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:'' | :''For Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International see [[Pearson]]'' | ||
:''For all remaining [[Harcourt Education]] business see [[Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep]]'' | |||
== Company Website == | == Company Website == | ||
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== Financial Information == | == Financial Information == | ||
=== Parent Company === | |||
Annual Operating Revenue of Parent Company (2007): $9,988,000,000 [[Bibliography for Item 6 in EM|(Source: ORBIS)]] | |||
=== Elsevier Science B.V. === | |||
Total revenue in 2006: (http://www.investis.com/reports/reed_ar_2006_en/report.php?type=0&page=98) | |||
== Mergers and Acquisitions == | == Mergers and Acquisitions == | ||
:''For a company history up to 2005 see http://www.elsevier.com/framework_aboutus/pdfs/ElsevierHistory.pdf'' | |||
== Product Divisions == | == Product Divisions == | ||
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=== Summary === | === Summary === | ||
Leading publisher of Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Education, and Accounting textbooks. [[Bibliography for Item 6 in EM|(Mickey & Meaney 2008)]] | |||
Sold Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International to [[Pearson]] and all remaining [[Harcourt Education]] businesses to [[Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep]] in 2007, exiting the K-12 and all non-science related Higher Education publishing markets. | Sold Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International to [[Pearson]] and all remaining [[Harcourt Education]] businesses to [[Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep]] in 2007, exiting the K-12 and all non-science related Higher Education publishing markets. | ||
== Business strategy == | == Business strategy == | ||
=== Evovle Learning System === | === Evovle Learning System === | ||
[https://evolve.elsevier.com/ Evovle Learning System] is Elsevier's online resource repository offering: | |||
* eTextbooks; | |||
* Supplementary materials for Elsevier print textbooks; and | |||
* Online courses using a range of multimedia resources. | |||
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=== Open Access/Pricing Controversy === | |||
:''See http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2004/february25/minutes-225.html'' | |||
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Revision as of 18:26, 15 June 2009
- For Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International see Pearson
- For all remaining Harcourt Education business see Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep
Company Website
- Science Publisher: http://www.elsevier.com/
- Parent Company: http://www.reedelsevier.com/
Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Financial Information
Parent Company
Annual Operating Revenue of Parent Company (2007): $9,988,000,000 (Source: ORBIS)
Elsevier Science B.V.
Total revenue in 2006: (http://www.investis.com/reports/reed_ar_2006_en/report.php?type=0&page=98)
Mergers and Acquisitions
- For a company history up to 2005 see http://www.elsevier.com/framework_aboutus/pdfs/ElsevierHistory.pdf
Product Divisions
- K-12: no
- Higher-education: yes (science and health fields only)
Summary
Leading publisher of Mathematics, Biological Sciences, Education, and Accounting textbooks. (Mickey & Meaney 2008)
Sold Harcourt Assessment and Harcourt Education International to Pearson and all remaining Harcourt Education businesses to Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep in 2007, exiting the K-12 and all non-science related Higher Education publishing markets.
Business strategy
Evovle Learning System
Evovle Learning System is Elsevier's online resource repository offering:
- eTextbooks;
- Supplementary materials for Elsevier print textbooks; and
- Online courses using a range of multimedia resources.
Open Access/Pricing Controversy
Bibliography for Item 6 in EM
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