Last Updated on October 2, 2025, 2:47 pm ET
Day in Review highlights news and other stories of interest to the research library community in the US and Canada. Released Monday through Thursday, Day in Review is curated by Gary D. Price, co-founder and editor of Library Journal’s infoDOCKET, and edited and produced by Kaylyn Groves, ARL director of Member Communications.
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Monday, September 22
Top o’ the Review
ARL Joins Amicus Brief in AI Copyright Case to Protect Public Access to Legal Information
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Bartz v. Anthropic Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval—Key Takeaways
(Authors Alliance)
See also: Opinion: I Sued Anthropic, and the Unthinkable Happened (The New York Times)
Federal Research: Agency Funding and Outreach to Historically Black, Tribal, and Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities
(GAO: US Government Accountability Office)
How Library Consortia Are Building Resilient Open Infrastructure in Times of Crisis
(IOI: Invest in Open Infrastructure)
#RLUK26 Call for Papers
(RLUK: Research Libraries UK)
Survey on Research Activities and Commercialization of Intellectual Property in Higher Education, 2023
(Statistics Canada)
Tim Berners-Lee Invented the World Wide Web. Now He Wants to Save It.
(The New Yorker)
See also: Sir Tim Berners-Lee to Receive the 2025 Internet Archive Hero Award (Internet Archive)
2025 Connected Consumer Survey: In the GenAI Economy, Consumers Want Innovation They Can Trust
(Deloitte)
See also: AI Has a Trust Problem. That’s Not Stopping People from Diving In. (CNET)
2025 Horizon Action Plan: Building Skills and Literacy for Teaching with GenAI
(EDUCAUSE)
ARL Member Libraries
AI Bots Swarm UDSpace for Information: UD Library’s IT Stops Bots from Making UDSpace Inaccessible
(University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press)
Bias in AI: How to Spot It, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do
(Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries & University Museums)
Gender-Inclusive Restrooms Project at Langson Library
(UC Irvine Libraries)
How 1,000+ Users’ Feedback Has Transformed Library Search
(University of Michigan Library)
Library of Congress Acquires Historic Photography Collection from Pittsburgh
(Library of Congress)
New UCSB Librarian Stands at Crossroads of Old and New
(UC Santa Barbara Library via Noozhawk)
Special Issue: Libraries and Collections, and Annual Review of Selected Copyright Cases
(Many ARL member libraries via Journal of the Copyright Society)
ARL member library authors
The Libraries’ Makerspace Is the Most Restless Place on Campus
(NC State University Libraries)
Tulane University Libraries Showcases Exceptional Undergraduate Research Through Digital Access
(Tulane University Libraries)
York Libraries Launch New Curriculum to Strengthen Student Research Skills
(York University Libraries)
Also from York: Libraries License New Ebook Collection Featuring Independent Canadian Publishers
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Tuesday, September 30
Top o’ the Review
AI Copyright 101 with OCEAN
(Authors Alliance and OCEAN: Open Copyright Education Advisory Network)
ARL, ACLS, 25 Other Organizations Sign Coalition for International Education Letter on Elimination of Title VI and Fulbright Funding
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries via ACLS: American Council of Learned Societies)
Also from ARL:
- ARL Public Policy Briefing (September 2025) (ARL and CARL: Canadian Association of Research Libraries)
- New Institutional Collaborations at the MAP Pilot Workshop (ARL and CDL: California Digital Library)
From Promise to Precarity: The Plight of International Postdocs—When Will Academia Act?
