Last Updated on May 6, 2026, 2:14 pm ET
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Monday, May 4
Top o’ the Day
Careful Adoption of Agentic AI Services
(Australian Cyber Security Centre, United States Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency and National Security Agency, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre, and United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre)
CNI Spring 2026 Membership Meeting Opening and Closing Plenary Videos
(CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
Digital Scholar 2025 Annual Report Released
(Digital Scholar)
Fifteen HBCUs Launch National Research Coalition to Accelerate Innovation and Expand Impact
(AHRI: Association of HBCU Research Institutions and Howard University)
Mississippi State University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas to Join Association of Research Libraries
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Also from ARL: ARLIES Film Festival 2026 Winners
Semantic Search Is Now on CourtListener
(Free Law Project)
Theme for Open Access Week 2026 Is “The Cost of Knowledge”
(SPARC)
2026 RSF Index: Press Freedom at a 25-Year Low
(RSF: Reporters Without Borders)
Also from RSF: 2026 RSF Index by Region: Press Freedom in Decline in 100 of 180 Countries
US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Is Proposing Changes in How It Maps the Digital Divide
(Benton Institute for Broadband & Society)
ARL Member Libraries
Digital Preservation Policies in University Libraries: A Content Analysis (honors thesis)
(Many ARL members via University of Southern Mississippi)
Duke’s Japanese Medical Manuscripts Collection Now Online
(Duke University Libraries)
Her Majesty the Queen Visits NYPL (and Brings Along an Important Friend)
(NYPL: New York Public Library)
Lost History Recovered: KU Digital Humanities Team Adds Missing Pages to The Call Archives
(KU Libraries, KU: The University of Kansas)
Music Library Announces Two New Collections
(UNT University Libraries, UNT: University of North Texas)
Penn State Librarians Top Research Productivity List in Latest Five-Year Study
(Penn State University Libraries)
Publications Produced and Services Offered by Library Publishing Programs in the United States and Canada: A Data-Driven Analysis
(The Ohio State University Libraries via JLSC: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication)
ARL member library authors
Register Now: Open Horizons Symposium: Practical Pathways in Open Education, June 11–12, 2026, Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Online
(University of Manitoba Libraries)
Save the Date: Designing Libraries for the 21st Century Conference XIII, October 18–20, 2026, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(University of Pittsburgh Library System & NC State University Libraries with CNI & Tom Hickerson, Conference Founder)
UC Santa Cruz Library Publishes Vast Photo Archive from Iconic “Death of a Valley”
(UC Santa Cruz Library, UC: University of California)
UD’s Award-Winning Library and Librarian
(University of Delaware (UD) Library, Museums and Press)
Higher Ed
Higher Education Course Materials Landscape Analysis
(ACP: Association of Canadian Publishers and HESA: Higher Education Strategy Associates)
International Students in Higher Education
(OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
US Phases Out Needed Special Student Relief (SSR) That Protects International Students from Crisis Countries
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
Tuesday, May 5
Top o’ the Day
Apply for ARL Leadership and Career Development Program—Deadline June 15
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Could Agentic AI Topple Grant-Funding Systems?
(Nature)
Google, Microsoft, and xAI Agree to Share Early AI Models with US
(WSJ: The Wall Street Journal via MSN)
See also:
- Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI) Signs Agreements Regarding Frontier AI National Security Testing with Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI (NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce)
- The Push to Audit AI Systems (Politico)
Library Systems Report 2026
(Library Technology Guides)
Major Publishers Sue Meta for Copyright Infringement over AI Training
(Reuters)
See also: Elsevier et al. v. Meta Complaint (CourtListener)
NISO Approves Working Group to Develop Recommended Practice for Trust Markers for Scholarly Research
(NISO: National Information Standards Organization)
Publish or Perish? A Content Analysis of Scholarship Criteria in R1 Academic Libraries’ Promotion and Tenure Documentation
(C&RL: College & Research Libraries)
Stronger Together: BioOne and Johns Hopkins University Press Join Forces
(The Scholarly Kitchen)
See also: Johns Hopkins University Press and BioOne Announce Landmark Nonprofit Integration (BioOne and Johns Hopkins University Press)
Will AI Make College Obsolete?
