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Tony Hey Receives Paul Evan Peters Award
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE are pleased to announce that physicist and computer scientist Tony Hey has been named the 2024...
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ARL ADA Title II Resources Encourage Licensing Born-Accessible Content
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) updated its regulations on Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to include standards for making web content accessible for people with...
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Librarian of Congress Expands DMCA Exemption for Text and Data Mining
Today the librarian of Congress—based on recommendations by the register of copyrights—issued an expansion to the 2021 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) regulation that permits researchers to circumvent technological protection...
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OPEN TO ALL—Ignite Collaboration: Thriving Multigenerational Libraries
ARL President’s Institute in Chicago-Rosemont, February 12–13, 2025 A workplace with four or five generations working side by side is not a problem to be solved—it’s an opportunity to be...
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Apply for Blixrud Scholarship to Attend ARL President’s Institute 2025—Deadline November 14, 2024
The Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship supports the attendance of one MLIS student or recent graduate at the annual President’s Institute. The next award recipient will receive a scholarship of $1,000...
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ARL Board of Directors 2025 Elected by ARL Membership
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) elected its 2025 Board of Directors today during the Fall 2024 Association Meeting. On January 1, 2025, Rhea Ballard-Thrower, dean of libraries and university...
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REGISTER NOW: ARL President’s Institute in Chicago-Rosemont, February 12–13—Open to All
Land the plane! What? (Translation: Get to the point!) Does this sound familiar? Do you find yourself just trying to stay fresh—ugh—that’s dated and reveals a lot about you. Or,...
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Marcel LaFlamme Named ARL Director, Research Policy and Scholarship
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Marcel LaFlamme as director, Research Policy and Scholarship, effective November 12, 2024. Marcel currently serves as an open research manager at the...
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Save the Date: ARL President’s Institute 2025—Ignite Collaboration: Thriving Multigenerational Libraries
Mark your calendars to join us for the ARL President’s Institute, February 12–13, 2025, in Chicago-Rosemont! Plan to join us in exploring strategies to cultivate a vibrant and inclusive library...
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ARL Selects Co-hosts for 2026 DEI Institute
Editorial note: As of September 2025, the ARL DEI Institute was canceled due to a loss of federal funding for the program. The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is excited...
