Library resources provider EBSCO has appointed Paul Harwood to a new role as General Manager of the UK and Nordic operations for EBSCO Information Services. Paul will officially start with EBSCO on May 30, 2013.
Well known in the library, publisher, and intermediary communities, Harwood has been active on various committees and professional interest groups, including a long association with UKSG, where he was Chair between 2006-2008. He is currently a member of the UK Open Access Implementation Group. Most recently, Harwood has been Deputy CEO of JISC Collections, playing a lead role in their open access activity for journals.
EBSCO provides more than 375 research databases and nearly 400,000 e-books plus subscription management services for 355,000 e-journals and e-journal packages. Through a library of tens of thousands of full-text journals and magazines from renowned publishers, EBSCO serves the content needs of all researchers (Academic, Medical, K-12, Public Library, Corporate, Government, etc.).
