Robin Sinn appointed coordinator of the Office of Scholarly Communication

Robin Sinn, science liaison librarian, has been appointed coordinator of the Office of Scholarly Communication. In this newly created position, she will lead education and outreach efforts to provide guidance and answer questions from faculty and students about the university's Open Access Policy, which goes into effect July 1.

She will continue to serve as a member of the Open Access Committee, co-chaired by Winston Tabb, Sheridan Dean of University Libraries and Museums, and Denis Wirtz, vice provost for research; and of the JHU Libraries Scholarly Communications Group, which she has chaired since 2010.

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