Earlier this week Cambridge University Press (CUP) experienced a
cybersecurity incident that has affected their IT systems. This will
cause a delay in the supply of orders. CUP has indicated that they will
not be able to supply books in the coming three weeks. We will provide
you with updates as they are made available.
Please find here the official statement from CUP:
Cambridge University Press & Assessment has experienced a cybersecurity incident
We
were able to respond to this incident quickly and took immediate action
to contain it and limit its impact. As part of this action, we have had
to take some of our systems offline as a precautionary measure and are
working to restore these as quickly as possible.
Most customer-facing platforms remain live and there has been no impact on the current exam series.
We
are also aware that a group has claimed that data related to our
organisation has been published online, and we are working to verify
this claim. We are continuing to investigate with the support of
external experts and the relevant authorities, including the UK’s
National Cyber Security Centre.
Our investigation into
what happened remains ongoing and the experts we are working with have
advised that it will take some time to complete owing to its complexity.
We will provide further updates as soon as we can.
Oxford University Press to close systems 'for a number of weeks' as part of update
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Oxford University Press (OUP) is closing its
systems for “a number of weeks” from mid-March to mid-April, during
which time the publisher will not be able to process sales orders or
invoices, issues purchase orders, or respond as quickly to customer and
supplier queries.
Shipments from OUP’s UK and US warehouses will
also be disrupted during the same period and some purchase options on
its e-commerce sites will also be offline.
The changes are happening as part of OUP’s efforts
to modernise and streamline its back-office systems and processes with
the introduction of a new SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system,
which it says will enable “consistent, standardised processes in areas
such as procurement, inventory, manufacturing, supply chain, finance and
customer service”. The majority of OUP’s digital services, platforms
and products are unaffected by the changes.
A spokesperson told The Bookseller:
“At OUP, we produce a wide range of products, including journals,
monographs, reference works, music, textbooks and children’s books, and
make these available across a range of languages, often in both print
and digital formats.
“OUP is releasing a new enterprise resource
planning system for both the UK and US to align our back-end systems and
processes so that we can work as effectively as possible.
“To minimise the risk of any issues with our
services after the ERP upgrade has happened, we are conducting a
careful, controlled pause of our different systems, during a quieter
time of the year, before moving to the new system.”
OUP said it “recognise[s] some customers may be
impacted in the short-term" and said it has “updated them where
necessary, including more specific updates since January”.
“We have also taken steps to help customers plan
ahead, including supplying them with our bestselling titles for the
shutdown period and working with wholesalers in both the US and UK to
ensure stock and backlist titles will be available. Finally, we can
confirm that our team will still be on hand to respond to any customer
queries and provide support during the shutdown period.”
Collaboration with Brepols brings important new content to the Torrossa digital catalogue
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An initial collection from Brepols
international academic publisher includes all e-books published between 2017 and 2023, now available for purchase through the
Torrossa Digital Library and Bookstore.
Torrossa and Brepols are pleased to announce their new collaboration
which brings many of the publisher’s most recent publications to the
Torrossa Digital Library and Bookstore. The e-books are available both
for institutional purchase by libraries and research
institutes, and for purchase by individuals for personal use.
Over 800 e-books have already been added to the Torrossa catalogue,
all published between 2017 and 2023 and covering a range of subjects,
from linguistics and literature to history, theology and social
sciences. Further additions will be made to the catalogue
in the future, as new publications are released in digital format.
“We are delighted to welcome Brepols to Torrossa”, stated Ludovic
Lautussier, Director of Digital Sales. “Their catalogue offers a wealth
of outstanding academic publications which we are confident will be
enthusiastically received by subscribing institutions
and indivudual users alike.”
An international academic publisher founded in 1796, Brepols is
committed to producing high-quality, distinguished publications that
will have a lasting scholarly impact. An independent firm, it plays an
active role in the scholarly community, running its
own research centre in Turnhout, Belgium. It publishes in the
humanities, with a particular focus in history, archaeology, history of
the arts, language and literature, and critical editions of source
works.
Erasmus Boekhandel is looking for several new employees
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Due to the growth of the company, Erasmus Boekhandel BV is looking for several new employees.