(Upstream, FORCE11)
From Risk to Resilience: No-Code AI Governance in the Global South
(OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Introducing Pathways of Social Impact: Higher Education for the Public Good
(Campus Compact)
Journals Infiltrated with “Copycat” Papers That Can Be Written by AI
(Nature)
Landmark AI Transparency Bill SB 53 Is Now Law in California
(The Verge)
Making Sure AI Serves People and Knowledge Stays Human: A Human Rights Impact Assessment on the Interaction of AI and Machine Learning with Wikimedia Projects
(Diff, Wikimedia Foundation)
Statement: ALA Disappointed by FCC Program Takebacks, Lack of Due Process in Decision to End E-Rate Hotspot Lending Rules
(ALA: American Library Association via infoDOCKET)
Upcoming Virtual Workshop: Rethinking Researcher Assessment and Incentives at US Academic Institutions (Tuesday–Wednesday, October 28–29)
(NASEM: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
ARL Member Libraries
Data Competencies for Liaison Librarians: A Scoping Review
(University of Texas Libraries via IASSIST Quarterly)
ARL member library authors
Emory’s Carlos Museum and University Libraries Collaboration Draws Students into New Opportunities
(Emory University Libraries)
Also from Emory: The Art of Type: Living Exhibit Showcases “Striking” Impact of Typewriters
Local League of Women Voters History Arrives at Alden Library
(Ohio University Libraries)
Princeton University Library Acquires Trenton Times Photo Archive
(Princeton University Library)
Scholarly Communication as a Tool for Furthering Social Justice
(University of Texas Libraries via University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries Press)
See also: Full monograph Advancing Social Justice Through Curriculum Realignment: Centering Scholarly Communication in LIS Curricula
UH Libraries Announces the Suzanne Paul Collection
(University of Houston (UH) Libraries)
University Archivist Jennifer Betts Appointed Director of John Hay Library
(Brown University Library)
Video: Celebrating the 60th Naming Anniversary of Ralph Brown Draughon Library
(Auburn University Libraries via YouTube)
Also from Auburn: How Hot Is Jordan-Hare Stadium? Doctoral Student Researching Stadium Heat Safety
Webinar Recording: Moving OA Forward Focus Sessions: The Relevance of Open Research Information
(California Digital Library, University of California via OA2020)
Whose Knowledge Counts? A New Open Resource Invites Us to Rethink the Answer
(Western Libraries, Western University)
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Wednesday, October 1
Top o’ the Review
ARL, ACE, 60 Other Organizations Send Letter to Congress on FY 2026 Appropriations and Funding Implementation
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries via ACE: American Council on Education)
Also from ARL: President’s Institute 2026 (PI26): Keynote Announcement—Masud Khokhar
Attacks on Higher Education Linked to Democratic Decline, Including in the US, New Free to Think 2025 Report Finds
(Scholars at Risk Network)
See also: “Unprecedented in History”: Global Academic Freedom Group Warns Trump Is Dismantling US Higher Education (The Guardian)
Be My Guest! From Welcome to Hospitality in Libraries
(The Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science)
Disappearing Data, Part II: Distorted Science and Deregulation
(National Security Archive)
Federal Government Shutdown
(FDLP: Federal Depository Library Program, GPO: US Government Publishing Office)
Jisc Launches Digital Transformation Library Lens: A Strategic Toolkit to Empower Academic Libraries
(Jisc)
Latest PEN America Report Finds “Disturbing Normalization” of Book Bans in Public Schools; Nearly 23,000 Cases of Book Bans Across 45 States and 451 School Districts Since 2021
(PEN America)
Also from PEN: New Bill Would Restore Books Banned in Department of Defense Schools
Open Minds, Closed Discourse: Dynamics of Openmindedness and Speech Suppression on Campus
(Innovative Higher Education)
Presidents’ Alliance Applauds Landmark Ruling Protecting Free Speech Rights of Noncitizen Students and Scholars in AAUP v. Rubio
(Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration)
What People Are Saying About the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA)
(Re:Create Coalition)
ARL Member Libraries
As Third Spaces, ASU Libraries Are Stacked with More Than Just Books
(Arizona State University (ASU) Libraries via The State Press)
Dispatches from The Bancroft Library’s Digital Collections Unit (DCU)
