Publishing better science through better data
Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, head of data and HSS publishing in the Open Research team, and Amy Bourke, corporate communications manager at Nature Publishing Group, report…
Analysis and opinion
Counting the costs of open access for research organisations
The cost to research organisations of making the transition to open access has so far been the object of little attention, says Rob Johnson…
The RECODE project: enabling open access to research data
The discourse on open access to research data is aligned with the notion of rigorous science and the societal and economic benefits obtained from…
Working together at the tipping point
Securing a bright future for libraries and their users, by Fiona Leslie, EMEA marketing manager at OCLC
Unlocking the benefits of open data
Coordinated national approaches to developing open data strategies will help UK researchers to forge ahead on the international stage, says Phil Richards
Navigating through complexity
Publisher opportunities for text and data mining in an uncertain copyright environment, by Roy Kaufman of Copyright Clearance Center
Re-re-thinking the integrated library system
There has been much ado about the next-generation integrated library system, says Neil Block, VP for discovery innovation academic libraries at EBSCO
Starting a dialogue with Swedish publishers
At the recent Internet Librarians International conference in London, Karin Byström of Uppsala University in Sweden emphasised the need for discussion in closing the…
Meeting considers how open access could address inequalities
Mark Patterson reports back from the COASP meeting that was held in Paris in September
Publishers could provide better support for early-career researchers
In an article based on his presentation at the recent STM Frankfurt conference, Jonathan Foster asks how early-career researchers and publishers can help each…
Big data and education: the power of transformation
Olivier Dumon looks at big data and its potential to change the European educational landscape
Survey reveals researchers’ views on monographs
Ellen Collins considers a recent survey of researcher attitudes to monographs and asks what the future is for the academic book