‘Walking past former offices brings back fond—and sometimes not so fond—recollections,’ Richard Charkin writes, ‘of old times.’
AAP Announces 2019 PROSE Award Category Winners, Board Officers
The 48 subject category winners of the 2019 PROSE Award cycle from the Association of American Publishers will yield four top category titles and an overall winner.
Industry Notes: Elsevier Contributes Book Aid’s Millionth Volume, Simon Restructures Touchstone
The Za’atari Camp in Jordan is part of Book Aid International’s refugee outreach, supported by Elsevier and other publishers. And Simon & Schuster’s Touchstone goes to the Atria and Gallery Books lists.
Industry Notes: Canada’s PRH Gets a Female CEO; Sweden’s Universities End Elsevier Contract
The global chief of Penguin Random House names Kristin Cochrane to the role of CEO in Canada. And in Sweden, the national universities’ and research consortium says it can’t get the open-access arrangements it needs from Elsevier.
In Germany, IPA Chief Slams SciHub, Argues for Unity Against Copyright Threats and Piracy
‘Not a viable or trustworthy Open Access solution,” Michiel Kolman says, ‘piracy is simply not the answer to our challenges as an industry’ and SciHub, he says, is ‘not the answer’ to goals of Open Access.
Inclusivity in Publishing: IPA’s Michiel Kolman on LGBTI-Friendly Workplaces and Content
As many publishers in the world industry put new stress on diversity, the IPA’s chief speaks on Elsevier’s experience with LGBTI employees–and readers.
European Parliament: IPA’s Michiel Kolman on Publishers, Fake News, and Big Tech
‘Checks and balances’ amid fake news—tech companies are becoming like publishers, Michiel Kolman says in Brussels, and publishers more like tech companies.
A Potentially Pivotal Case: Louisiana State University and Elsevier
Now gaining visibility, the dispute between LSU and the Netherlands’ Elsevier may reflect many more universities’ concerns about duplicative contracts.
Publish or Perish? Now It’s Publish, Share, Track or Perish
Jan Reichelt of Elsevier’s Mendeley platform for managing and sharing research papers discusses how tech is changing the way in which academics build a reputation.
Germany’s PaperC Becomes First E-bookstore to Offer Individual Pages from Elsevier
PaperC has partnered with Elsevier and will be the first e-bookstore to offer individual pages and chapters for sale from the publisher.
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