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The Penn Libraries announced the appointment of Barbara Cavanaugh to the position of Associate Director for the Health Sciences Libraries and Director of the Biomedical Library, effective April 1. Her responsibilities include leadership of the Biomedical Library and oversight of the operations of the Dental and Veterinary School Libraries. She will play a key role in re-imagining Biomedical Library spaces and services in support of the joint renovation planning efforts between the Penn Libraries and the School of Medicine.  Ms. Cavanaugh has more than 25 years of medical library experience. She came to Penn in 1993 as the Health Sciences Libraries Liaison. In 2001, Barbara was promoted to head of Veterinary Libraries. That same year she was a recipient of the Veterinary Medical Student Government’s Commendation Award for Excellence in Teaching. As head of the Veterinary Libraries, she played a pivotal role in the planning and development of the school’s new, cutting-edge facility, the Steven W. Atwood Library & Information Commons, in the school’s new Vernon & Shirley Hill Pavilion. Read more» » »