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Physics & Astronomy will take pairs of eclipse glasses as part of Astronomers Without Borders. They are sent to countries that need the glasses.

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“Kara Whatley appointed MU vice provost and university librarian”
Show Me Mizzou, June 10, 2024

“MU has a new vice provost and university librarian”
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“Kara Whatley Appointed Vice Provost for Libraries and University Librarian at University of Missouri”
ARL News, June 14, 2024

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home Cycle of Success, Staff news Kara Whatley appointed MU vice provost and university librarian

Kara Whatley appointed MU vice provost and university librarian

The University of Missouri Libraries are pleased to share the appointment of Kara Whatley as vice provost for libraries and university librarian, effective Oct. 1, 2024. Whatley is currently the university librarian at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and serves as the chief executive of the Caltech Library system.

Whatley’s previous roles include positions of increasing leadership at Texas Tech University Libraries and New York University Libraries. Throughout her career, she has shown a consistent strategic focus on catalyzing information discovery, preservation and sharing to support the university mission.

She is a member of the Association of College Research Libraries (ACRL) and is currently serving as the ACRL Division Councilor and the ACRL representative to the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Science and Technologies section. She also currently serves as a member of the Elsevier North American Library Advisory Board, the EBSCO North American Deans and Directors Library Advisory Board and the Springer Nature Library Advisory Board.

The Libraries are also pleased to share that Jeannette Pierce will serve as interim vice provost for libraries and university librarian until Whatley’s arrival in October. Jeannette has a strong track record of leadership and is well positioned to continue the libraries’ momentum in the interim period. Please join us in welcoming Kara Whatley to Mizzou and congratulating Jeannette Pierce on her interim appointment.

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home Staff news Welcome to Piper-Brown Kingsley

Welcome to Piper-Brown Kingsley

MU is pleased to announce the hire of Piper Brown-Kingsley as the Information and Data Services Librarian at the Health Sciences Library starting June 3. Piper is a May 2024 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Library School. In addition, she’s been working as a Remote Data Curation Intern at the National Network Data Archive (NaNDA) at the University of Michigan. We’re so excited to have her join the Information Services Team at the Health Sciences Library. She will be work remotely full-time until the Health Sciences Library reopens.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the interviews and provided feedback on the candidates.

Diane Johnson, on behalf of the search committee:
Rebecca Graves
Caryn Scoville
Taira Meadowcroft
Terri Hall
Rae Thudium