Last Updated on December 11, 2025, 11:43 am 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, December 8
Top o’ the Review
Avoid FOMO! Register for ARL President’s Institute & Unlock Innovation
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Consultation: AI Metrics
(COUNTER Metrics)
Exclusive: Springer Nature Retracts, Removes Nearly 40 Publications That Trained Neural Networks on “Bonkers” Dataset
(The Transmitter)
See also: The Case of the Fake References in an Ethics Journal (Retraction Watch)
Key Metrics for DPLA’s Cultural Heritage Aggregation Program
(DPLA: Digital Public Library of America)
Nature’s 10: Ten People Who Helped Shape Science in 2025
(Nature)
NIH Shut Out Hundreds of Young Scientists from Funding to Start Their Own Labs
(STAT)
Trump Plans to Sign Order Preempting State AI Laws
(Nextgov/FCW)
Upcoming Webinar: Human Rights Day: Libraries as Builders of Peace (Wednesday, December 10)
(ALA: American Library Association and ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
US Supreme Court Turns Away Appeal of Texas Library Book Ban
(Reuters)
See also: PEN America Decries Supreme Court Decision on Book Ban Case (PEN America)
We Asked Executives What Skills Young Workers Are Missing. Here’s What They Said.
(Education Week)
ARL Member Libraries
Bringing CWRU’s Historic Banners Back into View
(Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Kelvin Smith Library)
Emory’s Rose Library Partners with Atlanta Airport for EarWax Records Hip-Hop Exhibit
(Emory University Libraries)
Funding Research Services: How Libraries Are Exploring Cost Recovery Models
(Duke University Libraries and Johns Hopkins University Libraries via The Scholarly Kitchen)
ARL member library authors
Lynne and Richard Pasculano Create $50 Million Endowment for NYPL
(NYPL: New York Public Library)
Podcast: Education Behind Bars with Rhea Ballard-Thrower: How Can Learning Transform the Lives of Incarcerated Individuals?
(University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) University Library)
PUL Debuts Updated Catalog and Site-Wide Search
(PUL: Princeton University Library)
SBU’s Third Annual Human Library Takes On Stigmas and Stereotypes
(Stony Brook University (SBU) Libraries)
Second $2.5 Million Grant Helps IU Lilly Library Elevate Access to Rare Religious Collections
(Indiana University (IU) Libraries Bloomington)
Temple University Board of Trustees Vote to Approve Merger with Library Company of Philadelphia
(Temple University Libraries)
University Libraries Launches Redesigned Web Content for Data Support Services and Resources
(The University of Arizona University Libraries)
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Tuesday, December 9
Top o’ the Review
Artificial Intelligence Research Has a Slop Problem, Academics Say: “It’s a Mess”
(The Guardian)
Brett Bobley Named 2025 AUPresses Stand UP Award Winner
(AUPresses: Association of University Presses)
Curated Resources on Addressing Misinformation About Science
(NASEM: National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
EU Investigates Google Over AI-Generated Summaries in Search Results
(BBC)
Global Platform Launches to Combat Authoritarian Censorship and Preserve Independent Journalism
(PEN America and Bard College)
Implementing AI for Every Learner: Considerations for Accessibility in Higher Education
(Every Learner Everywhere)
Public Knowledge, National Digital Inclusion Alliance Launch Nationwide Program to Shape America’s Digital Future
(Public Knowledge and National Digital Inclusion Alliance)
Special Issue of The Political Librarian: “Weaponized Politics and Dismantled Policies: Defending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in America’s Libraries and Cultural Institutions”
(EveryLibrary Institute)
Video: IFLA Town Hall: December 2025
(IFLA YouTube channel)
Wikimedia Foundation Appoints Bernadette Meehan as Chief Executive Officer
(Wikimedia Foundation)
ARL Member Libraries
Christine Nguyen Awarded Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship 2026
(University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) University Library via ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Also from UIUC: Sustaining Critical Life Science Resources: U of I Faculty Identify Challenges amid Federal Funding Changes
EAST Welcomes Ohio University Libraries as Newest Member
(Ohio University Libraries via EAST: Eastern Academic Scholars’ Trust)
Get Ready for Government Information Day(s) 2025!
