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North Carolina State University Libraries Wins 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded the 2016 National Medal for Museum and Library Service to the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries. The medal is...
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Simon Neame Named Dean of Libraries at University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst has appointed Simon J. Neame as dean of libraries, effective August 1, 2016. Neame is currently associate university librarian and director of the Irving...
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John Unsworth Appointed University Librarian and Dean of Libraries at University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) has named John M. Unsworth university librarian and dean of libraries, effective June 25, 2016. Unsworth is currently vice provost, university librarian, chief information officer,...
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Anne Jarvis Named University Librarian at Princeton
Princeton University has appointed Anne Jarvis as university librarian, effective October 1, 2016. Jarvis is currently university librarian at the University of Cambridge in the UK. At Princeton, she will...
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Travel Awards for Underrepresented Professionals to Attend 2016 Library Assessment Conference—Deadline Extended to May 31
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is extending the application deadline to Tuesday, May 31, for scholarships to support individuals from historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups to attend the...
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Valerie Hotchkiss Appointed University Librarian at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt University has named Valerie Hotchkiss university librarian, effective August 1, 2016. Hotchkiss is currently the Andrew S. G. Turyn endowed professor and director of the Rare Book & Manuscript...
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Notes from Elliott Shore’s Listening Tour: Nebraska and Iowa
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) executive director Elliott Shore has embarked on a “listening tour” of ARL member libraries to see first-hand the innovative work the libraries are doing and to learn...
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Data Visualization Highlighted in ARL’s Research Library Issues 288
ARL has published Research Library Issues (RLI) no. 288, an issue focusing on how research libraries are using data visualization to improve their services and to communicate their value. The...
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ARL Urges Senate to Confirm Carla Hayden as Librarian of Congress
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) commends the US Senate Committee on Rules and Administration for holding a hearing today, April 20, 2016, on the nomination of Carla D. Hayden...
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ARL Libraries Support Digital Scholarship—Profiles to Be Published This Spring and Summer
Digital scholarship—the use of computer technology to conduct research and scholarship—is at its heart an iterative and collaborative process that increasingly turns to library resources, staff, and faculty to reach...
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