News: academic

Pearson creates new division focused on D2C relationship building

Pearson has created a new direct-to-consumer division, hiring senior talent from Warner Bros to help lead it. Read more

Concern over jobs at CUP as press consults on roles

Cambridge University Press has confirmed it is consulting on shedding jobs in two areas of the organisation, in a development that is separate to its... Read more

CUP seeks Transformative status across its journals

Cambridge University Press is to request the majority of its journals be given Transformative Journal status by cOAlition S as part of a commitment to... Read more

DK pursues education market with Hilary Fine appointment

DK has announced plans to accelerate its growth in the education market and the appointment of Hilary Fine to the newly created role of education development... Read more

Pearson sales down 14% after third quarter

In its third quarter trading update, Pearson has reported a decline in year-to-date sales of 14%. However the company also reported a strong digital performance with its global online... Read more

Library lockdown success could threaten physical services, leaders warn

Heads of library services fear the success of digital and remote lending during lockdown could threaten their physical facilities, with the potential for “brutal” cuts... Read more

PUP author Penrose awarded Nobel Prize for Physics

Theoretical physicist and Princeton University Press author Roger Penrose has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics, with Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez, for his... Read more

Libraries Week features nationwide Haig event and Bonnier book club launch

Libraries Week kicks off today (5th October), featuring behind the scenes looks at authors' bookshelves, a nationwide live reading of The Midnight Library by author Matt... Read more

Campaigners demand government investigates 'exorbitant' academic e-book market

An open letter signed by more than 900 librarians, researchers, lecturers and students has called for the government to investigate the “exorbitant” pricing and licensing of academic... Read more

Informa issues £640m in bonds as part of Covid-19 action plan

Taylor & Francis owner Informa is issuing £640m worth of Euro bonds as part of its Covid-19 action plan. Read more

London Library offer e-book loans for first time

The London Library has started offering e-book loans to its members for the first time in a partnership with OverDrive. Read more

Library footfall down 80% on last year

Footfall at Britain's public libraries is down by about 80% on the same period last year, according to figures from library body Libraries Connected.... Read more

Controversial Guildhall Library plans put on hold

Plans to move Guildhall Library's vast collections to the London Metropolitan Archive as part of a consolidation of services have been put on hold pending... Read more