Dawson Books names Jason Cherrington as Director of Global Sales and Service - February 11, 2011
Dawson Books, a company specialising in the supply of books and complementary services to libraries worldwide, has announced the appointment of Jason Cherrington as Director of Global Sales and Service. Jason joins Dawson Books from technology company, Skype. Technology is one of Jason's strong points… Read More
Dr. Frans de Waal named Editor-in-Chief of Brill journal Behaviour - February 9, 2011
Dutch academic publisher Brill has announced the appointment of Dr. Frans de Waal as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Behaviour, effective March 1, 2011. Dr. De Waal will lead this long established journal devoted to behavioral biology, which was co-founded by Nobel Prize winner Niko Tinbergen… Read More
Dr. Charles Denham named Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Patient Safety - February 3, 2011
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, part of Wolters Kluwer Health, US, has announced that noted patient safety expert Dr. Charles R. Denham has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Patient Safety. Dr. Denham succeeds Dr. Nancy W. Dickey, who is stepping down after years of dedicated… Read More
SLACK and ISRS name Dr. James Bradley Randleman as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Refractive Surgery - January 31, 2011
Medical publishing company SLACK Incorporated, US, and the International Society of Refractive Surgery (ISRS), recently announced the appointment of Dr. James Bradley Randleman as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Refractive Surgery. In his new role, Dr. Randleman will be responsible for… Read More
ARL names Christine Avery as new Visiting Program Officer - January 31, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the appointment of Christine Avery as Visiting Program Officer (VPO) to work with the 21st Century Research Library Collections Task Force, effective January 2011. Avery is Head of the University College Libraries and Collection Development Coordinator for Commonwealth… Read More
BMJ Group Board names Dr Arvind Singh as non-executive director - January 28, 2011
The Board of the BMJ Group has announced that Dr Arvind Singh has been appointed a non-executive director. Dr Singh is consultant ophthalmic surgeon in vitreoretinal services with the Ayrshire and Arran Acute NHS Trust in Ayr, Scotland, where he has worked for the last… Read More
Touch Group PLC announces key senior appointments for 2011 - January 28, 2011
Medical and Health Sciences media and communications company Touch Group PLC, UK, has announced key senior appointments for 2011. The company has appointed Cathy Peck as Publishing Director; Sergei Sollo as Marketing Director; and Anna Howarth as Account Manager in its Touch Medical Communications division. … Read More
Manta names Greg Garrick as VP, Marketing and Communications - January 27, 2011
Manta, the US-based online community for promoting and connecting small business, has named Greg Garrick as Vice President of Marketing and Communications. In his new position, Garrick will report to Pamela Springer, Manta president and CEO. He will be based in Columbus, Ohio, the headquarters of… Read More
CLOCKSS names new executive director - January 25, 2011
The CLOCKSS Archive has announced the appointment of Randy S. Kiefer as the new Executive Director. Kiefer is the Principal Consultant in the Kiefer Strategy Group, LLC, which handles business development efforts for publishers like INFORMS, the American Accounting Association, the Military Operations Research Society,… Read More
ARL selects Research Library Leadership Fellows for 2011-2012 - January 24, 2011
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has selected 25 individuals to participate in the 2011-12 ARL Research Library Leadership Fellows (RLLF) Program. This executive leadership programme seeks to meet the increasing demands for succession planning for research libraries with a new approach to preparing the next… Read More
