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Lori A. Goetsch, dean of libraries at Kansas State University, has been elected vice president and president-elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries.

Goetsch will become president-elect after the 2008 American Library Association annual conference in Anaheim, Calif., and will assume the presidency in July 2009 for a one-year term.

"I plan to use my presidential year to give special focus to exploring issues and opportunities for library work force development and the changing skill sets we need in our libraries," Goetsch said. "Our ability to recruit and retain talented staff for this 'new work' is clearly an issue of growing interest in the profession.

"What is the 'new work' for academic librarians as we see it, and as our users see it? I look forward to exploring these questions during my term in office."

The association is a division of the American Library Association; it represents more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals.

Goetsch has held numerous positions in the group, including director-at-large on its board and a member of the 2005 National Conference Invited Papers Committee.

"The association is delighted to have Lori Goetsch continue on the board as vice president and president-elect," said Mary Ellen Davis, the group's executive director. "Her knowledge of the board's work over the last few years will be invaluable as we continue to reinvent structure and systems to meet member needs and to implement our strategic plan."

Before joining K-State in 2004, Goetsch was director of public services at the University of Maryland Libraries. Her master's degree in library and information science is from Rosary College, now Dominican University, in River Forest, Ill. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English from Illinois State University in Normal.

Press release source: http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/jun08/goetsch60608.html

On 15 July 2008, Donald H. Dyal, Dean of Libraries at Texas Tech University, was confirmed by the United States Senate as a member of the National Board of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.  Dr. Dyal's term will run until 6 December 2013.

The National Museum and Library Services Board (NMLSB) is an advisory body that includes the director and deputy directors of IMLS and twenty Presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed members of the general public who have demonstrated expertise in, or commitment to, library or museum services. Informed by its collectively vast experience and knowledge, the NMLSB advises the IMLS director on general policy and practices, and on selections for the National Medals for Museum and Library Service.

Our congratulations go out to Don for his new appointment!

 

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The Deans and Directors of the Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) expressed their interest in the SCOAP3 project, the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access Publishing in Particle Physics, (www.scoap3.org) at their recent meeting in Denver. They are quite interested in the project, which is designed to redirect subscription expenditures in high-energy physics journals toward SCOAP3 with the goal of converting those titles to open access.

Read GWLA's resolution on AAAS's decision to withdraw Science from JSTOR. The resolution was approved by a unanimous vote of the Alliance membership on September 18, 2007.

GWLA has established an Opportunities Fund to advance its strategic initiatives.  GWLA committees and groups can apply for grants of up to $10,000 for a year to plan, create, and implement projects that will have an impact on GWLA libraries.  The GWLA Board of Directors is responsible for making the awards.  Proposals may be submitted at any time in the fiscal year to the Executive Director at joni@gwla.org. Reports on progress should be submitted prior to both the fall and spring membership meetings to the GWLA Executive Director. 

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