I'm pleased to announce the appointment of James Bullen as NYU Digital Library Head. James joins NYU from the National Library of Australia where he recently led a team in the successful implementation of Libraries Australia - Australia's national union catalog service. He brings a wealth of experience in digital libraries from his time at the NLA where he helped to forge a strong application and systems development capacity and contributed significantly to the NLA's reputation as a leader in digital library technology. James is not a newcomer to New York, having spent two years at Columbia University where he established a team of developers and analysts focused on digital library and electronic publishing applications. Working with DKV (Digital Knowledge Ventures) and EPIC (Electronic Publishing Initiative at Columbia), he and his team contributed to many successful publications such as: Columbia American History Online, Earthscape, and Columbia Interactive. James will be starting at NYU in mid-March. Dr. David Ackerman, Executive Director ITS .edu Services and Digital Library Program