Associations and Organizations Archives
Special Libraries Association (SLA) Announces Dissolution After 116 Years of Service to the Profession
Here’s the Full Text of the Annoucement From SLA: The Special Libraries Association (SLA), a global organization dedicated to supporting information professionals and specialized librarians, has announced it will begin a dissolution process after 116 years of service to the profession. Since its founding in 1909, SLA has been a cornerstone for knowledge management, research, […]
Full Text Access: Special Issue of IFLA Journal: “Trends in Academic and Research Libraries”
From IFLA: The IFLA Academic and Research Libraries (ARL) Section focuses on cooperation, exchange of information, and promotion and support of the role of libraries as core institutions for research and education worldwide. We are proud to announce that, thanks especially to the efforts or our Committee members Jayshree Mamtora and Bertil F. Dorch, the latest iteration […]
Journal Article: “Disclosing Artificial Intelligence Use in Scientific Research and Publication: When Should Disclosure Be Mandatory, Optional, or Unnecessary?”
The journal article linked below was recently published by Accountability in Research. Title Disclosing Artificial Intelligence Use in Scientific Research and Publication: When Should Disclosure Be Mandatory, Optional, or Unnecessary? Authors David B. Resnik National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Mohammad Hosseini Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Source Accountability in […]
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Roundup: “Iowa Cannot, For Now, Continue to Enforce Part Of Its Book Ban Law, A Federal Judge Said Tuesday”; “Librarians Provide Insight on Book Bans, Minnesota State Law on Removal of Books From Libraries”; & More Headlines
AI Anthropic Wins Early Round In Music Publishers’ AI Copyright Case (via Reuters) Alabama Airhope Public Library Supporters Raise Money to Replace Funds State Plans To Withhold (via Alabama Reflector) Canada Independent Bookstores Fear Tariffs Will Devastate the Canadian Book Industry (via CTV News) Cataloging International Cataloguing Principles (ICP) Worldwide Review (via IFLA) Colorado Elizabeth […]
Listen: “Trump Directs Cuts to Library Funding” (ALA President Cindy Hohl Speaks to “Here & Now” From WBUR/NPR)
From Here & Now: Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with American Library Association president Cindy Hohl, a Kansas City, Missouri, librarian, about concerns her organization has about cuts that the Trump administration wants to make to the only federal agency that provides funds to libraries. Source
Roundup: Library Funding and Trump’s Executive Order (Press Reports)
See Also: Statements in Response to Executive Order Impacting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Last Update: March 25, 2025; 6:45am Latest Entries MI: Michigan Libraries, Museums Brace For Loss Of Federal Funds After Trump Executive Order (Detroit Free Press) National: Board Advising IMLS Tells Acting Director Mandates ‘Cannot’ Be Hindered (via PW) […]
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Op/Ed: When Funding Feeds Starvation
Ed. Note: infoDOCKET would like to thank Sandi Caldrone for contributing the op/ed shared below. When Funding Feeds Starvation by Sandi Caldrone Assistant Professor, University Library Research Data Librarian University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign caldron2@illinois.edu In a misguided quest for efficiency, the NIH recently announced it was limiting indirect costs to 15 percent of grant award funds. […]
Roundup: Statements in Response to Executive Order Impacting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
We will continue to update this roundup as we learn of additional statements. Latest Additions (Last Update: 1:00pm; March 26, 2025) Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA): A Statement In Solidarity + Support of IMLS Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) Statement on Executive Order to Dismantle Institute of Museum and Library Services Chief […]
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Roundup: Top 15 Librarians in Pop Culture; There’s a Good Chance Your Kid Uses AI to Cheat; & More Headlines
AI Artificial Intelligence and Communication Technologies in Academia: Faculty Perceptions and the Adoption of Generative AI (via International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education) There’s a Good Chance Your Kid Uses AI to Cheat (via WSJ/MSN) Digital Libraries Now Available: Proceedings From JCDL ’24: 24th ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries Hong Kong Future […]
American Library Association (ALA) Statement on White House Assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services
Latest UPDATE (March 17): “What Happens to Libraries If IMLS Goes Away?” (by Hallie Rich, Library Journal) On Friday night, March 14, President Trump issued an Executive Order that called for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and six other agencies. In FY24, the IMLS budget was $294.8 million, of […]
