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WEB 2.0
Integrate, not separate, social media
In 2006 when Charlie Rapple last wrote for us about Web 2.0, the term was new and rather mysterious. Five years on, it's become part of the strategy of many scholarly publishers. She shares some tips about how to make best use of what this technology offers
ANALYSIS
Google Plus: Do you need to join another social networking site?
As the role of social networking grows in research and publishing David Stuart takes a look at Google Plus and what it promises
ANALYSIS
Metadata project attracts funding
A project to help digital repositories control and make money from their digital assets has attracted funding from the UK government
E-BOOKS
EPUB 3 launches but devices may not be ready
The release of EPUB 3 was one of the big news announcements of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Sian Harris reports back from the fair on what this might mean
INDUSTRY TRENDS
Access, review and changing brains
Developments in the internet are enabling new approaches to access, peer review and even changing the ways our brains work. Sian Harris reports back from the STM Frankfurt meeting
E-BOOK PLATFORMS
Breaking down monograph borders
Sian Harris looks at the dawn of a new era in the story of university presses - the cross-press platform
INDUSTRY TRENDS
Evolution, revolution or something else?
Sian Harris reports back from the ALPSP annual conference in September on discussions about the future of the scholarly publishing industry
INTERVIEW
A semantic approach
TEMIS has recently launched the latest version of its Luxid product for semantic enrichment. Eric Brégand, chief executive officer of the company, tells us how this can help publishers
PRODUCT FOCUS
Scientific research helps oil and gas exploration
The Geological Society of London has contributed its geological maps to Geofacets, Elsevier's tool that brings scholarly research resources to the oil and gas industry. Sian Harris finds out why
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