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ARL Weekly News Roundup (Friday, March 6, 2026) Celebrating 50+ Years of Fair Use: ARL and Re:Create Host Congressional Briefing on AI and Fair Use On the occasion of the 13th annual Fair Use Week, ARL and Re:Create teamed up to host a panel of leg...

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Nicole Kong Named Associate Vice Provost and Dean of Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies — Association of Research Libraries Purdue University has appointed Nicole Kong ILP25 Fellow as associate vice provost and dean of Purdue Libraries and School of Information Studies, effective March 16, 2026. Nicole Kong has served...

🎉 Congrats to Nicole Kong and Purdue University Libraries & School of Information Studies on Dr. Kong's appointment as associate vice provost and dean, effective March 16!
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ARL Daily Intelligence (March 2–4) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

The #ARLDailyIntelligence brings you today’s essential news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Check out today’s top stories!

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ARL Daily Intelligence (March 2–5) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

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Celebrating 50+ Years of Fair Use: ARL and Re:Create Host Congressional Briefing on AI and Fair Use — Association of Research Libraries On the occasion of the 13th annual Fair Use Week, ARL and Re:Create teamed up to host a panel of legal and policy experts from libraries and civil society—moderated by...

“The flexibility of fair use accommodates uses like computational research, critique, and teaching and learning, all grounded in the same basic principle.” www.arl.org/blog/celebra... @arl.org

Celebrating 50+ Years of Fair Use: ARL and Re:Create Host Congressional Briefing on AI and Fair Use — Association of Research Libraries On the occasion of the 13th annual Fair Use Week, ARL and Re:Create teamed up to host a panel of legal and policy experts from libraries and civil society—moderated by...

During #FairUseWeek ARL & @recreatecoalition.bsky.social teamed up to host a panel of legal & policy experts from libraries & civil society. Read our blog post by @katherinejk.bsky.social: www.arl.org/blog/celebra...

Panelists shown, L to R: David Hansen, @bb.usefairuse.com, Betsy Rosenblatt

ARL Daily Intelligence (March 2–5) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

The #ARLDailyIntelligence brings you today’s essential news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Check out today’s top stories!

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ARL Weekly News Roundup (Friday, February 27, 2026) How Research Libraries Celebrated the 13th Annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week! The 13th annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week was packed with activities celebrating the fundamental right of fair use, so we...

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Memorial: Robin Nelson Downes, 1932–2025 — Association of Research Libraries Robin Nelson Downes, former director of the University of Houston Libraries, died at 93 on December 3, 2025, in Houston, Texas. Robin served as director of the University of Houston...

Remembering Robin Nelson Downes, 1932–2025

Robin Downes died at 93 on December 3, 2025, in Houston, Texas. Robin served as director of the University of Houston Libraries from 1980 until his retirement in 1997.

Learn more about his life and career: www.arl.org/news/memoria...

Happy Fair Use Friday during #fairuseweek! We’ve celebrated how fair use is essential to innovation & creativity, giving America a competitive edge. Check out our new one-pager explaining what fair use is, how we use it daily, and its impact on U.S. innovation! recreatecoalition.org/infographic/...

How Research Libraries Celebrated the 13th Annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week! — Association of Research Libraries The 13th Annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week was packed with activities celebrating the fundamental right of fair use, so we thought we’d end the week with some highlights! ARL partnered...

The 13th annual Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week was packed with activities celebrating the fundamental right of fair use! We’re ending the week with highlights!

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ARL Daily Intelligence (February 23–26) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

The #ARLDailyIntelligence brings you today’s essential news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Check out today’s top stories!

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What the CLEAR Act Gets Wrong — Association of Research Libraries The bipartisan Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR Act) would require anyone using a training dataset in connection with the training or release of a generative AI model to...

⚖️ What the CLEAR Act Gets Wrong

In this new ARL Views blog post, @katherinejk.bsky.social dives into the bipartisan Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR Act): www.arl.org/blog/what-th...

#AI #Copyright #CLEARAct @recreatecoalition.bsky.social

Many thanks to all who participated!

ARL Daily Intelligence (February 23–26) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

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New #FairUseWeek blog post on 3 ways #copyright law facilitates #accessibility, by @katherinejk.bsky.social!

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Why are balanced copyright groups, libraries, civil libertarians, online rights advocates, start-ups and consumers celebrating fair use this week?

ARL Daily Intelligence (February 23–26) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

The #ARLDailyIntelligence brings you today’s essential news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Check out today’s top stories!

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ARL Daily Intelligence (February 23–26) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

The #ARLDailyIntelligence brings you today’s essential news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Check out today’s top stories!

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#FairDealingWeek (Feb 23–27) highlights the vital role of fair dealing in learning, research & creativity. 📖✨

Join CARL’s webinar on user rights & generative AI on Feb 25 with Prof. Peter K. Yu.

🔗Details and Registration: www.carl-abrc.ca/event/user-r...

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Participate in Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week! — Association of Research Libraries Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is February 23–27, 2026! This is the 13th annual celebration of the balance in copyright law, promoting further progress, and accommodating freedom of speech and expression....

Happy Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week! Highlights this week include a webinar hosted by @carl-abrc.bsky.social and a congressional briefing in DC hosted by ARL & @recreatecoalition.bsky.social

Learn more: bit.ly/FUW26

What is your library planning for the week?

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🗓️📣 @arl.org & Re:Create are hosting a Congressional briefing on fair use and AI this Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 11:30 AM featuring a panel discussion with legal and policy experts. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

ARL Weekly News Roundup (Friday, February 20, 2026) ARL Celebrates Black History Month 2026 Join ARL and our member libraries in celebrating Black history in February. We've rounded up events, blog posts, exhibits, and other resources that showcase opp...

This week’s ARL News Roundup includes #BlackHistoryMonth highlights from ARL member libraries, as well as top news from our members and the broader research community. Read on!

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Check out @anniekjohn.bsky.social and Cynthia Hudson Vitale's ACRL article on how to use the @arl.org /CNI AI Scenarios at your institution: crln.acrl.org/index.php/cr...

ARL Daily Intelligence (February 17–19) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

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ARL Daily Intelligence (February 17–19) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

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ARL Daily Intelligence (February 17–19) — Association of Research Libraries The ARL Daily Intelligence is the trusted source of news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Released Monday through Thursday, the ARL Daily Intelligence is curated by Gary D. Price, co-fo...

The #ARLDailyIntelligence brings you today’s essential news and analysis for library leaders and advocates. Check out today’s top stories!

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ARL Libraries Love Data Week — Association of Research Libraries During Love Data Week, the international celebration of data focuses on building and engaging community around good data practice. ARL member libraries are enthusiastic supporters of Love Data Week—se...

Check out the amazing things ARL member libraries have been doing for #LoveDataWeek!

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