(via Dr. Zhiwu Xie—University of California, Riverside) Supported by IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian (LB21) grant RE-254915-OLS-23, four ARL member libraries initiated a Joint Professional Development Institute (PDI) in 2023. As part of the Joint PDI, University of North Texas (UNT) Department of Library & Information Science will make a free, MLS-level Research Methods course,…