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David Free

Scott B. Weingart has been named the inaugural chief technology officer at the Library of Virginia. Joining the library’s senior leadership team, Weingart will provide strategic vision and operational leadership for the library’s information technology and digital initiatives, including digital collections, web applications, digital engagement, and the management of critical systems like Alma, Primo, and Rosetta. The divisions maintain and provide access to more than 130 million digital collection files.

Weingart brings more than a decade of leadership experience in library technology, data strategy, and digital scholarship. He most recently served as chief data officer and inaugural director of the Office of Data and Evaluation at the National Endowment for the Humanities, where he shaped policy for national humanities initiatives, led multimillion-dollar grantmaking and contracting activities, and built strategic partnerships across government, nonprofit, and philanthropic institutions.

Eyal Ben-Yehuda has been named physical sciences librarian in the Penn State University Libraries’ Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PAMS) Library on the University Park campus.

Melissa Correll recently joined Penn State Abington Library as a research and instruction librarian.

Amy Hathaway has joined Binghamton University as the director for access services.

Jesse Koennecke was recently appointed senior assistant dean for collections and technology at Binghamton University.

Zhaohui Liu has been appointed librarian for Asian studies at the Penn State University Libraries.