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Library of Congress: Hannah Sommers Appointed New Associate Librarian for Researcher and Collections Services
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|From the Library of Congress: The Library of Congress announced today the appointment of Hannah Sommers as the new Associate Librarian for Researcher and Collections Services in the Library Collections and Services Group. In this role, Sommers will lead the future of the Library’s collections and the services it delivers to researchers and users. She will be central to realizing the Library’s aspiration to be not only the world’s largest, but also the world’s most-used library. “As Associate Librarian, Hannah will bring clear vision, deep expertise and a […]
Virginia Tech: University Libraries Dean Tyler Walters Appointed Board Chair of Academic Preservation Trust; IEEE Computer Society 2023 Technology Predictions Released; and More News Headlines
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|As Book Bans Increase Across the Country, a Boston University Scholar is Fighting Back Core’s Library Resources & Technical Services Journal Goes Fully Open Access Digital Image Processing: It’s All About the Numbers (via Library of Congress) GPO’s GitHub Collection of Catalog of US Government Publications (CGP) Records: January 6 House Committee OverDrive Announces Launch […]
Jennifer Vinopal Named HathiTrust’s First Associate Director
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|Here’s the Full Text of Today’s HathiTrust Announcement: HathiTrust is pleased to announce that Jennifer Vinopal has been appointed HathiTrust’s first Associate Director. Vinopal will assume a key leadership role at a pivotal moment in HathiTrust’s 15th year with responsibility for day-to-day activities and integrated development of HathiTrust’s programs and services. Reporting to Executive Director, Mike Furlough, […]
University of Michigan: Lisa R. Carter Appointed University Librarian and Dean of Libraries
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|From a University of Michigan Announcement: Lisa R. Carter has been appointed the University of Michigan’s university librarian and dean of libraries, effective May 1. Carter currently is vice provost for libraries and university librarian at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As an accomplished and nationally recognized library leader, Carter has experience in building collaborative partnerships, strategic […]
GPO Task Force Recommends a Digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP)
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|From the Government Publishing Office (GPO): The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern earlier this year appointed a Task Force on a Digital Federal Depository Library Program (“Task Force”) to determine the feasibility of a digital Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The Task Force has released its report, which recommends the FDLP […]
Library of Congress: 25 Eclectic Films Chosen for National Film Registry; 2022 Entries Include Iron Man, Hairspray, When Harry Met Sally, The Little Mermaid, and Carrie
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|From LC: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today the annual selection of 25 influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. Selected for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage, the newest selections include a vibrant diversity of American filmmakers, as […]
“Paper: Social Justice Storytelling Helps Librarians Advocate for Patrons, Themselves”
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|From the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Librarians need to be able to communicate about social justice issues, and teaching social justice storytelling to library school students will help them develop the skills to do so, two researchers say. Kate McDowell, an information sciences professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Nicole Cooke, a former Illinois information […]
Baltimore: Elisabeth Long Appointed Next Sheridan Dean of University Libraries, Archives, and Museums at Johns Hopkins University
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|UPDATE: Elisabeth Long Appointed Sheridan Dean of University Libraries, Archives, and Museums at Johns Hopkins University (via Association of Research Libraries) From Johns Hopkins University: Elisabeth Long, a collaborative leader and a practiced book artist who has spent nearly 30 years in progressively responsible roles with the University of Chicago Library, has been appointed the […]
New Article: “Finding Your Way in Academic Librarianship: Introducing the Scholarly Communication Notebook”
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|The article linked below appears in Vol 83, No 10 (2022) of College and Research Libraries News. Title Finding Your Way in Academic Librarianship: Introducing the Scholarly Communication Notebook Authors Will Cross North Carolina State University Maria Bonn University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Josh Bolick University of Kansas Source College and Research Libraries Vol 83, No […]
New Report From ALA: “Leverage Libraries to Receive Digital Equity for All”
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|From the American Library Association (ALA): Today the American Library Association (ALA) released Leverage libraries to Receive Digital Equity for All, which illustrates libraries’ longstanding work to advance digital equity and makes the case for policymakers to draw on the expertise of library professionals in designing state and local digital equity plans required to receive the […]