News: academic

OverDrive to acquire Kanopy

OverDrive, a digital reading platform for libraries and schools, has announced that it is acquiring Kanopy, a popular video streaming service for public and academic libraries. Terms... Read more

Wiley revenues rise 6% in 2021 after fourth quarter sales surge

Wiley saw its revenues rise 6% in the 2021 fiscal year, boosted by a fourth quarter sales surge of 13%. Read more

'Libraries saved my life', says Lowborn author Kerry Hudson

Lowborn author Kerry Hudson has told a Scottish conference that libraries saved her life. Read more

Deadlock between PA and academics in e-book pricing row

A row over the pricing models of academic e-books has continued, with the Publishers Association and Higher Education organisations blaming each other for a lack... Read more

Cambridge historian Caputo wins £25k Ideas Prize

The Ideas Prize for non-fiction has been been awarded to historian Sara Caputo for her proposal Tracks on the Ocean. ... Read more

ACE announces £3.4m fund for national library website

Arts Council England (ACE) has announced a £3.4m fund to get the next phase of the "single digital presence" (SDP), a long-planned national website for all public libraries, off... Read more

Trish Lorenz scoops $100k Nine Dots Prize

Berlin-based journalist Trish Lorenz has won the $100,000 (£71,000) Nine Dots Prize and a book deal with Cambridge University Press for her "compelling and well-evidenced" response to the... Read more

Publisher Hunt leaves Scholastic Education after 17 years

Robin Hunt, Scholastic Education’s publisher, is stepping down and leaving the company at the end of the month to focus on his health.... Read more

Stephen Hawking's office and archive saved for the nation

Stephen Hawking’s office and archive, including a first draft of A Brief History of Time (Bantam), have been saved for the nation by Cambridge University Library and the Science... Read more

CUP publishes 'most innovative Ancient Greek dictionary in 200 years'

Cambridge University Press has hailed its new Ancient Greek dictionary as "the most innovative in almost 200 years”, providing fresh definitions and translations in contemporary English. ... Read more

Cengage revenues drop 6% in Covid year

Cengage saw a 6% revenue drop in the year ending 31st March 2021, according to preliminary results released by the publisher. However, the fourth quarter... Read more

ACE announces details of £42m fund to boost libraries and creative projects

Arts Council England has announced the details of a £42m fund to boost local libraries, creative projects and museums across the country.... Read more

Cambridge University Press develops online courses for professionals

Cambridge University Press has developed a new programme of courses for professionals worldwide to learn more skills. Read more

ProQuest bought by Clarivate in $5.3bn deal

US information and technology company ProQuest has been bought by scientific and academic analytics firm Clarivate in a $5.3bn (£3.8bn) deal. Read more

Librarians fighting 'exorbitant' e-book pricing hope for CMA action

Librarians fighting the “exorbitant” pricing and licensing of academic e-books claim others are afraid of speaking out about the subject and are hoping the Competitions & Marketing Authority... Read more