June 20, 2012 by Gary Price
UPDATE (9:20 PM): OCLC has released an official statement about tonight’s news. It doesn’t provide much more info (vs. what’s posted below) about why Jack Blount will not take over as president/CEO of OCLC and Jay Jordan will postpone his retirement. The OCLC Board of Trustees believes Mr. Jordan’s strong track record, his skills as […]
August 3, 2011 by Gary Price
From OCLC (aka Straight Out of Dublin): The OCLC Board of Trustees will engage OCLC members in the process to select a successor to Jay Jordan, who plans to retire as OCLC President and CEO at the end of June 2012. Larry Alford, Chair, OCLC Board of Trustees, and Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries, […]
June 27, 2011 by Gary Price
From an OCLC Announcement: Jay Jordan will retire as President and CEO of OCLC Online Computer Library Center on June 30, 2012. The announcement was made today by OCLC Board Chair Larry Alford at the OCLC President’s Luncheon during the Annual Conference of the American Library Association in New Orleans, Louisiana. “Jay Jordan has informed […]