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Leslie Weir Named Librarian and Archivist of Canada
The Government of Canada has appointed Leslie Weir as Librarian and Archivist of Canada for a four-year term, effective August 30, 2019. Weir will be the first woman to hold...
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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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Robin Dale Appointed Associate Librarian for Library Services at Library of Congress
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has named Robin L. Dale associate librarian for library services, effective April 1, 2019. In this role, Dale will serve as the Library of Congress...
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