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American Library Association (ALA) Executive Director Tracie D. Hall Named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World
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|Here’s the Full Text of an ALA Announcement: TIME has named Tracie D. Hall to the 2023 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. The full list and related tributes appear in the April 24 issue of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday, April 14, and now at time.com/time100. The […]
Elisandro (Alex) Cabada Elected Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Vice-President/President-Elect
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|From the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL): Elisandro (Alex) Cabada, Assistant Professor, Emerging Technologies and Immersive Scholarship Librarian, and Director of the Grainger IDEA Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been elected ACRL Vice-President/President-Elect. Cabada will become president-elect in July 2023 and assume the presidency in July 2024 for a […]
Cindy Hohl Wins 2024-2025 American Library Association (ALA) Presidency
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|From the American Library Association: Cindy Hohl, director of policy analysis and operational support at Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library has been elected 2023-2024 president-elect of the American Library Association (ALA). Hohl received 4,965 votes, while her opponent, Eric Suess, director of Marshall Public Library in Pocatello, Idaho, received 2,409 votes. Upon learning the outcome of the […]
Journal Article: “Digital Information Security Management Policy in Academic Libraries: A Systematic Review (2010–2022)”
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|The article linked below was recently published by the Journal of Information Science. Title Digital Information Security Management Policy in Academic Libraries: A Systematic Review (2010–2022) Authors Ghulam Farid Library, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Pakistan; Institute of Information Management, Pakistan Nosheen Fatima Warraich Library, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, Pakistan; Institute of Information Management, […]
University of Kansas: Carol Smith Selected as Next Dean of KU Libraries
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|Here’s the Full Text of of an Announcement From KU Libraries: The University of Kansas has selected Carol E. Smith to be the dean of the KU Libraries. Smith currently serves as university librarian at Colorado School of Mines, an institution with a Carnegie classification of very high research activity. Her appointment as dean of […]
UCLA University Librarian Virginia Steel Will Retire at the End of 2023
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|From The Daily Bruin: The UCLA Norman and Armena Powell University Librarian Virginia Steel will retire at the end of 2023, the university announced Thursday. [Clip] “I hope you will join me now in thanking her for her service to UCLA and the larger academic library community,” said Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Darnell Hunt […]
Winners of IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award 2023 Announced
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|From the International Federation of #Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA): Sponsored by PressReader, the IFLA PressReader International Marketing Award is presented by the IFLA Section on Management and Marketing. In its 20th year, this award honors organizations that implement creative, results-oriented marketing projects or campaigns. [Clip] For 2023, the top winners are: Sistema de Bibliotecas Públicas de Medellín (Colombia): […]
Ithaka S+R Publishes US Library Survey 2022 Research Report: Navigating the New Normal
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|From the Ithaka S+R Library Survey by Ioana G. Hulbert Executive Summary The Ithaka S+R Library Survey has examined leadership and strategic perspectives in the field by surveying library deans and directors nationally on a triennial basis since 2010. The research project’s overarching goals are to provide the library community with a valuable data source […]
From Nextgov: The new Trustworthy & Responsible Artificial Intelligence Resource Center built by the National Institute of Standards and Technology will now serve as a repository for much of the current federal guidance on AI, featuring easy access to previously issued materials to help public and private entities alike create responsible AI systems. Formally launched […]
LIBER (Association of European Research Libraries) Appoints Martine Pronk Interim Executive Director
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|From a LIBER Announcement: LIBER is pleased to announce that Martine Pronk has been appointed as Interim Executive Director, for the period 22 May-1 September 2023. Martine will take over the role from current Executive Director Astrid Verheusen, who will leave LIBER in May to begin a new role as Managing Director and CIO at RKD (Netherlands Institute […]