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BIOSIS
and the National Federation of Abstracting and Indexing
Services (NFAIS) announced the election of Linda Sacks,
BIOSIS' Senior Vice-President, Product Development and
Marketing, as NFAIS' new President-elect.
The
election highlights Sacks' experience with the life sciences
information industry, and in particular, her work at BIOSIS
and the company's recent growth in Web services and
products.
"Developments at BIOSIS through the past few years
mirror the issues important to NFAIS, and I plan on using
that experience to contribute to NFAIS' mission," said
Sacks. "New information providers from academic,
commercial, and government sectors of the market are
appearing more than ever, and NFAIS wants to increase the
networking among these organizations so that they can build
upon each others' strengths. Since coming to BIOSIS, I've
seen the company grow into a leading provider of Web
information services and products. This, along with its
position in the life sciences research community, will
enable me to bring a useful perspective on these same
matters for NFAIS."
Sacks' profile includes twenty years in the electronic
publishing field with concentration in product management
and business development. Her considerable international
experience will also be a benefit to NFAIS, as it has been
to BIOSIS. Previously, Ms. Sacks served as Marketing
Director with Netherlands-based Elsevier Science, the
largest journal publisher serving the worldwide science
community. At Elsevier, Ms. Sacks managed numerous
international product lines, including EMBASE and Geobase.
Previous to her service at Elsevier, Linda served as
Director, Electronic Information Services for the Institute
for Scientific Information.
"At BIOSIS, we have expanded our Web product line as
well as developed new partnerships with other life science
companies to develop innovative products and services to
serve the growing needs of our customers. BIOSIS has done a
tremendous job in serving its customers over the years, and
in the past few years has taken an even more dynamic role in
the information community. I look forward to contributing to
NFAIS' plans in the same way."
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About BIOSIS
BIOSIS (www.biosis.org)
is a not-for-profit organization that provides flexible life
sciences information products and services to a global
audience. Based in Philadelphia, USA and York, England,
BIOSIS utilizes comprehensive coverage of life sciences
literature and its own specialized indexing system to
present researchers with efficient, user-friendly
information resources.
As the world's largest life sciences abstracting and
indexing service, BIOSIS offers both custom and standard
information resources, each designed to fit the information
needs of researchers, students, and information
professionals everywhere. BIOSIS products include: BIOSIS
Previews, Biological Abstracts®, Biological Abstracts/RRM®
(Reports, Reviews, Meetings), and Zoological Record (founded
by the Zoological Society of London).
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About NFAIS
NFAIS (www.nfais.org)
serves those organizations that aggregate, organize, and
facilitate access to information. The international
membership is drawn from government, not-for-profit, and
commercial providers, both large and small. To improve
member capabilities and contribute to their ongoing success,
the NFAIS organization provides opportunities for education,
advocacy, and a forum to address common interests. These
products and services reach markets whose total purchasing
power in 2001 was valued as high as $15.2 billion (USD). |
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