Shahedipour-Sandvik named new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Electronic Materials - July 7, 2014
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) has announced the selection of F. (Shadi) Shahedipour-Sandvik, from the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY), as the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of Electronic Materials. Shahedipour-Sandvik holds a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia in… Read More
Heike Schwabenthan to head Rights and Licensing at Thieme Publishing Group - July 3, 2014
Medical and scientific publishing house Thieme Publishing Group has announced that Heike Schwabenthan, formerly an associate in the Rights Department, has been promoted and will now head the unit going forward. A 13-year veteran of Thieme’s Rights Department, Heike Schwabenthan and her team handle… Read More
NISO members elect new leadership for 2014-2015 - July 3, 2014
The voting membership of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has elected new leadership for the 2014-2015 term that began on July 1, 2014. Gerry Grenier, Senior Director, Publishing Technologies at IEEE, Inc. will become Chair of NISO for the 2014-15 term. Mike Teets, Vice… Read More
Publishing Technology appoints Ann Lawson as new head of ingentaconnect - July 2, 2014
Content solutions provider Publishing Technology plc has announced that Ann Lawson has been appointed head of its ingentaconnect division, known as the home of scholarly research. Ann Lawson joins Publishing Technology during a period of global growth for the company. Since the beginning of March,… Read More
ProQuest announces new appointments - June 25, 2014
ProQuest has announced the appointment of Ben Lewis as the company's new Senior Vice-President, Strategy and Business Development. In his new role, Lewis will lead ProQuest's global strategy function and assists on both internal and external business development activities. He will report to CEO Kurt Sanford.… Read More
Stanley Katz and Sandra Hirsh join Credo advisory board - June 24, 2014
Information skills solutions provider Credo has announced that Sandra Hirsh, Director of San José State University's School of Library & Information Science, and Stanley Katz, Director of the Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies of the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, have joined the… Read More
National Institutes of Health appoints nine individuals to the NIH Council of Councils - June 23, 2014
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced the appointment of nine individuals to the NIH Council of Councils. The council was established to advise the NIH Director on policies and activities of the Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI), including making recommendations… Read More
Innovative names Grant McDougall as Director of Operations for EMEA - June 16, 2014
Innovative, a leading provider of technology solutions and services that empower libraries and enrich their users worldwide, has announced that Grant McDougall has been named Director of Operations for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) with responsibility for management of Innovative's growing operations throughout the… Read More
Anne Campbell to join EBSCO - June 13, 2014
Library resources provider EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) has announced the appointment of Anne Campbell who most recently served as E-Processing Manager at Swets is joining EBSCO. Starting her library career at Blackwell North America, Campbell brings more than 20 years of experience in publishing and libraries… Read More
ORCID appoints Andy Mabbett as Wikipedian-in Residence - June 12, 2014
ORCID, a non-profit organisation that provides an open registry of unique identifiers for researchers, has appointed Andy Mabbett as Wikipedian-in Residence. In this pro-bono role, Andy will extend his work as an ORCID Ambassador and act as liaison with the Wikimedia community to integrate ORCID into… Read More
