OCLC Global Council elects new member to Board of Trustees, Council vice president/president-elect - April 29, 2010
The OCLC Global Council elected a new member to the OCLC Board of Trustees and new leaders for next year during its first meeting (April 19—22) in Dublin, Ohio. Delegates representing libraries from 17 countries heard presentations and participated in discussions about the focus and shared… Read More
Steve Miron to head Wiley’s global STMS business - April 21, 2010
Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has announced the promotion of Steve Miron to the position of Senior Vice President, Scientific, Technical, Medical, and Scholarly, effective May 1, 2010. The announcement was made by William J. Pesce, President and CEO, and Stephen M. Smith, EVP &… Read More
Section Editors lead peer-review for BMC series journals - April 21, 2010
Open access publisher BioMed Central, UK, has announced that its journals BMC Cancer, BMC Genomics, BMC Bioinformatics and BMC Neuroscience have begun operating under an enhanced editorial structure with the appointment of academic Editors to head up different sections of each journal. Under the new structure,… Read More
Scientific American appoints new executive editor and design director - April 20, 2010
Science magazine Scientific American has announced the appointments of executive editor Fred Guterl and design director Michael Mrak. Fred Guterl assumes the role of executive editor and brings to Scientific American more than two decades of editorial experience. He has worked, among other titles, for Discover… Read More
Emerald names Valeria Garcia as VP Latin America - April 20, 2010
Academic and professional literature publisher Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., UK, has announced the appointment of Valeria Garcia as Vice President: Latin America. In her new position, Garcia will focus on strengthening Emerald’s sales support to new and existing customers in the region, as well as developing… Read More
Publishers Licensing Society CEO steps down to take new position at Elsevier - April 14, 2010
The Publishers Licensing Society (PLS) has announced that Alicia Wise will be leaving PLS after 5 years as CEO. Her part-time secondment to The Publishers Association as its Head of Digital Publishing will also come to an end at that time. PLS is co-owned by the… Read More
Science education expert Page Keeley joins McGraw-Hill Education editorial team - April 13, 2010
Education materials publisher McGraw-Hill Education’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Learning Solutions Center has announced that Page Keeley, senior program director at the Maine Mathematics and Science Association, will be joining as a contributing author for K-12 science. An active member of the science education… Read More
Cengage Learning names Cindy Cook as Chief Marketing Officer of Academic and Professional Group - April 1, 2010
Teaching, learning and research solutions provider Cengage Learning, US, has announced the appointment of Cindy Cook as Chief Marketing Officer of the company's Academic and Professional Group. Cindy will join the company on April 5, 2010. In her new position, Cindy will be responsible for accelerating… Read More
Keith Fox named President of McGraw-Hill Construction - March 30, 2010
Information services provider McGraw-Hill Companies, US, has announced the appointment of Keith Fox as president of McGraw-Hill Construction, a provider of design and construction information and intelligence in North America. Keith most recently was president of BusinessWeek. In his new position, Keith… Read More
JISC names Helen Rana as new head of policy - March 22, 2010
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), UK, has announced the appointment of Helen Rana as its new head of policy. She succeeds Alice Colban, who was promoted to head of finance and corporate services last October, with responsibility for a range of areas including financial, information… Read More
