Paul Trainor named Editor-in-Chief of Developmental Dynamics Journal - June 8, 2017
The American Association of Anatomists (AAA) has appointed Paul Trainor as new Editor-in-Chief of the leading developmental biology journal, Developmental Dynamics. Paul Trainor, Investigator at Stowers Institute for Medical Research was approved by the Board of Directors in April 2017, and will take over as Editor-in-Chief… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched strengthens its team with two new colleagues - June 8, 2017
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the Open Access initiative supporting monographs in the humanities and social sciences, has expanded its team with two new colleagues from July 2017, due to the dynamic growth of its OA initiative. Catherine Anderson has joined as Sales Director in order to co-ordinate… Read More
Kathi Kromer new head of ALA Washington Office - June 5, 2017
The American Library Association has announced the appointment of Kathi Kromer as the new Associate Executive Director (AED), Washington, D.C. Office. Kromer will join the ALA Washington Office team on June 5, 2017. Prior to joining ALA, Kromer was with The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association… Read More
Professor Krisztian Kordas named Specialty Chief Editor of Translational Materials Science - May 26, 2017
Professor Krisztian Kordas has been named the new Specialty Chief Editor of Translational Materials Science section of Frontiers in Materials. Krisztian Kordas is a Professor of micro- and nano-electronic materials and components for ICT applications at the University of Oulu, Finland. His research focuses on the… Read More
Ex Libris President Matti Shem Tov to succeed Kurt Sanford as CEO of ProQuest in 2017 - May 24, 2017
Matti Shem Tov, President of Ex Libris, a ProQuest company, will succeed Kurt Sanford as CEO of ProQuest in 2017. ProQuest's success under Sanford's direction and the development of a strong leadership team set the stage for Tov to continue to drive… Read More
Barbara M. Ford joins NFAIS as new Director, Marketing and Communications - May 24, 2017
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) has named Barbara Meyers Ford as its new Director, Marketing and Communications. Barbara comes to NFAIS with a long history of contributions to the information community as a staff member, consultant, and active volunteer member. With a diverse… Read More
Elsevier appoints Jean P. Shipman as new Vice President, Global Library Relations - May 19, 2017
Elsevier, the information analytics company specializing in science and health, has appointed Jean P. Shipman, currently Executive Director of Knowledge Management and the Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library at the University of Utah, to fill a newly created role of Vice President, Global Library Relations.… Read More
PLOS appoints Alison Mudditt as Chief Executive Officer - May 19, 2017
Open access journal publisher Public Library of Science (PLOS) has announced the appointment of Alison Mudditt as its Chief Executive Officer, effective June 19, 2017. For the past six years Mudditt served as Director of University of California Press (UC Press) where she ushered in new… Read More
BMJ appoints Brandy Schillace as Editor of Medical Humanities - May 18, 2017
Medical knowledge provider BMJ has appointed Brandy Schillace as the new editor of Medical Humanities. Schillace is Senior Research Associate and Public Engagement Fellow for the Dittrick Museum of Medical History, College of Arts and Sciences, at Case Western Reserve University, US. For ten years,… Read More
Atypon heightens information security measures for protecting customers’ content and data - May 16, 2017
Atypon has expanded its commitment to enterprise-level IT security and privacy, establishing a Department of Information Security and Privacy and appointing Michael Goodman its director. Goodman will lead Atypon's security and privacy environment with next-generation controls for protecting publishers' content, data, and other sensitive corporate information.… Read More
