Chegg is facing lawsuits as it enters 2022, and it suffered a significant share price decline in 2021. Can the company, which was previously seen as a star performer, regain its position?

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Chegg: Former EdTech Poster Child Faces Challenges

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: January 18, 2022

In the highly competitive patent research solutions space, Outsell’s survey shows that customers are perceiving market entrants’ brands positively. Established providers need to take the threat of market entrants seriously, while newer providers must avoid getting blinded by early adopter success.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Patent Research Solutions Survey 2022: Customer Perceptions

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: January 17, 2022

MetricStream launches its cyber-risk quantification platform, advocating for cyber-risk to become a core component of enterprise GRC management. With financial and insurance information providers joining this movement, the opportunity and battleground for cyber security move beyond the realm of IT.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: GRC Solution Giant Enables Cyber Risk Quantification

Author: Will Jan

Date: January 13, 2022

T&F’s F1000 aims to bring OA innovation to the humanities and social sciences, with plans for a dedicated platform, while also positioning itself to capture more content from funded research.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Taylor & Francis to Launch an Open Access Platform in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Author: Julia Kostova

Date: January 12, 2022

The launch of PTE Academic Online signals the market’s ongoing move towards offering remote testing, a strategy critical to survival as the pandemic drags on.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: PTE Academic Online: Highlighting the Shift to Remote English Language Testing

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: January 11, 2022

As patent data is increasingly consumed by a wider range of professionals and industries, customers’ profiles, demands, and brand perceptions are shifting. This analysis is the first in a four-part series exploring evolving customer traits and demands in the patent research market.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Patent Research Solutions Survey 2022: Buyer Profile and Budgets

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: January 10, 2022

Through True Influence, MeritB2B jumps the chasm further from being a data-influenced marketing activities outsourcer to becoming a full-funnel, data-driven marketing intelligence solution. It’s another example of the consolidation of power underway in the sales and marketing intelligence space.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: MeritB2B Evolves into B2B Martech Through True Influence Deal

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: January 6, 2022

With a global pandemic raging into its third calendar year, we take a close look at announcements from across our industry to get clarity about how an uncertain future is likely to unfold.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: 2021 Events and What They Mean for 2022

Author: Ned May

Date: December 23, 2021

In a case that will have implications for the whole information industry, the Association of American Publishers is suing the State of Maryland over a bill that would guarantee public libraries the right to license and loan e-books made available to consumers.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Tensions in New Lawsuit Over Digital Library Lending

Author: Hugh Logue

Date: December 22, 2021

Moody’s is acquiring PassFort and kompany to augment its KYC solutions. The double acquisition aims to enhance compliance in customer onboarding by adding technology capabilities and broadening data access. The holistic screening approach now includes credit, cyber, ESG, and climate analytics.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Moody’s Amps Up Its Third-Party Screening Capabilities

Author: Will Jan

Date: December 21, 2021

The General Index has cataloged over 100 million scholarly documents in a format that enables fast and easy machine reading. It may also pose a new challenge to publishers’ paywalls and value propositions.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: A Giant Index of Scholarly Content Maps Millions of Scholarly Documents

Author: Julia Kostova

Date: December 20, 2021

Data licensing is one of the hottest topics in our industry today. To learn more about it, Outsell Chief Research Fellow David Worlock discusses the topic with Dave Myers, CEO of the Data Licensing Alliance.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Outsell FutureScapes – The Future of Data Licensing

Author: David Worlock

Date: December 16, 2021

Amid transformation in the scholarly communications landscape, this latest acquisition by Wiley solidifies its pivot from the provision of content to becoming a software and services provider.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Wiley Acquires Knowledge Unlatched, Expanding its Portfolio of Partner Services

Author: Julia Kostova

Date: December 15, 2021

Our latest data showed a pause occurring among future attendees even before the news on the Omicron variant broke. How event organizers weather 2022 will depend on how they address attendees’ fears and real needs for the experience and its networking possibilities.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Return to Onsite Events – The Pause Ahead

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: December 14, 2021

Outsell’s latest survey looked at student and faculty usage and perceptions of open educational resources, providing a valuable view of the post-pandemic content landscape in US higher education.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: US Higher Education Student and Faculty Survey 2021: Use and Impact of OERs

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: December 13, 2021

In a bid to extend its portfolio of services and expand its customer base, KnowledgeWorks Global has acquired consultancy and editorial service provider KWF.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: KnowledgeWorks Global Buys KWF Consulting and Editorial

Author: Julia Kostova

Date: December 9, 2021

Outsell’s latest survey looked at student and faculty usage and perceptions of institutional libraries, providing a valuable view of post-COVID reality.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: US Higher Education Student and Faculty Survey 2021: Use of the Library

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: December 7, 2021

The world has changed dramatically since our 2018 analysis Scaling Data Businesses: How They Did It. Some companies in that analysis grew further; others didn’t. This analysis looks at where they are now, identifying moves and results while offering recommendations for others seeking a similar path.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Scaling Data Businesses — Where Are They Now?

Author: Randy Giusto

Date: December 6, 2021

This analysis provides a broad profile of information management, looking at budgets, staffing, organisation, the impact of trends, and service offerings.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Information Management Benchmark – 2021

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: December 2, 2021

Chegg has acquired Busuu for $436 million, making a move into the booming digital language learning market and significantly altering the competitive landscape.

Read more on the Outsell Leadership Community Platform: Chegg Buys Busuu, Moving into Language Learning

Author: Kate Worlock

Date: December 1, 2021