October 2025

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIAN REPORT

As we settle into our new organizational structure, we are bringing into focus our strategic goals for the next three years.

>> Read more from the vice president for university libraries

FEATURES

These shiny red lockers are now located outside the front entrance of nine libraries.

>> Read Orla Mejia’s account of how the locker project took shape

Mary Beth Weber will foster a learning community and unify training initiatives across Rutgers University Libraries.

>> Hear from Weber about her new responsibilities and find links to professional development sources

Bart Everts is now the acting Paul Robeson Library liaison for history, world languages, and special collections.

>> Read Everts’s piece about the collections, his favorite items, and the work ahead

The annual State of the Libraries event included 10 virtual poster presentations.

>> View the diverse range of presentations by Rutgers University Libraries faculty and staff.

The Institute of Jazz Studies is working on a grant-funded project to preserve an at-risk collection.

>> Read Diane Biunno’s description of the digitization project and its significance

The studio provides an easy way for faculty and staff to create quality video content for teaching and learning.

>> Learn about the new recording studio

DEPARTMENTS

A variety of personnel-related updates, including individual achievements, arrivals, and departures.

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Key organization-wide information, important procedural changes, and upcoming action items.

>> Read Need to Know

News and social media mentions, publications, presentations, and podcasts.

>> Read Seen and Heard