Being able to demonstrate measurable impact and value is becoming critically important for academic libraries
As the pressure to understand student success rises, Rebecca Pool asks: are libraries coming around to learning analytics?
Jisc, the not-for-profit technology solutions provider for education and research, is launching three library services.
Library hub discover, Library hub compare, and Library hub cataloguing are aimed at making it easier for UK higher education libraries and researchers to access, discover and manage academic collections.
A new National Bibliographic Knowledgebase has been hailed as a key piece of national data infrastructure for the UK
NBK has made a great start providing one place for UK academic library data, writes Sarah Bartlett
Complex workflows and new services are driving developments in cloud-based library management systems, reports Rebecca Pool
At the Instituto de Empresa (IE) in Madrid, 'Our students define the future,' said Head Librarian, Amada Marcos Blázquez. The library provides 24/7 support, she explained, 'around the world, in courses, classrooms and MOOCs. All this can be achieved thanks to WorldShare® Management Services from OCLC.'
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
Five organisations define, describe, and share their thoughts on a subject that has become something of a hot topic in recent times
A growing number of mandates, incentives and declarations are driving progress in open data, reports Rebecca Pool
Leon Heward-Mills and Rebecca Lawrence discuss the Taylor & Francis acquisition of F1000 Research
Ann Michael looks back on a varied career encompassing nine different industries
The open-access movement is calling into question business models in scholarly publishing, writes Sami Benchekroun
In time for International Women's Day Caroline Birkle, vice president of research operations at Clarivate Analytics, spoke to us about flagship brands, research data services and metrics
Nick Fowler and Steven Inchcoombe introduce SNSI, an initiative to solve the cyber challenges facing the scholarly communications industry
Lisa Hinchliffe
The open research agenda – for publications, data, and code – is driving companies to explore new business models, writes Lisa Hinchliffe
The rise of preprints and the move towards universal open access are potential threats to traditional business models in scholarly publishing, writes Phil Gooch
