| Reed Elsevier PLC engages in publishing and providing information in the areas of science and medical, legal, business publishing, and organization of trade exhibitions primarily in North America and Europe. The company operates in four divisions: Elsevier, LexisNexis, Reed Exhibitions, and Reed Business Information. The Elsevier division involves in the scientific, technical, and medical publishing and communications businesses. This division supplies scientific and technical information through journals and books, and in print and electronic media to libraries, scientists, and professionals primarily in the areas of life sciences, social sciences, materials, engineering, chemistry, physics, economics, mathematics, earth sciences, computer sciences, management, and psychology. It also operates a network of nursing, health professions, and medical publishing and communications businesses, as well as electronic health care content delivery business. The LexisNexis division provides legal, tax, regulatory, risk management, information analytics, and business information solutions aligned to the workflow of law firms, business, and government customers. The Reed Exhibitions division organizes various events, including exhibitions, conferences, and congresses serving the aerospace and aviation, automobiles, broadcasting, building and construction, electronics, energy, oil and gas, engineering, manufacturing, environment, food service and hospitality, gifts, healthcare, interior design, information technology and telecommunications, jewellery, life science and pharmaceuticals, machinery, medical education, printing and graphics, property and real estate, security and safety, and sports and recreation industries. The Reed Business Information division provides information and marketing solutions to business and industry professionals. The company was founded in 1894 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. |
