Apologies for cross-posting - The below Atypon news may be of interest to
Lis-e-journals readers
NEW YORK, New York and SANTA CLARA, California-October 02, 2006-The Modern
Language Association (MLA) and Atypon Systems, Inc. today announced a
partnership for Atypon to host current and backfile issues of MLA journals
PMLA and Profession on a new fully-branded website.
The MLA serves 30,000 members in more than one hundred countries, and both
PMLA and Profession are key publications within the humanities. Atypon's
innovative technology, which provides online hosting and dynamic delivery of
MLA content, will enable scholars from Detroit to Dubai to Durban to access
both past and current issues of both periodicals.
Rosemary Feal, Executive Director of MLA, said, "The MLA is delighted to
work with Atypon to provide innovative services that connect scholars
throughout the world with one another and to past and current developments
in our field. As the professoriat moves into an increasingly digital age,
the association is proud to support programming and initiatives that make
scholarship more accessible to everyone."
Martin Marlow, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Atypon, echoed Dr.
Feal's statements, saying, "We are very excited to be working with the MLA.
The association was looking for a strategic technology partner with an
extremely effective journal management system delivering maximum content
control. By choosing Atypon Premium, the MLA has a solution that will
seamlessly integrate with their existing workflows and provide a valuable
service to both themselves and to researchers alike."
Access to the content of PMLA and Profession is available now at
www.mlajournals.org.
Publishers choosing Atypon Premium have direct control over content
production, linking and depositing, access rights and business models. They
can devise innovative strategies for marketing and delivering information to
end-users. This is all made possible via their own distinctly branded and
feature-rich website.
About Atypon
Since 1996, Atypon Systems, Inc. has provided software, hosting, and
systems development to the information industry, allowing publishers to grow
their business by providing superior technology and service that supports
the electronic exchange of scholarly information. Atypon's solutions
include Atypon Premium, a complete e-publishing solution for publishers who
wish to manage the entire process of delivering and managing their content
online, and Atypon Link, a cost effective, aggregated hosting platform for
publishers who require a well managed, outsourced e-publishing service. For
further information please visit www.atypon.com
Media Contacts:
Lucy McBride
Marketing Communications Executive
Atypon Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 870 350 2032
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About MLA
Founded in 1883, the Modern Language Association of America provides
opportunities for its members to share their scholarly findings and teaching
experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the academy. MLA
members host an annual convention and other meetings, work with related
organizations, and sustain one of the finest publishing programs in the
humanities. For over a hundred years, members have worked to strengthen the
study and teaching of language and literature.
Media Contacts:
Rosemary G. Feal
Executive Director
Modern Language Association
Tel: 00 1 646 576 5102
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