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P e o p l e  i n  t h e  N e w s

Scott B. Weingart has been named the inaugural chief technol-
ogy officer at the Library of Virginia. Joining the library’s se-
nior leadership team, Weingart will provide strategic vision and 
operational leadership for the library’s information technology 
and digital initiatives, including digital collections, web applica-
tions, digital engagement, and the management of critical sys-
tems like Alma, Primo, and Rosetta. The divisions maintain and 
provide access to more than 130 million digital collection files.

Weingart brings more than a decade of leadership experience in library technology, data 
strategy, and digital scholarship. He most recently served as chief data officer and inaugural 
director of the Office of Data and Evaluation at the National Endowment for the Humanities, 
where he shaped policy for national humanities initiatives, led multimillion-dollar grantmak-
ing and contracting activities, and built strategic partnerships across government, nonprofit, 
and philanthropic institutions.

Eyal Ben-Yehuda has been named physical sciences librarian in the Penn State  
University Libraries’ Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PAMS) Library on the University 
Park campus.

Melissa Correll recently joined Penn State Abington Library as a research and instruction 
librarian.

Amy Hathaway has joined Binghamton University as the director for access services.
Jesse Koennecke was recently appointed senior assistant dean for collections and technology 

at Binghamton University.
Zhaohui Liu has been appointed librarian for Asian studies at the Penn State University 

Libraries. 

David Free