Visualising helps make sense of data
Teresa Tocewicz takes a look at how visualisation can be used most effectively for data analysis
Analysis and opinion
Wellcome Trust releases details of APC spend
The Wellcome Trust has released on figshare the details of article-processing charge (APC) payments that it made in 2012-13. The majority of the payments…
Considering open access: talk from recent webinar
At the end of last year Research Information editor Sian Harris was guest on a Copyright Clearance Center webinar on open access. She reports…
Better management reduces data loss risk
The impact of data loss can be staggering for research. Nathan Westgarth argues the case for better data management
Meeting the research data management challenge
Jisc's Rachel Bruce describes the changes required to ensure managing data is a high priority for research institutions
Conference debates publishing concepts
Mark Carden casts a critical eye over some of the industry hot topics discussed at the Academic Publishing in Europe meeting in Berlin last…
Debunking user experience myths
Andrea Fallas considers some common beliefs about what makes a good website
Collaboration tool aims to streamline paper writing and editing
John Hammersley describes a new tool designed to help authors write papers
Incentivising peer review
Janne-Tuomas Seppanen describes a new journal that he hopes will provide recognition for good peer reviews
Challenges are ‘signs of success’ for OA advocates
Penny Andrews reports from Berlin on open-access presentations to students and early-career researchers at the Berlin 11 Satellite Conference
Tensions and consensus characterise OA reality
Alastair Horne reports back from open-access discussions at the UKSG One-Day Conference in November
Mining for data, the new raw material
Alastair Horne reports on discussions about open data and data mining at the recent UKSG One-Day conference