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ARL Board Selects Boston as Spring 2024 Association Meeting Location
The ARL Board of Directors has confirmed Boston, Massachusetts, as the site for ARL’s 2024 Spring Association Meeting. ARL’s semiannual Association Meetings bring together ARL member representatives in Canada and...
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María Estorino Appointed Vice Provost for University Libraries and University Librarian at UNC–Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill has named María R. Estorino vice provost for University Libraries and university librarian, effective January 30, 2023. She has held the...
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Library, Archives Associations Encourage Member Participation in National Day of Racial Healing
On January 17, 2023, the seventh annual US National Day of Racial Healing, the American Library Association (ALA), the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), the Association of Research...
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Lisa Carter Named University Librarian and Dean of Libraries for University of Michigan
The University of Michigan has appointed Lisa R. Carter as university librarian and dean of libraries, effective May 1, 2023. Carter is currently vice provost for libraries and university librarian...
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Sarah Shreeves Named Dean of Libraries for University of Utah
The University of Utah has selected Sarah Shreeves as the new dean of libraries, effective in June 2023. Shreeves is currently the vice dean of libraries at The University of...
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ARL and Ithaka S+R Explore Copyright and Streaming Audiovisual Content in US Academic Libraries
Today the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and Ithaka S+R released Copyright and Streaming Audiovisual Content in the US Context, by Danielle Cooper and Katherine Klosek. The paper summarizes the...
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Brent Reidy Appointed Andrew W. Mellon Director of Research Libraries at The New York Public Library
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has named Brent Reidy its Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Research Libraries, effective December 29, 2022. Reidy served as interim director of the...
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Call for Papers and Save the Date—User Rights Network Symposium: Protecting Copyright User Rights from Contractual Override, May 18–19, 2023
The American University (AU) Washington College of Law (WCL) Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP), the American Library Association (ALA), and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) invite...
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Christopher Prom Named Interim Dean of Libraries and University Librarian for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has appointed Christopher J. Prom to serve as the Interim Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Dean of Libraries and University Librarian (Designate) pending approval...
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Library Associations Share Community Response to White House Memorandum on Public Access to Research
The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) have submitted a letter to the chairs of the US National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)...