and University of Delaware Library, Museums & Press)
- Intentional Co-Instruction: Bringing the Framework and Guidelines into Conversation for Undergraduate History Information Literacy Instruction (University of Delaware Library, Museums & Press)
- Pathways to Impact: Anticipating Action in Library Assessment (Colorado State University Libraries)
- Tangled Terms: How We Talk About Transformative Agreements (University of British Columbia Library, University of Ottawa Library, and University of Saskatchewan Library)
Complete Obama Presidency Oral History Archive Is Now Available
(Columbia University Libraries)
Special Collections and Museums Launch New, Visitor-Centered Websites
(University of Delaware Library, Museums & Press)
Special Collections’ Collaborations with Faculty Spark Student Immersive Learning
(Vanderbilt University Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries)
Upcoming Online Event: Digital Lenders Forum #1: Welcome to the Digital Lenders Forum (Tuesday, March 3)
(Boston College Libraries and University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries via BLC: Boston Library Consortium)
US ARL Academic Libraries: Examining Expenditures, Library Utilization, and Their Impact on Graduation Rates (abstract only)
(University of Illinois Chicago Library via JLA: Journal of Library Administration)
ARL member library authors
Thursday, February 19
Top o’ the Day
Colleges Quietly Cut Ties with Organizations That Help People of Color (archived version)
(The Washington Post)
Correction to a Retraction Highlights Tortured Phrases Have Been Around Longer Than LLMs
(Retraction Watch)
IATUL Annual Conference 2026, Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22–26: Registration Is Now Open
(IATUL: International Association of University Libraries)
Microsoft Has a New Plan to Prove What’s Real and What’s AI Online
(MIT Technology Review)
Notes from a Recent Authors Alliance Workshop: DMCA §1202 and Attribution Standards for AI
(Authors Alliance)
Science Journalism on the Ropes Worldwide as US Aid Cuts Bite
(Nature)
SocArXiv New Submissions at Record Pace
(SocArXiv)
UKRI AI Strategy Makes Bold Choices Where UK Can Lead The World
(UKRI: UK Research and Innovation)
Upcoming Webinar: SLI 2025 Annual Report Presentation (Friday, March 27)
(SLI: Sustainable Libraries Initiative)
Why We Don’t Really Know What the Public Thinks About Science
(Nature)
ARL Member Libraries
Fostering Inclusive Mentorship: Building a Community of Practice for Mentors & Mentees
(Clemson University, Georgia Tech, University of Florida, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville, University of Miami, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill via ASERL: Association of Southeastern Research Libraries)
ARL member library authors
Free Research for All? How the Unpaywall Browser Extension Is Affecting Scholarly Communication
(University of Toronto Libraries via The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science)
ARL member library authors
Making the Case for Play in Academic Libraries
(University of Toronto Libraries via Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship)
ARL member library authors
Northwestern Librarians, Students Weigh AI’s Role in NU Academics
(Northwestern University Libraries via The Daily Northwestern)
Sandersville Area Residents Encouraged to “Free the Tapes” with UGA Libraries’ Home Movie Digitization Project
(University of Georgia (UGA) Libraries)
Higher Ed
Rethinking Underemployment: Are College Graduates Using Their Degrees?
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce)
The Writing Center Navigates AI’s Impact on the Writing Process
(The Daily Cavalier, University of Virginia)
Scholars & Scholarship
Artificial Intelligence 101: An Accessible Primer on How AI Works
(UCS: Union of Concerned Scientists)
Simulated Flies: How Behavior Models Become Scientific Instruments
(Data & Society)
Video: Funding Metadata in OpenAlex
(OpenAlex YouTube channel)
Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
http://infoDOCKET.com
@infodocket
About the Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is a nonprofit membership organization of research libraries and archives in major public and private universities, federal government agencies, and large public institutions in Canada and the US. ARL champions research libraries and archives, develops visionary leaders, and shapes policy for the equitable advancement of knowledge.
