The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that Thomas C. Leonard, the Kenneth and Dorothy Hill University Librarian and a Professor in the Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, Berkeley, began a one-year term as President of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on October 16, 2008, during the ARL Membership Meeting held in Arlington, Virginia. He succeeds Marianne I. Gaunt, who will continue to serve as a member of the ARL Board of Directors and Executive Committee as Past President.
Also on October 16, the membership ratified the Board of Directors election of Brinley Franklin, Vice Provost, University Libraries, University of Connecticut, as ARL Vice President/President-Elect.
Three new Board members were elected by the membership to serve three-year terms. The new Board members are: Colleen Cook, Dean of University Libraries, Holder of the Sterling C. Evans Chair in Librarianship, Texas A&M University; James Mullins, Dean of Libraries, Purdue University; and Sandra G. Yee, Dean, University Library System, Wayne State University.
The ARL Board is the governing body of the Association and represents the interest of ARL member libraries in directing the business of the Association, including establishing operating policies, budgets, and fiscal control; defining ARL strategic directions; and representing ARL to the community.