(UC Berkeley Library)
Grant from IMLS Recognizes Heard Libraries’ Support of Staff Development
(Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, Vanderbilt University)
How Are We FAIR-ing? Creating a FAIR Self-Assessment Checklist for Data Repositories (Penn Libraries, University of Pennsylvania via IASSIST Quarterly)
ARL member library authors
LLILAS Benson Launches Two New Digital Scholarship Projects
(University of Texas Libraries)
SBU Libraries Hosts Javits Family and Panel Discussion Celebrating $1 Million Gift and Senator Javits’s Legacy
(Stony Brook University (SBU) Libraries)
UT Libraries Welcomes Two New Associate Deans: Jen Bartlett and Jennie Mezick
(University of Tennessee (UT) Knoxville Libraries)
Scholars & Scholarship
Exploring Attitudinal Dimensions of Electronic Resource Management in Academic Libraries
(The Journal of Academic Librarianship)
Scientific Publishing Without Gatekeeping: An Empirical Investigation of eLife’s New Peer Review Process
(Scientometrics)
Wikimedia Wants to Make It Easier for You and AI Developers to Search Through Its Data
(The Verge)
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Thursday, October 2
Top o’ the Review
Canada in Transition—Talent, Research, and Innovation in a Changing World
(U15 Canada)
Canada Launches AI Strategy Task Force and Public Engagement on Development of Next AI Strategy
(Government of Canada)
Harvard Business School Uses AI to Give Students Rapid Feedback, Supplement Classroom Experience
(The Harvard Crimson)
Repertoires: How Social Science Theory Gets Made and Remade
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Universities, Freedom of Speech, and Freedom and Responsibility in Science
(International Science Council)
Upholding Public Trust in Research: A Collective Responsibility
(UKRIO: UK Research Integrity Office)
Web Sustainability Guidelines (WSG) Becomes a First Public Draft Note
(W3C: World Wide Web Consortium)
White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage
(WSJ: The Wall Street Journal via MSN)
ARL Member Libraries
A Texan Comes Home: Taylor Sheridan Archives Headed to San Marcos
(Texas State University Libraries via Austin American-Statesman)
News release from Texas State: Visionary Taylor Sheridan Entrusts Wittliff Collections with His Archive
BPL Announces Major Exhibition: Revolution! 250 Years of Art & Activism in Boston
(BPL: Boston Public Library)
Celebrating the Second Anniversary of Sperber Library
(University of Alberta Library)
False Alarms, Real Fear: Inside the Surge of Hoax Shooter Calls Targeting Colleges
(Many member libraries via Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Open-access archived version
Georgetown Library Returns Hair Clipping of Native American Chief to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
(Georgetown University Library)
Georgia’s Largest Spanish-Language Newspaper Donates Archive to UGA’s Russell Library
(University of Georgia (UGA) University Libraries)
How uOttawa Librarians Are Safeguarding Our Print Collection
(uOttawa Library, University of Ottawa)
Indiana University Press Celebrates 75 Years
(Indiana University Libraries Bloomington)
McGill Libraries Uncovers Royal Bible Formerly Owned by King Charles I
(McGill University Libraries)
“There Are Treasures You Are Not Going to Find if You Do Your Research Online”: A Conversation with Drew Gilpin Faust About the South Caroliniana Library
(University of South Carolina (USC) Libraries)
Also from USC Libraries: On the Books: Applying Machine Learning to Jim Crow Laws
Welcome to the Newly Renovated Main Floor of Stauffer Library
(Queen’s University Library)
Western Libraries Joins Community Scholars Program to Bridge Research Gap for Regional Nonprofits
(Western Libraries, Western University)
Scholars & Scholarship
Barcelona Declaration and OA2020 Launch Joint Task Force on Negotiating Openness of Publication Metadata
(OA2020: Open Access 2020 and Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information)
OpenAlex Rewrite Enters Beta
(OpenAlex)
Piecing Together the Research Nexus: Uncovering Relationships with Open Funding Metadata
(Crossref)
Quantum and AI: A Powerful Partnership for the Next Digital Revolution
(OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
University Staff and Student Perspectives on Competent and Ethical Use of AI: Uncovering Similarities and Divergences
(International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education)
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