Publishers Association appoints new directors of policy and communications - June 13, 2022
The Publishers Association has appointed Louis Coiffait-Gunn as Director of Policy and Public Affairs and promoted Ruth Howells to the role of Director of Communications. Ruth joined the Publishers Association in 2017 and has most recently been Deputy Director of External Affairs. Her new role takes… Read More
Participation in Portico exceeds 1,000 publishers and 1,000 libraries globally - June 13, 2022
Portico, a community-supported preservation archive that safeguards access to e-journals, e-books, and digital collections, has passed an important milestone and now has more than 1,000 participating publishers who, along with more than 1,000 participating libraries, ensure that scholarly content remains usable, authentic, discoverable, and accessible. Such broad… Read More
HathiTrust Copyright Review Program passes 1 million milestone - June 13, 2022
The HathiTrust Copyright Review Program has met a milestone: the review of more than 1,000,000 books! The HathiTrust Copyright Review Program launched in 2008 with three consecutive IMLS National Leadership grants to responsibly ascertain the copyright status of works in the HathiTrust collection. On June 2, HathiTrust… Read More
Aries Systems and Elsevier partnership to enable researchers to self-report gender identity, ethnicity and race data - June 10, 2022
Aries Systems Corporation, a technology workflow solutions provider to the scholarly publishing community, in partnership with Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, has announced the opportunity for editors, reviewers, and authors to choose to self-report their gender identity, race, and ethnicity within… Read More
AAA and Wiley Publishing renew partnership - June 10, 2022
The American Anthropological Association (AAA) has renewed its agreement with Wiley Publishing. The agreement continues a 15-year partnership that began in 2007. Wiley will continue to host AAA’s portfolio of 20+ anthropology journals, including American Anthropologist, the association’s flagship publication as well as… Read More
Cambridge Information Group acquires the Emerald Group - June 10, 2022
The Emerald Group has announced its acquisition by the Cambridge Information Group (CIG). For over 50 years, Emerald has been an independent publishing house, formed by a group of management academics at the University of Bradford, UK, and latterly run as a family-owned… Read More
