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Evolving AI Strategies in Libraries: Insights from Two Polls of ARL Member Representatives over Nine Months—Report Published
The onset of new, more accessible, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies marks a significant turning point for libraries, ushering in a period rich with both unparalleled opportunities and complex challenges. In...
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Geoffrey Little Named New Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian of Western Libraries
Western University has appointed Geoffrey Robert Little as vice-provost and chief librarian of Western Libraries for a five-year term beginning July 22, 2024. Little comes to Western from Concordia University,...
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IDEAL Program Schedule & Community of Care Are Here—Act Now for Advance-Rate Savings
We’re excited to share the preliminary Program of Sessions being offered at IDEAL 2024: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in Libraries & Archives. We’re also excited to share our new Community of Care...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative Releases Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Publicly Shared Data: A Gap Analysis of Researcher Actions and Institutional Support throughout the Data Life Cycle, a report from the Realities...
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Learn, Connect, Grow—Act Now for Advance-Rate Savings and Register for IDEAL 2024
Join hundreds of leaders working toward acquiring the attitudes, skills, awareness, and knowledge needed to enhance DEI efforts in libraries and archives at the 2024 IDEAL Conference. Don’t miss out...
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Become a Sponsor of the Library Assessment Conference 2024
The 10th biennial Library Assessment Conference (LAC) will take place November 7–9, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Preconference workshops will be offered Wednesday, November 6. This event brings together 400 members of the library...
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ARL Comments on the NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science 2023–2028
March 15, 2024 NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) 9000 Rockville Pike Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Re: Request for Information (RFI)—Inviting Comments on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Strategic...
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Library Copyright Alliance Asks Court to Reconsider Its Finding on Contributory Infringement in Sony v. Cox
The Library Copyright Alliance joined an amicus brief asking the US Court of Appeals for the full Fourth Circuit to rehear Sony Music Entertainment, et al. v. Cox Communication, Inc....
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☀️ Make Your Summer IDEAL
Nothing could be finer than Toronto in July! Don’t miss out on extended advance-rate registration—register by Monday, April 1, to save $100 off standard rates. Featuring Opening Keynote Speaker Anne-Marie Pham, CEO, Canadian Centre for...
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Nandita Mani Appointed ARL Member Representative to CNI Steering Committee
Nandita Mani has been appointed as the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representative to the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Steering Committee for the 2024–2027 term. The ARL Executive...