ARL highlights news and other stories of interest to the research library community in the US and Canada every Monday–Thursday in the Day in Review 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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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...
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Rutgers and York to Host ARL Leadership and Transformation Cohorts in 2027
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announce the hosts for the Intensive Learning Program (ILP) and Leadership and Career Development Program (LCDP) site visits for 2027. York...
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ARL Annual Report Highlights Community Resilience in 2025
2025 tested research libraries in ways both familiar and newly unsettling. Across higher education, government, and civic life, trust in institutions fell to historic lows, resources became even more constrained,...
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ARL Comments on Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise
The US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) requested comments on “accelerating the American scientific enterprise.” The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to provide comments below. A...
