ALA and ACRL News

CA (Chico) - CSU Chico - Senior Assistant Tenure-Track Librarian for Health Sciences and Community Services - Initial review date is March 2, 2026.

CA (Long Beach) - CSU Long Beach - Senior Assistant Librarian for Engineering and Artificial Intelligence - Review of applications to begin February 17, 2026.

CO (Denver) - University of Colorado Denver, Auraria Library - Teaching & Learning Librarian - Preference will be given to complete applications received by February 25, 2026.

GA (Atlanta) - Atlanta University Center (AUC) Robert W. Woodruff Library - Student Success Librarian - Open until filled.

GA (Atlanta) - Oglethorpe University - Director of the Library & University Librarian - Review of applications will begin on February 16, 2026.

IL (Chicago) - University of Chicago - Head of Research and Instruction - Review of applications will begin after February 7, 2026.

LA (Shreveport) - LSU Shreveport - Business and Data Services Librarian - Open until filled.

NC (Chapel Hill) - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Head of Health Academic and Research Engagement - Application deadline is February 16, 2026.

NC (Greensboro) - University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Dean of University Libraries - Open until filled.

NC (Swannanoa/Asheville) - Warren Wilson College - Instruction and Engagement Librarian - First consideration will be given to candidates who apply by February 22, 2026.

NE (Omaha) - University of Nebraska Medical Center - Education & Research Services Librarian, Medical Education - Open until filled.

NY (Albany) - University at Albany - Scholarly Communications Librarian - Open until filled.

OR (Eugene) - University of Oregon - Business & Entrepreneurship Librarian - Review of applications begins March 1, 2026.

PA (Bloomsburg) - Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania - Director of Libraries - For full consideration, applications must be received by February 13, 2026.

TX (College Station) - Texas A&M University - Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Assistant Librarian - Open until February 26, 2026.

TX (San Antonio) - Our Lady of the Lake University - Research and Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

UT (Logan) - Utah State University - Assistant Librarian (Research Support Librarian for Scholarly Identity & Impact) - Review will begin on February 26, 2026.

UT (Saint George) - Utah Tech University - Assistant Librarian - Research and Instructions for Health Sciences - Application review begins March 9, 2026.

Continuing   

AZ (Tucson) - University of Arizona - Librarian, Instructional Strategies and STEM - Open until filled.

CT (New Haven) - Yale University - Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

MA (Dartmouth) - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Assistant/Associate Librarian for Access Services and Outreach - Open until filled.

NC (Raleigh) - NC State University - Associate Director for Digital Strategy - Open until filled.

OH (New Concord) - Muskingum University - Reference, Instruction, & AI Librarian - Open until filled.

PA (Annville) - Lebanon Valley College - Student Success and Instruction Librarian - Open until filled.

VA (Harrisonburg) - James Madison University - Book Arts & Preservation Librarian - Beginning review date is January 26, 2026.

 

Facts and Figures

"Google search traffic to publishers declined globally by a third in the year to November, according to new Chartbeat data. In the US only, referrals from organic Google search were down by 38% year on year and Google Discover was down 29%.  The report noted that publishers that specialise in lifestyle or utility content such as weather, TV guides, or horoscopes were more likely to have seen traffic declines, linking it to the arrival of Google’s AI summaries at the top of search results from 2024."
Chartbeat (via Press Gazette) (January 12, 2026)

"People around the world are using AI more than Americans are, at least according to a new poll out from Ipsos and Google. About 40% of adults in the U.S. told pollsters that they used generative AI in the last year. In Brazil, that number was nearly 75% in Nigeria, the United Arab Emirates, and India, it was 85%. In countries where people report using AI more, they’re also more likely to be excited about the technology. A majority of Americans are more concerned about the risks associated with AI than they are excited about the possibilities."
Ipsos and Google (via Marketplace.org) (January 21, 2026)

...and: the "LIFE Magazine: Interesting Page of the Month" - from January 6, 1967 (pg. 7)
Brad's thoughts - On the one hand, it is nice to see an ad for a robust, city-focused daily newspaper in a national magazine. On the other, I'm not sure if saying people should subscribe & read the paper's columnists so readers can get into snide, troll-like arguments with in-laws is the aspect to feature.