ORCID forms new global membership team - May 18, 2015
The Open Research and Contributor ID (ORCID) has announced its new membership team: Josh Brown, Matthew Buys, Nobuko Miyairi (as of July 1), and Lilian Pessoa. Led by Douglas Wright, Director of Membership, the ORCID membership team brings regional expertise in research management, publishing, analytics,… Read More
Wendy Queen appointed director of Project MUSE - May 15, 2015
Wendy J. Queen has been appointed director of Project MUSE, a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content housed at Johns Hopkins University Press, effective immediately. A 15-year veteran of the organisation, Queen takes the helm after a brief tenure as Interim Director which… Read More
Brill announces new appointments - May 14, 2015
Brill has announced the appointment of two new members to the Management Team - Olivier de Vlam will join Brill as Executive Vice-President Finance and Operations, effective August 1, 2015; and Peter Coebergh will become Brill's Executive Vice-President Sales and Marketing, effective September 1, 2015. … Read More
Skylar Tibbits named Editor-in-Chief of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing journal - May 12, 2015
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers has announced that Skylar Tibbits will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, starting with the September issue. Dr. Hod Lipson, who has provided very strong leadership and a solid launch of the journal, will be stepping… Read More
Penton Technology Group announces key editorial appointments - May 12, 2015
Penton Technology Group has named T.C. Doyle, formerly Executive Editor of IT and cloud for Channel Partners magazine, as Senior Content Director, overseeing market-leading Channel brands, MSPmentor, Talkin' Cloud, The VAR Guy and The WHIR (Web Hosting Industry Review). A veteran technology writer, editor and video… Read More
Researcher Glen Wright to be first guest editor of Wiley’s Exchanges blog - May 8, 2015
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc., has announced Glen Wright, a research fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) in Paris, as the first guest editor of Wiley's Exchanges blog. For one week, starting May 11, 2015, he will take over the… Read More
New COAR Executive Board elected - May 6, 2015
The election of the new Executive Board (2015 – 2018) took place at the COAR General Assembly on April 14, 2015. The new Board, which has been expanded from three to six members, reflects the increasingly international nature of COAR with representatives from Europe, Africa, Latin… Read More
U.S. Senate confirms Willie E. May as 15th director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology - May 6, 2015
On May 4, 2015, the U.S. Senate confirmed Willie E. May as the second Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the 15th director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). May has been serving as acting director since June 2014.… Read More
McGraw-Hill Education appoints Catherine J. Mathis as Chief Communications Officer - May 5, 2015
McGraw-Hill Education, the learning science company, has announced that Catherine J. Mathis has joined the company as chief communications officer. In this role, she will be responsible for conception, design and implementation of corporate communication strategies targeted to critical business, media and education policy-related audiences. Mathis… Read More
IFLA Journal Editorial Committee call for nominations - April 29, 2015
The IFLA Professional Committee is calling for up to three members to join the IFLA Journal Editorial Committee, for a term of four years (once renewable) from 2015-2019. IFLA Journal is an international peer-reviewed journal, publishing research-based articles that impact and enrich professional practice. The… Read More
