Liverpool expands into Ireland, joins the conversation Liverpool University Press continues to expand, announcing five appointments and a new Ireland office. The latter will be run by Christabel Scaife, the ... Read more

SAGE buys Talis As part of its expansion into the research and learning software sectors, SAGE has acquired the technology company Talis and its enterprise teaching and learning platform Talis ... Read more

New open access press for Ireland Ireland has gained its first open access university press with the launch last month of Dublin City University Press, a joint initiative between the ... Read more

Oxford’s annual report highlights a good year for academic Oxford University Press has released its annual report for the financial year 2017-18. Though overall press turnover is down 0.9% on ... Read more

New BISG project aims to improve tracking for OA books The Book Industry Strategy Group has announced a major new project to improve usage and engagement tracking for open access ... Read more

Open access dominates this month’s news, as the debate about monographs in REF2027 simmers on, the London School of Economics founds its own press, and UCL passes a milestone. British ... Read more

Industry divided on response to ResearchGate The past month has seen divisions deepen within the industry over ResearchGate, whose unauthorised hosting of academic articles infringes publishers’ copyrights. Three publishers – ... Read more