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NEH for All Highlights Impact of Humanities Projects across United States
In conjunction with Humanities Advocacy Day 2018, the National Humanities Alliance has refreshed the NEH for All website demonstrating the impact of the National Endowment for Humanities (NEH) across the...
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Larry Alford Wins Hugh Atkinson Memorial Award 2018
Larry P. Alford, chief librarian at the University of Toronto, has been named the 2018 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. The American Library Association (ALA) will present...
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Erik T. Mitchell Named University Librarian at UC San Diego
UC San Diego has appointed Erik T. Mitchell as the Audrey Geisel University Librarian, effective April 16, 2018. Mitchell is currently associate university librarian of Digital Initiatives and Collaborative Services...
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Virginia Commonwealth University Wins ACRL Excellence in Academic Libraries Award 2018
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Libraries has been awarded the 2018 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award in the university category by the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). VCU is...
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Kristin Antelman Named University Librarian at UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) has appointed Kristin Antelman as university librarian, effective April 1, 2018. Antelman is currently university librarian at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Prior to going...
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Memorial: Harold Billings, 1931–2017
Harold Wayne Billings, library director emeritus of the University of Texas (UT) at Austin, died on November 29, 2017, at age 86. Harold Billings began his career at UT Austin...
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Mary Case Wins Ross Atkinson Lifetime Achievement Award 2018
Mary M. Case, university librarian and dean of libraries at University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) and past president of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), has been named the...
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Anne Langley Named Library Dean at University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) has appointed Anne Langley as dean of the UConn Library, effective February 1, 2018. Langley is currently associate dean for research, collections, and scholarly communications...
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Patrick Burns Warns Journal Publishing Headed for Reckoning
In a recent article on The Conversation, Patrick Burns, dean of libraries and vice president for IT at Colorado State University and a member of the ARL Coordinating Committee, discusses...
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Memorial: Joan Giesecke, 1951–2017
Joan Ruth Giesecke, dean and professor emeritus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Libraries, died in Sarasota, Florida, on October 9, 2017, at age 65. Joan Giesecke joined the UNL...
