Awards

This year’s Outstanding Academic Title list includes 433 books and digital resources chosen by the Choice editorial staff from titles reviewed by Choice during the past year. The awarded titles have been selected for their excellence in scholarship and presentation, the significance of their contribution to the field, and their value as an important— often the first—treatment of their subject.

Single sign-on provider OpenAthens invites publishers to apply for its Best publisher UX award 2023.

Applications are open for OpenAthens' Best publisher user experience (UX) award 2023. The award is a fantastic opportunity for online publishers to demonstrate how their innovative work improves user experience. Publishers must submit their application form by Friday 18 November 2022

The winners of the 2022 ALPSP Awards were announced at the ALPSP Conference Dinner in Manchester on Thursday 15 September, including a special award for "our very own" Lorraine Estelle, co-editor of Insights.

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has triumphed in two of three categories at the first-ever TrackImpact.org Global Project Competition.

David Sommer, Chair of the judging panel, and co-founder at Kudos commented: “The judges were pleased to receive and review a range of applications this year. The shortlist reflects the pace of change and innovation across all areas of scholarly publishing and communication. We thank everyone who made a submission and congratulate the finalists for being selected.”

Meg Phillips, who represents the International Council on Archives which sponsors the Award for Collaboration & Co-operation in 2022 was delighted with the finalists, saying: “As sponsor of this Award, I am very pleased to see the commitment to collaboration and sharing which is displayed in our finalist projects. Their work is of great benefit to the entire digital preservation community.”

BAR Publishing and Bloomsbury pick up awards at the latest Independent Publishers Guild ceremony.

The 2022 Librarian Innovation Award will recognise librarians who have supported learning outcomes and increased student engagement in STEM education at their institutions using video resources.

OpenAthens announced De Gruyter as the winner of the third annual Best Publisher User Experience (UX) Award 2022. The award puts the spotlight on publishers which strive to put users at the heart of their service design.