ProQuest names John “JG” Chirapurath as its new Senior VP and General Manager of ProQuest Workflow Solutions - June 29, 2015
ProQuest has named John "JG" Chirapurath as its new Senior Vice President and General Manager of ProQuest Workflow Solutions. In his new role, Chirapurath will lead strategic development of the company's technology business that focuses on empowering academic researchers with solutions that improve research outcomes, and… Read More
Dr. Erik R. Swenson to succeed Dr. John B. West as Editor-in-Chief of the journal High Altitude Medicine & Biology - June 29, 2015
Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced that Dr. Erik R. Swenson will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of the journal High Altitude Medicine & Biology in 2016. Dr. Swenson will succeed Dr. John B. West, who has provided extraordinary leadership for the journal over… Read More
NISO elects new leadership for 2015-2016 - June 29, 2015
The membership of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has elected new leadership for the 2015-2016 term that begins on July 1, 2015. Mike Teets, Executive Director, Strategy, Governance & Architecture at OCLC, who was elected last year and has served as Vice Chair during the… Read More
California State University adopts Ex Libris solutions for their next-generation library platform - June 29, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris® Group has announced that the California State University (CSU) has selected the Ex Libris Alma® library management service and Ex Libris Primo® discovery and delivery solution to deliver seamless, state of the art access to print and electronic resources for… Read More
Boopsie, Inc. releases new case study exploring mobile app’s effect on library system - June 29, 2015
Boopsie, Inc., the mobile platform-as-a-service provider for libraries worldwide, has released a case study focused on its partnership with San Diego County Library (SDCL) to expand the library system's reach and engagement with its community. Boopsie worked with the Library to create a custom branded app… Read More
Latest edition of Blogspeak now online - June 29, 2015
The latest edition of Blogspeak is now online. Featured are: Michael Clarke (The Changing Nature of Scale in STM and Scholarly Publishing); Jason Illian (Why the Subscription Model for Ebooks Doesn't Work (at Least Not Yet)); Agnès Festré and Pierre Garrouste (The economics of attention: Is there an appropriate balance… Read More
