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Faye A. Chadwell Appointed Dean of Penn State University Libraries
Penn State University has named Faye A. Chadwell dean of University Libraries and Scholarly Communications, effective March 1, 2021. Chadwell is currently the Donald and Delpha Campbell University Librarian at...
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Memorial: Ernest Boyce “Ernie” Ingles, 1948–2020
Ernest Boyce “Ernie” Ingles, Librarian Emeritus and former vice-provost and chief librarian for the University of Alberta, died on September 17, 2020, at age 71. Early in his career, Ingles...
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Memorial: Donald B. Simpson, 1942–2020
Donald B. Simpson, former president of the Center for Research Libraries (CRL), died on April 5, 2020, at age 77. Simpson served as CRL’s third president 1980–1999. Prior to that,...
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LibQUAL+ Library Customer Satisfaction Survey 2021 Registration Is Now Open
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has opened 2021 registration for LibQUAL+®, a leading library customer satisfaction assessment tool. For the past 20 years, libraries have depended on LibQUAL+ survey...
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Karen Colley Named Interim University Librarian and Dean of Libraries for University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) appointed Karen J. Colley interim university librarian and dean of libraries, effective August 1, 2020. Colley is dean of the UIC Graduate College....
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Research Libraries Reduce Digital Divide through Broadband Services, Advocacy
Research libraries have a long-standing practice of providing tools and resources towards bridging the digital divide. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, research libraries are helping even more college...
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Earnstein Dukes Appointed Dean of Texas Tech University Libraries
Texas Tech University has named Earnstein Dukes dean of University Libraries, effective August 1, 2020. Dukes has been serving as interim dean of Texas Tech University Libraries since October 15,...
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Jen Liu and Jake Tompkins Receive Paul Evan Peters Fellowships
Doctoral student Jen Liu and master’s student Jacob (Jake) Tompkins are the 2020 recipients of the Paul Evan Peters Fellowship for graduate study in library and information sciences. The fellowship...
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Rick Anderson Named University Librarian for Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU) has appointed Rick Anderson university librarian at the Harold B. Lee Library, effective September 1, 2020. Anderson is currently associate dean for Collections & Scholarly Communication...
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Day in Review (July 6–10, 2020)
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