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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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		<title>Need to Know</title>
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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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		<title>Faculty and Staff News</title>
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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>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&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/staff-advisory-committee-town-hall-november-2025/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/realigning-library-services-to-scale-research-support/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/behind-the-title-what-i-really-do/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/virtual-poster-presentations-from-state-of-the-libraries-2025/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></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&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/let-me-reintroduce-myself-coordinator-for-training-and-mentorship/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Generative AI Features in Major Databases and Platforms</title>
		<link>https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/generative-ai-features-in-major-databases-and-platforms/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth York]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Several platform providers have recently added generative AI features to Rutgers University Libraries&#8217; e-resources. To bring this information together, we created a LibGuide: Generative AI Features in Major Databases &#38; Platforms. This new guide provides information about generative AI features&#8230; <a href="https://agenda.libraries.rutgers.edu/generative-ai-features-in-major-databases-and-platforms/" class="more-link">Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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