Bepress
Bepress is a commercial, academic software firm owned by RELX Group. It began in 1999 as the Berkeley Electronic Press, co-founded by academics Robert Cooter and Aaron Edlin. It makes products and services to support scholarly communication, including institutional repository and publishing software. Until September 2011 it also published electronic journals.
| Parent company | RELX Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| Founder | Robert D. Cooter and Aaron S. Edlin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Berkeley, California |
| Official website | www |
In August 2017, Bepress was acquired by RELX Group for an undisclosed amount, reported to be around £100 million ($129.3 million). The acquisition drew criticism from the library community.
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