In scholarly and academic publishing, Elsevier’s Michiel Kolman says, more female leadership is a new and promising development. Read More
Amsterdam’s Michiel Kolman on Diversity in STM
European Parliament: Copyright Directive Rejected
Shortly after the Federation of European Publishers met to hold its officers’ elections, the European Parliament has rejected a copyright directive the federation has supported. Another vote will occur in September. Read More
European Research Libraries Say ‘Neighboring Rights’ Oppose Open Science
Declaring that ‘the current copyright framework is unfit for the digital age,’ the chief of Europe’s research libraries speaks out against “neighboring rights’—related rights—for publishers. Read More
International Publishing and the UK’s Vote for ‘Brexit’
Amid ‘a strong populist allergy to elitism’ in Brexit, we also learn of the directors of a dozen nations’ trade fairs working together. Publishing, like the best of humanity, remains internationally engaged. Read More
International Consumer Confidence: A Recessionary State of Mind
In its report on consumer confidence, Nielsen sees 55 percent of those surveyed saying that in Q4 2015, they believed the were in recession. Read More