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Simon Neame Named Dean of Libraries at University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst has appointed Simon J. Neame as dean of libraries, effective August 1, 2016. Neame is currently associate university librarian and director of the Irving...
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John Unsworth Appointed University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) has named John M. Unsworth university librarian and dean of libraries, effective June 25, 2016. Unsworth is currently vice provost, university librarian, chief information officer,...
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Anne Jarvis Named University Librarian at Princeton
Princeton University has appointed Anne Jarvis as university librarian, effective October 1, 2016. Jarvis is currently university librarian at the University of Cambridge in the UK. At Princeton, she will...
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Valerie Hotchkiss Appointed University Librarian at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has named Valerie Hotchkiss university librarian, effective August 1, 2016. Hotchkiss is currently the Andrew S. G. Turyn endowed professor and director of the Rare Book & Manuscript...
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Data Visualization Highlighted in ARL’s Research Library Issues 288
ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 288, an issue focusing on how research libraries are using data visualization to improve their services and to communicate their value. The...
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ARL Urges Senate to Confirm Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) commends the US Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for holding a hearing today, April 20, 2016, on the nomination of Carla D. Hayden...
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Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship Call for Applications—Deadline June 1, 2016
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of longtime ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL has established the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship, which supports the attendance of one master...
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ARL Applauds House Judiciary Committee Action on Email Privacy Act
Today, April 13, 2016, the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to pass the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699), a bill to update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act...
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ARL Seeks Program Director for Assessment
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is recruiting an individual to direct the assessment program. The program director provides leadership for assessment initiatives and projects in support of the ARL...
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District Court Reaffirms Fair Use in Georgia State University E-Reserves Case
On March 31, 2016, the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia released its opinion (PDF) on remand in Cambridge University Press v. Becker, the case in which...
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