Zendy signs Agreement with International Academic Publisher IGI Global
Jul 7, 2023 |
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[United Arab Emirates, July] – Zendy, the AI-powered research library, has signed a licensing agreement with leading international academic publisher, IGI Global. With this agreement, IGI Global’s extensive collection of Open Access content, including their fully transformed OA journal portfolio (175+ e-Journals) as well as book content across subject areas including Business & Management; Scientific, Technical, Medical (STM); and Education, will become available to Zendy’s fast-growing user base.
By working with publishers, Zendy continues to strengthen its dedication to promoting accessibility and fostering collaboration among the global research community.
“We are delighted to partner with IGI Global to enhance the accessibility of open access books and journals through Zendy. This collaboration exemplifies our commitment to breaking down barriers to access knowledge and empowering researchers worldwide. We can create a more inclusive and equitable scholarly ecosystem through collaboration," said Zendy Co-founder Kamran Kardan.
Melissa Wagner, Vice President of Editorial for IGI Global, mentions, “Integrating with Zendy supports our mission of equality and accessibility of innovative research for all, which has been at the forefront of our company’s values for over 35 years. This partnership will enable our open access authors to benefit from even wider discoverability, usage, and citations of their work from readers worldwide.”
Zendy is dedicated to contributing towards Sustainable Development Goals 4 (Quality Education) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities). By working with publishers to increase accessibility to academic research, Zendy aims to bridge the knowledge gap and promote equitable access to scholarly resources worldwide.
For more information about Zendy, please visit www.zendy.io.
About Zendy
Zendy is a product of Knowledge E. Since its inception in 2019, Zendy has connected over 200,000 users to academic journals, proceedings, articles, e-books, and more. Zendy is on a mission to make academic literature more affordable and accessible for students, researchers, and professionals worldwide. Zendy was awarded Best Startup – Education at the Middle East Technology Excellence Awards 2022. To learn more, visit www.zendy.io.
About IGI Global
Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA with a subsidiary office (IGI Science and Technology, Ltd.) operating out of Beijing, China, IGI Global is a leading medium-sized and independent international academic publisher of scholarly reference sources. They are committed to facilitating the discovery of pioneering scientific research that enhances and expands the body of knowledge available to the research community through traditional and open access publishing workflows. Working in close collaboration with more than 200,000+ expert researchers and professionals from leading institutions, IGI Global publishes quality peer-reviewed content in three major academic subject areas: Business & Management; Scientific, Technical, & Medical (STM), and Education. To learn more, visit www.igi-global.com/about/.
We Are Proud to Be a Gold Sponsor at PLANNER
We are excited to announce that Zendy is a Gold Sponsor at PLANNER 2024, a biennial convention with a special focus to uplift academic libraries in the North-Eastern region of India Zendy’s Co-founder, Kamran R. Kardan, will be speaking about how Zendy's AI-powered tools, the next generation for academic research, have an impact on the research process, making it more accessible and easy to use as AI keeps evolving academic sector The theme of the event is “Libraries in the AI Era: Applications and Perspectives”When? 19-21 SeptemberWhere? The event is organized by INFLIBNET Centre at Rajiv Gandhi University. If you're attending PLANNER 2024, make sure you visit our booth. For more information please reach out to hello@zendy.io About PLANNER PLANNER stands for Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North-Eastern Region (PLANNER). The convention of this event aims to explore latest tools and techniques, especially ICT applications, that are influencing today’s library management. The event will focus on promoting library automation and networking, particularly in North-Eastern India, and offer participants a chance to learn new skills and address current issues in library services. To learn more, please visit: https://planner.inflibnet.ac.in/
Zendy is exhibiting at THE Digital Universities Arab World
We are pleased to announce that we are speaking and exhibiting at THE Digital Universities Arab World! Kamran, Co-founder of Zendy will discuss our latest AI integrations and developments around higher education When: 16th-18th SeptemberWhere: American University of Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt What is it? An event that brings together researchers and experts in education and technology to rethink how universities work in the digital age. If you are attending THE Digital Universities Arab World don’t hesitate to reach out with one of our team members at hello@zendy.io We would be delighted to see you during this event. To learn more, please visit: https://www.timeshighered-events.com/digital-universities-arab-world-2024/
Zendy Signs Agreement With Legal Publisher, Lexxion
[Dubai, August 2024] - Zendy has signed an agreement with Lexxion, a leading academic publisher that specialises in research in the field of law. This agreement enables Lexxion’s diverse collection to be discoverable to Zendy’s growing user base of over 600,000 readers from 200 countries and territories. Berlin-based publisher Lexxion was established in 2000 and has since built a valuable reputation in disseminating academic research on the EU’s legal and regulatory system. Working with academic institutions and leading law firms across the globe, Lexxion hosts scholarly literature that addresses challenges and pivotal research in European legal systems. “We are happy to partner with Lexxion to bring an influx of legal academic research on Zendy. Integrating Lexxion’s scholarly content on Zendy will not only diversify the research already available on Zendy but accelerate our mission in making academic research accessible everywhere across all disciplines.” said Zendy Co-founder, Kamran Kardan. This partnership with Lexxion facilitates Zendy’s mission to expand the content on its digital library and take further steps towards creating a more equitable research discovery ecosystem. Zendy recently announced a series of new partnerships with IntechOpen, IEEE, IT Governance Publishing, and IGI Global. About Zendy: Zendy is a product of Knowledge E. Since its inception in 2019, Zendy has connected over 600,000 users to academic journals, proceedings, articles, e-books, and more. Zendy is an AI-powered library that is on a mission to make academic literature more affordable and accessible for students, researchers, and professionals worldwide. Zendy recently launched ZAIA - Zendy’s AI assistant for research. ZAIA is a domain specific Large Language Model designed to help researchers deepen their knowledge base credible answers backed by references. To learn more, visit www.zendy.io. About Lexxion: Lexxion is an academic publisher that specialises in legal research. Since its establishment in 2000, Lexxion has worked with academic institutions and leading law firms to disseminate quality academic content that addresses legal frameworks in the EU. To learn more, visit www.lexxion.eu/en/