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Weekly News Digest
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October 29, 2024 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today.
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Info Industry People News From ALA, CILIP, and the Library of Congress
ALA named Denise Davis a senior fellow in its Department on Institutional Advancement, Programs, and Partnerships and in its Public Policy and Advocacy Office. “Davis will provide advice on the re-establishment of a research and data function for ALA,” the press release notes. “Enabled by generous grant funding from the Mellon Foundation, ALA is developing a plan and strategy for research and data for the Association as a whole, with subsequent recruitment of a staffer to lead this function.”CILIP awarded Dolly Parton an honorary fellowship alongside SLIC (Scottish Library and Information Council) CEO Pamela Tulloch and CILIP’s former CEO, Nick Poole. “Every year, CILIP invites Honorary Fellowship nominations from its membership to recognise professionals and individuals who have made a lasting impact on the world of libraries, and information and knowledge management,” the news item reports. In addition to these fellowships, CILIP honored the recipients of its 2024 Presidential Citation: Liz White, director of library partnerships at the British Library, and Sarah Mears, program manager for Libraries Connected. The Library of Congress has a new inspector general: Kimberly Figel Benoit. “Formerly the assistant inspector general for audits of NASA, Benoit’s more than 20-year career comprises a broad professional portfolio spanning both the public and private sectors. Benoit has extensive federal audit and investigative experience in both the executive and legislative branches,” the press release shares. “Benoit will provide oversight for all Library programs and operations, including audits, investigations, and other reviews and semiannual reports to the Congress.” Also at the Library of Congress, the U.S. Copyright Office announced that Elizabeth J. “Liz” Porter is a 2024–2026 fellow in the Barbara A. Ringer Copyright Honors Program. She will work “primarily with the Office of Policy and International Affairs and the Office of the General Counsel, [and] will obtain exposure to all parts of the Office,” according to NewsNet.
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