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Campus-wide Entrepreneurship, SPEC Kit 355, Published by ARL
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released Campus-wide Entrepreneurship, SPEC Kit 355, an exploration of how ARL member libraries are supporting campus entrepreneurship, both inside and outside of the...
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ARL Membership Convenes in Philadelphia for Spring 2017 Meeting—Summary, Slides Online
image CC-BY by Dave Zawrotny Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member representatives, ARL leadership fellows, staff, and guests gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday–Thursday, May 2–4, 2017, for the 170th...
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Memorial: Dale M. Bentz, 1919–2017
Dale M. Bentz, university librarian at the University of Iowa from 1970 to 1986, died in Iowa City, Iowa, on June 25, 2017, at age 98. Bentz held positions at...
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Rita Vine Appointed ARL Visiting Program Officer for Reimagining the Library Liaison
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Rita Vine as a visiting program officer (VPO) for its reimagining the library liaison initiative from July 2017 through June 2018. Vine...
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ARL/SAA Mosaic Program 2017–2019 Fellows Selected
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL)/Society of American Archivists (SAA) Mosaic Program selection committee has accepted four master of library and information science (MLIS) students from historically underrepresented racial and...
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Susan E. Parker Named University Librarian at University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC) has appointed Susan E. Parker as university librarian for a five-year term, beginning September 1, 2017. Parker is currently deputy university librarian at UCLA....
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Reminder: Call for Proposals for SPEC Survey Topics 2018—Deadline July 14, 2017
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is seeking proposals for 2018 SPEC survey topics. For more than 40 years ARL has gathered and disseminated data through the SPEC survey program...
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Holly Jeffcoat Appointed Interim Vice Provost for Libraries at University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut (UConn) has named Holly Jeffcoat as interim vice provost for libraries, effective July 21, 2017. Jeffcoat has served as assistant vice provost for libraries since 2016 and...
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Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship Call for Applications—Deadline July 10, 2017
To honor the memory and extend the legacy of longtime ARL staff member Julia Blixrud, ARL established in 2015 the Julia C. Blixrud Scholarship, which supports the attendance of one...
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Jon E. Cawthorne Named Dean of Wayne State University Library System
Wayne State University has appointed Jon E. Cawthorne as dean of the University Library System, effective August 1, 2017. Cawthorne is currently dean of libraries at West Virginia University. He participated...