(Several ARL member libraries via Internet Archive Canada and OCUL: Ontario Council of University Libraries )
HathiTrust Special Edition, Canada
(Several ARL member libraries via HathiTrust)
Heard Libraries’ Holling Smith-Borne to Lead Music Library Association
(Vanderbilt University Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries)
Upcoming Hybrid Event: NLM Ada Lovelace Computational Health Lecture (Monday, December 15)
(NLM: National Library of Medicine)
Also from NLM: Apply Now: NLM Data Science & Informatics Scholars Program
Higher Ed
Colorado Commission on Higher Education Approves $1 Million in 28 Open Education Grants to Reduce Textbook Costs
(Colorado Governor Jared Polis)
US Education Department Civil Rights Staff Returning to Work to Tackle Complaint Backlog
(News From the States)
Scholars & Scholarship
OpenAI Claims Generative AI Saves Knowledge Workers 40 to 80 Minutes a Day
(The Decoder)
See also: AI Is Saving Time and Money in Research—but at What Cost? (Nature)
Video: Open Science Symposium 2025
(Carnegie Mellon University Libraries YouTube channel)
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Wednesday, December 10
Top o’ the Review
Apply to Join the International Library Leaders Programme at the British Library, July 1–8, 2026
(British Library)
Authors Alliance 2025 Annual Report
(Authors Alliance)
Block All AI Browsers for the Foreseeable Future: Gartner
(The Register)
China Is Leading the World on AI Governance: Other Countries Must Engage
(Nature)
See also: Policymakers Overlook How Open Source AI Is Reshaping Global Power (Tech Policy Press)
Delayed Release of the Revised Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications
(Government of Canada)
Also from Government of Canada:
- Launch of New Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards
- Launch of New Initiative to Recruit World-Leading Researchers
Integrating Choices in Open Standards: CC Signals and the RSL Standard
(CC: Creative Commons and RSL: Really Simple Licensing)
Revisiting the Library Copyright Alliance Statement on AI and Copyright
(LCA: Library Copyright Alliance, ARL: Association of Research Libraries and ALA: American Library Association)
Stephen Hawking’s Floppy Disks & the Digital Legacy of Science: An Interview with Leontien Talboom by Trevor Owens
(AIP: American Institute of Physics)
Supporting International Values in the Research Enterprise: A New Project Funded by the Henry Luce Foundation
(Ithaka S+R)
Teens, Social Media, and AI Chatbots 2025
(Pew Research Center)
What Would an AI University Look Like and How Might It Change Education?
(Nature Index)
Also from Nature: Will Young Universities Set the Pace in the Age of AI?
ARL Member Libraries
Estate Gift by Washington State College (WSC) Alum Mel Hamre Supports Library Student Employment, Collections
(Washington State University (WSU) Libraries)
Also from WSU: Progress Made for Opening Libraries’ Cougar Commons in January
Impacting Digital Scholarship: Flexible Web-Hosting Service Through CreateFSU
(Florida State University (FSU) Libraries via ARL)
Investing in the Future: The Hannelore Rader University Libraries Professional Development Fund
(University of Louisville Libraries)
Journal of Electronic Publishing 30th Anniversary Special Issue
(University of Michigan Library)
Strategic Planning Framework Opens Next Phase of Member-Driven Planning at CRL
(CRL: Center for Research Libraries)
UCLA Library Senior Fellows Program 2026 Nomination Process Open
(UCLA Library)
Scholars & Scholarship
Benchmarks for Metadata Quality
(DLF: Digital Library Federation)
Launch of Ebooks Bot in Minerva Messenger
(Max Planck Digital Library)
What the World Needs Now Is Both “Science Advocates” and “Science Diplomats”
(ISC: International Science Council)
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Thursday, December 11
Top o’ the Review
A New Preprint Server Welcomes Papers Written and Reviewed by AI
(Science)
ACLS Launches 2026 ACLS Open Access Book Prize and Arcadia Open Access Publishing Award Competition
(ACLS: American Council of Learned Societies and Arcadia)
AI Tools for Academic Libraries: AI Task Management
(OCUL: Ontario Council of University Libraries)
Any Old Tom, Dick or Harry: The Citation Impact of First Name Genderedness (preprint)
(arXiv)
5 Days Left to Register for ARL PI26!
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
From Pipeline to Network: We Need to Redefine Scientific Success
(PLOS Biology)
Keeping Our Commitment to Accessibility
(Library and Archives Canada)
OECD Skills Outlook 2025
(OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Podcast: Interview: CNI Executive Director Kate Zwaard
(The CNI Interviews Podcast, EDUCAUSE)
The Human Infrastructure of Open Science: Why Mentorship Matters More Than Ever
(Upstream, FORCE11)
ARL Member Libraries
Drawings & Archives Acquires Oral Memoirs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Partners
(Columbia University Libraries)
“Na nous verrons”—Alfred Gudeman and the Imagines Philologorum
(Dartmouth Libraries via Professing Classics: Between Germanosphere and Anglosphere)
ARL member library authors
OCUL Strengthens AI Strategy Through Collaborative Advisory Committee
(Several ARL member libraries via OCUL: Ontario Council of University Libraries)
Ohio University Preserves Archives Following Closure of Centers
(Ohio University Libraries via Athens County Independent)
Our Beloved Parks Library: The Centennial Year in Review
(Iowa State University Library)
Timothy McGeary Named University of Rochester Librarian and Neilly Dean
(University of Rochester River Campus Libraries)
University Libraries Improves Access to Digital Materials
(The Ohio State University Libraries)
Upcoming Online Event: Beyond the Headlines: AI and Historical Newspapers (Monday, January 26)
(BPL: Boston Public Library and Harvard Library)
Also from Harvard: Replication of Government Datasets and the Principles of Provenance
Scholars & Scholarship
Beyond Citations: A Cross-Domain Metric for Dataset Impact and Shareability (preprint)
(arXiv)
FAIR Data Implementation at Large-Scale Data Facilities in the USA
(International Journal of Digital Curation)
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