Issue Brief: John Wiley and Sons Acquisition of Blackwell Publishing
Letter to William F. Cavanaugh re: Google Library Project Settlement (Dec. 15, 2009)
The American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries (the Library Associations) write to follow-up on our May 27, 2009 meeting with Antitrust Division staff concerning the proposed settlement of the Google Library Project litigation.  lt-gbs-cavanaugh15dec09.pdf
Membership Meeting 2005 (Spring): Antitrust Issues in Scholarly & Legal Publishing: The Anticompetitive Implications of Bundling & the Conditions Set by Large STM Publishers [highlights]
This discussion considered the emerging landscape of publisher business practices, legal options, and alternatives such as more effective negotiation practices. mm05sp-antitrust-summary.pdf
Libraries Urge Justice Department to Block Cinven and Candover Purchase of BertelsmannSpringer
The Information Access Alliance, a group of six library organizations, is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to block Cinven and Candover's proposed purchase of BertelsmannSpringer. The Alliance is concerned that this transaction will bring about a reduction in access to critical research information.
iaa-doj-cinven-may2003.pdf
Statement by Thomas Susman on Behalf of IAA re: Hearings on Single-Firm Anticompetitive Conduct
This statement is presented to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (the Agencies) on behalf of the Information Access Alliance (IAA). iaa-doj-ftc-nov2006.pdf
Information Access Alliance Will Continue to Push for Revised Analysis of Cinven and Candover Purchase of BertelsmannSpringer
The Information Access Alliance (IAA), a group of seven library organizations, will continue to push for revised analysis of publisher mergers despite the recent announcement that the Department of Justice has approved the sale of BertelsmannSpringer to Cinven and Candover. The Alliance is concerned that mergers of this sort will bring about a reduction in access to critical research information due to the heightened journal costs that result.
iaa-doj-springer-sep2003.pdf
Letter to Department of Justice Regarding Wiley and Sons Acquisition of Blackwell Publishing
John Wiley and Sons announced an agreement to acquire Blackwell Publishing. As members of the Information Access Alliance, we are deeply concerned that this transaction will exacerbate market dysfunctions and result in further reduction in access to critical research information that fuels the entire higher education and research enterprise. We urge the Department of Justice to challenge this proposed sale. iaa-doj-wiley-nov2006.pdf
Information Access Alliance Releases White Paper and Launches Website
The Information Access Alliance, a coalition of six leading library organizations in North America, has published a white paper that examines the impact of mergers among scholarly and legal publishers and calls for a new standard of antitrust review of merger transactions in this industry by antitrust enforcement agencies. iaa-paper-site-july2003.pdf
Publisher Mergers: A Consumer-Based Approach to Antitrust Analysis
In this paper, the Information Access Alliance (Alliance) describes the issues that have emerged as the industry has become increasingly concentrated and advocates for a new standard of antitrust review that we urge be adopted by state and federal antitrust enforcement agencies in examining merger transactions in the serials publishing industry. iaa-publisher-mergers-jun03.pdf
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