Emerald Publishing

On a recent webcast sponsored by Emerald Publishing, three internet innovators discussed new techniques to foster engagement and cross-disciplinary collaboration. One participant was Heather Staines, the Director of Partnerships for the cutting-edge nonprofit Hypothes.is. Heather explained with delight how her company’s annotation tools will transform academic publications into “truly living entities.” 

By creating opportunities for students, researchers, and other scholars to share information and interact with each other across disciplines, publishers of academic works will not only engage audiences more deeply; they can foster the kinds of interdisciplinary collaboration that can help tackle society’s biggest challenges.