Figshare partners with ORCID to showcase staff contributions - May 10, 2017
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic research, has announced that ORCID, provider of persistent identifiers (iDs) for researchers, is now using Figshare to showcase its resources, documentation, staff contributions and other publicly available materials. Since launching in 2012, ORCID has… Read More
Allen Press promotes Dan Scobee to Director of Manufacturing - May 10, 2017
Allen Press, Inc. has announced the promotion of Dan Scobee to Director of Manufacturing. Scobee first joined the Allen Press team in October 2016 as a Web Press Consultant to help manage the installation of a new M600 web press. As Director of Manufacturing, Scobee… Read More
Mark Allin resigns as President and CEO of Wiley - May 9, 2017
Publisher John Wiley and Sons, Inc. has announced that President and CEO Mark Allin has resigned for family reasons, effective immediately. Matthew Kissner, Chairman of the Board, has been named interim CEO. The Board has begun a search for Allin's successor. Allin is a 16-year Wiley… Read More
Ex Libris increases library connectivity with implementation of BIBFRAME roadmap - May 9, 2017
Ex Libris®, a ProQuest company, has announced that it is carrying out its BIBFRAME roadmap, designed to enable institutions to gradually implement BIBFRAME with minimal disruption to their workflows. Using BIBFRAME, libraries of the future will be able to seamlessly connect with the wider world of… Read More
UCL Press to expand textbook publishing programme, calls for proposals - May 9, 2017
UCL Press has announced that it is expanding its textbook publishing programme, following the successful open access publications of Textbook of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Key Concepts in Public Archaeology. It now invites applications from UCL academics to submit textbook proposals for any discipline taught… Read More
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. names Kevin Davies as Executive Vice President of Strategic Development - May 9, 2017
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced that Kevin Davies has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Strategic Development. In this new role, Davies will oversee strategy development for the company's life science franchise, including GEN (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News) and Clinical OMICS, as… Read More
