The University Library is pleased to announce three appointments, all effective Nov. 1, 2010. Zahra Kamarei is the head of science libraries. Sara Levinson is original cataloger. Kristina Spurgin is electronic resources cataloger. Continue reading
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library welcomes Mohamed Abou El Seoud as Middle Eastern/African Studies Librarian. He began October 1, 2010. Continue reading
The Library welcomes Claudia Alcalá Iñiguez as Social Sciences Librarian in the Davis Library Research and Instructional Services Department. She began September 1, 2010. Alcalá Iñiguez will serve as the subject librarian for philosophy, anthropology, and education. In this position, she will conduct assessment of collections and services, develop Web-based guides, and collaborate on special … Continue reading
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library welcomes Nathaniel King as Social Sciences Librarian in the Davis Library Research and Instructional Services Department. He began August 1. Continue reading
Patrick Mullin, interim Associate University Librarian for Collections and Services, will retire August 1, after a professional career spanning 37 years. Mullin joined the Library staff in 1987 as Systems Librarian. He subsequently headed the Systems Department before becoming an Associate University Librarian with responsibility for Systems, Access Services and Systems, and then Technical Services … Continue reading
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library welcomes Peggy Myers as Director of Development and Pam Sessoms as Undergraduate Librarian. Both began July 1, 2010. Continue reading
The Library welcomes two new colleagues: John Blythe became Special Projects and Outreach Coordinator for the North Carolina Collection, effective June 1, 2010. In this position, Blythe will develop and expand North Caroliniana reference resources, prepare and edit publications, and contribute to digital projects involving materials from the collection. He will also help to plan … Continue reading
The Library welcomes Jay Gaidmore as University Archivist. Gaidmore began May 3, 2010. In this position, Gaidmore will work with schools, departments, and offices at UNC to ensure the scheduling of University records, and will develop priorities for the conservation and processing of University records. He will provide primary administrative reference service to UNC administrators, … Continue reading
The Library welcomes Bill Landis as Head of Special Collections Research and Instructional Services. Landis began March 1, 2010. In this new position, Landis will build a consolidated research and instructional services program for UNC’s Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, comprising the North Carolina Collection, the Rare Book Collection, the Southern Historical Collection, the … Continue reading
Rebecca Kemp, e-resources acquisitions librarian at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the recipient of the 2010 First Step Award—A Wiley Professional Development Grant, from the Association of Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS). Continue reading