Subscribe to RSS Feed From the Director – November 23, 2011 – Happy Thanksgiving
I know it is clichéd, but I’m finding it hard to believe that Thanksgiving is upon us with the holiday season not far behind. No doubt, part of my problem is having spent most of the year – personally – focused on the wedding of my stepson, Josh, this past weekend. Some families have the [...]
From the Director – November 18, 2011 – Federal Depository Library Program
In October, the Association for Research Libraries (ARL) released a statement on recent USGPO decisions concerning the Federal Depository Library Program (http://www.arl.org/news/pr/arl-fdlp12oct11.shtml). Here are a few of the key passages from the press release: “The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has released a statement calling upon the US Government Printing Office (GPO) to reverse its [...]
From the Director – November 10, 2011 – Update on Implementation of the Organizational Structure
As decisions are made they are being announced individually in this blog and through postings to liball or NewNotes. My posting today is to give you a new update on our progress on the various issues included in my posting about phase 1 decisions (May 18, 2011). Issues with new updates Special Collections Cataloging –Evaluate [...]
From the Director – November 7, 2011 – Several Announcements
Head of Teaching and Learning I am pleased to announce that on November 1, 2011 Karen Diaz was named permanent Head of the Libraries’ Teaching and Learning Department. As you might know, Karen had been serving in that capacity on an interim basis since June 2011. Karen will be responsible for creating and implementing strategies [...]