UMD Libraries Kate Dohe has a great blog on the Scholarly Kitchen about bot flash mobs🤖🤖🤖🤖🙂🤖🤖 -- “Have You Proved You’re Human Today?” Open Content and Web Harvesting in the AI Era

UMB HSHSL Welcomes Dennis Nangle as Assistant Dean for Resource Development and Access www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu/hslupdates/?...

The University of Maryland Libraries are Certified Sustainable! Congratulations, UMD Libraries! 🎉https://www.lib.umd.edu/about/news/2025-10/university-maryland-libraries-are-certified-sustainable

Our app developer Erik Jones has been making the rounds letting folks know about his Super Shelf Inventory App for Alma! Here is a recent presentation for the Community College League of California. #alma #libtech www.3cmediasolutions.org/privid/47309...

Congratulations, Laura!

What's USMAI been up to, you ask... Find out in the first of a new series of quarterly updates from our executive director! usmai.org/portal/x/mAD...

Exciting news! Read the press release for all the details.

Standards for Libraries in Higher Education Draft Revision Review acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/...

LibTech Insights and Clarivate announce AI Literacy Micro-course for Academic Librarians librarytechnology.org/pr/31467

Did you catch us at ELUNA? USMAI was well-represented at the conference with three presenters who knocked it out of the park. Go team!

Trump Overstepped His Authority By Dismantling the IMLS; Can Be Sued by Comptroller General bookriot.com/government-a...

"A federal judge has blocked implementation of [Trump's order that all agencies reshape their organizations] at nearly two-dozen agencies, but NARA is not one of them." www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

The 2026 proposed federal budget brings IMLS funding down from $313 million in FY25 to $6 million in FY26. Acting director Keith Sonderling's statements indicate the administration will use IMLS to promote "whitewashed American propaganda." bookriot.com/the-2026-fed...

USMAI is a member of NISO. Staff at member libraries are welcome to attend NISO's Annual Member Meeting!

USMAI staff are heading to Atlanta next week for Ex Libris Knowledge Days and the ELUNA Conference! 🛫 Be sure to catch their presentations if you're there! elunaconf2025.dryfta.com/index.php

Scholarship applications are due June 25! atechcon.org

How cool is this? (Very, the answer is very.)📖🤓

Staff back at the office may have been a little jealous.

USMAI's Executive Director and Head of Consortial Library Systems & Operations recently attended a regional International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) meeting in Chicago. May you be as relaxed this weekend as these two were on their river cruise! #tgif

100 years of Salisbury spring commencements, 100 years of graduates making history. From the 1920s Holloway Lawn ceremony to the first commencement held in Sea Gull Stadium, graduation remains a celebration of hard work, dedication, and academic accomplishment.

Our members are so clever! These cats aren't only adorable. They provide mental health benefits & teach students about notable black librarians! Each comes with a carry case that has info about their librarian namesakes. Win, win, win! @cooklibraryoftu.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DJZP_NR...

Congratulations, Mallory Wareham (Loyola Notre Dame Library)!🎉https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/mallory-wareham-movers-shakers-2025-community-builders

Looking forward to seeing images from our HBCU member institutions! www.infodocket.com/2025/04/28/g...

USMAI members - visit our Learning Center to view the full schedule, access recordings, and register for upcoming NISO webinars. usmai.org/portal/displ...

Check out this Special Issue of The Political Librarian, "The 2024 Election and the Future of Libraries," co-edited by the University of Baltimore's own @ajenningsroche.bsky.social. Congrats and great job, Allison!

👀USMAI staffers will be presenting next week at Catholic University's Bridging the Spectrum symposium! Good call if you guessed they'll be discussing our recent ILS migration 🙂https://lis.catholic.edu/news-events/symposium/2025/index.html

Please consider completing this survey! USMAI Library Conosrtium is a NISO member.

We're so happy to have you here!

What's happening with IMLS? Here's a good resource to follow.

Congratulations to University of Baltimore's Gaby Messinger and Salisbury University's Jennifer Martin on their new ACRL MD leadership roles! @mdlibraryassoc.bsky.social @sulibraries.bsky.social @ala-acrl.bsky.social

The USMAI Library Consortium welcomes Erica Owusu as its next Executive Director!🎉Please join us in congratulating Erica.👏 usmai.org/portal/x/sYCkF