Virginia Shih, the librarian for Southeast Asia, has been awarded a commemorative medal by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam for her work with the Han Nom special collections held by the National Library of Vietnam. She has been inst… more »

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Cheryl Cook to the position of Head of Acquisitions, beginning July 6, 2009. Cheryl comes to us from the Library of Congress, where she has served since 2005 as Supervisor of the Automated Planning & Li… more »

ACRL has recently published Informing Innovation: Tracking Student Interest in Emerging Library Technologies at Ohio University by Char Booth, who serves as the E-Learning Librarian in Doe/Moffitt Instructional Services. Informing Innovation examines Ohi… more »

Barclay Ogden, head of the Library's Preservation Department, is the recipient of the 2009 Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris Preservation Award. The award, consisting of $1,500 and a citation, recognizes the contribution of a professional preservation specia… more »

The Library community was deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of retired librarian Joe Barker on Sunday, April 5, 2009. Joe headed the Library's Acquisition Department from 1983 to 1995, managing a department with multiple units and 60 career st… more »