Erasmus
Boekhandel BV has been around for 90 years and specializes in the
supply of academic books and journals to academic libraries in Europe
and the rest of the world. We have more than 60 employees with offices
in Amsterdam and Paris, and collaborate with preeminent Italian library
supplier Casalini Libri. The Erasmus working environment is collegial
and informal.
Ordering and invoicing department, full-time
This
staff member is responsible for the fast and accurate processing of
incoming orders, the follow up of orders, and the accurate production of
invoices.
French- and German-speaking customer service, full-time
These
team members are responsible for the daily contact with customers They
play an active role in providing efficient and innovate solutions to
meet our customers’ needs.
Journals department, full-time
This staff member is responsible for processing of journal orders, publishers' invoices and incoming journals.
Candidate profile
MBO+ level of thinking;
work experience in bookshops or publishing is recommended;
good command of Dutch or English;
for customer service vacancies we are looking for employees with German
or French as their mother tongue. For the other positions, some
knowledge of German, French, Spanish and/or Italian is an advantage;
practical attitude with commercial and customer-friendly insight;
proficient in Microsoft Office;
team spirit and collegial attitude;
affinity with books and/or journals;
In principle, these are full-time positions, but part-time (at least 4 days a week) is negotiable.
We offer for all vacancies:
a varied and interesting job close to the center of Amsterdam;
employment on the basis of the Collective Labour Agreement for the Bookshop;
salary above the scales laid down in the Collective Labour Agreement.
Written applications with CV should be sent to: Managing director, Erasmus Boekhandel BV, P.O. Box 19140, 1000 GC Amsterdam Email: erasmus@erasmusbooks.nl
Erasmus Boekhandel and Houtschild merger brings new opportunities
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Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel is delighted to announce that its merger
with Houtschild Internationale Boekhandel will come into effect on 1st June
2023. The combined company, under the leadership of current Managing Director,
Dirk Raes, will continue to operate under the name Erasmus Antiquariaat en
Boekhandel BV, with headquarters in Amsterdam.
The union of the two companies brings together their long-established
expertise in academic book supply, in order to reinforce their strengths,
reaffirm the range of services on offer, and remain competitive in an
increasingly complex industry. Houtschild customers, while maintaining their
existing customer service contacts, will now have the option to benefit from
additional services, such as Erasmus' New Title Information, covering
forthcoming academic titles in a wide range of subjects from the Benelux,
France, Scandinavia, Germany, the UK and the USA, and skill in selecting
titles for supply on approval plan.
"We are delighted to welcome on board our Houtschild colleagues and excited
about the opportunities our fusion presents", stated Managing Director, Dirk
Raes. "We are confident that the merger will enable us to further increase our
efficiency and allow us to provide the best possible services to our
customers."
Founded in Amsterdam in 1934, Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel has since
become a preeminent name in the international book trade, specializing in the
areas of art and art history, and providing a comprehensive service to
university, research and specialist libraries. Its subsidiary in Paris,
Librairie Erasmus, founded in 1990, guarantees efficient delivery of French
publications.
Since its foundation in the Netherlands in 1974, Houtschild International
Booksellers has made a name for itself as an outstanding supplier of academic
books and journals from all countries, in all languages, specialising in the
supply of English and foreign-language European publications to academic,
corporate and government libraries.
For further information on the merger and what it means for your library,
contact your customer services representative or write to us at
erasmus@erasmusbooks.nl.
F.A.Q. Erasmus – Houtschild Merger
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What is the official, registered name and address of the merged company?
Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV 
Veemarkt 207
1019CJ Amsterdam 
The Netherlands
Chamber of Commerce: 33044879 (Kamer van Koophandel Amsterdam)
VAT number: NL007025117B01
EORI number: NL007025117
For Houtschild customers:
How long will the Houtschild bank accounts remain open?
You can continue to pay into the current Houtschild bank accounts until the
end of August 2023.  After that date these accounts will be closed.  If you
prefer, payments can already be made to the Erasmus accounts.  Please always
make sure when paying to mention the invoice numbers concerned. 
What happens with my outstanding orders?
