News

December 2024

PLS Joins Creative Rights in AI Coalition

Today (Monday 16 December), Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) has joined the Creative Rights in AI Coalition.

December 2024

Creative Rights In AI Coalition Calls On Government To Protect Copyright As GAI Policy Develops

A new coalition of rights holders has called on government to spur growth in the creative and tech sectors by protecting copyright ahead of an imminent consultation.

December 2024

PLS Board Welcomes New Member

The meeting of the Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) board on 27 November saw a change to the Professional Publishers Association (PPA) board representation.

December 2024

CLA Board Agrees New Licensing Rights for Workplace AI

On Monday 2nd December 2024, the board and members of the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) including PLS formally agreed to a proposal to add new collective licensing rights covering the use of generative artificial intelligence tools in the workplace to its current business and public sector licensing.

October 2024

PLS Signs International Statement on AI Training 

Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS), along with creators and creative industry organisations from across the world, has signed a statement opposing the unlicensed training of generative AI models on creative works.

October 2024

Innovations Excellence Awards 2024 Winners Announced

The winners of the Innovation Excellence Awards have been announced at a packed ceremony and lunch at the historic Stationer’s Hall in London.

October 2024

Access to Research Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The service, which is provided by Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS), offers free, walk-in access to over 40 million academic articles in participating public libraries across the UK.

October 2024

ALPSP wins Most Impactful Mentoring Programme Award 2024

We are delighted to announce that the ALPSP International Mentorship Scheme, sponsored by PLS, is the recipient of a coveted Mentorloop Impact Award.

September 2024

Special guest revealed ahead of The Stationer’s Innovation Excellence Awards ceremony

Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google and Honorary Freeman & Liveryman of the Stationers’ Company revealed as special guest of The Stationer’s Innovation Excellence Awards ceremony on October 11th.

August 2024

PLS Announces New Rights Mentoring Scheme

Applications for the scheme will close on 6th September 2024.

July 2024

CLA Members Reach Agreement on New Text and Data Mining Licence

New opt-in licence for commercial text and data mining to launch later this year.

July 2024

ALPSP Rising Star Awards 2024: Winners Announced

The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers is delighted to confirm the five winners of the ALPSP Rising Star Awards 2024, sponsored by PLS.

July 2024

Introducing DOIs to PLS Clear

We are pleased to announce that we have just launched DOI integration within PLS Clear.

July 2024

Innovations Excellence Awards 2024 Shortlist Announced

The best of the Communications and Content industries are announced in the prestigious annual Innovations Excellence Awards shortlist.

May 2024

Rights Group Announces New Co-Chairs

Publishers’ Licensing Services is delighted to announce that Jessica Rutt and Claire Harper are to become the new co-chairs of the PLS Rights Group.

May 2024

Access to Research Celebrates Its 10th Year

With great pride, 2024 marks the 10th anniversary of Access to Research, a service that provides free, walk-in access to over 40 million peer-reviewed articles from leading academic publishers at 99% of public libraries across the country.

April 2024

A Record Breaking Year in Distributions

Publishers’ Licensing Services announces record total distributions of £43.8 million to publishers in 2023/24.

February 2024

The Stationers' Innovation Excellence Awards 2024

Changes at the Chair and for sponsors announced as the Stationers’ Company celebrates the 10th Innovation Excellence Awards.

CLA Higher Education Licence Enhancements Publisher Consultation Paper

This paper provides a briefing on proposed enhancements to the current Higher Education Licence terms, due to take effect at the beginning of the new licence term on 1 August 2024.

November 2023

CLA Text and Data Mining (TDM) Licence Briefing

CLA and PLS hosted an online publisher briefing on Wednesday 22nd November, as part of a formal consultation process with a view to CLA launching the licence to the market in early 2024.

November 2023

A Message from New PLS Chief Executive, Tom West

October 2023

Applications Open for Stationers Company Warrant Scheme

The Warrant is a mark of recognition for any company with an outstanding product, product range or service that would benefit from being officially recognised and promoted.

October 2023

Green Libraries Week 2023

Find out more about Access to Research at your local library this Libraries Week.

August 2023

Renewed Partnership: NHS in England and CLA secure 5-Year licence for healthcare content sharing

Copyright Licensing Agency have announced a 5-year renewal of their licence deal with NHS England, continuing the longstanding partnership and empowering healthcare professionals to share and access information.

July 2023

Tom West Appointed New PLS Chief Executive

Publishers’ Licensing Services (PLS) are delighted to announce the appointment of Tom West as its new Chief Executive, effective from 1 November 2023. Tom, who is currently serving as PLS’s Chief Operating Officer, will be taking over from Chief Executive, Sarah Faulder, who retires from PLS at the end of October.

March 2023

PLS Publishes an Essential Guide to Open Access

Do you know your green OA from your gold OA? Do you know your transformative agreement from your CC licence? If not, PLS has just launched exactly what you need.

March 2023

The Stationers’ Company announces the 2023 Warrants recipients

March 2023

The Stationers’ Company announces a new judge for the Innovation Excellence Awards

Dr Kate Stone to join the judging panel for the Stationers’ Innovation Excellence Awards 2023.

February 2023

Present and Future Challenges Discussed at IPG Spring Conference 2023

The Shaw Theatre, London, once again played host to thought provoking speakers and insightful discussions on AI, Brexit and 'BookTok'.

August 2022

PLS and Halstan fund 16,000 books to Ukrainian Children

Publishers’ Licencing Services (PLS) and book print specialists Halstan have partnered to fund and produce 16,000 Ukrainian-language books for newly arrived refugee children in the UK as part of the Ukrainian government’s ‘Books Without Borders’ initiative.