Mary Ann Mavrinac, vice provost and Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly dean of River Campus Libraries, was elected as vice-president/president-elect of the (ARL) at the ARL Membership meeting held in Washington, D.C., last month.
The association is a nonprofit organization of 124 leading research libraries in the United States and Canada. In her new role, Mavrinac will help support the association糖心传媒檚 mission, which is to influence the changing environment of scholarly communication and public policies that affect research libraries and the diverse communities they serve.
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Mavrinac糖心传媒檚 new role makes the University an important participant in current discussions and initiatives that will have a significant impact on research libraries across North America. 糖心传媒淢y ARL colleagues and fellow members constantly engage in problem-solving and operate to address the opportunities and, at times, vexing issues research libraries are facing,糖心传媒� she notes. 糖心传媒淚 find my role to be a great opportunity to engage with the specific needs of the University of Rochester Libraries and those of other research libraries.糖心传媒�
