Effective in April, Hopkins Fulfillment Services will manage warehousing, fulfillment, and sales representation for the publications program of the Modern Language Association.
Founded in 1883, the Association has more than 24,000 members and works to strengthen the study and teaching of languages and literatures. Widely known for the MLA Handbook, now in its eighth edition, the Association produces a range of resources for teachers, students, and researchers, including translations for classroom use, texts on professional matters, and book series. Recent titles include Approaches to Teaching the Works of Octavia E. Butler, The MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, The Arab Renaissance: A Bilingual Anthology of the Nahda, and Approaches to Teaching Bechdel's Fun Home.
"MLA book publications offer a rich and wide-ranging set of resources for our members, the professions they represent, and their students," said MLA executive director Paula Krebs. "The MLA is therefore delighted to work with Hopkins Fulfillment Services to bring these resources to a wider audience."
Davida Breier, director of HFS, which is a division of Johns Hopkins University Press and provides distribution services for university presses and nonprofit institutions, said that "MLA's mission and publishing program are an ideal match for HFS. Our distribution and sales services will help MLA advance its mission, engage its members, and reach a wide audience of students and scholars. MLA's outstanding work in the humanities closely aligns with the programs of all of our publishers."