(The New Yorker)
ARL Member Libraries
A New Chapter for USask’s Cultural Heritage: Libraries, Museums, and Galleries Come Together
(USask Library, USask: University of Saskatchewan)
Edmon Low Library Builds Connections at Oklahoma State Capitol Event
(OSU Library, OSU: Oklahoma State University)
Library Unveils The Source, a New Experiential Gallery for Young Researchers
(Library of Congress)
New Digital Mapping Project Lets Users Explore Layers of Atlanta History
(Emory Libraries, Emory University)
On Guerrilla Archives in the Disinformation Age
(Harvard Library and New York Public Library via The Coversationalist)
SAA Launches “250 for the 250th,” a National Digital Repository Showcasing Stories from Across the Country
(Many ARL member libraries via SAA: Society of American Archivists)
Sharing Shakespeare
(University of Washington Libraries)
Students Imagine Urban Futures and Possibilities with Handmade Books
(Dartmouth Libraries, Dartmouth College)
Also from Dartmouth: How “Literature Review to Poster” Supported Fall-Prevention at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
The Age of APCs: Corresponding Author Approaches to Open Access and Transformative Agreements
(UK Libraries, UK: University of Kentucky via JLSC: Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication)
ARL member library authors
Updates to the NIH Manuscript Submission (NIHMS) System
(NLM: US National Library of Medicine)
Higher Ed
Higher Education’s Role in Supporting K–12 AI Literacy
(EdTech)
Instructure Confirms Data Breach, ShinyHunters Claims Attack
(BleepingComputer)
Report Ranks Canada Fifth in the World for Higher Education
(University Affairs)
Scholars & Scholarship
AI Policies Fail to Reduce Undisclosed AI Use
(The Scientist)
Science Behind a Paywall: Restricted Access Limits the Promise of Artificial Intelligence
(Learned Publishing)
The Federal Data Field Guide
(University of California, Berkeley)
Wednesday, May 6
Top o’ the Day
A Library Dedicated Solely to the Epstein Files Is Opening in New York
(WIRED)
Call for Collaboration: Shaping ISC Action on Freedom and Responsibility in Science
(ISC: International Science Council)
How College Students Are Learning to Socialize Without Cellphones
(The Washington Post)
Knowledge Preservation in the Era of Big Science and AI: Strategies for Sustainable Scientific Research
(Nature Communications)
Number of Scientific Publications from EPA Authors Has Dropped During Trump Administration
(Eos, AGU: American Geophysical Union)
Research Manipulation Mapped in New Forensic Scientometrics (FoSci) Report
(Digital Science)
The Rapid Embrace of AI in China, Its Biggest Testing Ground, May Shape How AI Is Used Globally
(AP: The Associated Press)
The State of US Science and Engineering 2026
(NSF: US National Science Foundation)
Also from NSF: Translation to Impact: US and Global Science, Technology, and Innovation Output
“Think Outside The Bots”: How to Stop AI from Turning Your Brain to Mush
(BBC)
Upcoming Webinar: Cutting Through the AI Noise: Practical Pathways for Academic Libraries (Thursday, June 11)
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries and CNI: Coalition for Networked Information via Choice, ALA: American Library Association)
ARL Member Libraries
Academic Success and Campus Engagement: Insights from Library Usage at Two Universities
(UIC University Library, UIC: University of Illinois Chicago via C&RL: College & Research Libraries)
ARL member library authors
Building a More Open Future for AI: Key Takeaways from the Open Forum for AI (OFAI) Talk
(Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies)
CNI Spring 2026 Pre-Recorded Edition Live
(Brown University Library, UC Berkeley Library, and University of South Carolina Libraries via CNI: Coalition for Networked Information)
DART (Digital Archivist’s Resource Tool) 3 Is Here
(APTrust: Academic Preservation Trust, University of Virginia Library)
The Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Reopens May 23
(The Ohio State University Libraries)
The Modernized NLM Technical Bulletin
(NLM: US National Library of Medicine)
Vast Collection of Landmark Legal History
(UCLA Library)
Also from UCLA: Library Resources Expand Access and Affordability
Advocacy & Public Policy
COSSA’s Analysis of the President’s FY 2027 Budget Request for Social and Behavioral Science
(COSSA: Consortium of Social Science Associations)
Exclusive: Top Google Scientist Says EU Data Measures Pose Privacy Risk for Users
(Reuters)
See also: CyLab Study Finds “Privacy-Preserving” Tracking Alternatives May Still Expose Users (CyLab Security and Privacy Institute, Carnegie Mellon University)
Higher Ed
AI in the Corporate University (Spring 2026)
(Academe Magazine, AAUP: American Association of University Professors)
Webinar Video: The End of Duration of Status? What Campuses and Students Need to Know to Prepare
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
Scholars & Scholarship
Certification Frameworks for Scientific Data Repositories: Strengthening Repository Trustworthiness
(Data Science Journal)
Comparing LLM and Expert Assessments of Journal Quality
(Scientometrics)
Serving the Common Good: Open Textbook Library Turns 14
(OEN: Open Education Network)
The Digital Asset Management Systems Survey Report
(DPLA: Digital Public Library of America)
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
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