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Memorial: Murray Christopher Shepherd, 1938–2022
Murray Shepherd, university librarian at University of Waterloo 1973–2003, died on April 5, 2022, at age 83. A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, Shepherd taught high school prior to...
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Nandita Mani Appointed Dean of Libraries for University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst has named Nandita Mani the next dean of libraries, effective August 1, 2022. Mani is currently associate university librarian for Health Sciences and director...
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Library Assessment Conference 2022 Call for Proposals—Deadline Extended to April 29
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Library Assessment Conference Steering Committee invite paper; poster; short, practical learning session; and challenge talk proposals for...
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Memorial: LeMoyne “Lee” Anderson, 1923–2022
LeMoyne “Lee” W. Anderson, director of libraries at Colorado State University (CSU) 1957–1985 and ARL president in 1979, died on February 18, 2022, at age 98. Under Anderson’s leadership, the...
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Library Assessment Conference 2022 Call for Proposals—Deadline April 22
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Library Assessment Conference Steering Committee invite paper; poster; short, practical learning session; and challenge talk proposals for...
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Elaine Westbrooks Appointed Carl A. Kroch University Librarian for Cornell University
Cornell University has named Elaine L. Westbrooks the next Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, effective July 1, 2022. Westbrooks has served as vice provost and university librarian at the University...
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Save the Date for the Library Assessment Conference, November 1-4, 2022
The Library Assessment Conference Steering Committee is pleased to announce that the ninth biennial Library Assessment Conference will be offered in a virtual format November 1–4, 2022. A call for...
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Webinar Invitation: Funding Vital Open-Science Infrastructure and the SCOSS Third Pledging Round
As a participating member of the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to invite you to a webinar "Everything You Always...
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Remembering Anne Kenney, 1950–2022
Anne R. Kenney, university librarian emerita for Cornell University, died on February 5, 2022, at age 72. Kenney served as Carl A. Kroch University Librarian at Cornell University from April...
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Memorial: Margo Crist, 1947–2021
Margaret “Margo” Leona Crist, former director of the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst Libraries, died on December 15, 2021, at age 74. Crist became director of the W. E. B....