Bremen Public Library Director elected to OCLC Board of Trustees - November 15, 2012
Barbara Lison, Director of the Bremen Public Library in Bremen, Germany, has been elected to the OCLC Board of Trustees by the Board. New leaders and new members began serving on the Board during a regular meeting held from November 3-5 in Dublin. Lison has… Read More
Carbon Balance and Management names Prof. Burke Hales as co-Editor-in-Chief - October 29, 2012
Carbon Balance and Management, published by open access publisher BioMed Central, has announced the appointment of Prof. Burke Hales from Oregon State University College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, as co-Editor-in-Chief. Prof. Hales will be taking on the role alongside Georgii Alexandrov, and will now… Read More
American Chemical Society names Dr. William B. Tolman as Editor-in-Chief of Inorganic Chemistry journal - October 24, 2012
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has announced that Dr. William (Bill) B. Tolman will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief of Inorganic Chemistry in January 2013. Dr. Tolman is the chair of the department of chemistry at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and currently serves as an… Read More
Serials Solutions appoints Kevin Stehr as VP, Global Sales - October 23, 2012
Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, has announced the appointment of Kevin Stehr as the new Vice President of Global Sales. In this role, Stehr will drive business growth through customer acquisition, retention and overall client satisfaction. Stehr will develop strategic operations plans and sales strategies to… Read More
Frank Stumpf joins Scope eKnowledge Center’s Board of Directors - October 22, 2012
Scope eKnowledge Center (Scope), a Quatrro group of company and a leading provider of content enhancement and knowledge services, has announced that Frank Stumpf has joined the company's Board of Directors. Frank, a well-known and experienced professional in the global scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing… Read More
ARL announces 2012–2013 Board of Directors - October 18, 2012
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that Wendy Pradt Lougee, University Librarian and McKnight Presidential Professor, University of Minnesota, began a one-year term as President of the Association on October 11, 2012, during the ARL Membership Meeting in Washington, DC. She succeeds Winston Tabb,… Read More
OSA elects Philip Russell as 2013 Vice President, three directors at large also elected - October 18, 2012
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that its members have elected Philip Russell of the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany as its 2013 vice president. Three directors at large were also chosen during this year's election:… Read More
Cathy Wolfe to take over as CEO of Medical Research at Wolters Kluwer Health - October 16, 2012
Information services provider Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced the appointment of Cathy Wolfe as President & CEO of its Medical Research business, effective January 1, 2013. A veteran of Wolters Kluwer, Wolfe has served as the CEO of Wolters Kluwer UK since 2007. She has… Read More
IET announces first Chief Advisor for new OA journal - October 9, 2012
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced the appointment of Professor Lionel Tarassenko, the first of a team of Chief Advisors who will support and promote The Journal of Engineering, the IET's new open access publication, due for launch in 2013. The decision to… Read More
Jack Lynch resigns from Wolters Kluwer’s Member Executive Board - October 8, 2012
Professional information services provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that J.J. Lynch, Jr., Member of the Executive Board, has accepted an offer to become CEO of a company in the US software and information industry. As a consequence, Lynch will resign from the Wolters Kluwer Executive Board… Read More
