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		<title>Seen and Heard</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara De Meo Hoyt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rutgers University Libraries recently welcomed Keena Arbuthnot, the new executive vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer for Rutgers, for a tour of several locations across Rutgers University–Camden, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Rutgers University–Newark, and Rutgers Health. These visits&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/seen-and-heard-2025-12/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara De Meo Hoyt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Data Visualization Championship for Love Data Week For the first time, Rutgers is participating in the Big Ten&#8217;s Data Visualization Championship for Love Data Week 2026! Rutgers students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to submit entries. Rutgers University Libraries are&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/need-to-know-2025-12/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara De Meo Hoyt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Raymond (Ray) Balter, library assistant II in Access Services at Douglass Library, is retiring effective January 1, 2026. His first day at Rutgers was July 16, 2001, when he started in University Mail and Document Services. He joined Rutgers University&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/faculty-and-staff-news-2025-12/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DEI Spotlight</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Muglia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This semester, the Rutgers University Libraries DEI Committee welcomed a new chair and vice chair/chair elect. The committee’s new chair, Phil Wilson, library specialist I at Robert Wood Johnson Library, will serve through June 30, 2026. The committee’s new vice&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/dei-spotlight-2025-12/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Now on View: &#8220;Sandy Rodriguez: To Translate the Unfathomable&#8221; Exhibition</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Mark]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 01:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Douglass Library is proudly hosting &#8220;Sandy Rodriguez: To Translate the Unfathomable&#8221; in the Mary H. Dana Women Artists Series Galleries. The exhibition will be on view through April 7, 2023. About the Exhibition The Rutgers Center for Women in the Arts&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/sandy-rodriguez-to-translate-the-unfathomable-exhibition/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rutgers Joins the BTAA Geoportal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesca Giannetti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 04:05:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rutgers University–New Brunswick is the newest member of the Big Ten Academic Alliance Geospatial Information Network (BTAA-GIN). As of Fall 2022, the Rutgers–New Brunswick Libraries have contributed 4,576 new records to the BTAA Geoportal (collection record &#124; browse link). These&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-joins-the-btaa-geoportal/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rutgers University Libraries Celebrate Black History Month</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Mark]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 20:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Libraries commemorated Black History Month with webinars, exhibits, and social media posts. Below are some highlights: African American History Resources: Julie Still discussed the Libraries&#8217; rich and varied collections in African American history, including print, online indexes and collections, and&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/rutgers-university-libraries-celebrate-black-history-month-2023/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UL Letter to the Libraries – January–February 2023</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Consuella Askew]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As we continue settling into 2023, I am excited to reiterate our three-phase plan for the Libraries’ organizational realignment, what we have accomplished to date, and the work that lies ahead of us. During Phase I, we agreed upon a&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/ul-letter-january-february-2023/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Save the Date for the Dana Library Celebration</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rhonda Marker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 15:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Please save the date for a celebration of the Dana Library Transformation! Date: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Time: 5:00–7:00 p.m. Location: Dana Library, 185 University Ave, Newark, NJ 07102 This is an invitation-only event, so please stay tuned for RSVP&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/save-the-date-for-the-dana-library-celebration/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IJS Partners with NJPAC to Host Monthly Jazz Jam Sessions at Clement&#8217;s Place</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Dennis Mark]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:49:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS) is partnering with the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) to host &#8220;Jazz Jam Sessions&#8221; at Clement&#8217;s Place. Sessions are held on the third Thursday of each month. The 10-month performance series runs from September&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/ijs-partners-with-njpac-to-host-monthly-jazz-jam-sessions-at-clements-place/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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