NLM appoints Dr. Dina Paltoo as Assistant Director, Policy Development - July 31, 2018
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced the appointment of Dr. Dina Paltoo as its Assistant Director for Policy Development, effective July 9, 2018. In this role, she leads NLM's policy and legislative activities which promote access to scientific data and information, as well as… Read More
Frankfurter Buchmesse appoints Matthäus Cygan as its Director Business Development Trade International - July 30, 2018
The Frankfurter Buchmesse has announced the appointment of Matthäus Cygan as its Director Business Development Trade International, effective August 1. He will develop strategies for international publishers and devise new products and services for this customer group. He will also supervise rights and licensing activities for… Read More
Society for Scholarly Publishing seeks mentors and mentees to participate in 2018 Fall Mentorship Program - July 30, 2018
The Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) is now accepting applications for the next cohort of its Mentorship Program. After completion of a successful pilot and launch of the spring 2018 cohort, the SSP Career Development Committee is now seeking potential mentors and mentees to participate in… Read More
OCLC partners with National Library of New Zealand to provide WorldShare Interlibrary Loan services - July 30, 2018
Non-profit global library cooperative OCLC has extended its partnership with the National Library of New Zealand with an agreement to provide more than 200 New Zealand libraries access to WorldShare Interlibrary Loan (ILL), which connects thousands of libraries around the world. The… Read More
UCL Press announces publishing services partnership with DCU - July 27, 2018
Following the announcement by DCU of the launch of its open access university press (DCU news), the first open access university press in Ireland, UCL Press has announced that it will be providing publishing services to support DCU Press. UCL Press started its consultancy and… Read More
NFAIS announces call for presentations for 2018-2019 Lunch & Learn education series - July 26, 2018
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced a 'Call for Presentations' for its 2018-2019 Lunch & Learn with NFAIS virtual education series. The submissions deadline for the 2018-2019 series cycle is August 15,… Read More