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P e o p l e  i n  t h e  N e w sAnn-Christe Galloway

Julia M. Gelfand, distin-
guished research librarian 
for Applied Sciences and 
Engineering at the Univer-
sity of California-Irvine, has 
been named fellow for the 
American Association for 
the Advancement of Sci-
ence (AAAS) for her con-
tributions to professional 
societies, advancements to 

the study of scientific publishing and grey litera-
ture, and service as a distinguished science librar-
ian. Gelfand served as reference librarian at the 
University of Denver (1977–81), and as adjunct 
faculty at the University of Arizona’s SIRLS (1994—
2007) and at San Jose State University’s School of 
Library and Information Science (1988–95). She 
has been active with a number of associations, 
including the ACRL Board of Directors (2013–17), 
AAAS Secretary (2012–present), American Society 
of Engineering Education, California Association 
of Research Libraries, and the International Fed-
eration of Library Associations.

Appointments

Lisa A. German has been appointed Univer-
sity of Minnesota librarian and dean of librar-

ies, effective February 28, 
2020. German has more 
than 25 years of experi-
ence in leadership of aca-
demic libraries. The dean 
of libraries and Elizabeth 
D. Rockwell chair at the 
University of Houston 
Libraries since 2015, she 
previously served in lead-
ership positions for the 

large research libraries at Penn State Univer-
sity and the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign. She publishes, presents, and is an 
expert consultant on topics related to library 
collections, management, planning, policy de-
velopment, implementation, and assessment. 
Engaged nationally as an academic library 
leader, German recently led strategic plan-
ning for the Greater Western Library Alliance, 
a consortium of 39 research libraries across the 
United States. She has been active in the As-
sociation for Library Collections and Technical 
Services, has been a member of the editorial 
board for its peer-reviewed journal, and has 
served as a mentor for the Association of Re-
search Libraries Leadership Fellows Program.

Sydney Thompson has been named associate 
dean of Central Washington University Libraries.

Jay Colbert has joined the University of 
New Hampshire Library as metadata and 
discovery strategy librarian. 

Daina Dickman has been appointed 
scholarly communication librarian at the 
California State University-Sacramento Uni-
versity Library.

Joanneke Elliott has been named African 
studies and West European studies librarian 
at the University of North Carolina-Chapel 
Hill University Libraries.

Mary-Kate Finnegan is now science 
librarian at the California State University-
Sacramento University Library.  

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Julia M. Gelfand

Lisa A. German

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