Hershey, PA -- January 2, 2020. IGI Global welcomes Mr. Jim Grossman as the new Director of Sales for North America. Through his new position, Jim will help disseminate access to IGI Global's expanding portfolio of 5,300+ reference books and 185+ scholarly journals, with an extensive focus on IGI Global's expansive line of InfoSci-Databases among libraries, consortium, and the North American research community.

He has over 20 years of experience working in the publishing and information service industry within the United States and Canada, and his many years of experience as a sales account manager within academic publishing within the corporate, government, and higher education markets enable him to provide comprehensive solutions and customized service.

"My goal is to provide IGI Global subject packages tailored to exceed the unique requirements of each customer. I look forward to working as a partner with current as well as new IGI Global customers," stated Mr. Grossman. "I am also excited about the opportunity to offer IGI Global's wide-breadth of top-quality research content, while working within the parameters of each customer's budget. I am very impressed with IGI Global's products and platform and look forward to building lasting relationships with the academic library community."

Acting as the key contact for library customers, stakeholders, and professional researchers within one of IGI Global's fastest growing markets, Mr. Grossman will also work collaboratively with leading regional consortium including the Carolina Consortium, the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO), and more, ensuring that IGI Global can provide the latest research to institutions throughout North America.

Through Mr. Grossman's experience and insights, as well as IGI Global's deep regional pedigree (including 75,000+ contributions from North American scholars and notable institutions actively acquiring IGI Global research, such as Harvard University, Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, and more), he will be able to provide institutions with the latest information regarding IGI Global along with customized information regarding libraries' accounts.