We are pleased to announce the formation of Blackwell Publishing's first Library Advisory Board. Drawn from across the international library community, members of the board will be charged with providing input and advice on Blackwell's product development plans, publishing policies, and library sales and marketing strategies of the future.
The inaugural meeting of the Board will take place during the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference in Berlin, Germany, on August 4th 2003. The agenda includes discussions related to short term plans and longer term trends in journal purchasing models, and the place of online resources in the 21st century library.
Jill Cousins, Product Manager of Blackwell's online journals service Blackwell Synergy, said "I'm very much looking forward to a detailed and fruitful discussion about some key issues affecting both libraries and publishers. It will be interesting to see what common themes emerge from libraries that can guide us in successfully navigating the future".
The Library Advisory Board will meet twice a year and members will serve for two years initially. Members of the Board include:
Helmut Hartmann - Universitätsbibliothek Graz - Austria
Christian Brouwer - Université Libre de Bruxelles - Belgium
Anette Schneider - Danish National Library Authority - Denmark
Dr. Hildegard Schaeffler - Bayerische StaatsBibliothek - Germany
Bernd-Christoph Kaemper - Universitätsbibliothek Stuttgart - Germany
Dr. Matthias Gottwald - Schering AG - Germany
Elhanan Adler - MALMAD / Israel Center for Digital Information Services - Israel
Paola Gargiulo - Universitá di Roma / Ciber Consortia - Italy
Prof Syun Tutiya - Chiba University - Japan
Daniel Mattes - Universidad Anahuac - Mexico
Margarita Lugo - UAM - Mexico
Roel Tilly - University of Maastricht - Netherlands
Lluís M. Anglada - Consorci de Biblioteques Universitàries de Catalunya - Spain
Tommy Kågner - Karolinska Institutet - Sweden
Barbara Aronson - World Health Organization - Switzerland
Bulent Karasozen - Middle East Technical University / ANKOS Consortia - Turkey
Roger Brown - GlaxoSmithKline - UK
Christine Fyfe - University of Leicester - UK
Dr. Judith Palmer - Radcliffe Science Library - UK
Hazel Woodward - Cranfield University - UK
Rick Anderson - University of Nevada, Reno - USA
Nancy Gibbs - Duke University - USA
Ivy Anderson - Harvard University - USA
"We are delighted that these leading advocates of the library community have agreed to join our Advisory Board", said René Olivieri, Chief Executive Officer of Blackwell Publishing. "This is a vital step in ensuring that we continue to grow in a way that meets the needs of our most important customers".
For more information, please contact me directly.
Best wishes, Emily
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Emily Gillingham
Online Journals Marketing Manager
Blackwell Publishing
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Visit http://www.blackwell-synergy.com to see our range of linked, searchable online journals.
Visit http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/librarians for more information for librarians.
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