“We are enabling research in foundational ways in an environment and landscape where the right to do things with information is under threat.” -@rachaelgs.bsky.social www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/news/a...

Checking out AI: UC Berkeley Library puts emerging technology to the test

Haiqing Lin, head of technical services at the East Asian Library, explains how AI can help the Library get items, such as Chinese movie posters, cataloged quickly. (Photos by Jami Smth/UC Berkeley Li...

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If you use 10 seconds or less of a song, it’s fair use. You can copy 10% of a book for a class, and that’s fair use. Is this actually true? This is a guest post by Katherine Klosek of ARL and Stephen Wolfson of the University of Pennsylvania.

It’s Only Fair Use the First Time… Right? Debunking Copyright Urban Legends

This guest post, by Katherine Klosek of ARL and Stephen Wolfson of the University of Pennsylvania, is the latest in our series of posts marking the 50th anniversary of the Copyright Act of 1976. To…

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We’ll be contributing to this timely and important workshop with ARL and CARL. Consider signing up to join us in Charleston. www.arl.org/blog/join-ar... @arl.org @carl-abrc.bsky.social

Join ARL and CARL for a Charleston Preconference Workshop: The Right to Research in the Age of AI — Association of Research Libraries

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) are hosting a workshop before the 2026 Charleston Library Conference on Tuesday, November 3, to de...

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“UC’s position is clear: OMB should withdraw the Proposed Rule.” osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/2026/07/uc-r...

UC Responds to Proposed Changes in Guidelines for Federal Grants - Office of Scholarly Communication

The University of California recently submitted comments in response to the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposal to revise several parts of the Regulation for Federal Financial...

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"Researchers using licensed databases and journals likely never read the license terms governing the use of that content, but these terms have major implications for their right to access content; engage in computational analysis like text & data mining; and retain data" www.arl.org/blog/join-ar...

Join ARL and CARL for a Charleston Preconference Workshop: The Right to Research in the Age of AI — Association of Research Libraries

The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) are hosting a workshop before the 2026 Charleston Library Conference on Tuesday, November 3, to de...

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Congratulations to UCB Prof. David Zilberman for publishing the “Handbook of Circular Bioeconomy”. The book is open access, made possible through the support of the UC Berkeley Library. Free PDF and EPUB download at: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Attention UC Berkeley authors: Are you an early career researcher in the arts or humanities looking to publish your work open access? UC Libraries is extending its existing pilot fund to help cover the costs. update.lib.berkeley.edu/2026/04/22/u...

UC Libraries Arts & Humanities Open Access Publishing Fund

Are you an early career researcher in the arts or humanities looking to publish your work open access? UC Libraries is extending its existing pilot fund to help cover the costs. What Is the Fund? The ...

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Congratulations to UCB Prof. Sabrina Agarwal for publishing “Bioarchaeology, Activism and Social Justice”. The book is open access, made possible through the support of the UC Berkeley Library. Free PDF and EPUB download at: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social

Bioarchaeology, Activism and Social Justice

This is an open access book. This volume is the first dedicated to action within bioarchaeology that can bring about social and political change.

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Congrats to UC Berkeley Prof. Robert Strand for publishing “Nordic Capitalism: Lessons for Realizing Sustainable Capitalism”. Published open access with support from the library’s Berkeley Research Impact Initiative. @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/n...

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Cambridge Core - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - Nordic Capitalism

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The fifth annual LyrOpen Fair will be held virtually from March 24 to April 2, 2026, with five webinars exploring the open research and scholarship ecosystem. lyrasis.org/lyropen-fair/ @wearelyrasis.bsky.social

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/...

Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is February 23–27, 2026, the 13th annual celebration of balance in copyright law! Learn how to participate: www.arl.org/blog/partici... #FairUseWeek #FairDealingWeek #Copyright #FreeSpeech #FreeExpression #Libraries @carl-abrc.bsky.social

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....

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SAVE THE DATE: Join @arl.org & Re:Create on 2/25 for a Fair Use Week congressional briefing looking at perspectives on AI and fair use from legal and policy experts. More information ➡️ www.arl.org/event/fair-u...

Reminder for UCB faculty, students, researchers: We’re giving a demo and workshop on how to build and publish a digital book via Pressbooks on Feb 19. RSVP for the Zoom link: update.lib.berkeley.edu/2026/02/10/r...

REMINDER for February 19 workshop: Publish Digital Books & Open Educational Resources with Pressbooks

Date/Time: Thursday, February 19, 2026, 11:00am–12:00pm Location: Zoom. RSVP. If you’re looking to self-publish work of any length and want an easy-to-use tool that offers a high degree of customizat...

