[NFBF-L] Librarian of Congress Announces Three Executive Appointments, Including New Director of NLS

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AUGUST 12, 2021Librarian of Congress Announces Three Executive Appointments


Press Contact: María Peña mpena at loc.gov <mailto:mpena at loc.gov> , (202)
739-1075

The three new Library of Congress appointees (clockwise): Aslihan Bulut, Law
Librarian of Congress; Robin Dale, Deputy Librarian for Library Collections
and Services, and Jason Broughton, Director of the National Library Service
for the Blind and Print Disabled.

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today announced three top leadership
appointments that together bring decades of experience in the field of
library advocacy, services, management, and planning.

Jason Broughton will serve as Director of the National Library Service for
the Blind and Print Disabled, Aslihan Bulut has been appointed as Law
Librarian of Congress, and Robin Dale has been named Deputy Librarian for
Library Collections and Services.

“Jason Broughton, Aslihan Bulut and Robin Dale are accomplished librarians
who bring a wealth of unparalleled experience and knowledge to their new
roles at the Library of Congress, and we are excited about their vision and
leadership plans to further strengthen our programs and services,” said
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled

Jason Broughton has been appointed as Director, National Library Service for
the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), where he will be responsible for the
oversight and administration of the NLS program of the Library of Congress,
including the expansion of online and digital delivery of program services.

Prior to joining the Library of Congress, Broughton became the first African
American to serve as Vermont State Librarian since 2019, where he engaged in
strategic planning for the Department of Libraries and establishing a
long-term vision for the State Library.

For over a decade, Broughton held numerous library roles in South Carolina
and Georgia, where he used his prior training as an educator to focus on
such issues as workforce development and public outreach engagement.

Broughton earned his M.S. in Library and Information Science from the
University of South Carolina, an M.S. in Public Administration from the
University of South Florida and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from Florida
A&M University.

Broughton’s effective start date will be Sept. 12.

Law Library of Congress

Aslihan Bulut has been appointed as Law Librarian of Congress after serving
in that position in an acting capacity for almost five months. Since 2019,
Bulut served as the deputy law librarian for collections at the Law Library
of Congress, where she oversaw the Global Legal Collections Directorate in
establishing priorities, design, launch and execution of Law Library
initiatives related to physical and digital collections. 

Before joining the Law Library, Bulut served as the director of academic
services in the California State University system at the San Jose State
University, King Library campus, where she provided leadership, planning and
administration for collection development, research support and instruction.
For most of her career, she has developed unparalleled experience in
academic law libraries, including the Langdell Law Library of Harvard Law
School and the Arthur W. Diamond Law Library of Columbia University School
of Law.

A Turkish immigrant who cultivated a love for libraries since high school,
Aslihan has a J.D. from the City University of New York School of Law, a
master’s degree in Library Science from Rutgers University School of
Communication, Information and Library Science, and a bachelor’s degree from
Montclair State University.

Bulut will start in her new role with an effective date of Aug. 15.

Library Collections and Services Group

Robin Dale has been appointed Deputy Librarian for the Library Collections
and Services Group, where she will be responsible for the collaborative
group that acquires, stewards, describes and shares the Library collections.
Prior to her promotion, Dale served as Associate Librarian for Library
Services since April 1, 2019.

An accomplished author and service-oriented administrator, Dale has over 25
years of experience in various library management and program roles working
in and with research libraries including Columbia University, the Research
Libraries Group, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Institute
of Museum and Library Services. Throughout her professional career, Dale has
been a strong advocate for libraries and has expertise in library
technologies, digital library service development, collection access
management and preservation, library space and renovation, and personnel
management. 

Dale holds a master’s degree in Library & Information Science from the
University of California, Berkeley, and received a Bachelor of Arts from the
University of California, Riverside.

Dale will start in her new role with an effective date of Aug. 15.

 

About the Library of Congress

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the creative record of the United States — and extensive materials from
around the world — both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of
the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore
collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at
<https://www.loc.gov/> loc.gov; access the official site for U.S. federal
legislative information at  <http://www.congress.gov/> congress.gov; and
register creative works of authorship at  <http://www.copyright.gov/>
copyright.gov.

 

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