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Kelly Visnak Appointed Associate Vice President & University Librarian for Texas State University
Texas State University has named Kelly Visnak associate vice president & university librarian, effective August 16, 2021. Visnak previously served as associate university librarian for scholarly communications at the University...
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Robert E. Fox Jr. Named Interim ARL Treasurer by Board of Directors
In its July 2021 meeting, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Board of Directors elected Robert E. Fox Jr. to the position of interim treasurer for the Association, effective August...
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ARL Board Appoints Dale Askey as Member Representative to CNI Steering Committee
Dale Askey has been appointed as the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representative to the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Steering Committee for the 2021–2024 term. The ARL Board of...
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Mark P. Newton Appointed Interim University Librarian for Boston University
Boston University (BU) has named Mark P. Newton interim university librarian, effective July 16, 2021. Newton has served as BU’s associate university librarian for Digital Strategies and Innovations since June...
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Sarah Hutton Named Interim Dean of Libraries for University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst has appointed Sarah Hutton interim dean of libraries, effective August 22, 2021. Hutton has served as head of Student Success and Engagement for the...
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Hilary A. Craiglow Named Interim University Librarian for Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University has appointed Hilary A. Craiglow interim university librarian effective July 1, 2021. Craiglow has led the Walker Management Library at Vanderbilt for more than a decade and has...
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Consuella Askew Appointed Interim Vice President for University Libraries, University Librarian at Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, named Consuella Askew interim vice president for University Libraries/university librarian effective May 17, 2021. Askew has served as the associate university librarian at...
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ARL Publishes Issue Brief on Section 230 of Communications Decency Act
The 117th US Congress is holding hearings and debating bills on changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 law that protects internet service providers and internet...
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Mimi Calter Appointed Vice Provost and University Librarian for Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis has named Mimi Calter as vice provost and university librarian, effective this fall. Calter is currently deputy university librarian at Stanford University, where she has...
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Julie Mosbo Ballestro Appointed Interim Dean of University Libraries at Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University has named Julie Mosbo Ballestro interim dean of University Libraries, beginning July 1, 2021. Mosbo Ballestro has served as associate dean for administration and faculty services at...