Archie Turner promoted as new Chief Operating Officer of the American Psychological Association - November 11, 2015
The American Psychological Association has promoted Archie Turner to a new position, chief operating officer (COO). Turner has been APA's chief financial officer (CFO) since 2008, and will continue in that role. The new COO position replaces the previous deputy CEO position within the association. … Read More
Dr. Antonio Puente named 2017 president of the American Psychological Association - November 9, 2015
Dr. Antonio Puente, professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, has been elected 2017 president of the American Psychological Association. He will serve as APA’s president-elect in 2016. 2017 APA President Antonio Puente is also the founder and co-director of the Cape… Read More
Dr. William Aird appointed deputy editor of Hematology, Endocrinology and Nephrology for DynaMed Plus - November 6, 2015
EBSCO Health has announced that Dr. William Aird has been appointed deputy editor of Hematology, Endocrinology and Nephrology for DynaMed Plus™. Dr. Aird sits on several journal editorial boards and brings more than 30 years of practice experience and research to the position. Dr. Aird… Read More
Prof. Steve Furber named new Editor-in-Chief of The Computer Journal - November 6, 2015
Academic publisher Oxford University Press and BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, have announced that The Computer Journal, a long-established resource to the academic computer science community, will have a new Editor-in-Chief from January 1, 2016. Professor Steve Furber will take over as Editor-in-Chief from Professor… Read More
LM Information Delivery appoints Elizabeth Just as Director of Publisher Relations for North America - November 5, 2015
LM Information Delivery, one of the global providers of subscription and information management services, has announced the appointment of Elizabeth T. Just as Director of Publisher Relations for North America. Elizabeth brings a wealth of experience in the information industry to LM, having worked in STM… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education appoints Nancy Lublin to Board of Directors - November 3, 2015
McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, has announced the appointment of Nancy Lublin, the CEO of Crisis Text Line, to its board of directors. On Nov. 1, 2015, Lublin stepped down from her role as CEO of DoSomething.org, the largest organisation for teenagers and social… Read More
2015 HathiTrust Board election results announced - November 2, 2015
The members of HathiTrust have elected three individuals to serve on its Board of Governors beginning January 1, 2016. Anne R. Kenney, Carl A. Kroch Librarian, Cornell University, and Winston Tabb, Sheridan Dean of University Libraries, Johns Hopkins University, will serve three-year terms that end in… Read More
PLOS appoints Louise Page as new Publisher - October 30, 2015
Open access journal publisher PLOS has announced the appointment of a new Publisher responsible for building on PLOS' first class publishing operation while overseeing publishing services, production operations, business development, strategy, product management and other departments. Following a thorough and rigorous search, PLOS named Louise Page… Read More
De Gruyter announces appointment of Ralf Grümme as the new Director of Marketing at De Gruyter - October 29, 2015
Academic publisher De Gruyter has announced that effective November 17, 2015, Ralf Grümme will take over as De Gruyter's new Director of Marketing, replacing Christine Woll, who is leaving the company at her own request. Grümme will be joining De Gruyter from the German schoolbook publisher… Read More
UBM Tech names Alethea Yip and Jessica Davis as new Editors of InformationWeek - October 22, 2015
InformationWeek, a trusted media brand of business technology professionals, has named Alethea Yip as Managing Editor and Jessica Davis as Senior Editor, Enterprise Apps. In her new role, Alethea Yip will be guiding InformationWeek's day-to-day content creation and production process, working directly with staff editors… Read More