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Library of Congress Releases Digital Preservation Training Needs Assessment
The Digital Preservation Outreach and Education (DPOE) program at the Library of Congress has released the results of a recent DPOE Training Needs Assessment Survey. The DPOE program conducted the...
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U Saskatchewan Library Inaugurates Aboriginal Internship
The University of Saskatchewan has appointed its first Aboriginal library intern, Jessica Generoux, whose vision is to sustain Aboriginal identity, culture, values, teachings, and knowledge. The university is paying her...
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Shared Print Programs, SPEC Kit 345, Published by ARL
ARL has released Shared Print Programs, SPEC Kit 345, which explores the extent of ARL member libraries’ participation in concerted efforts among groups of libraries to collaboratively collect or retain...
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ARL to Host Events at ALA Midwinter Meeting 2015—New Locations
ARL and LibQUAL+® are offering several events at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting 2015 to be held in Chicago in late January/early February. Please note several new meeting...
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U Alberta Offers Open Access Hosting to Canadian Scholarly Journals
University of Alberta Libraries have announced that they are offering open access e-journal hosting services to any Canadian scholarly journal. University of Alberta has offered the free service for eight...
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Martha Sites Named Interim University Librarian at Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVa) has appointed Martha Sites as interim university librarian, effective December 25, 2014. Sites is currently UVa’s deputy university librarian and has served the UVa Library...
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Joseph D. Combs Jr. Named Interim Library Dean at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University appointed Joseph (Jody) Dale Combs Jr. as interim dean of libraries, effective August 1, 2014. Combs has served Vanderbilt’s library in a variety of capacities over 20 years and...
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Joyce Garnett Named Interim Library Dean at Iowa State
Iowa State University (ISU) appointed Joyce Garnett as interim dean of the university library, effective in September 2014. Garnett is university librarian emeritus at Western University in Ontario, Canada. She...
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Damon Jaggars Named Interim University Librarian at Columbia
Columbia University has appointed Damon Jaggars as interim university librarian, effective January 1, 2015. Jaggars has served as associate university librarian at Columbia since 2008 and was named acting associate...
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CRL and Partners Publish New LIBLICENSE E-Resources Model License
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL)—in collaboration with several partners, including ARL—has released the major upgrade of an important tool for library investment in electronic resources: a revised LIBLICENSE Model...