OASPA Board of Directors election results declared - July 15, 2015
This September four OASPA Board Members reach the end of their term of service and an election was held to determine who will fill the 4 available seats. OASPA Member organisations were invited to put a name forward to the OASPA Nominations Committee earlier in the… Read More
ARL promotes Gary Roebuck to Director of Administration and Operations - July 13, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has promoted Gary Roebuck to director of administration and operations, effective July 1, 2015. Roebuck has been with ARL since 2007, most recently as director of information technology. In his new role, he will oversee the day-to-day operations of ARL… Read More
HighWire Press appoints Wendy Newsham as Director of Business Development, North America - July 7, 2015
HighWire Press, Inc., technology platform and strategic partner to influential scholarly publishers and societies, recently announced the appointment of Wendy Newsham as Director of Business Development, North America. Wendy joins the team eager to drive new business through strategic marketing and business development channels. She… Read More
Springer Nature creates new global Policy & External Relations and Communications teams - July 2, 2015
Springer Nature has created a new Policy & External Relations team as well as a combined Communications team to work in the recently-merged organisation. The two teams have global responsibility and will be led by Eric Merkel-Sobotta and Joyce Lorigan respectively. Both will report to Derk… Read More
Society for General Microbiology announce new Editors-in-Chief - July 2, 2015
The Society for General Microbiology has announced two new Editors-in-Chief (EiC) that are joining the Society's growing stable of publications. Dr Tanya Parish will be the new EiC of Microbiology, while Professor Mark Harris will be the new Co-EiC of the Journal of General Virology. … Read More
Ofer Mosseri joins Ex Libris as corporate vice president and head of the European operation - July 2, 2015
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced that Ofer Mosseri, a highly experienced high-tech manager, will be joining Ex Libris as corporate vice president and general manager of Ex Libris Europe, effective July 4, 2015. Ofer brings with him an impressive record from… Read More
ASTRO unveils new OA journal – Advances in Radiation Oncology, Robert C. Miller named Founding Editor - July 1, 2015
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has announced the launch of its new open-access journal, Advances in Radiation Oncology, and the selection of its Founding Editor, Dr. Robert C. Miller. Advances will begin accepting manuscripts by the end of the summer with studies to be… Read More
The IET announces new appointments for EMEA sales team - June 30, 2015
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced new appointments to its sales team for EMEA, with immediate effect. Andrew Altmann joins as Regional Sales Director EMEA, based at IET's offices in Stevenage, with responsibility for EMEA digital sales, global books and journals sales,… Read More
University Press of Florida Director, Meredith Babb, assumes leadership of AAUP - June 30, 2015
Meredith Babb, Director of the University Press of Florida, assumed leadership of the Association of American University Presses (AAUP) on June 20, 2015, at the Association's annual meeting in Denver, Colorado. Babb succeeds Barbara Kline Pope, Director of the National Academies Press, and will lead the… Read More
ProQuest names John “JG” Chirapurath as its new Senior VP and General Manager of ProQuest Workflow Solutions - June 29, 2015
ProQuest has named John "JG" Chirapurath as its new Senior Vice President and General Manager of ProQuest Workflow Solutions. In his new role, Chirapurath will lead strategic development of the company's technology business that focuses on empowering academic researchers with solutions that improve research outcomes, and… Read More
