Analysis & opinion

05 August 2008

New research shows that fewer papers are being cited than in the days before the internet, reports Rebecca Pool

17 July 2008

The American Psychological Association is looking again at its plans to charge authors to fulfil the National Institutes of Health mandate.

16 June 2008

Library views are mixed about the urgency of digital preservation, according to a study by Portico and Ithaka.

19 May 2008

The SPARC Europe Seal for Open Access journals intends to address the confusion that sometimes surrounds the use and reuse of material published in OA journals.

14 April 2008

A British Library survey has revealed that researchers want the same rights with digital information as they have with print

06 March 2008

Nadya Anscombe reports on how rival neuroscience journals are working together to simply and speed up the peer-review process

07 February 2008

The peer review process is supported by the majority of researchers, according to a new report

15 January 2008

Nadya Anscombe reports on a pilot project that hopes to unite the different metadata systems used by publishers and libraries

13 December 2007

As the race to place the UK's library catalogues online gathers momentum, several hurdles could slow progress reports Rebecca Pool

19 November 2007

A new study from OCLC reveals that just 13 per cent of the public feels it is the role of the library to create a social networking site for their communities, writes Siân Harris

15 October 2007

Can e-books make their mark in research libraries? Rebecca Pool finds out the predictions of a new study

07 September 2007

Tensions between advocates and opponents of open access increase with the launch of a new partnership that is aimed at protecting the integrity of scientific research, reports Nadya Anscombe

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