American College of Physicians names Dr. Steven E. Weinberger as EVP and CEO - July 8, 2010
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has announced the appointment of Dr. Steven E. Weinberger as executive vice president and chief executive officer, effective July 19, 2010. The selection was made after a national search and based on recommendations from a search committee appointed by the… Read More
Optical Society names Elizabeth Nolan as Chief Publishing Officer - July 7, 2010
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that Elizabeth Nolan has been promoted to chief publishing officer. She most recently served as the senior deputy director of publishing sales and marketing at OSA. Nolan succeeds Dr. John S. Childs, publisher/senior director, who retired from OSA on July… Read More
EE Times Group names Ron Wilson as Director of Content/Media - July 5, 2010
EE Times Group, a United Business Media company, has announced that electronics industry expert, Ron Wilson, will rejoin the company as Director of Content/Media. Wilson replaces Richard Nass who has left EE Times Group to work in the medical group at Canon Communications. In his new… Read More
SAGE announces SAGE Research Methods Online library board - July 2, 2010
Academic publisher SAGE has announced that seventeen librarians from some of the world's leading research institutions have been selected as advisors in the development of SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO), an innovative online research tool slated for launch in 2011. Representing institutions in Europe, the Middle… Read More
Elsevier names Martin O’Malley as MD of new Global Sales Group in S&T division - July 2, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced the appointment of Martin O'Malley as Managing Director of the newly formed Global Sales & Customer Marketing group in the Science & Technology (S&T) division, effective July 1, 2010. The Global Sales & Customer Marketing group in the S&T division… Read More
Elsevier names Dr. Mehar Manku as new Editor-In-Chief of Medical Hypotheses - June 28, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that Dr. Mehar Manku has accepted the position of Editor-in-Chief of the journal Medical Hypotheses. In this role Dr. Manku will lead a journal that constitutes a bridge between cutting-edge theory and the mainstream of medical and scientific communication. Dr.… Read More
AAUP announces election of Richard Brown to presidency - June 25, 2010
The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) has announced that Georgetown University Press Director Richard Brown assumed leadership of the AAUP on June 19, 2010. Brown will serve a one-year term. He succeeds Kathleen Keane, director of Johns Hopkins University Press, who remains on the association's… Read More
BMJ Group appoints Joyce-Rachel John as North American publisher - June 23, 2010
Publisher BMJ Group, UK, has announced that the company has appointed a fourth publisher to help drive forward its specialist journal acquisition and international publishing services programmes in the US. The move signals the Group's commitment to its North American publishing business and its determination to… Read More
Publishing Technology names Mark Carden as Executive VP, Global Sales & Marketing - June 22, 2010
Publishing Technology plc, a UK-based provider of software and services to the publishing industry, has announced the appointment of Mark Carden as Executive Vice President, Global Sales & Marketing. Carden joins Publishing Technology with over 30 years of experience in project management, software engineering and technology… Read More
Roberta Shaffer named new ICSTI President - June 21, 2010
The International Council for Scientific & Technical Information (ICSTI) has announced the appointment of Roberta Shaffer, The Law Librarian of the Library of Congress, USA, as the Council's new President. R.Sivadas, CEO of Scope e-Knowledge Center (Publishers of Knowledgespeak), will take charge as the new Vice… Read More