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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...
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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...
