ProQuest, part of Cambridge Information Group, has announced the appointment of John Law to the newly created position of Vice President of Discovery Services.
In his new position, Law will oversee business, technical, and project leadership for building information solutions aimed at getting librarians and end-users to their information "discovery moment" effortlessly. Prior to this appointment, he managed the ProQuest brand online platform, with responsibility for strategic planning, user research and definition of new features. He played a key role in the creation and implementation of ProQuest Smart Search, OpenURL linking solutions, authentication and a variety of innovations supporting federated search applications.
Law is widely-known in the industry for leading ProQuest's "Student Research Behaviors Study," which examined the discovery process and identified common barriers in access to library resources. He is a popular speaker on topics related to technology, user-centered design of applications, and product development, both from a library market perspective and in relation to new product management practices.
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