History
Information, Medium & Society: The Publishing Studies Research Network was founded in 2003 with the inaugural International Conference on the Future of the Book. Since its founding the Research Network has expanded its scope in two phases. The first in 2009 when it became the Books, Publishing, and Libraries Research Network, looking beyond the book as the primary site of investigation. In 2019 the network underwent another change, to become Information, Medium & Society - The Publishing Studies Research Network, broadening its scope to explore the nature, role and purpose of publishing in society. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
