American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) is the national trade association of the forest, paper and wood products industry. It represents member companies engaged in growing, harvesting and processing wood and wood fiber, manufacturing pulp, paper and paperboard products form both virgin and recycled fiber, and producing engineered and traditional wood products.

The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) is the unified voice for both continuity and change in the newspaper industry. NAA focuses on strategic issues of vital importance to newspapers: marketing, public policy, diversity, industry development and newspaper operations.

Paperloop.com enters the market as an industry leader, leveraging the breadth and depth of more than a century of experience covering the paper, printing, and converting industries through its purchase of Miller Freeman's 80 leading industry publications and properties. These publications include Pulp & Paper, Pulp & Paper International, Pulp & Paper Week, Lockwood-Post's Directory, Pulp & Paper Forecaster, PP Online and numerous other valued reports and directories.

Paperloop.com's mission is to provide paper manufacturers, converters, printers, suppliers, logistics providers, end-users, and the financial community that make up the industry's "paper loop" with a faster and more efficient way of doing business. This is accomplished by delivering and financing industry-specific products and services on a global basis across multiple mediums, including the Web, print, conferences, and trade shows.

The Robert L. and Sara Marcy Cole Library was named September 10, 1997 in recognition of a gift from the estate of Robert L. Cole, third president of the institution (1985-1986). President Cole, who had thirty years of experience as a senior corporate executive in high-technology companies, was noted for cultivating a closer working relationship with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

The Cole Library has a specialized collection of books, journals and electronic subscriptions in Computer Science, Engineering, and Business Management. The collection includes publications from business and professional groups such as the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Conference Board and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

The paper industry data finder will point you to resources specific to the Paper and Paper Products industries, including Newsprint and other Bulk Papers, Paperboard & Packaging, Office Papers, Diapers, Tissues and Paper Cups & Plates.