News ARL Announces 2010–2011 Board of Directors Carol A. Mandel, Dean of the Division of Libraries, New York University, began a one-year term as President of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) on October 14, 2010, during the ARL Fall Membership Meeting held in Washington, DC. She succeeds Brinley Franklin, Vice Provost, University Libraries, University of Connecticut. Franklin continues to serve as a member of the ARL Board of Directors and Executive Committee as Past President. Also on October 14, the membership ratified the Board of Directors’ election of Winston Tabb, Sheridan Director and Dean of University Libraries, Johns Hopkins University, as ARL Vice President/President-Elect. Three new Board members were elected by the membership to serve three- year terms: Deborah A. Carver, Philip H. Knight Dean of Libraries, University of Oregon Ernie Ingles, Vice-Provost, University of Alberta and Anne R. Kenney, Carl A. Kroch University Librarian, Cornell University. Continuing elected members of the Board are: Colleen Cook, Dean of University Libraries, Holder of the Sterling C. Evans Chair in Librarianship, Texas A&M University Carol Pitts Diedrichs, Director, University Libraries, Ohio State University Deborah Jakubs, Rita DiGiallonardo Holloway University Librarian, Vice Provost for Library Affairs, Duke University Wendy Pradt Lougee, University Librarian, McKnight Presidential Professor, University of Minnesota James Mullins, Dean of Libraries, Purdue University and Sandra G. Yee, Dean, University Library System, Wayne State University. Also serving on the Board in ex officio capacities are: Carole Moore, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Carton Rogers, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, University of Pennsylvania James F. Williams II, Dean of Libraries University of Colorado at Boulder and Charles B. Lowry, Executive Director, ARL. The Board is the governing body of the Association and represents the interests of ARL member libraries in directing the business of the Association, including establishing operating policies, budgets, and fiscal control and representing ARL to the community. RLI 272 28 OCTOBER 2010 RESEARCH LIBRARY ISSUES: A BIMONTHLY REPORT FROM ARL, CNI, AND SPARC