Metadata is the connective tissue in the scholarly communications ecosystem. OpenAlex provides an enhanced way to link multiple data tributaries and feed a multitude of research projects, scholarly tools, and bibliographic studies, with no credit or attribution required.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: OpenAlex Raises the Table Stakes for Scholarly Communications

Author: Tatiana Khayrullina

Date: April 12, 2022

The pandemic-driven move to remote learning has transformed the K-12 learning resources landscape, rapidly accelerating the take-up of digital and blended solutions. This report looks at how the market has changed over the past two years and forecasts anticipated change over the coming five years.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: K-12 Learning Resources – Segment View 2022

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: April 11, 2022

After a two-year, pandemic-driven absence, the Bett exhibition returned to London to show off the tools and approaches that emerged as a result of COVID-19.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Bett 2022: Back with a Bang

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: April 7, 2022

As the pandemic’s daily impact slowly fades, companies are realizing that their markets are forever changed, making product management critically important. This analysis explores the state of this function across our industry and provides a critical benchmark for organizations to assess themselves.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Market View: Benchmarking Product Management – The Function Is Maturing, But It’s Not Quite There

Author: Ned May

Date: April 6, 2022

The EU agrees on a new law that gives it unprecedented authority to regulate Big Tech companies and may help level the playing field for the rest of our industry.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Market View: EU Curbs Big Tech Dominance

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: April 5, 2022

The full-year 2021 results from these three large firms show that the information industry has largely bounced back. However, starting the year coming from a lower base after the pandemic may make this a one-off.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: RELX, Thomson Reuters, and Wolters Kluwer Post Full-Year Results

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: April 4, 2022

Metadata.io’s new funding round provides it funds to take its operating system for B2B marketers to a broader market. However, marketer concerns linger around how their campaign data gets used to fuel others’ black boxes.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Metadata.io and the Need for Bidirectional Flywheels

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: March 31, 2022

The US Securities and Exchange Commission approved a proposed rule to require companies to report on climate-related risks. This regulation will serve as a key catalyst to accelerate the adoption of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) solutions by companies and investors.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: US SEC’s Mandatory Climate Reporting Will Disrupt the ESG Data Market

Author: Will Jan

Date: March 30, 2022

New data shows how much Sci-Hub’s grip on scholarly research has tightened despite losses in the courtroom. To beat the piracy site at its own game, publishers must continue to cater to user needs and focus on the seamlessness of the research experience.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Sci-Hub Continues to Pose a Challenge to Scholarly Publishing. What Can the Industry Learn from It?

Author: Julia Kostova

Date: March 29, 2022

VelocityEHS, a global EHS and ESG solution provider, is acquiring two business divisions of MyAbilities, a health technology company. Risk and compliance information providers are enabling smart health solutions to ensure a safe transition back to the office amid the pandemic.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: VelocityEHS Makes a Double Acquisition to Ensure Workforce Safety

Author: Will Jan

Date: March 28, 2022

Fresh strategies are desperately needed as outdated market assumptions, inflexible sales structures, and sledgehammer products prevent the legal solution market leaders from reaching the lucrative small law market.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Fastcase Upgrades as Small Law Firms Adopt New Technologies

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: March 24, 2022

As employers look to gain an holistic view of candidates, content developers see an opportunity to integrate employability skills into their curriculum products.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Cambridge Elevates Education’s Focus on Employability

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: March 23, 2022

Backed by new funding from Chinese media conglomerate Tencent, Academia.edu plans to launch 10 new open access journals. Its effort to diversify beyond its core focus as a social network borders on a predatory practice and will likely backfire.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Academia.edu Announces Plans to Launch Open Access Journals

Author: Julia Kostova

Date: March 22, 2022

TransUnion is acquiring Verisk Financial to bolster its capabilities in monitoring consumer financial behavior. As consumers’ financial footprints become increasingly digitized, information giants are evolving their methods of assessing the financial health of consumers.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: TransUnion Acquires Verisk Financial to Create a Full-Wallet View of Consumers

Author: Will Jan

Date: March 21, 2022

Not only did the market reactive negatively to the announcement of the deal for SurveyMonkey’s parent, so did shareholders. The ensuing mess, just like the prolonged deal closure we originally pointed out, magnifies opportunities for both buyers and sellers of survey sample and DIY research tools.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Update – Zendesk Disturbs Its Zen as Its Momentive Deal Craters

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: March 17, 2022

Biopharma is poised to lead the growth of the pharmaceutical and chemical development market. CAS SciFindern can now act as a single data source for chemists and bioscientists.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform Expands into Biopharma

Author: Tatiana Khayrullina

Date: March 16, 2022

Outsell’s analysis of M&A activity in the Legal & Regulatory Solutions market over the last six years reveals a changing market landscape that is exposing established providers to greater competition from various new angles.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Legal Tech M&A Activity in 2021

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: March 15, 2022

GovExec is rapidly evolving from a public sector publisher to a sales and marketing intelligence company serving state, local, and federal government as well as defense sector needs. An aggressive M&A strategy is driving its rapid transformation and high growth, providing lessons for all.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: GovExec Company Spotlight

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: March 14, 2022

Sentieo has become the newest financial research desktop provider to launch its own ESG scoring system, and it is doing so with the help of machine learning. With the growing number of ESG assessment products in financial services, providers are looking toward emerging technologies to differentiate.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Sentieo to Debut Its AI-Enabled ESG Scoring System

Author: Will Jan

Date: March 10, 2022

Standards are a key information source for the practicing engineer at most stages of product design through commercialization. User behaviour indicates areas of opportunity for standards vendors as workflows adapt to the pace of technology change and the reality of “remote engineering.”

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Information Consumption Practices of Engineers: Standards as Part of Workflow

Author: Tatiana Khayrullina

Date: March 9, 2022