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Memorial: Patricia Battin, 1929–2019
Patricia Meyer Battin, former director of library services and vice president for information services at Columbia University and former president of the Commission on Preservation and Access, died on April...
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Gregory Eow Appointed President of Center for Research Libraries
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) has named Gregory Eow president, effective August 12, 2019. Eow currently serves as associate director for collections at MIT Libraries. Eow will succeed Bernard Reilly, who...
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Claire Stewart Named Dean of Libraries at University of Nebraska–Lincoln
University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) has appointed Claire Stewart dean of libraries and professor, effective August 1, 2019, pending Board of Regents approval. Stewart currently serves as associate university librarian for research...
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Memorial: Shirley Echelman, 1934–2019
Shirley Echelman, executive director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) from 1981 through 1987, died on May 2, 2019, at age 84. Under Echelman’s leadership the Association advanced the...
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Doug Way Appointed Dean of University of Kentucky Libraries
University of Kentucky (UK) has named Doug Way dean of UK Libraries, effective August 1, 2019, pending approval by the UK Board of Trustees. Way currently serves as associate university librarian...
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Memorial: Joe Hewitt, 1938–2018
Joe A. Hewitt, University Librarian Emeritus at The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, died on December 19, 2018, at age 80. Hewitt served as associate provost for...
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Memorial: Susan Nutter, 1944–2019
Susan Keene Nutter, former vice provost and director of the NC State University Libraries, died on March 25, 2019, at age 74. Nutter led the NC State University Libraries from...
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Memorial: Sidney Verba, 1932–2019
Sidney Verba, director of the Harvard University Library from 1984 to 2007 and Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor Emeritus, died on March 4, 2019, at age 86. Verba led the...
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Beth McNeil Named Dean of Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies
Purdue University has appointed Beth McNeil as dean of Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies, effective July 1, 2019. McNeil currently serves as dean of library services at Iowa...
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Neil Romanosky Appointed Dean of Libraries at Ohio University
Ohio University has named Neil Romanosky as dean of libraries, effective September 1, 2019. Romanosky currently serves as associate chief librarian for science research & information and director of Gerstein Science...
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