About Andrew K. Pace
Ex Libris Gets SASsy
Posted On May 8 2007My father would have called that title two-thirds of a pun. I will let you extrapolate that one yourselves. Ex Libris Group announced today that Robert Mercer has been appointed president of the Ex Libris Group North American subsidiary, effective immediately. Mercer was most recently a regional vice- president and general manager at SAS Institute, Inc. Mercer will replace Dan Trajman who joined Ex Libris in March 2004. Trajman will stay on in a consultative role through 2007. “I am excited to be joining such a creative, forward-looking company with a large, active customer base,” noted Mercer. “I have been …
Hectically Humbled
Posted On May 4 2007I’m a little late in posting this week, but it’s been a little more hectic than usual—end of the semester, end of the fiscal year, my mother was visiting, and, oh yeah, I got the news this week that I have been elected vice-president/president-elect of LITA! Before first running for LITA Board, I had only ever held one other elected office. I was the school treasurer in 6th grade. My elementary school had a “superior learner” program and my two opponents were both in it. I had an early lesson in the power of splitting the vote. I still have …
OCLC Scores Again
Posted On Apr 25 2007It’s just not enough for OCLC to grab up good software, create cool new tools, and be the behemoth of the library world; they have to snatch up some great librarians to go along with it! Last month, Karen Calhoun, senior associate university librarian for information technology and technical services at Cornell University Library, left her post to become vice president for OCLC WorldCat and Metadata Services. Yesterday, it was announced that Roy Tennant will be leaving the California Digital Library (CDL), where he has worked since 2000, for a new position at OCLC. Tennant will be senior program manager …