The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee invites members of memory and information institutions, organizations, and communities to provide insight into the efforts and attitudes related to DEI across the field. This survey uses the acronym GLAM (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) to represent memory & information entities as a whole. All responses are completely anonymous. No personally identifiable information is collected and no attempt will be made to associate a set of responses with any individual. All data is stored in...

Lyrasis announces a strengthened Organizational Home model for Community Supported Technologies, or CSTs, including a new cost structure aligned with its non-profit mission and a services addendum that fully articulates the scope, responsibilities and stewardship practices provided to participating community programs. Developed through an in-depth, community-based analysis, these updates create a more transparent and sustainable […]

The CollectionSpace team is excited to announce the release of CollectionSpace 9.0! This release delivers several long-requested community features, accessibility wins, security updates, and backend improvements. Highlights of the release include: Home Storage Locations: Users can now denote and search for an object’s home or permanent storage location directly on the object record, complete with a […]

Libraries base acquisitions decisions on values to reclaim and recalibrate the scholarly publishing landscape. The Next Generation Library Publishing project, composed of the Educopia Institute, California Digital Library and Stratos, in close collaboration with COAR, Lyrasis and Longleaf Services, found that to uphold values and principles like representative governance, equity, diversity, inclusion, transparency and openness, […]

This blog post was written by Sheila Rabun in collaboration with Michael Shensky and Bryan Gee at the University of Texas at Austin Libraries, based on presentations from the RAiD Global Community Meeting - Americas (May 20, 2026) and the Open Repositories virtual conference (June 10, 2026). As part of the US RAiD Pilot, research […]

Preserving 130 years of Black history, the Tuskegee University Archives and Legacy Museum (TUALM) manages a diverse treasury of artifacts. For years, the team struggled to manage these vast holdings through manual systems, which limited their ability to streamline workflows or provide public visibility. During a member panel at our recent Annual Summit, University Archivist […]

A panel at ALA’s 2026 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago explored how libraries can navigate the ethics of generative AI.