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Congrats to Prof. Donald J. Mastronarde on publishing the third open access installment of scholia on Euripides’ Orestes (1101–1693) now available on Pressbooks: berkeley.pressbooks.pub/scholiapart3/ @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social

Euripides Scholia: Scholia on Orestes 1101–1693

An edition of scholia (annotations) on Euripides' Orestes 1101–1693

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Here’s a quick update on how UC Berkeley Library—and the broader UC system—is supporting authors publishing open access books. update.lib.berkeley.edu/2026/01/28/u...

UC Berkeley’s Support for Open Access Book Publishing, January 2026

UC Berkeley Library continues to support a variety of ways our authors can participate in open access (OA) publishing to contribute to UC’s research and teaching mission. This mission includes the pra...

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Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC: New Pathways for the Future - Office of Scholarly Communication

The University of California (UC) Libraries have released a new report, Advancing Open Monograph Opportunities at UC, outlining a values-based framework, key recommendations, and practical strategies ...

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Workshop coming up Feb 19, 11a-12p, Zoom: Publish Digital Books & Open Educational Resources with Pressbooks. RSVP for the demo and learn the basics of creating and sharing digital books. update.lib.berkeley.edu/2026/01/13/f...

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Open Access for UC-Authored Monographs – A UC Libraries Pilot Project - Office of Scholarly Communication

Starting in 2025, UC Libraries are supporting several projects intended to broaden access to University of California research and scholarship by making UC-authored books open access.  Following on su...

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Coming up in 1 week. Are you a UC Berkeley faculty or researcher publishing results arising from federal grant funding? Join us January 14, 1-2pm on Zoom for a dive into agency public access policies affecting research publications and data. RSVP now! update.lib.berkeley.edu/2026/01/07/r...

Are you a UC Berkeley faculty or researcher publishing results arising through federal grant funding? Join us January 14, 1-2pm on Zoom for a dive into agency public access policies affecting research publications and data. update.lib.berkeley.edu/2025/12/15/u... @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social

Here’s a videorecording of last month’s panel “From Dissertation to Book: Navigating the Pubication Process.” Many thanks to our great speakers who helped prospective authors understand how to publish an academic book. youtu.be/g4VduJLstBY?...

Today, we are pleased to release The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals. This release builds on the recap of our final planning workshop and anticipates release of our final deliverable later this month.

Releasing The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals

Today, we are pleased to release The Public Interest Corpus Principles and Goals. This release builds on the recap of our final planning workshop and anticipates release of our final deliverable la…

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This webinar on how to negotiate contracts to set better terms around AI and data was one of the best we've done. It's relevant to a number of different communities and creators, not just libraries! @libraryfutures.bsky.social archive.org/details/resi...

Resisting The Vendor Machine: Corporations, Contracts, and Libraries : Library Futures : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Library Futures was pleased to welcome Hayley Park, Samantha Teremi, Stephanie “Cole” Adams, and Layla Maurer in the third installment of our fall...

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Congrats to @ninabegus.bsky.social on publishing "Artificial Humanities: A Fictional Perspective on Language in AI." It’s open access on @uofmpress.bsky.social; OA publication made possible in part from UCB Library’s Berkeley Research Impact Initiative. www.fulcrum.org/concern/mono...

Artificial Humanities: A Fictional Perspective on Language in AI

<I>Artificial Humanities</I> explores how literature, history, and art can deepen our understanding of artificial intelligence and its development. By examining fictional representations of AI in para...

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Coming up next week! Join us as we talk to a faculty author, academic press editor, and a legal expert to unpack how to publish a scholarly book. Nov 18, 11 am Pacific time, Zoom. RSVP: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

We’re presenting at the “Research, AI and Rights” webinar on Nov 14. Join for a discussion of the impacts of the ever-changing AI legal landscape on the work of researchers and the institutions that support them. RSVP at www.oceancopyright.org/event-detail...

🎉 Today the Lyrasis Open Access Community Investment Program announces the new 2025-2026 OACIP Journals! Libraries, consortia, academic departments, research centers, museums and funding agencies can support any of the #DiamondOA journals seeking funding. Learn more at: https://ow.ly/cu5I50XgjY7

Lyrasis Announces 2025–2026 Cohort of Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP) Journals

Lyrasis today announced the 2025–2026 cohort of journals in its Open Access Community Investment Program (OACIP). This year’s selection spans a broad range of disciplines and highlights the continued growth and impact of Diamond Open Access publishing, which removes financial barriers for both authors and readers. About OACIP Launched in 2020 to support stand-alone Diamond […]

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Calling all UC Berkeley students looking to publish an academic book: sign up for the upcoming panel discussion to learn the ins and outs of the process. Nov 18, 11 am, Zoom. RSVP: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

We’re happy to be joining the SJSU Open Access Virtual Conference to discuss how librarians and researchers are navigating the updated NIH Public Access Policy: scholarworks.sjsu.edu/oa-un-confer... October 21, 2025. Free to register at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...