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Full Text of Steve Jobs Resignation Letter (via Apple.com) To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community: I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has […]
Washington Post Op/Ed: "Don’t Kill America’s Databook" (U.S. Census Statistical Abstract)
Data Files, Jobs, Libraries, News, Public Libraries, School Libraries
|From a Column by Robert J. Samuelson: …the [Census] agency’s 2012 budget would eliminate the Statistical Compendia Branch, which compiles the Stat Abstract and other publications (example: the “County and City Data Book”). The cut: $2.9 million and 24 jobs. Both the book and online versions of the Stat Abstract would vanish. This is a […]
ARL Executive Director Charles B. Lowry to Retire December 2012
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Funding, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership
|From an ARL Announcement: Charles B. Lowry has announced that he will retire from his position as Executive Director of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) at the end of December 2012. By announcing his retirement plans now, Lowry provides the ARL Board of Directors with time for a search and a seamless transition of […]
Details Now Available: "Nominate a Librarian for the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award" (2011)
Associations and Organizations, Awards, Jobs, Libraries, News, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, School Libraries
|From an ALA News Release***: Library supporters nationwide are encouraged to nominate a librarian for the 2011 Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award recognizes the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in […]
From the Times Higher Ed. Supplement: Ms [Maja] Maricevic sees her role as helping the British Library “effectively underpin the UK research infrastructure at the time when we need to optimise all available resources” and forging new alliances with senior university librarians. Among the initiatives she hopes to build on are the Electronic Thesis Online […]
ARL Appoints Judy Ruttenberg to Lead Transforming Research Libraries Program
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Digital Preservation, Jobs, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Special Libraries
|From an ARL Announcement: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has appointed Judy F. Ruttenberg as Program Director for Transforming Research Libraries (TRL). Ruttenberg is currently Program Officer for Collections at the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN), a collaborative organization of Duke University, North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, and the University of […]
Full Text of NLM Announcement: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) wants to warn you about an Internet scam that uses the NLM name. The fraud involves scammers claiming to represent the NLM. They are promising employment with MedlinePlus if victims send money to them. The scammers say that the money will be used to […]
From the LC News Release: Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today announced the appointment of Philip Levine as the Library’s 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2011-2012. Levine will take up his duties in the fall, opening the Library’s annual literary season with a reading of his work at the Coolidge Auditorium on […]
FDLP=Federal Depository Library Program Direct to Full Text From a Column by Mary Alice Baish, Superintendent of Documents: Welcome to the inaugural issue of the FDLP Connection: A monthly newsletter featuring insights from the FDL community. It was an honor to be appointed Superintendent of Documents by our new Public Printer, Bill Boarman, in January. […]
Archives/Digital Preservation: "Kate Wittenberg Appointed Portico Managing Director"
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Digital Preservation, Jobs, Libraries, News, Preservation, Publishing
|From an ITHAKA Announcement: ITHAKA is pleased to announce that Kate Wittenberg has been appointed the new Managing Director of Portico, effective September 1. Eileen Fenton, who successfully led Portico since its founding in 2002, will work closely with Kate over the coming weeks as Kate transitions fully into her new role and concludes projects […]