Analysis & opinion

Users don't expect social networking from libraries
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

Electronic books entice academic librarians
15 October 2007

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

Open access debate gets personal
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

Scholarly publishers snub Microsoft
11 August 2007

Scientific publishers worldwide have refused to publish papers written in Word 2007. Rebecca Pool investigates

E-book strategies confuse users
03 July 2007

E-books are becoming important parts of many publishers' plans but librarians and users are confused about how to buy them, according to a new survey. Nadya Anscombe reports

Code tackles journal transfer problems
12 June 2007

A new code of practice promises to ease journal transfer for librarians, reports Rebecca Pool

Latin America provides new publishing opportunities
14 May 2007

Librarians in Latin America are increasingly turning to digital resources, according to a new report from Accucoms. Nadya Anscombe investigates

Project resolves rights management issues
05 April 2007

Across the world publishers and search engines have resorted to court cases to resolve disputes over how content is used. Siân Harris investigates a new project that hopes to solve this problem

Industry groups agree on fundamentals of scholarly communication
06 March 2007

The UK's Research Information Network (RIN) has got representative organisations in the UK to agree on major public policy goals for the scholarly communications process. Nadya Anscombe finds how more

EC outlines information-access plans
20 February 2007

The European Commission has revealed how it intends to help increase and improve access to and dissemination of scientific information.

Final versions carry little weight with librarians
30 January 2007

Information professionals are satisfied to offer their researchers anything that has been peer-reviewed, according to a recent study.

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