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Leo S. Lo to Helm the University of Virginia (UVA) Library as University Librarian and Dean of Libraries
The announcement of UVA’s new university librarian and dean of libraries has spread like a wildfire. Leo S. Lo, dean of the College of University Libraries at the University of...
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Todd Grappone Named University Librarian for UC Santa Barbara
The University of California (UC), Santa Barbara has appointed Todd Grappone as their next university librarian, effective July 1, 2025. Todd succeeds Kristin Antelman, who retired in July 2024 after serving...
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Robert H. McDonald Appointed Senior Vice Provost and Director of University of Texas Libraries
Robert H. McDonald, dean of University Libraries and senior vice provost of Online and Extended Education at the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder, has been appointed as the new senior...
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Impacting Scholarly Communication: From Cells to Society
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of ARL Research & Analytics Impact Reports, which capture transformative effects of specific research library programs on students, researchers, communities, and/or...
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Gale Etschmaier Reflects on Her Wide-Ranging Career and the Profession
Gale Etschmaier is retiring this month as dean of University Libraries at Florida State University (FSU), after almost seven years at FSU and more than thirty years in academic library...
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The Past and Future of Indirect Costs: An Interview with Hilary Craiglow
Reimbursements to institutions for so-called indirect costs have been in the headlines this year. Even as ARL is supporting litigation that seeks to reverse a 15% cap on reimbursement rates...
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Kerry Scott to Serve as Interim University Librarian for UC Santa Cruz
The University of California (UC) Santa Cruz has named Kerry Scott interim university librarian beginning January 2026 upon the retirement of Elizabeth Cowell, who has served as university librarian since...
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Katie McCormick Appointed Interim Dean of FSU Libraries
Florida State University (FSU) has named Katie McCormick interim dean of University Libraries, effective May 9. This announcement follows the retirement of Gale Etschmaier this month, after serving as dean...
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William H. Walters Named Dean of Library Affairs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
William H. Walters, executive director of the Mary Alice & Tom O’Malley Library at Manhattan University, will become the next dean of Library Affairs at Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale,...
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Memorial: Susan Shafer (Dieckmann) Brynteson, 1936–2025
Susan Shafer (Dieckmann) Brynteson, University of Delaware May Morris Librarian Emerita, died on May 26, 2025, at age 89. After earning her MLS from the University of Wisconsin Madison, Susan...
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