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From LC: Mark Sweeney, chief of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at the Library of Congress, has been named director of Preservation, succeeding Dianne van der Reyden, who will retire at the end of March. Sweeney begins work in his new position on April 2, 2012. Roberta I. Shaffer, associate librarian for Library Services, […]
Video & Text Testimony: New York Public Library President Testifies on Proposed FY2013 Budget Cuts
Academic Libraries, Funding, Jobs, Libraries, Public Libraries
|View/Read Text of Prepared Remarks of NYPL President Tony Marx before the New York City Council Committee on Finance (March 13, 2012) about a proposed $42 million cut to the NYPL budget. From the Prepared Statement: We are here today to discuss the FY13 Preliminary Budget and the impact of the Mayor’s proposed $42.6 million […]
Obama Nominates San Francisco City Librarian to Serve on National Museum and Library Services Board
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|From an SFPL News Release: San Francisco City Librarian Luis Herrera was nominated today by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Museum and Library Services Board. Mr. Herrera, who was recently named Librarian of the Year 2012 by Library Journal magazine, has served as City Librarian since 2005. He oversees San Francisco’s 28 […]
From Syracuse University: Suzanne E. Thorin, dean of libraries and University librarian at Syracuse University, was nominated to the National Museum and Library Services Board by President Obama on March 12. She is one of three individuals nominated by the president to serve as an adviser to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) […]
Statistics: New Study Looks at the Changing Demands of the Urban Public Library in 15 U.S. Cities
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|From the Pew Charitable Trusts: A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts finds that urban libraries are experiencing increased demands for an ever-widening array of services, due in part to the poor economy. At the same time, libraries’ funding from local governments has been cut, leaving them with fewer resources, staff and hours with […]
From MLive.com: As leaders of the city library prepare for a budget vote later this month, some MLive.com readers are responding to proposed job cuts by suggesting pay cuts for non-union administrators. Read the Comments by MLive Readers See Also: The Reactions Come After an MLive Article from Feb. 29, 2012: “Grand Rapids Library Budget […]
A panel discussion took place yesterday in Washington D.C. and was sponsored by the National Association of Attorney Generals and a video recording of the discussion is now available in the C-SPAN Video Library. It runs 57 minutes. This panel will discuss the importance of active efforts to combat copyright infringement at universities and the […]
From The Economist: Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, owes much of his success to his ability to look beyond the short-term view of things. [Clip] If Amazon does one day move into bricks-and-mortar retail, it would not be the first time that Mr Bezos had taken a leaf from the book […]
"A Library System Hanging in the Balance": An Open Letter From Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers
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|From the Letter (2 pages; PDF): Since 2009, Harvard has been reorganizing its 73 libraries into a consolidated entity, the Harvard Library. Library staff members at all levels are deeply concerned that some of the proposed changes, including workforce reductions, will result in serious threats to the integrity of the Library. We worry that if […]
Archivist of the United States Appoints New Director of Presidential Libraries
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|From a NARA Announcement: Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero announced today the appointment of Susan K. Donius as the Director of the Office of Presidential Libraries, effective February 26, 2012. In her new position, Donius will direct and coordinate the Presidential Library system, currently comprised of thirteen libraries that house the records […]