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Qi, Lianglei

November 1, 2018

West Chester (Pa.) University appointed Lianglei Qi as digital collections librarian in August.

Pajewski, Amy

November 1, 2018

Amy Pajewski became student success librarian at West Chester (Pa.) University in August.

Martinale, Tyler

November 1, 2018

Tyler Martindale joined Auburn (Ala.) University Libraries as business and economics reference librarian July 1.

Llamas, Nerea

November 1, 2018

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries named Nerea A. Llamas associate university librarian for collections strategy and services, effective September 24.

White, Barbara

November 1, 2018

Akron–Summit County (Ohio) Public Library promoted Barbara White to deputy director July 30.

Buckland, Michael

November 1, 2018

Michael Buckland, emeritus professor of the University of California, Berkeley School of Information, was honored as a research fellow at École Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de l’Information et des Bibliothèques in Villeurbane, France, in May. Additionally, his book Information and Society (MIT Press) was named Best Information Science Book by the Association for Information Science … Continue reading Buckland, Michael →

Jones, Clara

November 1, 2018

Clara Stanton Jones was posthumously inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame October 18. Stanton Jones became the first African-American leader of a major-city public library when she became director of Detroit Public Library (DPL) in 1970, and she was elected the first African-American president of the American Library Association (ALA) in 1976. She established … Continue reading Jones, Clara →

Conkling, Diedre

November 1, 2018

Diedre Conkling retired from Lincoln County (Oreg.) Library District September 4.

Aldrich, Rebekah

November 1, 2018

Rebekkah Smith Aldrich was promoted to executive director of Mid-Hudson (N.Y.) Library System in August.

Fowler, Rhonda

November 1, 2018

Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti promoted Rhonda Fowler to university librarian effective May 1.

Ott, Elizabeth

November 1, 2018

Elizabeth Ott was promoted to Frank Borden Hanes curator of rare books at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Louis Round Wilson Library July 25.

Paon, Michelle

November 1, 2018

In August Dalhousie University Libraries in Halifax, Nova Scotia, promoted Michelle Paon to interim associate university librarian and head of the Sexton Design and Technology Library.

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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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ALA has selected 46 participants for its 2025 class of Emerging Leaders (EL). The EL program allows library staff and information workers to participate in project planning work groups, network with peers, gain an inside look into ALA structure, and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a leadership capacity early in their careers. The group will take part in a day-long session during the 2025 LibLearnX conference in Phoenix this January and work for six months, culminating in a poster session at ALA’s 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia in June, where they will highlight results of their project planning work.

ALA Office for Human Resource Development and Recruitment, Dec. 4

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