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Holly Jeffcoat Appointed Interim Vice Provost for Libraries at University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut (UConn) has named Holly Jeffcoat as interim vice provost for libraries, effective July 21, 2017. Jeffcoat has served as assistant vice provost for libraries since 2016 and...
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Jon E. Cawthorne Named Dean of Wayne State University Library System
Wayne State University has appointed Jon E. Cawthorne as dean of the University Library System, effective August 1, 2017. Cawthorne is currently dean of libraries at West Virginia University. He participated...
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Greg Raschke Named Interim Vice Provost and Director of Libraries at North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University (NCSU) has appointed Greg Raschke as interim vice provost and director of libraries, effective in autumn 2017. Raschke has served as the NCSU Libraries’ associate director...
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University of Minnesota Libraries Wins 2017 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded the 2017 National Medal for Museum and Library Service to the University of Minnesota Libraries. The medal is the highest...
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Gerald Beasley Named University Librarian at Cornell University
Cornell University has appointed Gerald R. Beasley as the Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, effective August 1, 2017. Beasley is currently vice-provost and chief librarian at the University of Alberta....
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Beth Sandore Namachchivaya Appointed University Librarian at University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo has named Beth Sandore Namachchivaya university librarian, effective August 1, 2017. Sandore Namachchivaya is currently associate university librarian for research, associate dean of libraries, and professor...
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Louisiana State University Sues Elsevier for Breach of Contract
Louisiana State University (LSU) filed a lawsuit on February 27, 2017, against international science publisher Elsevier B.V. for breach of contract resulting from the publisher’s exclusion of the LSU School...
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Tammy Dearie Named Interim University Librarian at UC San Diego
UC San Diego has appointed Tammy Nickelson Dearie as interim university librarian, effective June 30, 2017. Dearie has served as associate university librarian since 2009. She will be interim university...
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Memorial: Joseph Z. Nitecki, 1922–2017
Joseph Z. Nitecki, director of libraries at University at Albany, SUNY, from 1980 to 1988, died peacefully in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 27, 2017, four days before his 95th birthday....
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Shan Sutton Appointed Dean of Libraries at University of Arizona
The University of Arizona has named Shan C. Sutton dean of university libraries, effective February 27, 2017. Sutton previously served as vice dean of university libraries since June 2015. Sutton...
