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Monica Ghosh Appointed Interim University Librarian at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has named Monica Ghosh as interim university librarian, effective August 25, 2017. The university is conducting a search for a successor to Irene Herold, who...
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Deirdre Scaggs Named Interim Dean of Libraries at University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky has appointed Deirdre Scaggs as interim dean of libraries, effective June 26, 2017. The university is conducting a search for a successor to Terry Birdwhistell, who stepped...
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Alan Grosenheider Appointed Acting University Librarian at UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) has appointed Alan Grosenheider as acting university librarian, effective July 1, 2017. Grosenheider has served as deputy university librarian at UCSB since August 2012. The university...
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Kathleen De Long Named Interim Vice-Provost and Chief Librarian at University of Alberta
University of Alberta has appointed Kathleen De Long as interim vice-provost and chief librarian, effective August 1, 2017, to June 30, 2018, or until a new vice-provost and chief librarian...
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Peggy Fry Appointed Interim University Librarian at Georgetown University
Georgetown University has named Peggy Fry interim university librarian, effective September 1, 2017. Fry has served as deputy university librarian at Georgetown since 2012 and was associate law librarian for...
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Leslie Reynolds Named Interim Dean of Libraries at University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado (CU) Boulder has appointed Leslie Reynolds as interim dean of libraries, effective July 1, 2017. Reynolds has served as senior associate dean of libraries since 2013. She...
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Ann Campion Riley Named Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian at University of Missouri
The University of Missouri (MU) has appointed Ann Campion Riley to the new position of vice provost for libraries and university librarian, effective July 1, 2017. Riley served as acting...
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Elaine Westbrooks Appointed University Librarian and Vice Provost for Libraries at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill has named Elaine L. Westbrooks as university librarian and vice provost for university libraries, effective August 15, 2017. Westbrooks is associate...
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Memorial: Dale M. Bentz, 1919–2017
Dale M. Bentz, university librarian at the University of Iowa from 1970 to 1986, died in Iowa City, Iowa, on June 25, 2017, at age 98. Bentz held positions at...
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Susan E. Parker Named University Librarian at University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has appointed Susan E. Parker as university librarian for a five-year term, beginning September 1, 2017. Parker is currently deputy university librarian at UCLA....
