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Weekly News Digest
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April 22, 2025 — 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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Spring 2025 People News
The director of the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO), Hugh Nathanial Halpern, appointed five new members to the Depository Library Council (DLC), which advises the GPO director on policy matters related to the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP): Melanie Sims, head of access services and government information at Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center; Michael Cerbo, head of government publications and metadata and content management and chair of the technical services department at the University of Rhode Island; Malwina Bardoni Cross, head librarian at the U.S. Census Bureau; Ariella Mason, special collections coordinator for the Fresno County Public Library; and Jonathan Underwood, assistant professor and database management and government documents/reference librarian at Tuskegee University. These new members will serve from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2028.OverDrive named Renee Davenport its first VP of education. In this role, she “will lead OverDrive’s strategy to expand digital access in schools, deepen engagement with educators, and support literacy and learning outcomes for all students through [the] Sora” reading app. Davenport has experience in both the classroom and the educational technology industry: She began her career as an elementary school teacher, and she was most recently VP and general manager of education partnerships at Learning Ally. Diane Goldenberg-Hart, assistant executive director at the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), posted an obituary for Clifford Lynch, “a visionary leader in the field of networked information and libraries, and the esteemed executive director of the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), an organization dedicated to advancing scholarship and education through the strategic use of information technology. Lynch, who led CNI since 1997, has left an indelible mark on the information technology, higher education, and library communities. He was due to retire in June 2025.” Goldenberg-Hart continues, “Known for his kindness, warmth, and humble disposition, Lynch was highly skilled at fostering connections across organizations, sectors, and professions.” His “tireless commitment and visionary leadership will have an enduring impact and will continue to inspire future generations.” Cengage Group made Justin Singh EVP and general manager of its global workforce skills business, Cengage Work. “Singh will focus on shaping and scaling the business to help workers protect and build their careers across high-growth sectors including healthcare, technology, manufacturing and skilled trades,” Cengage Group notes. He was previously chief transformation and strategy officer at McGraw Hill. Don Hawkins, author of Don’s Conference Notes for Against the Grain, retired from writing his column and issued a farewell, with colleagues including Katina Strauch reminiscing about their time working with him.
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