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Day in Review (July 2, 2020)
Top of the Review Rick Anderson Named University Librarian at BYU https://news.byu.edu/announcements/rick-anderson-named-university-librarian-at-byu Smithsonian Libraries: Celebrating a Centennial: 100 Years at the American Art and Portrait Gallery Library https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2020/07/01/100-years-aapg/ Wikimedia Foundation...
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Day in Review (June 29, 2020)
ARL Member Libraries Center for Research Libraries Members Stand in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter Movement https://www.crl.edu/news/crl-member-libraries-stand-solidarity-black-lives-matter-movement MIT Press and UC Berkeley Launch Rapid Reviews: COVID-19 http://news.mit.edu/2020/mit-press-and-uc-berkeley-launch-rapid-reviews-covid-19-0629 U of Toronto...
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Day in Review (June 26, 2020)
ARL Member Libraries FSU Libraries Becomes Virtual Hub for Remote Learning https://news.fsu.edu/news/students-campus-life/2020/06/22/fsu-libraries-becomes-a-virtual-hub-for-remote-learning/ Rice University: Little Free Libraries on Campus Encourage ‘Fun’ Reading, Lifetime Learning Habits http://news.rice.edu/2020/06/25/three-new-little-free-libraries-on-campus-encourage-fun-reading-lifetime-learning-habits/ UBC University Librarian Susan...
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Day in Review (June 25, 2020)
ARL Member Libraries Rare Book Collection Worth $6.2 Million Coming to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries https://campaign.unc.edu/story/the-gift-of-wonder/ One Decolonizing Change to Subject Headings at UBC Library...
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Fran Wilkinson Appointed Interim Dean of Libraries for University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has named Frances C. Wilkinson interim dean of the College of the University Libraries and Learning Sciences (ULLS), effective July 1, 2020. Wilkinson is...
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ASU Library Tool Helps COVID-19 Researchers Sift, Analyze New Research Results
The Arizona State University (ASU) Library’s Data Science and Analytics unit has developed a tool to accelerate COVID-19 research by helping researchers efficiently browse and understand the vast amount of...
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ARL Membership Convenes Online for Spring 2020 Association Meeting
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representatives and staff conducted the 176th Association Meeting via videoconferencing on May 12–14, 2020. This was the first virtual Association Meeting in ARL’s 88-year...
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Research Libraries, Archives Document Community Experiences of COVID-19 Pandemic
Post updated February 2, 2021 Research libraries and archives are playing an important role in documenting the COVID-19 pandemic and their communities’ particular experiences during this time. These documentary projects...
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Auburn University Libraries Provide Streaming Concerts for Music Students
Research libraries are finding creative ways to help students and faculty continue learning and teaching while campuses are closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Auburn University is one notable example. Librarian...
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Charles J. Henry Elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences announced today the election of Charles J. Henry, president of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), as a member of the...