ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, wˈoʊltɚz klˈuːwɚ bˈɔːt wˈeɪvɚli, pˈɛɹənt ʌv wˈɪljəmz ænd wˈɪlkɪnz ʌv bˈɔltɪmˌoːɹ ænd mˈɜːdʒd ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ lˈɪpɪŋkˌɑːtɹˈeɪvən tə fˈɔːɹm ˌɛldˌʌbəljˌuːdˈʌbəljˌuː.
In 1998, Wolters Kluwer bought Waverly, parent of Williams & Wilkins of Baltimore and merged it into Lippincott-Raven to form LWW.