Cengage Learning appoints Sandi Kirshner as Chief Marketing Officer - June 24, 2013
Cengage Learning, a leading educational content, software and services company, has announced the appointment of Sandi Kirshner as Chief Marketing Officer. She will be based in the company's Boston, MA office and will serve on the executive team reporting to Kevin Stone, Chief Sales and… Read More
NISO members elect new leadership for 2013-2014 term - June 21, 2013
The voting membership of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has elected new leadership for the 2013-2014 term that begins on July 1, 2013. Heather Reid, Director of Data Systems, Copyright Clearance Center, who previously served as Vice Chair, will become Chair of NISO for the… Read More
UBM Tech names Karen Field as new General Manager of DESIGN West - June 17, 2013
Business information provider UBM Tech, US, has announced the appointment of Karen Field as Senior Vice President – Editorial Director, EE Times and General Manager of DESIGN West. In this new role, Field's main focus will be working directly with the global electronics community to develop… Read More
OCLC EMEA Community Liaison Janet Lees announces retirement after 31 years of service with OCLC - June 14, 2013
Janet Lees, OCLC Europe, the Middle East and Africa Community Liaison, has announced plans to retire after 31 years with the worldwide library cooperative. She will retire once a successor is appointed. A search will begin immediately. Lees was among the first OCLC employees to… Read More
Mark Cummings named editor and publisher of CHOICE Magazine - June 13, 2013
CHOICE Magazine, the premier source for reviews of academic books, electronic media and Internet resources in higher education, has announced the appointment of Mark Cummings as editor and publisher. CHOICE, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), is… Read More
Informa names Fotini Liontou as new Chief Content Officer - June 11, 2013
Informa has announced the appointment of Fotini Liontou as Chief Content Officer for Informa Business Information. Liontou has worked for the company for 17 years, most recently as Chief Executive of IBI's Lloyds List Group. This new executive position will focus on driving content connections… Read More
Physiological Measurement appoints Randall Moorman as new Editor-in-Chief - June 7, 2013
Physiological Measurement, a journal published by IOP Publishing in partnership with the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, has announced the appointment of Professor Randall Moorman as the new Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Professor Moorman, a clinical cardiologist, is a 1978 graduate of the… Read More
Dr. Temple Grandin co-edits new edition of Elsevier classic reference work – Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals - June 6, 2013
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Dr. Temple Grandin, a well-known animal behaviour and autism expert, co-edited a revised edition of the classic reference work Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals along with her colleague Mark Deesing, a highly regarded livestock handling system designer.… Read More
Dr. Axel Kaschte joins OCLC as Product Strategy Director - June 5, 2013
Library information provider OCLC, US, has announced the appointment of Dr. Axel Kaschte as Product Strategy Director, EMEA, with immediate effect. Dr. Kaschte has 20 years of experience working with library management systems and the library community throughout Europe. In this new position at OCLC,… Read More
Scope e-Knowledge Center appoints Deborah Harman as Associate Vice President, Business Development - June 3, 2013
Scope e-Knowledge Center (Scope), a leading provider of knowledge services, publishers of www.knowledgespeak.com, and a Quatrro Global Services company, has announced the appointment of Deborah Harman as Associate Vice President, Business Development. She will be responsible for building commercial relationships with publishers… Read More
