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Information Scientist Herbert Van de Sompel to Receive Paul Evan Peters Award
The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), the Association of Research Libraries, and EDUCAUSE are pleased to announce that Herbert Van de Sompel, research scientist at the Research Library of the...
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ARL Leadership Fellows Program 2018–2019 Sponsors Chosen
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has selected three sponsor libraries for the seventh iteration of the ARL Leadership Fellows program. This executive leadership program facilitates the development of future...
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ARL and Higher Education Groups Urge FCC to Protect Net Neutrality
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has joined with eight higher education associations in submitting comments, due today, July 18, 2017, to the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to support...
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Ann Campion Riley Named Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian at University of Missouri
The University of Missouri (MU) has appointed Ann Campion Riley to the new position of vice provost for libraries and university librarian, effective July 1, 2017. Riley served as acting...
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Elaine Westbrooks Appointed University Librarian and Vice Provost for Libraries at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill has named Elaine L. Westbrooks as university librarian and vice provost for university libraries, effective August 15, 2017. Westbrooks is associate...
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ARL Membership Convenes in Philadelphia for Spring 2017 Meeting—Summary, Slides Online
image CC-BY by Dave Zawrotny Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representatives, ARL leadership fellows, staff, and guests gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday–Thursday, May 2–4, 2017, for the 170th...
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Memorial: Dale M. Bentz, 1919–2017
Dale M. Bentz, university librarian at the University of Iowa from 1970 to 1986, died in Iowa City, Iowa, on June 25, 2017, at age 98. Bentz held positions at...
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Rita Vine Appointed ARL Visiting Program Officer for Reimagining the Library Liaison
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Rita Vine as a visiting program officer (VPO) for its reimagining the library liaison initiative from July 2017 through June 2018. Vine...
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Susan E. Parker Named University Librarian at University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has appointed Susan E. Parker as university librarian for a five-year term, beginning September 1, 2017. Parker is currently deputy university librarian at UCLA....
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Holly Jeffcoat Appointed Interim Vice Provost for Libraries at University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut (UConn) has named Holly Jeffcoat as interim vice provost for libraries, effective July 21, 2017. Jeffcoat has served as assistant vice provost for libraries since 2016 and...
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