About
Over several decades, Readex has published many of the most widely used collections of primary source research materials in academic libraries, first as Readex Microprint Corporation and since 1984 as a division of NewsBank. Today, Readex continues to play a leadership role by creating comprehensive Web-based resources.
Our expanding Archive of Americana—a fully searchable online family of historical materials printed in America from 1639 forward—features more than 2,000 newspapers, landmark collections of government publications and more than 100,000 books, broadsides and ephemera. Key components include America’s Historical Newspapers, which spans four centuries and now includes 20th-Century American Newspapers, African American Newspapers and Hispanic American Newspapers. Also available are Early American Imprints, 1639-1819; U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1994 and others.
Our acclaimed digital edition of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports offers online access to the U.S. government’s fundamental record of political and historical open source intelligence between 1941 and 1996.
Created in partnership with the Center for Research Libraries, our World Newspaper Archive includes historical newspapers published in Africa, Latin America, Slavic and East Europe, South Asia and other regions.
Academic librarians and scholars recognize Readex for its efforts to transform research in the humanities and social sciences and to dramatically reshape the study and teaching of centuries of American history, literature, culture and daily life.
Our Authors
August Imholtz, Jr
Vice President, Government Publications, Readex
August has worked with U.S. Government documents for more than 30 years. His articles on Government Documents have appeared in a number of publications, and he was the 2007 recipient of the American Library Association’s James Bennett Childs Award “for a lifetime and significant contribution to the field of documents librarianship.” He currently divides his time between Beltsville, Maryland and Paris, France.
Brett Kolcun
Product Director
Brett joined Readex in 2008. He is responsible for product management of Archive of Americana collections, including product enhancements, new product development, product planning and sales support. In addition, he is the Director of Readex’s ETC program, which provides product enhancements, additional content and webinar training to Readex customers.
David Loiterstein
Marketing Director, Readex
David’s responsibilities include marketing strategy as well as advertising, promotion and publicity activities. In addition, he is the editor of the Readex Report, a quarterly e-newsletter featuring original articles by librarians and researchers on diverse aspects of digital historical collections and related topics.
Remmel Nunn
Vice President, New Product Development, Readex
Formerly head of publishing at Grolier, Facts On File, and Gale/Primary Source Media, Remmel joined Readex in 2004. He is responsible for new product strategy, planning, and negotiations related to Early American Imprints, America’s Historical Newspapers, and other forthcoming additions to the Archive of Americana.
