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Roundup: Statements in Response to Executive Order Impacting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
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: 9:00am; March 27, 2025) Most Recent Addition Bolded Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA) iFederation Lyrasis Sen. Jack Reed Leads Bipartisan Effort to Preserve Support for Public Libraries & Museums ALA Applauds Bipartisan Opposition To Attempt To Eliminate […]
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Roundup: Statements in Response to Executive Order Impacting the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling
Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling
A federal judge says Iowa for now cannot continue to enforce part of its book ban law. The decision Tuesday gives major publishers that sued the state their latest temporary reprieve.
·apnews.com·
Iowa law banning school library books that depict sex acts on hold again after a new federal ruling
AAUP
AAUP
The AAUP is a nonprofit membership association of faculty and other academic professionals. Headquartered in Washington, DC, we have members and chapters based at colleges and universities across the country. Since our founding in 1915, the AAUP has helped to shape American higher education by developing the standards and procedures that maintain quality in education and academic freedom in this country's colleges and universities. We define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, advance the rights of academics, particularly as those rights pertain to academic freedom and shared governance, and promote the interests of higher education teaching and research. AAUP chapters at campuses across the country work to advance the mission of the AAUP through advocacy, organizing and, in some cases, collective bargaining. In some states, state conferences support chapters and work on state level issues. Our sister organization, the AAUP Foundation, is a public charity; it funds, through its grant-making process, the charitable and educational purposes of the AAUP, including support for academic freedom and quality higher education.
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AAUP
University of Arizona students, faculty respond to school's removal of DEIA language
University of Arizona students, faculty respond to school's removal of DEIA language
Earlier this month, the U of A removed references to DEI from its website. Now more than 1,500 students, faculty, and staff have signed a petition questioning the elimination of the DEI language.
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University of Arizona students, faculty respond to school's removal of DEIA language
DEI Risk Calculator — ReadySet — Building Adaptable Organizations
DEI Risk Calculator — ReadySet — Building Adaptable Organizations
Making decisions about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in today’s landscape is complex. Leaders face legal uncertainty, reputational concerns, financial risks, workforce tensions, and operational challenges—and without a structured way to assess these risks, fear and indecision take over. That’s why our Decision Scientists created the DEI Risk Assessment Tool—a data-driven, structured approach to help leaders separate real business threats from hypothetical fears and make informed, strategic decisions about their DEI efforts
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DEI Risk Calculator — ReadySet — Building Adaptable Organizations
Creating a seat at the table : reflections from women in law - Beth Bilson, Leah Howie, and Brea Lowenberger, editors.
Creating a seat at the table : reflections from women in law - Beth Bilson, Leah Howie, and Brea Lowenberger, editors.
"Creating a Seat at the Table is an edited collection that compiles the experiences of eighteen women as they navigate their way through the male-dominated spaces of law school and the legal profession. Hear from women from different generations and areas of the law--big and small law firms, legal aid, government and politics, the judiciary, in-house positions, administrative agencies. The authors discuss a multitude of issues they've faced in their careers, including the compound effects of discrimination based on race, sexual orientation, or disability as well as gender. The stories presented here are inspirational at times and discomforting at others. Creating a Seat at the Table shows that much has been done to advance women in law but also highlights that much remains to be done."--
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Creating a seat at the table : reflections from women in law - Beth Bilson, Leah Howie, and Brea Lowenberger, editors.
DEI in Flux: Fourth Circuit's Decision Resuscitates DEI Executive Orders | Insights | Holland & Knight
DEI in Flux: Fourth Circuit's Decision Resuscitates DEI Executive Orders | Insights | Holland & Knight
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an order lifting the nationwide injunction on President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting (DEI) programs.
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DEI in Flux: Fourth Circuit's Decision Resuscitates DEI Executive Orders | Insights | Holland & Knight
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services | ALA
ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services | ALA
An executive order issued by the Trump administration on Friday night, March 14, calls for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the nation’s only federal agency for America’s libraries.
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ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services | ALA
ALA Launches ‘Show Up for Our Libraries’ Campaign - Public Libraries Online
ALA Launches ‘Show Up for Our Libraries’ Campaign - Public Libraries Online
We must face whatever threats come our way by showing up together—library workers and public supporters in our communities—to advocate for our patrons, our profession, and our core values.
·publiclibrariesonline.org·
ALA Launches ‘Show Up for Our Libraries’ Campaign - Public Libraries Online
Lawmakers consider ‘Freedom to Read’ bill as latest attempt to limit book bans in Oregon schools
Lawmakers consider ‘Freedom to Read’ bill as latest attempt to limit book bans in Oregon schools
Proponents point to historic highs in book ban attempts, largely targeting people of color, women and LGBTQ+ communities. Opponents argue it should be up to the parents.
·opb.org·
Lawmakers consider ‘Freedom to Read’ bill as latest attempt to limit book bans in Oregon schools
Metadata Best Practices for Trans and Gender Diverse Resources
Metadata Best Practices for Trans and Gender Diverse Resources
This document is the result of a year of work and collaboration by the Trans Metadata Collective (TMDC; https://transmetadatacollective.org/), a group of dozens of cataloguers, librarians, archivists, scholars, and information professionals with a concerted interest in improving the description and classification of trans and gender diverse people in GLAMS (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums and Special Collections). The Collective’s primary goal was to develop a set of best practices for the description, cataloguing, and classification of information resources as well as the creation of metadata about trans and gender diverse people, including authors and other creators
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Metadata Best Practices for Trans and Gender Diverse Resources
Reviewing academic library policies for DEIAJ elements: Development and application of a policy review tool
Reviewing academic library policies for DEIAJ elements: Development and application of a policy review tool
Policies in academic libraries, whether formal or informal, external or internal, carry high levels of importance for the functioning of the library. …
·sciencedirect.com·
Reviewing academic library policies for DEIAJ elements: Development and application of a policy review tool
Federal data is disappearing. Meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help.
Federal data is disappearing. Meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help.
Since the start of the new Trump administration, hundreds of federal data sets and government websites have gone offline without warning, sometimes returning...
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Federal data is disappearing. Meet the teams working to rescue it and learn how you can help.