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		<title>New Milestones for Robeson Undergraduate Research Award</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Kannegiser]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; Paul Robeson Library celebrated the sixth annual Undergraduate Research Award on April 16 as part of the official campus SPARK! week (Showcase of Projects, Art, Research, and Knowledge). Five undergraduates were awarded cash prizes ranging from $250 to $1,000 for their exemplary research projects making use of a range of library resources, collections, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Special Collections and Digital History Class Collaboration in Camden</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bart Everts]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; Special Collections and Digital History Class Collaboration in Camden Over the Spring Semester, Special Collections at Robeson Library hosted Jesse Bayker’s digital history class as part of their class project commemorating Rutgers University–Camden’s centennial. Robeson librarian Bart Everts met with Bayker during the fall semester to plan how students might interpret the history of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Engagement Day 2026 Builds Connectedness</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara De Meo Hoyt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; Engagement Day 2026 was held on Friday, May 22 at Livingston Student Center. About 90 Rutgers University Libraries faculty and staff gathered for a day of professional development and team building. The theme was Building Bridges: Creating a Connected Workplace. Connie Cinko, a human resources professional with a focus on learning and development, led [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Staff Advisory Committee Town Hall: November 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Eddie Suarez]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 01:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Andy Martinez, Chiaki Mills, and Corinne Suarez also contributed to this report. The Staff Advisory Committee (SAC) held a town hall on November 6. The purpose of the event was to emphasize the importance of staff voices in shaping the committee’s initiatives by encouraging participation from the Rutgers University Libraries staff. The committee hopes to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Realigning Library Services to Scale Research Support</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Deodato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In 2022, Rutgers University Libraries embarked on a comprehensive review of their organizational structure with the goal of improving operational efficiency, clarity, and communication. Part of this process involved the identification of service areas that could benefit from greater system-wide coordination and support. One of those areas was research support, which encompasses a broad range [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Promoting Well-Being Through Crocheting and Knitting</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ermira Mitre]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 18:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences has successfully hosted four open crochet/knit gatherings in collaboration with the NJMS Crochet and Knitting Club, with a strong turnout of 36 participants, including New Jersey Medical School students, faculty, and staff. This monthly initiative, Joyful Collégialité through Crocheting and Knitting, is funded by the Rutgers Health [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Behind the Title: What I Really Do</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rhonda Marker]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You’ve probably seen my job title—head, open knowledge strategies—and wondered what it means. My position is new, but it builds on work that many people in the Libraries have been doing for a long time. The short explanation is that my job touches on all things “open” at the Libraries to help our services thrive. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>New Media Recording Studio at Robeson Library</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Regina Koury]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In Fall 2025, under the leadership of Rutgers University–Camden&#8217;s executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost, Paul Robeson Library—along with the Office of University Online Education Services (UOES) and Rutgers–Camden IT—opened a Media Recording Studio on the second floor of the library (Room 290). This is the first recording studio of its kind at Rutgers–Camden. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Virtual Poster Presentations from State of the Libraries 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lara De Meo Hoyt]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The annual State of the Libraries was held as a virtual event on August 13, 2025. The following virtual posters provided a glimpse into the diverse work of Rutgers University Libraries faculty and staff: An Automated Approach to Enhancing Legacy Library Catalog Records – Our library catalog contains numerous brief records lacking essential information, making [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Let Me Reintroduce Myself: Coordinator for Training and Mentorship</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mary Beth Weber]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 16:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Much of my career at Rutgers University Libraries has been in technical services, primarily in resource description (aka cataloging), and I’ve collaborated with many colleagues regarding projects, gift collections, and related concerns. As part of our recent reorganization, I was offered a new role that’s different in many ways from the work I had been [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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