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Call for Learning+DEI Cohort Program Event Hosts
Member institutions of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) are invited to submit expressions of interest to host ARL Learning + DEI cohort program events in 2027–2028. Opportunities include hosting Intensive Learning Program...
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Holly Mercer Appointed Dean of Libraries at University of Maryland
The University of Maryland (UMD) will soon have a new dean of University Libraries. Effective July 1, Holly Mercer will lead the expansive UMD university library system—which stretches across seven...
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LOCKSS Co-founders Honored with 2025 Paul Evan Peters Award
Victoria Reich and David Rosenthal, co-founders of the LOCKSS Program, have been named the 2025 recipients of the Paul Evan Peters Award by the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the...
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ARL Publishes Annual Impact Report 2024
2024 was an eventful year for the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and its membership of research libraries and archives in major public and private universities, federal government agencies, and...
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ARL Welcomes US Copyright Office Report on Copyrightability of AI-Generated Outputs
Today, the US Copyright Office released a report on the copyrightability of AI-generated outputs. Katherine Klosek, ARL director of Information Policy and Federal Relations, shared the following statement: “ARL welcomes...
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Natalie Meyers Appointed ARL/CNI AI Researcher in Residence
Natalie Meyers, professor of the practice in the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society at the University of Notre Dame, will be the first ARL/CNI researcher in residence, effective...
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Curtis Brundy Named Dean of University Libraries for University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst has appointed Curtis Brundy dean of University Libraries, effective April 1, 2025. Curtis is currently associate university librarian for Scholarly Communications and Collections at...
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ARL Intensive Learning Program Fellows Selected for 2025 Cohort
The ARL Intensive Learning Program (ILP) Task Force has chosen 20 fellows for the 2025 ILP cohort, based on recommendations from the ILP Selection Working Group. The ILP is an...
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One Day Left to Register for ARL President’s Institute: “Ignite Collaboration: Thriving Multigenerational Libraries”
Don’t miss your chance to join your colleagues at the ARL President’s Institute, “Ignite Collaboration: Thriving Multigenerational Libraries.” Connect with ARL’s past, present, and future presidents—Trevor A. Dawes, Rhea Ballard-Thrower, and Melissa...
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Register for e-Resource Licensing Explained: An A–Z Guidebook for Libraries—Book Launch Webinar on Monday, January 27
Join library licensing experts for a live launch of their new book, e-Resource Licensing Explained: An A–Z Guidebook for Libraries, published by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The guidebook includes...