OUP outsources technology services triggering job consultations

Oxford University Press has decided to outsource some of its technology services to Cognizant Technology Solutions as it moves towards becoming “a more digital business”. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My Job in Five: Hayley Steed

Describe your role.  I’m a literary agent and book to screen agent at The Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency. I enjoy the best of both worlds—I’m a primary agent to an amazing roster of writers, selling book rights to the UK, US and Canada, plus I handle the adaptation rights for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-10 08:20:11 UTC ]
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Sunak announces job retention bonus scheme

A new job retention bonus scheme aiming to encourage employers to keep on furloughed staff has been unveiled by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-08 07:43:08 UTC ]
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Education technology firms merge to form Boca Raton-based company with 1,400 employees

New York-based Veritas Equity and Leeds Equity Partners consolidated multiple large education technology firms to form Anthology, based in Boca Raton. The company made it official this week after the private equity companies acquired Boca Ration-based Campus Management; Campus Labs in Buffalo,... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-07-07 18:29:21 UTC ]
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Redundancy consultation for 150 staff at W H Smith head offices

One hundred and fifty members of staff at W H Smith's head offices in London and Swindon have entered redundancy consultations, the retailer has confirmed to The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-02 04:43:21 UTC ]
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Library Campaign calls for government action over post-lockdown 'danger' to service

The Library Campaign has called for the government to do more to secure the facilities' future after the Covid-19 crisis. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-23 21:52:04 UTC ]
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Translation in Service of More Empathy, Less Fear: A Conversation with Megan McDowell, by Veronica Esposito

Interviews Veronica Esposito Photo by Camila Valdés Megan McDowell has translated many contemporary authors from Latin America and Spain, including Alejandro Zambra, Samanta Schweblin, and Lina Meruane. Shortlisted for the Man Booker... Continue reading at World Literature Today

[ World Literature Today | 2020-06-22 15:20:00 UTC ]
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This new nonprofit trains people for digital media jobs after leaving prison

Twelve formerly incarcerated fellows will learn how to produce videos, podcasts, and other digital media in Second Chance Studio’s yearlong program. For someone who’s just gotten out of prison, it can often be nearly impossible to land a job, both because of the bias of hiring managers and... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-06-18 06:00:14 UTC ]
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Publishing revenues to plunge and thousands of jobs at risk, report says

Publishing, including books, newspapers and magazines, could see a £7bn fall in revenue and 51,000 jobs axed due to Covid-19's effect on bookshop closures and print sales, a report claims. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 06:06:17 UTC ]
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Trigger Publishing acquires mindfulness guide for expectant parents

Mental health and wellbeing publisher Trigger Publishing has acquired its first book on pregnancy from consultant midwife Sian Warriner and children’s mindfulness author Mark Pallis.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-16 13:40:22 UTC ]
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News Corp tears down Murdoch’s ‘silos’ – and then harvests journalists’ jobs | Weekly Beast

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[ The Guardian | 2020-06-12 01:17:54 UTC ]
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The Sun and Times publisher warns of job cuts due to coronavirus

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[ The Guardian | 2020-06-11 12:06:20 UTC ]
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News Corp Cuts More Jobs, This Time at Its Metropolitan Newspapers

News Corp has made more job cuts, this time to its metropolitan mastheads, as the company again signals it is Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-06-09 21:44:49 UTC ]
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New & Noteworthy Poetry, From ‘White Blood’ to the Book of Job

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News Corp cuts more jobs, this time at its metropolitan newspapers

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[ The Guardian | 2020-06-09 09:47:40 UTC ]
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AAP newswire saved but jobs to be lost in slimmed down operation

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[ The Guardian | 2020-06-05 06:33:42 UTC ]
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NYC libraries will reopen for limited service “very soon.”

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[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-04 15:02:50 UTC ]
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OUP agrees first Read & Publish deal in China

Oxford University Press (OUP) and the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLC) have announced a new Read & Publish agreement said to be the first of its kind in mainland China.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-31 23:21:25 UTC ]
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Coronavirus Worklife: OUP’s Nigel Portwood on ‘Weathering the Challenges’

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-29 16:13:34 UTC ]
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Norway’s Beat Technology Signs a Denmark Trio for an Audiobook Platform

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-29 13:48:10 UTC ]
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