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Dom has over 20 years' experience working with publisher and library communities. He started off as a publisher with BMJ Group, became an account and project manager with HighWire Press and is today the operations manager at DOAJ. He represents DOAJ on the Think. Check. Submit. initiative, of which DOAJ is a founding organisation. In 2019, he was elected to the OASPA Board of Directors. In 2020, he became a Director of Infrastructure Service for Open Access.
Dom has over 20 years' experience working with publisher and library communities. He started off as a publisher with BMJ Group, became an account and project manager with HighWire Press and is today the operations manager at DOAJ. He represents DOAJ on the Think. Check. Submit. initiative, of which DOAJ is a founding organisation. In 2019, he was elected to the OASPA Board of Directors. In 2020, he became a Director of Infrastructure Service for Open Access.
Gaëlle Béquet holds a Master in Library Science from the French national school in information and library sciences (ENSSIB), a Master in American Literature (Sorbonne University) and a PhD in Information and Communication Science (Sorbonne University). In 2014, she published a book exploring the history of national digital libraries in Austria, France, and UK. Before being appointed as Director of the ISSN International Centre in 2014, she has worked with the French Ministry of Culture and Communication and various French academic libraries. Her full profile is available on LinkedIn.
Gaëlle Béquet holds a Master in Library Science from the French national school in information and library sciences (ENSSIB), a Master in American Literature (Sorbonne University) and a PhD in Information and Communication Science (Sorbonne University). In 2014, she published a book exploring the history of national digital libraries in Austria, France, and UK. Before being appointed as Director of the ISSN International Centre in 2014, she has worked with the French Ministry of Culture and Communication and various French academic libraries. Her full profile is available on LinkedIn.
Isabel is the Head of Data Platform for Digital Science. Her background spans strategy, investment and technology - including at Digital Science's parent company Holtzbrinck, and at Oxford University Press.Isabel earned her BA in Classics from the University of Oxford, followed by a Master's in Psychology and Education from the University of Cambridge. She won the Society for Scholarly Publishing's (SSP) Emerging Leader Award in 2018, and joined the SSP Board in 2019. Whether in work or outside of it, Isabel's primary interests are in emerging technologies, strategy, start-ups and psychology - and exploring the increasingly important interplay between them in order to better serve scientific research and the broader innovation lifecycle.
Isabel is the Head of Data Platform for Digital Science. Her background spans strategy, investment and technology - including at Digital Science's parent company Holtzbrinck, and at Oxford University Press.Isabel earned her BA in Classics from the University of Oxford, followed by a Master's in Psychology and Education from the University of Cambridge. She won the Society for Scholarly Publishing's (SSP) Emerging Leader Award in 2018, and joined the SSP Board in 2019. Whether in work or outside of it, Isabel's primary interests are in emerging technologies, strategy, start-ups and psychology - and exploring the increasingly important interplay between them in order to better serve scientific research and the broader innovation lifecycle.
Phil Gooch is the founder of Scholarcy, an early-stage startup developing knowledge distillation technology used to make complex research more accessible to a wider readership.
Phil Gooch is the founder of Scholarcy, an early-stage startup developing knowledge distillation technology used to make complex research more accessible to a wider readership.
Robert Poolman is currently the VP of the Web of Science Product portfolio at Clarivate and in this role is responsible for the commercial and product strategy for the Web of Science suite of products, including Web of Science, Incites, Converis, Publons and ScholarOne. Having graduated as a pharmacist, Rob completed his PhD in biochemistry researching the role of cell cycle proteins in the cardiovascular system and later, in breast cancer. Having published a number of scientific papers, Rob moved into the pharmaceutical industry and spent the next 15 years of his career at Pfizer and Novartis supporting research scientists with competitor, business and patent information to help guide their commercial and R&D strategy. After completing his MBA, Rob moved into Product Management and joined Minesoft to lead their product management function. In 2017, Rob moved to Clarivate where he has overseen the Discovery and Preclinical product portfolio and the successful re-platforming of a legacy product, Integrity. Since August 2020, Rob has been responsible for the Web of Science Product portfolio and leads a fantastic team of product managers who are reimagining the future of scholarly research.
Robert Poolman is currently the VP of the Web of Science Product portfolio at Clarivate and in this role is responsible for the commercial and product strategy for the Web of Science suite of products, including Web of Science, Incites, Converis, Publons and ScholarOne. Having graduated as a pharmacist, Rob completed his PhD in biochemistry researching the role of cell cycle proteins in the cardiovascular system and later, in breast cancer. Having published a number of scientific papers, Rob moved into the pharmaceutical industry and spent the next 15 years of his career at Pfizer and Novartis supporting research scientists with competitor, business and patent information to help guide their commercial and R&D strategy. After completing his MBA, Rob moved into Product Management and joined Minesoft to lead their product management function. In 2017, Rob moved to Clarivate where he has overseen the Discovery and Preclinical product portfolio and the successful re-platforming of a legacy product, Integrity. Since August 2020, Rob has been responsible for the Web of Science Product portfolio and leads a fantastic team of product managers who are reimagining the future of scholarly research.
Steve Carlton is a Research Services Librarian at the University of Manchester. He has supported open access and scholarly communications for over 5 years at institutions across the North West, and has been at the University of Manchester Library since January 2019. His main responsibilities include co-ordinating the Library’s support for Green OA, developing the OA+ service, and delivering training on open access and research communications.
Steve Carlton is a Research Services Librarian at the University of Manchester. He has supported open access and scholarly communications for over 5 years at institutions across the North West, and has been at the University of Manchester Library since January 2019. His main responsibilities include co-ordinating the Library’s support for Green OA, developing the OA+ service, and delivering training on open access and research communications.
Scott Taylor is Open Research Programme Lead at the University of Manchester Library. Scott has been involved in the development of scholarly communication services at Manchester since 2008. He is currently leading a new strategic Open Research Programme for the University; as well as managing the Library's Open Access Service, Research Metrics Service, eTheses service, and Research Identifiers Service.
Scott Taylor is Open Research Programme Lead at the University of Manchester Library. Scott has been involved in the development of scholarly communication services at Manchester since 2008. He is currently leading a new strategic Open Research Programme for the University; as well as managing the Library's Open Access Service, Research Metrics Service, eTheses service, and Research Identifiers Service.
Tom Jakobs is a Grant System Administrator and Data Manager at the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR). He has been developing and implementing digital workflow processes and grant administration tools since 2010. He is FNR's Open Science coordinator, and his responsibilities include integrating and connecting FNR’s grants data with existing digital platforms and services.
Tom Jakobs is a Grant System Administrator and Data Manager at the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR). He has been developing and implementing digital workflow processes and grant administration tools since 2010. He is FNR's Open Science coordinator, and his responsibilities include integrating and connecting FNR’s grants data with existing digital platforms and services.