Cambridge University Press appoints Brigitte Shull as Senior VP for Academic Publishing in the Americas - January 6, 2017
Academic and educational publisher Cambridge University Press has announced the appointment of Brigitte Shull as Senior Vice President for Academic Publishing in the Americas. Brigitte Shull, who was most recently the Vice President of Management, Business, Economics, and Political Science Publishing at Springer Nature, will… Read More
ProQuest releases results of its 2016 Information Literacy Survey - January 6, 2017
Though 83% of librarians agree that information literacy affects college graduation rates and 97% believe that this skill set contributes to success in the workforce, 44% think that their library does not support information literacy instruction as much as it should. A recent ProQuest survey… Read More
Oxford University Press partners with The Gerontological Society of America to publish Innovation in Aging - January 6, 2017
Academic publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced a partnership with The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) to publish Innovation in Aging, a new peer-reviewed, open access interdisciplinary journal, beginning in January 2017. Innovation in Aging joins a distinguished collection of… Read More
APA appoints Dr. Rose Sokol-Chang as publisher of journals - January 6, 2017
The American Psychological Association has appointed Dr. Rose Sokol-Chang as publisher of journals in its Office of Publications and Databases, charged with managing all the editorial, peer review and production functions of APA's journals' program. Sokol-Chang joined APA in 2012 as managing director of journals… Read More
University of Florida’s Judith Russell to receive NFAIS 2017 Miles Conrad Award at Annual Conference - January 5, 2017
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAISTM), a global non-profit membership organisation serving the information services community, has announced that Judith Russell, the Dean of University Libraries at the University of Florida, has been selected to receive the NFAIS 2017 Miles Conrad Award. NFAIS's… Read More
American Academy of Ophthalmology unveils new clinical journal focusing on retinal diseases - January 5, 2017
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has announced the launch of Ophthalmology® Retina, a new scientific journal focusing exclusively on retina-related eye diseases and conditions. Ophthalmology Retina publishes original research of interest to retina specialists worldwide. Dr. Andrew P. Schachat will serve as the editor-in-chief of the… Read More
