Tech focus: publishing platforms
Report reveals what is considered important for users in the scholarly community
An independent report aiming to improve the transparency of open access (OA) prices and services is calling for a customer-centric, collaborative and pragmatic approach to the issue
CISPC 2019 – overview and highlights from London Art House
Anna Seiffert reflects on the need to communicate the collection’s budget to admin and faculty
An independent report aiming to improve the transparency of open access (OA) prices and services is calling for a customer-centric, collaborative and pragmatic approach to the issue
Academic publisher Taylor & Francis Group has announced the addition of open research publisher F1000 Research
Under a new name, the Open Athens conference returns to London rebranded as Access Lab
Anna Seiffert reflects on the need to communicate the collection’s budget to admin and faculty
Haseeb Md. Irfanullah looks at the role for Bangladesh libraries in driving the country's evolution
Librarians, researchers, funders, publishers and other vendors came together in a spirit of cooperation for the third CISPC meeting in November
As the pressure to understand student success rises, Rebecca Pool asks: are libraries coming around to learning analytics?
David Stuart investigates the concept of open research, and what it means to the scholarly community
From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool
As Nature celebrates its 150th birthday, Magdalena Skipper reflects on her career and her work as editor-in-chief
Catt Thompson-Baum, conservation manager for Wiley Digital Archives, gives an inside view of the world of archive collections – from mummified rats to medieval parchments
Alice Duijser, managing director EMEA & APAC at VitalSource, talks digital-first, data analytics and the future of scholarly communications
The health care sector is undergoing a significant change, moving away from a system of caring for the sick to early intervention, prevention and supporting of wellbeing
In a recent webinar presented by Research Information, Angela Ecklund and Farrah Lehman Den of the Modern Language Association (MLA) shared an overview of the free online teaching tools developed for use with the MLA International Bibliography. Claire Buck, Professor of English at Wheaton College, also described how she integrates the Bibliography into the curriculum to engage students in the research process.
IFIS Publishing commissioned research into research behaviour and the challenges around carrying out literature reviews
In October of 2018, Springer Nature conducted a global survey on library challenges, publisher engagement, and its level of service to the library community
For more than a hundred years the Modern Language Association, creator of the MLA International Bibliography, has worked to strengthen the study and teaching of language and literature
Report reveals what is considered important for users in the scholarly community