ARL highlights news and other stories of interest to the research library community in the US and Canada every Monday–Thursday in the Daily Intelligence and selects the top stories for our Weekly News Roundup on Fridays, which also includes all ARL News and Community Updates for the week.
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ARL Unbound Column Features Interview with David Seaman
The latest ARL Unbound column in Library Journal features an interview with Syracuse University (SU) Dean of Libraries and University Librarian David Seaman by ARL Executive Director Andrew Pace. David...
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Enacting AI Disclosure in Scholarly Publishing
Scholarly authors are increasingly expected to disclose and describe their use of generative AI. In a commentary published in American Ethnologist, ARL Director of Research Policy and Scholarship Marcel LaFlamme...
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⏰ New Time for ARLIES 2026 Live Stream
The timing of the ARLIES Film Festival on Tuesday, April 28, has been adjusted to accommodate the record number of submissions we received this year! The time of the Awards...
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Apply for ARL Kaleidoscope Program 2026—Deadline May 13
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) invites applications for the 2026 cohort of the Kaleidoscope Program—a two-year commitment designed to strengthen pathways into research libraries and archives and remove barriers...
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UC Irvine to Host ARL Kaleidoscope Program Leadership Symposium
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is delighted to announce that University of California (UC) Irvine Libraries will host the Kaleidoscope Program 2027 Leadership Symposium. The ARL Kaleidoscope Program is...
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ARL and CNI Release Report on Strategic Implications of AI Futures for Research Libraries
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the research and information environment in consequential ways. To help research library leaders think strategically about those changes, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the...
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ARL Statement on Reintroduction of Pro Codes Act
ARL continues to oppose the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes (Pro Codes) Act, which would grant private entities exclusive copyright ownership over elements of the law. The Pro...
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ARL Unbound Column Launches with Interview of Alexia Hudson-Ward
ARL Unbound is a new column in Library Journal by ARL Executive Director Andrew K. Pace, in which he talks with ARL members at the forefront of leading issues in...
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🎦 🎥 Call for Entries from ARL Members—ARLIES 2026 Film Festival
The 11th Annual ARLIES Film Festival is accepting submissions from ARL member libraries through April 1—no joke! 🤣 The ARLIES (pronounced R-LEEZ) is juried by ARL member representatives and culminates...
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Big News! IMPACT: Research Library Summit—July 2028
For 94 years, the Association of Research Libraries has been more than an association. We have been a catalyst for innovation, a community where careers are built and flourish, and...
