Industry News & Releases
Cactus Communications announces acquisition of UNSILO, a Denmark-based technology solutions company
January 28, 2020 – Cactus Communications, a global scientific communications company, announced that it has acquired UNSILO, a Denmark-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) company that specializes in text analytics, linguistics, and data science. UNSILO, co-founded by Mads …
George Washington University Hosts 10th Annual Ethics in Publishing Conference
January 14, 2020 – Washington, DC – The Master of Professional Studies in Publishing program at the George Washington University will be holding the GW Ethics in Publishing Conference, on Thursday, April 23, 2020, at the National Churchill Library and …
Mellon Grant Continues Support of Digital Publications Initiative at Brown
October 28, 2019 – Providence, R.I. – Brown University has received a $775,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a second phase of its Digital Publications Initiative, launched in 2015 with an initial grant of $1.3 million. …
ARVO and Aptara Announce a 3-Year Partnership to Collect Open Access APC in conjunction with Full-Service Journal Production
October 15, 2019 – Falls Church, VA – Aptara has partnered with ARVO to provide an integrated ARVO-branded online platform to collect open access (OA) and article processing charges as part of a full-service journal solution. Aptara’s SciPris platform automates …
2019 Up & Comer Call for Nominations Now Open!
September 18, 2019 – Charleston, SC – Submit your nominations here. The time has come! It’s that exciting time of year again. Do you know a rising star in the library and information world? Would you like to see them recognized …
Mary Anne Baynes joins Overleaf as Head of Sales and Marketing
January 21, 2015 – Boston, MA – Baynes brings researcher, institutional and scientific publishing expertise to Overleaf. Overleaf, (previously WriteLaTeX), the leading collaborative authoring and publishing tool for scientific research, has appointed Mary Anne Baynes as Head of Sales and …
The American Medical Association Chooses Sheridan to Produce Commercial Reprints and ePrints from The JAMA Network
January 13, 2015 – Hanover, PA – The American Medical Association has selected Sheridan to produce all reprints and ePrints offered through The JAMA Network, beginning January 1, 2015. The JAMA Network publishes some of the most highly cited and …
The Value of Public Libraries in America
April 10, 2014 – Katie Greenock, SSP Communications Committee – The Pew Research Internet Project recently reported that 30% of Americans are highly engaged with public libraries in their communities, and that number increases to 69% when either a high or …
Brill announces the Middle East and Islamic Studies Early-Career Paper Prize
February 3, 2014 – Leiden (NL) / Boston (MA) – Brill supports early-career scholars with the new Middle East and Islamic Studies Early-Career Paper Prize. To encourage and support early-career scholars seeking to publish in leading academic journals, Brill is …
Brill and INASP sign Agreement for Inclusion in Brill’s Developing Countries Program Leiden (NL) / Boston (MA)
January 30, 2014 – Brill and INASP signed an agreement to make Brill journal content directly available through INASP as part of Brill’s Developing Countries Program. Brill and INASP signed an agreement to make Brill journal content directly available through …