Outstanding monographic orders ordered at Houtschild will remain recorded
and supplied by Erasmus when the books become available. 
All your standing orders at Houtschild are being transferred to Erasmus. 
Future volumes will be sent from Amsterdam with Erasmus invoices. 
Journals continue to be sent directly from the publisher if such is the case
now.  Renewals will be handled by Erasmus later this year. 
Journals with a consolidation service at Houtschild will transfer to a
consolidation at Erasmus.  Renewals will also be handled by Erasmus later
this year. 
 How to order books?
Via ordinary mail: please send your orders to the above mentioned physical
address 
Via our websites
www.erasmusbooks.nl or
www.erasmus.fr (for French books only):
please contact us in case you have not yet access to our website.  We will
create a profile for you and send the instructions on how to login. 
Via EDI: for those clients who currently send their orders via EDI to
Houtschild, you will be contacted shortly with further details  
Where should returns be sent to?
Please contact your current Houtschild contact for further information. 
I have accounts both with Houtschild and Erasmus. What will happen to my
accounts?
The Houtschild account will be migrated to Erasmus and, for now, remain
separate using the Houtschild account number. At a later stage Erasmus might
contact you about merging your accounts.
How to reach my Houtschild contact?
Please be informed that all current Houtschild e-mails remain valid for the
foreseeable future.   
 For Erasmus customers:
The merger of Erasmus and Houtschild will have
no consequences for Erasmus customers.
For Publishers:
What happens with the Houtschild orders:
During May Houtschild will stop ordering from suppliers. Books for
Houtschild customers will be ordered by Erasmus
On June 1 all outstanding Houtschild orders will be migrated to Erasmus.
After that date all books should be sent to Erasmus, see below for
addresses.
Where should monographs, standing orders and journals be shipped to?
For books and standing orders, please use these addresses.
For journals, if the journal is being sent to Houtschild in Rijswijk, please
change the address to Erasmus. If the journals issues are sent directly to
another address, please continue using that address.
Main Netherlands address:
Erasmus Antiquariaat en Boekhandel BV
Veemarkt 207
1019CJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
For Dutch publishers, aansluitnummer Vervoercentrale: 7121076
If you have been using a delivery address in the USA, UK, or Germany, please
use these:
USA:
Woodland Group – Media Division
For: Erasmus Amsterdam / IBS / AIR
560-596 Bercik Street
Suite #1
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
United Kingdom:
WBS / IBS
Attn. Erasmus Boekhandel, Amsterdam
Dollymans Farm
Doublegate Lane, Rawreth
Wickford, Essex
SS11 8UD
United Kingdom
Germany:
International Book Service GmbH & Co. KG
Attn. Erasmus 1019CJ Amsterdam
BenzstraĂźe 21
48619 Heek
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Germany
If you have any questions or if we can be of any further assistance, please do
not hesitate to contact us.
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Exciting new entries to the Torrossa digital library
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Casalini Libri and Erasmus Boekhandel
are pleased to announce a series of agreements with some of Europe's
most authoritative and respected academic publishers, for an ever more
comprehensive coverage of scholarly publishing from across Europe.
The
result of a co-ordinated effort and continued investment in the
Torrossa Digital Library, the new partnerships confirm the further
evolution of the platform, which now offers access to almost 400,000
monographs and over 1000 scholarly e-journals from more than 450
European publishers.
The new entries to the Torrossa Digital
Library bring to the catalogue a wealth of scholarly material published
in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Spain and beyond.
From
the University Presses of Leuven and Bielefeld to the well-known
academic publishers De Gruyter, Peeters Publishers, and John Benjamins,
now available in Torrossa are a range of interdisciplinary publications
with a strong focus on the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, as well
as scholarly works in many, diverse subject areas. They are joined by
specialist publishers Oxbow books, Birkhäuser and Mohr Siebeck, as well
as publisher of professional resources, Wolters Kluwer, to further
expand the Torrossa catalogue.
