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Wednesday, March 26
Top o’ the Review
A Vision & Framework for Research Cultures: Improving the Condition for Researchers, Research Ideas, and the Research Endeavor
(Science Europe)
AAUP, MESA Sue Over Trump Policy of Arresting and Threatening to Deport Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech
(AAUP: American Association of University Professors and MESA: Middle East Studies Association via Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University)
Barriers to Accessibility in Canada: Communication and Internet Use, 2022
(Statistics Canada)
Digital Preservation in a Time of Disorder
(Knowledge Commons)
Disclosing Artificial Intelligence Use in Scientific Research and Publication: When Should Disclosure Be Mandatory, Optional, or Unnecessary?
(Accountability in Research)
Educators, Professors, School Districts, Unions Unite to Challenge Trump Attempt to Dismantle US Department of Education
(Democracy Forward)
See also: Data: A Look into the Department of Education’s Spending (University Business)
Repertoires: How Geneticists Keep Circling Back to Race
(ARL: Association of Research Libraries)
Student Loan Balance and Repayment Trends Since the Pandemic Disruption
(Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Sunshine Week Forum Shines Light on NARA’s Role in Improving Access to Records
(NARA: US National Archives and Records Administration)
ARL Member Libraries
AI Is Reigniting Decades-Old Questions Over Digital Rights, but Fair Use Prevails
(ARL and UC Berkeley Library via Tech Policy Press)
ARL member library authors
Connecting Communities to Care: The Role of Libraries in Mental Health Information Access
(Northwestern University, Stony Brook University, and University of Pennsylvania via Ithaka S+R)
Elevating Open Access and Usability: Scholarship@Western’s Transition to Scholaris
(Western University Libraries)
Impact Report 2024
(University of South Carolina University Libraries)
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) Library Announces the Launch of the Digital South Caucasus Collection
(New York University (NYU) Libraries)
Investing in Open: Canadian Challenges in Bibliodiversity
(University of Guelph Library and University of Saskatchewan Library via Insights: The UKSG Journal)
ARL member library authors
New Library of Congress Exhibit Delves into Revolutionary War Rivals with Help from VCU’s Brooke Newman
(Library of Congress via VCU: Virginia Commonwealth University)
Project Preserves Black Scientists’ Voices and Histories
(Virginia Tech (VT) University Libraries)
Also from VT: University Libraries Opens Branch in Academic Building One
The AUC Woodruff Library Introduces Enhancements to Repository of AUC Digital Collections, Archives, and Research (RADAR) Repository for an Improved User Experience
(Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library)
War of the Worlds Fan Mail: Over 1,300 Letters Digitized, Open Access from U-M Library
(University of Michigan Library)
Libraries—Other
Posner Foundation Commits $8 Million to CMU Libraries Special Collections
(CMU: Carnegie Mellon University)
Video Playlist: RLUK25 “Libraries as Beacons of Trust and Integrity” Keynotes and Sessions
(RLUK: Research Libraries UK)
Higher Ed
2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Action Plan: Supporting Agency, Trust, Transparency, and Involvement
(EDUCAUSE)
Advocacy & Public Policy
State R&D Dashboard: A Collection of Visualizations of How States Spend Federal Funding and More
(AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Scholars & Scholarship
Assessment Reform and Publishing Reform Need to Go Hand in Hand
(Leiden Madtrics)
DOAJ Announces Its Move to the DOAJ Foundation
(DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)
Also from DOAJ: Launch of the “Subscribe to Open” (S2O) Label
Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
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Thursday, March 27
Top o’ the Review
A University, a Rural Town and Their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education
(ProPublica)
ACE, MSI Data Project Release Report Highlighting Critical Role of HBCUs, TCUs, and MSIs
(ACE: American Council on Education and MSI Data Project at New York University)
ALA Applauds Bipartisan Opposition to Attempt to Eliminate US Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
(ALA: American Library Association)
See also: Reed Leads Bipartisan Effort to Preserve Support for Public Libraries & Museums (US Senator Jack Reed)
cOAlition S Provides Feedback on the Canadian Tri-Agency Open Access Policy
(cOAlition S)
Introducing Ai2 Paper Finder
(Ai2: The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence)
LLMs4Europe Launches: Europe Builds Its Own Fine-Tuned Large Language Models for Key Sectors
(OpenAIRE)
75% of US Scientists Who Answered Nature Poll Consider Leaving
(Nature)
What Challenges Do Academic Researchers Experience and How Do Campus Data Service Providers Assist Them?
(Ithaka S+R)
ARL Member Libraries
Hungry? Bite into an Edible Book with UC Libraries
(University of Cincinnati (UC) LIbraries)
Libraries Congratulates New U of T President Melanie Woodin
(University of Toronto (U of T) Libraries)
Media Lab Spotlight: Introducing “Behind the Labs” Podcast
(University of Alberta Library)
Renowned 20th-Century Illustrator’s Artwork Now Digitized
(The University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library)
The MIT Press Releases 2025 Direct to Open (D2O) Impact Report
(MIT Press, MIT Libraries)
The Public Interest Corpus Update—Boston Edition
(ARL, many members, and Authors Alliance)
Tulane University Libraries Expands Collection to Include Audiobooks
(Tulane University Libraries)
UBC Library Digitizes the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush Collection
(The University of British Columbia (UBC) Library)
Your Library Is Getting an Upgrade
(Kent State University Libraries)
Higher Ed
New Report Outlines Steps to Improve Postsecondary Access, Completion, and Return on Investment with Data
(DQC: Data Quality Campaign)
Advocacy & Public Policy
An Immersive Technologies Policy Primer
(OECD: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
Scholars & Scholarship
AAAS Welcomes 471 Scientists and Engineers as Honorary Fellows
(AAAS: American Association for the Advancement of Science)
Curated by Gary D. Price, MLIS
Co-Founder and Editor, Library Journal’s infoDOCKET
Information Industry Analyst
Librarian
