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Brian Rennick Named Interim University Librarian for Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU) has appointed Brian Rennick interim university librarian, effective December 19, 2019. He is an associate university librarian for library information technology at BYU. Rennick is serving...
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Associate Director of Public Policy Position Open at Association of Research Libraries
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) seeks an experienced advocate to lead on key priorities within the Association’s Advocacy and Public Policy agenda. ARL is a collective of leading libraries...
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Kevin Borden Named Senior Director of Research and Analytics for ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Borden as senior director of Research and Analytics, effective January 13, 2020. Borden is currently a...
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ARL Supports Nomination of Crosby Kemper III as Director of Institute of Museum and Library Services
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) sent a letter on December 11, 2019, to Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA), chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the US...
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Clement Guthro Appointed University Librarian for University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has named Clement “Clem” Guthro as university librarian, effective January 2, 2020. Guthro served as dean of the library at California State University Fullerton...
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Lisa German Named University Librarian and Dean of Libraries for University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota has appointed Lisa A. German university librarian and dean of libraries, effective February 28, 2020, pending approval by the Board of Regents at its December meeting....
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Library Assessment Conference 2020 Call for Proposals—Deadline February 28
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the University of Washington Libraries, and the Conference Steering Committee invite paper, poster, and workshop proposals by February 28 for the 2020 Library Assessment...
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IARLA Signs Open Letter Calling for Expedition to COUNTER Release 5
Members of the International Alliance of Research Library Associations (IARLA), alongside a number of international academic library organizations, have signed an open letter calling for the expedition to Release 5...
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OpenMonographs.org Launches to Flip Funding Model for University Publishing
TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem) creates website to build a community of scholars, publishers, librarians, university administrators that increases access to humanities and social sciences scholarship The Association of...
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Memorial: Jennifer Paustenbaugh, 1962–2019
Jennifer Ford Paustenbaugh, university librarian at Brigham Young University (BYU), died on November 23, 2019, at age 57, following a long battle with breast cancer. Paustenbaugh began her career in...