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January 9, 2017 by Gary Price

1. Denise Stephens Appointed University Librarian at Washington University in St. Louis
2. University of Florida’s Judith Russell to Receive NFAIS 2017 Miles Conrad Award at Annual Conference
3. U.S. Copyright Office Appoints Regan Smith Deputy General Counsel ||| Smith’s Bio

4. ALA Calls for Fast Passage of Email Privacy Act
5. Data: BPI (British Phonographic Industry) Official UK Recorded Music Market Report For 2016 (via BPI) ||| “UK Vinyl Sales Reach 25-Year High” (via BBC)

Filed under: Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Awards, Jobs, News, Roundup

About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.

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