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IMLS Seeks Nominations for National Medal for Museum and Library Service 2015
For more than 20 years, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has recognized museums and libraries that make extraordinary contributions to their communities. The National Medal for Museum...
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Appeals Court Upholds Importance of Diversity in Fisher v. UT Austin
On July 15, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit announced its decision (PDF) in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas [UT] at Austin, a...
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NLM History of Medicine Blog Celebrates First Anniversary
Circulating Now, the blog of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) History of Medicine Division, celebrated its one-year anniversary on July 1, 2014. Since its launch, Circulating Now has...
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Mary-Jo Romaniuk Named University Librarian at U Manitoba
University of Manitoba (UM) has appointed Mary-Jo Romaniuk as university librarian for a five-year term effective October 1, 2014. Romaniuk is currently an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern...
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Virginia Tech Open Access Fund Helps VT Students and Faculty Publish Research
In August 2012, the Virginia Tech (VT) University Libraries, in partnership with VT’s Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost and the Office of the Vice President for Research,...
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Copyright MOOC To Be Offered by Duke, Emory, and UNC Chapel Hill
Copyright for Educators and Librarians is a new four-week MOOC (massive open online course) designed to provide a basic introduction to US copyright law and to empower teachers and librarians...
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Adriene Lim Named Dean of Libraries at U Oregon
University of Oregon (UO) has appointed Adriene Lim as the Philip H. Knight dean of libraries, effective July 28, 2014. Lim has served as dean of libraries at Oakland University in...
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Toby Graham Named University Librarian and Associate Provost of UGA Libraries
University of Georgia (UGA) has appointed Toby Graham as university librarian and associate provost of UGA Libraries, effective September 1, 2014. Graham has served as deputy university librarian at UGA since...
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Controversial FIRST Bill Moves Forward
On May 28, 2014, the US House of Representatives Science, Space, and Technology Committee passed the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology (FIRST) Act of 2014, H.R. 4186. The...
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Future-Proofing the Research Library: Sarah Thomas Delivers Judith Nadler Vision Lecture
On May 22, 2014, Sarah Thomas, vice president for the Harvard Library and Roy E. Larsen librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard, presented the inaugural Judith...
