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ARL Selects Leadership Fellows for 2013–2015
ARL has selected 26 individuals to participate in the 2013–2015 ARL Leadership Fellows program—formerly the Research Library Leadership Fellows (RLLF) Program. This executive leadership program meets the increasing demands for...
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U Nebraska–Lincoln Appoints Nancy Busch Dean of Libraries
Nancy Busch has been named dean of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) Libraries effective July 19, 2013, pending Board of Regents approval. Busch served as interim dean of libraries from...
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U Hawai‘i at Mānoa Appoints Irene Herold University Librarian
Irene Herold has been named university librarian at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, effective August 1, 2013. Herold was previously the dean of Mason Library at Keene State College in...
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Davita Vance-Cooks Confirmed as Public Printer of the US
The US Government Printing Office (GPO) announced today that the US Senate unanimously confirmed Davita Vance-Cooks as Public Printer of the United States. Vance-Cooks has served as the Acting Public...
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US Patent and Trademark Office Issues Copyright “Green Paper”
On July 31, the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) released a long-awaited “green paper” on Copyright Policy, Creativity, and Innovation in the Digital Economy (PDF), canvassing a host of copyright...
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ARL Joins Coalition in Urging Congress to Evaluate, Reform NSA Surveillance
Yesterday ARL, together with 59 other privacy and civil liberties groups, sent a letter (PDF) to the US Senate Judiciary Committee, calling on Congress to evaluate the National Security Agency's (NSA)...
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NISO Publishes Updated Metrics Data Dictionary for Libraries and Information Providers
On July 29, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) released the fifth edition of the standard ANSI/NISO Z39.7, Information Services and Use: Metrics and Statistics for Libraries and Information Providers—Data...
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UIC Opens Richard J. Daley Collection
Documents, photographs, and artifacts from Richard J. Daley’s six terms as mayor of Chicago (1955–1976) are available for review by researchers and the public, with the opening of the Richard...
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Library Copyright Alliance Submits Statement to House Committee Regarding Copyright and Innovation
Yesterday, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement on the role of copyright in innovation (PDF) to the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary. The committee has been...
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Open Access Week 2013 to Kick Off Oct. 21
SPARC and the World Bank have announced that they will cosponsor the kick-off event for Open Access Week 2013 on Monday, October 21, in Washington, DC. The live event will...
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