Rasenberger to succeed Paul Aiken as Authors Guild Executive Director - October 13, 2014
Mary Rasenberger, a six-year Copyright Office and Library of Congress veteran and partner at the media law firm Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams and Sheppard, will succeed Paul Aiken as Authors Guild Executive Director on November 3rd. Rasenberger's selection follows a national search by a committee of the… Read More
Dr. Karri Holley named Editor of International Journal for Researcher Development - October 9, 2014
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has announced the appointment of Dr. Karri Holley, University of Alabama (USA), as the new Editor of the International Journal for Researcher Development. Dr. Holley has held several leadership roles in national associations, including chair of the AERA Doctoral Education… Read More
Tyler Walters named SHARE’s founding director - October 7, 2014
Tyler Walters, dean of university libraries at Virginia Tech, has been named SHARE's founding director, beginning on October 13, 2014. Walters has been involved integrally in SHARE since its inception, serving as co-chair of the SHARE steering group for the past year.… Read More
PCG appoints Erika Valenti as Global Sales Director - October 6, 2014
Sales, marketing and research consultancy Publishers Communication Group (PCG) has announced that it has hired Erika Valenti as its new Global Sales Director, effective October 1. Based in the Boston office, Erika will lead the PCG's Content Sales team of dedicated publisher representatives in the… Read More
Eric Hines named new president of Ex Libris North America - October 3, 2014
Library automation solutions provider Ex Libris Group has announced the appointment of Eric Hines as president of Ex Libris North America and a member of the Group’s executive management team. Hines joins Ex Libris after holding senior management positions for the last ten years at… Read More
Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi named founding editor-in-chief of ACS Central Science journal - September 29, 2014
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that internationally renowned chemist Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi will take the helm as editor-in-chief of its first fully open access journal, ACS Central Science, which is set to launch in early 2015. Currently a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator… Read More
Risk and Decision Analysis journal names Prof. Nassim Nicholas Taleb as new Co-Editor-in-Chief - September 22, 2014
Professor Nassim Nicholas Taleb has recently been announced as new Co-Editor-in-Chief of Risk and Decision Analysis, a journal about risk mathematics, risk modeling and management, published by IOS Press. Prof. Taleb has a background in complex derivatives and risk management of nonlinear payoffs. He was… Read More
Dr. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg named new Editor-in-Chief of the European Neuropsychopharmacology journal - September 19, 2014
The European College of Neuropsychopharmacology has announced Professor Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Director of the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim, and Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Heidelberg, as the new editor-in-chief of European Neuropsychopharmacology (ENP), the official journal of the… Read More
Kate Lawrence named VP of User Research at EBSCO Information Services - September 17, 2014
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has named Kate Lawrence Vice President, User Research. Lawrence leads the User Research Team and the research activities that enable EBSCO to gain user insight and improve the customer experience across the portfolio of EBSCO products. Lawrence has been a User… Read More
Maryvonne Enjolras joins OCLC EMEA as Regional Director - September 17, 2014
OCLC, the non-profit computer library service and research organisation, has announced that Maryvonne Enjolras has joined OCLC EMEA as Regional Director. In this newly created role, Enjolras is overseeing the expansion of OCLC services in France, Portugal and Spain. She will be based in OCLC's new… Read More
