Word: librarian
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...Sports Illustrated magazine withheld its annual swimsuit edition—cover price $5.99—from libraries and schools this year, in a move that has sparked controversy across the country. At Lamont, a librarian has requested a copy of the issue, while several House libraries that subscribe to Sports Illustrated are going without the 238 pages of skimpy swimsuits and car advertisements that have become an American institution...
...seems a bit arbitrary for Sports Illustrated to withhold an issue that’s part of our subscription,” said John C. McMillian, the librarian for Quincy House. Quincy, along with Adams and Lowell, is among the Houses that subscribes to Sports Illustrated but didn’t get the swimsuit issue, which hit newsstands about a month...
...influence of Harvard’s chief librarian is no longer confined to the printed page...
...member, Larsen Librarian of Harvard College Nancy M. Cline, said the committee has met several times since its formation earlier this academic year, although she declined to say whether the committee had compiled a list of candidates...
...Appointed to lead the University Library in 1984 by then-President Derek C. Bok, he is the longest-serving chief librarian in Harvard’s history. During his tenure, the library created the online HOLLIS catalog, constructed the Harvard Depository to contain the overflowing collection, established a preservation program, and embarked on several major electronic projects...