ARL Executive Director Charles B. Lowry to retire December 2012 - August 23, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced that Charles B. Lowry will retire from his position as Executive Director of the ARL at the end of December 2012. By announcing his retirement plans now, Lowry provides the ARL Board of Directors with time for a… Read More
JISC looking to recruit new interim CEO as Executive Secretary retires - August 19, 2011
The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) has announced that, after 35 years of working in post-16 education and research, Executive Secretary Dr. Malcolm Read will retire in January 2012. Upon retiring, he will be following his passion for glaciology and will be travelling around Antarctica… Read More
SirsiDynix names Sheridan Richey as VP, Product Development - August 17, 2011
Library automation solutions provider SirsiDynix, US, has announced the appointment of Sheridan Richey as the company's vice president of product development. Richey brings a strong background in product development, cloud technologies and web performance optimisation to his new role. Prior to joining SirsiDynix, Richey built… Read More
Association of Research Libraries names Judy F. Ruttenberg as Program Director for Transforming Research Libraries - August 16, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the appointment of Judy F. Ruttenberg as Program Director for Transforming Research Libraries (TRL). Ruttenberg is currently Program Officer for Collections at the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN), a collaborative organisation of Duke University, North Carolina Central University,… Read More
SAGE names Elisabeth Leonard as Market Research Analyst - August 10, 2011
Academic publisher SAGE has announced the appointment of Elisabeth Leonard as Market Research Analyst to support online product development. In her new role, Leonard will lead research efforts in the library market on new and emerging trends in online products. Her efforts will tap into… Read More
The British Library appoints Maja Maricevic as Head of Higher Education - August 10, 2011
The British Library, the national library of the UK, has announced the appointment of Maja Maricevic as Head of Higher Education. In her new position, Maricevic will continue to develop the British Library's relationship with higher education institutions and related government and sector bodies. She… Read More
Reed Construction Data names Dr. Bernard M. Markstein as Chief Economist - August 5, 2011
Construction information provider Reed Construction Data (RCD), US, a division of Reed Business Information, has announced the appointment of Dr. Bernard M. Markstein as the new Chief Economist of RCD, US. Well known for his work as Senior Economist and Vice President of Economic Forecasting… Read More
Dr. Fadlo Khuri named Editor in Chief of American Cancer Society journal, Cancer - August 4, 2011
Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, has announced the appointment of Dr. Fadlo Khuri as the new Editor-in-Chief of the journal. Dr. Khuri will begin his term on September 1, 2011. He succeeds Dr. Raphael E. Pollock, who leaves the position after 11… Read More
ITHAKA appoints Kate Wittenberg as Managing Director of Portico - July 29, 2011
ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organisation that seeks to help the academic community take full advantage of rapidly advancing information and networking technologies, has announced the appointment of Kate Wittenberg as the new Managing Director of Portico, effective September 1. Eileen Fenton, who successfully led Portico since… Read More
Publishing Technology names Jon White as Business Development Director for Australia and New Zealand - July 27, 2011
Publishing-specific software solutions provider Publishing Technology, UK, has announced the appointment of Jon White, former Digital Publishing Director at Macmillan Education, as the company's Business Development Director for Australia and New Zealand. The appointment follows Publishing Technology's announcement last year that it intends to expand… Read More
