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The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) released a statement on the value of academic libraries to be used by library leaders as a communication tool with academic leaders on their campuses such as provosts and presidents.
The sixth entry in our series is from Grégász Miklós (Debreceni Egyetem Egyetemi és Nemzeti Könyvtár, Médiatár ) and Gergely Boglárka (Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem Központi Könyvtár), Hungary.
In this Congress Diary, ICCU (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo unico) offers a summary of their activities at the IAML Congress, including one of the plenary sessions.
5th August 2016 marks the centenary of the death of George Butterworth, one of the most promising English composers of his generation, whose life was cut short in the carnage of the First World War. Although many artists, writers and musicians lost their lives in the Great War, on both sides of the conflict, Butterworth is perhaps the one who has obtained most prominence and has, in some respects, come to represent this Lost Generation.
