Dr. Steven J. Stack named AMA president-elect - June 10, 2014
The American Medical Association (AMA) has named Dr. Steven J. Stack, an emergency physician practicing in Lexington, Ky., as president-elect. Following a year-long term as president-elect, Dr. Stack will assume the office of AMA president in June 2015. Elected to the AMA Board of Trustees… Read More
Michael G. Tomasic appointed to Biodata’s Board of Directors - June 6, 2014
BioData, the producer of Labguru, has announced the appointment of Michael G. Tomasic to its Board of Directors. Tomasic contributes 30 years of leadership experience in the life science and biotech industries to BioData's research and lab management services. Tomasic served as President and CEO… Read More
Association of Research Libraries names Rikk Mulligan program officer for scholarly publishing - June 5, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Rikk Mulligan program officer for scholarly publishing, effective July 14, 2014. His two-year fellowship position has been funded by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) through their Public Fellows Program. In this position, Mulligan will work… Read More
ACCUCOMS appoints Gail Tok as Sales Director for APAC Region - May 30, 2014
ACCUCOMS, a Netherlands-based provider of sales and marketing services for publishers, has appointed Gail Tok as Sales Director for the APAC region. Gail has served in numerous managerial positions and has extensive knowledge of the APAC market. Gail's responsibility is to identify growth opportunities, spur… Read More
Digital Science unveils new publisher relations team - May 29, 2014
Digital Science, a technology company that provides leading-edge tools that enable scholarly publishers, academic institutions and researchers to organise, share and publish academic and scientific research has unveiled a new publisher relations team. This new agile structure will support and nurture long-term commercial relationships with… Read More
NINR appoints three new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research - May 23, 2014
The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) has announced the appointment of three new members to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research (NACNR), the institute's principal advisory board. Members of the council are drawn from the scientific and lay communities, embodying a diverse perspective from… Read More
The American Geophysical Union names John Orcutt editor of Earth Space and Science Journal - May 23, 2014
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) has announced that John Orcutt, a distinguished professor of Geophysics at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and former president of AGU, will serve as the inaugural editor of its newest open access, peer-reviewed journal, Earth and Space Science. The journal will… Read More
Publishers Association appoints new officers - May 23, 2014
The Publishers Association has announced the appointment of new officers with Dominic Knight, Chairman of Palgrave Macmillan and Executive Director of Change Programmes, Macmillan Science and Education, appointed as President, and Joanna Prior, Managing Director, Penguin, as Vice-President and Treasurer. Knight previously served as Vice-President… Read More
Ian Best joins EBSCO Information Services as VP, Subscription Services Division - May 22, 2014
Ian Best, most recently General Manager and Vice President at WT Cox, is joining the Subscription Services Division of EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) as Vice President of Subscription Workflow Solutions. Best is said to be an established library technology leader with a unique ability to work… Read More
PCG appoints Melissanne Scheld as Managing Director - May 22, 2014
Sales, marketing and research consultancy Publishers Communication Group (PCG) has announced that its new Managing Director is Melissanne Scheld. Effective May 27, Melissanne replaces Douglas Wright and will report to Publishing Technology CEO Michael Cairns. Based in the Boston office, Melissanne will lead the PCG… Read More
