Member News & Announcements, July IO 2026
Sustaining Artificial Intelligence
Cambridge Joins New Global Coalition for Responsible AI Development
Cambridge University Press, Voting Member, Blog Post, June 15, 2026
ARIAM is a new international coalition dedicated to ensuring that AI is developed and deployed in a way that benefits society, rather than undermines it.
The first wave of signatories also includes The Walt Disney Company, BBC, ITV, The New York Times, Condé Nast, The Financial Times, Reach, Adobe and Wiley, as well as Cambridge University Press & Assessment, with more major content creators holding discussions with ARIAM.
ARIAM, headquartered in Los Angeles but operating across the world, is led by Victoria Furniss, former Netflix and Warner Bros executive, and current CEO of The Birdella Group.
Ithaka Releases LibGuide Focused on the Environmental Impact of AI
Ithaka S+R, Voting Member, Blog Post, June 9, 2026
As colleges and universities increase their adoption of artificial intelligence, and particularly generative AI, there is a parallel, rising need for AI literacy instruction. Since librarians are experts in information literacy and technology, they are often on the frontlines of providing training in AI literacy. Indeed, this is reflected in Ithaka S+R’s recently published 2025 US Library Survey, where academic library leaders were asked what they anticipate the most significant impacts of AI will be on their libraries. The most common answer, selected by 83 percent of respondents, was increased demand for AI literacy instruction.
Dominant frameworks for AI literacy usually focus on the foundational knowledge learners need to employ AI and understand how it works. The ethical and social implications of AI—including AI’s environmental impacts—are also often included among learner competencies. Librarians, faculty, students, and others across higher education are increasingly and understandably concerned about how widespread adoption of generative AI tools is affecting the climate and the planet broadly speaking. In order for the higher education community to make informed choices about AI tools, AI literacy curricula must address these pressing environmental dimensions of the technology.
Partnerships & Collaborations
Vanderbilt Libraries and University of Ottawa Partner to Preserve Indigenous History
Vanderbilt University Libraries, Library Standards Alliance Member, and University of Ottawa, LSA Consortia Member (CRKN), News Announcement, June 22, 2026
The partnership is focused on preserving Indigenous history through University of Ottawa’s Mobile History Lab and Vanderbilt’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries.
Vanderbilt announced its new partnership with the University of Ottawa June 10, 2026. The collaboration aims to preserve the history of Indigenous peoples through community and Indigenous-led digital approaches. It was formalized through a new memorandum of understanding, signed April 15, 2026, by Vanderbilt librarian Jon Shaw and uOttawa’s Provost Jacques Beauvais. It is also supported by uOttawa’s Faculty of Education and International Office, Global Affairs Canada and Michael Hawes. Hawes serves as the chief executive officer of Fulbright Canada. Fulbright is an international government cultural exchange program.
MIT Press Announces New Book Series Published in Partnership with the American Mathematical Society
American Mathematical Society, Voting Member, Press Release, June 4, 2026
Today the MIT Press announces a new mathematics book series with the American Mathematical Society (AMS) called POLYMATH, which will present readers with rich, accessible, and irresistible mathematics books for a general audience.
“With POLYMATH, we are creating a home for books that combine intellectual rigor with playful thinking,” said Amy Brand, Director and Publisher of the MIT Press. “We are delighted to partner with the American Mathematical Society for this series and bring together two organizations committed to expanding the reach of strong mathematical ideas.”
Awards & Honorable Mentions
Wendy Queen Receives 2026 AUPresses Constituency Award
Project MUSE and Association of University Presses, Voting Members, News Announcement, June 15, 2026
Wendy Queen, Chief Transformation Officer of Johns Hopkins University Press, has been named the 2026 Association of University Presses (AUPresses) Constituency Award honoree. The award, which recognizes staff at member presses for their contributions within the Association and to scholarly publishing in general, was presented today by Duke University Press director Dean Smith during the Association’s 2026 Annual Meeting in Seattle. (Read his presentation remarks.)
Queen has served the university press community with wide-ranging expertise in digital publishing for more than 25 years. Prior to taking on her current role at Hopkins Press, she led major advances in accessibility, metadata, and digital workflows as director of the press’s Project MUSE platform (2014-2024) and also helped transform its infrastructure to support open access content. She continues to guide AI integration efforts at the press and in the wider scholarly publishing community, focusing on collaboration, scalability, and sustainability.
Springer Nature's Society Partner Community Newsletter Wins 2026 Gold EPIC Award for Excellence in Scholarly Communications
Springer Nature, Voting Member, Press Release, June 8, 2026
Springer Nature has won Gold at the 2026 EPIC Awards, presented by the Society for Scholarly Publishing, for its Society Partner Community Newsletter — an honor that recognizes the newsletter’s role in strengthening communication and collaboration across the global research community.
The EPIC Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in scholarly publishing, information technology, and communications. Springer Nature’s winning newsletter was recognized for helping society partners stay informed on publishing innovation, research policy, and Open Access, while supporting stronger connections across its global partner community.
New Products & Innovations
Access Innovations Inc. Releases Full Web Version of Award-Winning Data Harmony Software Suite
Access Innovations Inc., Voting Member, Press Release, June 23, 2026
Access Innovations, Inc. has announced the release of DH Web, the first fully web-supported version of its award-winning software, Data Harmony, as well Version 3.18 of the software.
DH Web has several features designed to make it seamless to use. Its top navigation provides more workspace and is easier to navigate. Intuitive, active icons link directly to their functions instead of requiring multiple steps, and picklist fields are selectable. It allows easier saving of compliant terms without spaces and broader terms are all displayed with their hierarchical relationships.
DH Web features a flexible layout including screens that automatically resize or can be resized by the user. In addition, it can be operated in dark mode and features a modernized look across all pages. Use of the DH web help menu does not change or affect current work in progress. Finally, help requests go directly to multiple members of Access Innovations’ support team for a faster response.
Taylor & Francis Launches New Open Access Journal on Research on Research
Taylor & Francis Group, Voting Member, Press Release, June 12, 2026
The Research-on-Research Association (RORATION) and Taylor & Francis have announced the launch of the Journal of Research on Research (J·ROR), an open-access, community-owned home for research on how research is funded, organized, conducted, communicated, and evaluated. Both a platform for scholarly work and a site of active engagement with the challenges and opportunities facing the research community, J·ROR aims to support evidence-informed change of research systems, partners, and practices.
J·ROR will occupy a unique dual role: as a journal that both publishes and conducts research on research. Taylor & Francis will share in this endeavor, providing access to data regarding publishing processes across its portfolio. Through hosting in-journal experiments on innovations in areas such as peer review, editorial workflows and other publishing processes, the editorial team will generate evidence to inform not only J·ROR ‘s own practices but also contribute to advancing standards across scholarly communication.
White Papers & Reports
Clarivate Releases 2026 Journal Citation Reports
Clarivate Analytics, Voting Member, Press Release, June 17, 2026
Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today announced the release of the Journal Citation Reports 2026. Now in its sixth decade, Journal Citation Reports (JCR) continues to provide a publisher-neutral framework for assessing journal influence across the global research ecosystem.
The 2026 edition builds on a series of recent enhancements designed to improve consistency, transparency and inclusivity in journal-level metrics. It includes metrics for 22,643 journals across 254 categories, reflecting the breadth and diversity of scholarly publishing worldwide.