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Bopp, Melanie

May 1, 2020

George Mason University Libraries in Fairfax, Virginia, named Melanie Bopp head of access services, effective January 6.

Ali, Nazli

May 1, 2020

Nazli Ali became librarian at the Escalon branch of Stockton-San Joaquin County (Calif.) Public Library in February.

Martinez, Martin

May 1, 2020

Martin Martinez joined the University of Colorado Denver’s Auraria Library as public services specialist in December.

Lemmons, David

May 1, 2020

February 3 David Lemmons became instruction coordinator at George Mason University Libraries in Fairfax, Virginia.

Landgraf, Greg

May 1, 2020

Greg Landgraf joined Georgetown University Libraries in Washington, D.C., as communications and marketing coordinator March 23.

Johnson, Sarah

May 1, 2020

Sarah C. Johnson became assistant professor and social sciences librarian at Hunter College, City University of New York February 24.

Hunter, Michael

May 1, 2020

Michael Hunter joined George Mason University Libraries in Fairfax, Virginia, as resource sharing librarian January 10.

Ginsberg, Sharona

May 1, 2020

February 17 Sharona Ginsberg began as head of Terrapin Learning Commons at University of Maryland in College Park.

DiVittorio, Katy

May 1, 2020

Katy DiVittorio was appointed department head of collections strategies at University of Colorado Denver’s Auraria Library in October.

Clark, Jasmine

May 1, 2020

Jasmine Clark joined Temple University Libraries in Philadelphia as digital scholarship librarian in October.

Schubel, Dorothee

May 1, 2020

George Mason University Libraries in Fairfax, Virginia, named Dorothee Schubel metadata and cataloging librarian, effective January 27.

Potter, Cara

May 1, 2020

Cara Potter became director of Defiance (Ohio) Public Library System in February.

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Casey Newton writes: “At the moment, no one knows for sure whether the large language models that are now under development will achieve superintelligence and transform the world. And in that uncertainty, two primary camps of criticism have emerged. The first camp, which I associate with the external critics, holds that artificial intelligence (AI) is fake and sucks. The second camp, which I associate more with the internal critics, believes that AI is real and dangerous. Today I want to lay out why I believe AI is real and dangerous.”

Platformer, Dec. 5
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Latia Ward writes: “One way to keep current with what students think of the library and its services is through Student Library Advisory Committee meetings. These meetings are a way to gather feedback and reinforce the library as a welcoming place. How do librarians create a welcoming environment within Student Library Advisory Committee meetings? Librarians create a welcoming environment through community, purpose, and dedicated space.” Also see part 1 of this blog post.

RIPS Law Librarian Blog, Nov. 13, Dec. 5
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Eleanor Hecks writes: “Few things are as frustrating to a user as when a site won’t respond. Unfortunately, it’s also an all-too-common scenario. Graceful degradation is a design approach that ensures the basics of a website will still function even if specific individual parts of it stop working. The approach removes single points of failure: just because one thing stops working doesn’t mean the system as a whole fails. A site following this principle fails in pieces instead of all at once, so the most important features remain available when some components encounter an error.”

Smashing Magazine, Dec. 6
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Camruinn Morgan-Rumsey and Lexi Lepof write: “On December 3, Knox County (Tenn.) schools received a list from the district of books to be removed from school libraries under Tennessee’s Age-Appropriate Materials Act. Knox County’s board of education voted in July, passing a policy to remove ‘explicit’ books from everyday student access in response to the new law. Some of the books on the list of nearly 50 titles might surprise parents. Among those to be removed are Shel Silverstein’s A Light in the Attic and Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five.”

WVLT-TV (Knoxville, Tenn.), Dec. 4
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Joe Foley writes: “Copyright rules vary from country to country and have changed over time. In the US, works created between 1929 and 1963 that gave notice and renewed copyright have 95 years from their first publication date. That means that on January 1, 2025, a host of works from 1929 will enter the public domain. This means that copyright will expire on Buck Rogers, Captain Easy, Horace Horsecollar, Tintin, Hal Foster’s first Tarzan comic strips and, yes, Popeye.” Other notable works entering public domain in the United States include the Marx Brothers’ first film, The Cocoanuts, contralto Marian Anderson’s first record, and Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms.

Creative Bloq, Dec. 7; Everybody’s Libraries, Dec. 3, Dec. 7; Public Domain Review, Dec. 10
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Brittany Adams writes: “The digital landscape of libraries is expanding rapidly, with an increasing shift towards electronic resources and online services. As members of the library community, we’re witnessing a transformative era where physical collections are complemented—and sometimes replaced—by digital ones. This transition offers new opportunities for enhancing accessibility and engagement, but it also presents challenges, especially for young patrons and their families. It is essential to equip children and their caregivers with the tools and knowledge they need to navigate this evolving space confidently.”

ALSC Blog, Dec. 9
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Karen O’Grady writes: “I am the embedded librarian for the Hahn School of Nursing at the University of San Diego. I am surrounded by nursing faculty, staff, and students rather than by librarians. This has proven to be an incredible gamechanger for the way I see things. Every student in my school knows me by name. I am often stopped in the hallway to answer questions. Every correct answer I give increases my authority and builds trust. Through these casual mini-lessons, this foreign animal called ‘librarian’ slowly becomes an approachable, knowledgeable person.”

College & Research Libraries News, Dec.

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