“Erasmus is delighted to help
bring new publishers to the Torrossa Digital Library,” stated Dirk Raes,
Managing Director of Erasmus Boekhandel. “Over the last twelve months
Torrossa has seen an increase not only in the number, breadth and
diversity of the titles in its catalogue, but also in the quantity of
content available in English, French, Dutch and German language. This
further reinforces its position as one of the principal platforms for
European digital research content, while enabling us to offer additional
value to libraries and research institutions.”
Among the most
recent publishers to have signed agreements, Torrossa welcomes
long-established names Duncker and Humblot, Boom/Eleven and Reimer
Verlag, together with the respected publisher of study resources,
Éditions Ellipses, and the dynamic Grupo Editorial Sargantana. Titles
from these publishers will be made available through Torrossa in the
coming months.
Difficulties with UK supply chain
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In October 2022 major UK distributor Turpin
went into administration. This affected many publishers, among which
Brill, Berghahn, Emerald and Liverpool University Press to name a few
(...complete list).
Some of the publishers distributed by Turpin moved their distribution
to Turpin’s sister company Orca/Marston. Others have taken the
distribution into their own hands or partnered with other distributors.
Complete list of former Turpin publishers:
Berghahn Books Ltd
Brill
International Labour Organization
Liverpool University Press
The O.E.C.D. (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
The Royal Society
White Horse Press
Callan Method Organisation
The Commonwealth Secretariat
Dunedin Academic Press
Emerald Group Publishing
Fiscal Publications
5M Publishing
ILM Publications
IWA Publishing
John Harper Publishing Ltd
SEN Press
Spiramus Publishing
World Trade Organization
Zophorus Books
Setting up these new arrangements has taken considerable time and has
put huge pressure on the operations of the new distributors, causing
delays of at least 4-6 weeks with distributors like Orca/Marston.
Publishers are also still struggling to get the stock released that is
still held at Turpin due to legal and administrative restrictions.
As a result, only now, nearly 5 months later, we and all other vendors
are receiving the first few print-on-demand books from Brill publishers.
Their offset-printed books will not be available until Summer.
We are in close contact with all affected publishers regarding the
status of your orders and will keep you updated. We are very sorry for
the inconvenience caused by these delays and thank you for your
understanding in this matter.
We would like to introduce to you the changes and improvements we have made:
Over 58 million publications
Our new database holds over 58 million publications from all corners of the
world. That is more than 52 million on our Erasmus Amsterdam website (
https://www.erasmusbooks.nl) and more than 6 million on our Erasmus Paris website (https://www.erasmus.fr).
Until now our websites featured a comprehensive database for
English,
French, German, Dutch, Spanish and
Italian language publications, but we now include recent
Danish, Swedish and
Norwegian publications as well.
The bibliographic quality of publications has also improved. When available,
we now show more descriptive data, classifications (such as BIC, Dewey and
Thema) and summaries (descriptions, table of contents and bibliographical
notes).
Up-to-date technologies have dramatically improved speed throughout our
website and will deliver you better search results, faster.
Quicksearch suggestions
Our
Quicksearch input will now show suggestions as you type,
making it easier to find what you are looking for. These suggestions can be
filtered by Title, Author, Publisher, Keywords, Torrossa (our e-book platform)
and NTS (Erasmus' curated selection). All from the Quicksearch input itself,
available anywhere on the website.
Aftersearch filters
Our Aftersearch filters have expanded to now include the possibility to filter
by:
Availability (Available, Forthcoming, Out of print, etc...),
Product type (Hardback, Paperback, Digital, etc...),
Years of publication,
Publisher,
Series,
Contributors,
Countries of publication,
Classification (List of available schemes)
All filters dynamically recalculate their totals, as you apply them. Allowing
for complicated deep dives such as 'Forthcoming hardbacks from India with
thema Architecture' or 'Available paperbacks from Spain by Pablo Picasso'.
Sorting by relevance
By default your search results will now be sorted by 'Relevance'. This
relevance is based on our curated New Title Service selection, year of
publication and on how many times your keywords occur in the bibliographical
record and in which places.
It is of course always possible to change the sorting to alphabetically by
title, author/editor, publisher or by ISBN or Publication date, ascending or
descending:
We hope the new database will give you a better experience using our websites.
If you have any comments or suggestions, feel free to contact us at
erasmus@erasmusbooks.nl