In creating our history of Elsevier, we have drawn upon established historical sources as well as the time and testimonials of many Elsevier employees. Please contact newsroom@elsevier for further information concerning any of the sources below.

Interview - Karen Hunter, Senior Vice President, Strategy, Elsevier (December 24, 2004)

Interview - Michael Mabe, Director of Academic Relations, Elsevier (January 6, 2005)

William J. Broad, "Is U.S. Losing its Dominance in the Sciences," New York Times (May 3, 2004)

David W. Davies, The World of the Elseviers (Nijhoff, The Hague, 1954)

John L. Dusseau, An Informal History of W.B. Saunders Company: On the Occasion of Its Hundredth Anniversary (W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 1988)

Harcourt Brace and Company, A History of Harcourt Brace and Company: 75 Years of Publishing Excellence (Harcourt Brace and Company, Orlando, 1994)

S.L. Hartz, The Elseviers and Their Contemporaries (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1955)

Einar H. Frederickson, "The Dutch Publishing Scene: Elsevier and North-Holland" in E.H. Fredericksson’s (Ed.) A Century of Science Publishing (IOS Press, Amsterdam, 2001) pp. 61-76

Ekkehard Hundt, "German Post WWII Development and Changes in the Language of Science," in E. H. Fredericksson’s (Ed.) A Century of Science Publishing (IOS Press, Amsterdam, 2001) pp. 97-106

J.K.W. Van Leeuwen, "The Decisive Years of International Science Publishing in the Netherlands after the Second World War," in A. J. Meadow’s (Ed.) Development of Science Publishing in Europe (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1980) pp.251-268

Pierre Vinken, "Foreword," A. J. Meadow’s (Ed.) Development of Science Publishing in Europe (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1980)

ESWorld (Elsevier’s in-house magazine) 1986-1999

Elsevier Today (Elsevier’s current in-house news brief)

Elsevier Timeline: 1880-2000 (written from the Dutch perspective):

www.let.leidenuniv.nl/history/res/bushis/timelinenieuw.html

Elzevir History Website: home.planet.nl/~taylorpj/elzevir.htm

Thanks also to Jackie Hatton for research, writing and editing; and to Elsevier employees John Schrefer, Peggy Bridges, Angelika Lex, Claudio Rothmuller, Celeste Giampetro, James Phimister, Wubbo Tempel and Ryoji Fukada for contributing personal stories and source materials.