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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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Evolving AI Strategies in Libraries: Insights from Two Polls of ARL Member Representatives over Nine Months
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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February 2024
ARL Public Policy Briefing (February 2024) This issue includes: Accessibility ARL/CARL Task Force Releases Final Report on Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Appropriations CARL Recommends Funding for Library Priorities to Federal Government...
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Training Generative AI Models on Copyrighted Works Is Fair Use
ARL and ALA are founding members of the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA). ARL, ALA, and LCA are not involved in the litigation discussed in this post. Among the proliferating AI-related...
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Association of Research Libraries and Coalition for Networked Information Appoint Joint Task Force on Scenario Planning for AI & ML Futures
A joint task force, representing the membership of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), has begun working on a six-month initiative to develop...
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October 2023
ARL Public Policy Briefing (October 2023) This issue includes: Accessibility Association of Research Libraries Calls for Born-Accessible Publishing in Comments to US Department of Justice Artificial Intelligence CARL to Prepare...
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September 2023
ARL Public Policy Briefing (September 2023) This issue includes: Accessibility ARL Responds to Proposed Regulations on Americans with Disabilities Act Library of Congress Commemorates 10 Years of Marrakesh Treaty Copyright...
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Call for Expressions of Interest in Joint ARL/CNI Task Force on Scenario Planning for AI and Machine-Learning Futures—Deadline Friday, October 20
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) are seeking expressions of interest from employees of ARL or CNI institutions to serve on the Joint...
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Summer 2023
ARL Public Policy Briefing (Summer 2023) This issue includes: Appropriations Update ARL Opposes Appropriations Language That Would Defund Public Access to Research in the US ARL Joins Higher Education Associations...
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ARL, Coalition Partners to Congress: Do Not Restrict the Promise of Generative AI
Today the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) joined libraries, civil society organizations, and legal experts and scholars in a letter expressing concern to Congress about calls for new copyright restrictions...