The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that Carol A. Mandel, Dean of the Division of Libraries, New York University, began a one-year term as President of the ARL on October 14, 2010, during the ARL Fall Membership Meeting held in Washington, DC. She succeeds Brinley Franklin, Vice Provost, University Libraries, University of Connecticut. Franklin will continue to serve as a member of the ARL Board of Directors and Executive Committee as Past President.
Also on October 14, the membership ratified the Board of Directors' election of Winston Tabb, Sheridan Director and Dean of University Libraries, Johns Hopkins University, as ARL Vice President/President-Elect. Three new Board members were elected by the membership to serve three-year terms: Deborah A. Carver, Philip H. Knight Dean of Libraries, University of Oregon; Ernie Ingles, Vice-Provost, University of Alberta; and Anne R. Kenney, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, Cornell University.
The Board is the governing body of the Association. It represents the interests of ARL member libraries in directing the business of the Association, including establishing operating policies, budgets, and fiscal control; modifying the ARL mission and objectives; and representing ARL to the community.
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