Member News & Announcements, August IO 2025
Industry Leadership
Emmons selected as dean of College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences
University of New Mexico, LSA Consortia Member (Amigos), Press Release, July 3, 2025
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs James Holloway has selected longtime professor Mark Emmons as the next dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences (CULLS) at The University of New Mexico.
His term will begin Aug. 24 and will continue through Jan. 31, 2027.
Emmons will succeed Leo Lo, dean of CULLS since 2021, who will begin in mid-September as dean of libraries and university librarian at the University of Virginia.
Kimberly Burke Sweetman Named Dean of the UNH Library
University of New Hampshire, LSA Consortia Member (BLC), Press Release, June 26, 2025
The University of New Hampshire Library is thrilled to announce that Kimberly Burke Sweetman, who has served as Interim Dean since January 2024, will assume the permanent role of Dean on July 5, 2025.
In sharing the news, Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Cyndee L. Gruden said, “Kim has served as Interim Dean and Associate Dean of the UNH Library with exceptional dedication, a collaborative spirit and a forward-looking vision. Throughout her tenure, she has earned the respect and trust of colleagues across campus. Her deep understanding of the library’s essential role in advancing teaching, research and student success has consistently guided her work.”
Infrastructure & Platforms
Emerald Publishing Launches New Emerald Insight Platform
Emerald Group Publishing, Voting Member, Press Release, July 22, 2025
In prioritising accessibility and sustainability, the upgraded Emerald Insight will deliver a more intuitive and inclusive user experience.
Emerald Insight serves as the primary gateway to over 400 journals, 7,000 books, 3,000 case studies, and an ever-growing collection of open access content available to a global audience. The platform will be home to all Emerald Publishing content, including the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) Publishing portfolio, acquired by Emerald in May 2023.
Silverchair Announces ScholarOne Gateway
Silverchair, Voting Member, Press Release, July 10, 2025
Silverchair has launched the pilot of ScholarOne Gateway, a new centralized hub that will revolutionize the way authors interact with publishers during the submission and peer review process. ScholarOne Gateway addresses critical pain points in the peer review process by creating a unified, modern experience that connects authors to a publisher’s entire journal portfolio through a single, intuitive interface.
With longstanding software like ScholarOne, the user experience can be fragmented for users, leading to frustration and confusion. ScholarOne Gateway directly tackles these challenges, offering a seamless experience for users within a publisher’s portfolio: submit, review, and manage work across multiple journals with ease.
Awards & Honorable Mentions
JSTOR Seeklight Honored with CFW Coker Award for Description
Ithaka, Voting Member, Press Release, July 28, 2025
The Society of American Archivists (SAA) has named JSTOR Seeklight, the AI-powered collections processing technology within JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services, the 2025 recipient of the C.F.W. Coker Award for Description.
Established in 1984, the award recognizes projects that advance archival description by setting national standards, modeling best practices, and reshaping how archival materials are made discoverable. Recipients are selected by an SAA-appointed subcommittee, including members of the organization’s Description Section. In its announcement, SAA praised JSTOR Seeklight as “a notable example of innovative and forward-thinking development within archival description,” commending its “merging [of] archival principles, technological innovation, and a commitment to sustainable stewardship.”
Access Innovations Inc. Selected for Prestigious KM World AI 100: The Companies Empowering Intelligent Knowledge Management 2025
Access Innovations, Inc., Voting Member, Press Release, July 10, 2025
Access Innovations Inc., provider of Data Harmony software, has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious 2025 KMWorld AI 100: The Companies Empowering Intelligent Knowledge Management.
“AI technologies are increasingly influencing the practice of knowledge management. Being able to use generative AI, in particular, to solve problems revolving around information access and knowledge sharing have the potential to increase productivity, lower costs, and provide better service. This year’s list of 100 AI companies reflects the growing power of AI,” said Marydee Ojala, Editor-In-Chief of KMWorld.
Research Initiatives
MoreBrains Co-operative Publishes ORCID-Commissioned White Paper Demonstrating Research Identifiers Work Better Together
ORCID, Voting Member, White Paper, June 25, 2025
ORCID’s original purpose was to address the name ambiguity problem in scholarly research. In a world where researchers are rewarded based on their work, which is typically linked to them by their name, misattributions are common – think, for example, how many C. Wangs or A. Smiths appear in author lists. Global, multidisciplinary, and interoperable by design, ORCID is now helping to solve this and many other challenges in the research ecosystem.
To help meet the need for a fully-networked global research community, ORCID works with a wide range of research-related organizations around the world that are building ORCID into their systems and sharing their data (with their researchers’ permission). ORCID’s active member community enables connections between thousands of integrations and supports over 100 million individual contributions to research. These connections are stable and sustainable because ORCID is built on a set of values that commit it to working with all stakeholders in the research ecosystem with openness, inclusion, and trust. Without trust there can’t be meaningful collaboration or inclusion; without collaboration and inclusion, the openness that is so central to ORCID’s mission is meaningless.