NEWS
RLUK new Deputy Executive Director
WILLIAM Nixon is RLUK’s new Deputy Executive Director and will lead on the Role of the Research Library and the Digital Shift strategic strands of its work. Before joining RLUK, he was the Assis- tant Director (Academic Engagement and Digital Library) at the University of Glasgow Library leading its College Librarians, Digital Library and Repository teams. He said: “Beyond Glasgow, I have been active in the Open Repositories series of conferences and as a member of the COAR (Confederation of Open Access Repositories) and SPARC Europe Boards supporting Open Access and Open Research. I look forward to bringing this experience to RLUK, further developing relationships which support RLUK’s members and mission.”
New CEO at York Explore
EXPLORE York Libraries and Archives has appointed a new chief executive, Jenny Layfield, who takes on the role a couple of months after its successful appli- cation to be one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations – one of 16 library authorities in the country to be given this status.
Jenny has over 15-year’s experience working as an HR specialist and before her appointment she was Museum Direc- tor at the National Coal Mining Museum for England and has held a variety of roles for the National Trust before that.
Library displays church slavery links
ARCHIVES revealing the Church of England’s links to historic transatlantic slavery will be displayed at Lambeth Palace Library.
The exhibits, from the Library’s archives, were among those used to research links to historic transatlantic chattel slavery. The Church Commissioners for England worked with forensic accountants to review documents from the archives in order to research the source of its endow- ment fund.
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New Year honours for library sector
TWELVE library figures have been recognised in the New Year honours list 2023, the first under the reign of King Charles III.
They were among over 1,100 people
to receive honours to celebrate their contributions to society, community or their area of work. Roly Keating, Chief Executive of The British Library was knighted for ser- vices to Literature. He said: “This is an incredible honour to receive, and I see it as a recognition of the unique role that the British Library has come to play in national life over the past five decades. The Library’s collection is a marvel, but what brings it to life for our users is the expertise and dedication of our staff, who work creatively and tirelessly to make our intellectual and cultural heritage available to all, whether for research, inspiration or enjoyment.” A number of people from the sector joined the ranks of MBE, with Stephen Bleakley, for services to Libraries and to the community in Fermanagh, Omagh and Fivemiletown; Susan Crowley, Som- erset County Council’s Strategic Manager for Library and Registration Services – for services to Public Libraries; and Jenni- fer Lewis, Volunteer Manager, Primary School Libraries
project in Uganda,
Roly Keating.
Africa Education Trust, or services to _Education in Uganda, each being made an MBE. Zoey Dixon, Development Librarian,
London Borough of Lambeth – for ser vices to Public Libraries; Alan Garnsworthy, lately Community Library Services Man- ager, London Borough of Hackney – for services to Home Visit Libraries; Sylvia Knights, Trustee at Suffolk Lib raries, for services to Public Libraries; and Hil- ary Marshall, Treasurer, ASCEL – for services to Libraries, were all awarded BEMs in the honours list.
Library Futures $1m funding
LIBRARY Futures, a US-based library think tank tackling cutting-edge issues around technology and access to infor- mation, has announced a $1m grant for its work by the Mellon Foundation. In a blog post about the grant, Jennie Rose Halperin, Executive Director of Lib rary Futures, said: “This grant is in service of our specialised mission that focuses on identifying, addressing, and tackling issues at the cutting edge of libraries and technology.” She said: “Libraries face unpreceden-
ted challenges, especially in the areas of equity, access, and emerging technolo- gies. Without an ethical and collabora- tive vision of the future of libraries and technology, we risk further exacerbating
divides in our democracy and society, as well as the continued privatisation of information access.
“Over the next two years, we will be build-
ing out our team of library practitioners, policymakers, advocates, and technologists and promoting new possibilities for pre servation of, and unfettered access to, information. We will explore new t echnologies and continue to advocate for open access to culture in the service of the public good.” Established in 2021, Library Futures is now housed within the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy at NYU School of Law which was awarded the two-year grant to support Library Futures.
January-February 2023
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