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Deborah Ward Named Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian for University of Missouri
The University of Missouri (Mizzou) has appointed Deborah Ward vice provost for libraries and university librarian, effective May 1, 2022. Ward has served Mizzou in a variety of roles over...
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Dracine Hodges Appointed Interim University Librarian for Duke University
Duke University has named Dracine Hodges interim university librarian, effective May 15, 2022. Hodges has served as associate university librarian for Technical Services since 2018, after joining Duke University Libraries...
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María R. Estorino Named Interim Library Leader for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has appointed María R. Estorino interim vice provost for University Libraries and university librarian effective May 16, 2022. Estorino has been associate...
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Memorial: Murray Christopher Shepherd, 1938–2022
Murray Shepherd, university librarian at University of Waterloo 1973–2003, died on April 5, 2022, at age 83. A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, Shepherd taught high school prior to...
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Nandita Mani Appointed Dean of Libraries for University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst has named Nandita Mani the next dean of libraries, effective August 1, 2022. Mani is currently associate university librarian for Health Sciences and director...
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Memorial: LeMoyne “Lee” Anderson, 1923–2022
LeMoyne “Lee” W. Anderson, director of libraries at Colorado State University (CSU) 1957–1985 and ARL president in 1979, died on February 18, 2022, at age 98. Under Anderson’s leadership, the...
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Elaine Westbrooks Appointed Carl A. Kroch University Librarian for Cornell University
Cornell University has named Elaine L. Westbrooks the next Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, effective July 1, 2022. Westbrooks has served as vice provost and university librarian at the University...
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Remembering Anne Kenney, 1950–2022
Anne R. Kenney, university librarian emerita for Cornell University, died on February 5, 2022, at age 72. Kenney served as Carl A. Kroch University Librarian at Cornell University from April...
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Memorial: Margo Crist, 1947–2021
Margaret “Margo” Leona Crist, former director of the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst Libraries, died on December 15, 2021, at age 74. Crist became director of the W. E. B....
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ARL Celebrates the Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) on His Retirement
After 12 years of distinguished service as the 10th archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero will retire in April 2022. President Obama appointed Ferriero in 2009. He was...
