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Librarian helps researchers navigate open access rules

Josh Bolick | Scholarly Communication & Copyright Librarian | KU Libraries...

Kenya National Library Service leader to speak in KU Libraries' Global Conversations series

KU Libraries will welcome Purity Kavuri, assistant director of linkages and partnerships at the Kenya National Library Service (KNLS), as the next speaker in its Global Conversations in Librarianship series, Tuesday, Nov. 3.
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KU Libraries name 2026 Shulenburger Award recipients, honor contributions to open scholarship

Michael Vitevitch and Emily Casey, two University of Kansas faculty members whose work expands access to scholarship through public engagement, open publishing and research resources, have been named recipients of the 2026 Shulenburger Award for Innovation and Advocacy in Scholarly Communication by KU Libraries.
KU Libraries Dean Carol E. Smith at the podium in Watson Library's 3 West Reading Room.

Dean Carol Smith elected to Association of Research Libraries board of directors

KU Libraries Dean Carol Smith was elected to the 2027 board of directors of the Association of Research Libraries during the association’s fall meeting in Alexandria, Virginia. She will begin her three-year term Jan. 1, 2027.
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