Features
Innovation is essential for any academic or professional publisher wishing to survive in today's fast changing information ecosystem, writes David Stuart
Sharon Davies discovers some of the recent developments, challenges and emerging trends around Humanities and Social Sciences research
As institutional repositories evolve, library publishers and university presses worldwide are using the systems to publish research papers and more. What will be the impact on traditional publishing models? Rebecca Pool investigates
The rapid growth of digital information has led to rising interest in new approaches to information retrieval and discovery, writes David Stuart
From the environment to gender studies, there is plenty of research taking place across Africa into issues that impact local people. Sian Harris looks at some of the challenges and opportunities for the continent's researchers
Researchers face many challenges but in some places these challenges can be more pronounced for female researchers because of additional cultural and other pressures. Four researchers who joined INASP staff at the recent Gender Summit Africa meeting in South Africa share their stories
Naniki Maphakwane, library manager at Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning, describes how ProQuest has been working with the Botswana Libraries Consortium to provide valuable research tools
Sarah Glazer introduces Libraries Without Borders, which is having a huge impact on learning in the developing world
South African journal publisher NISC is proud of its strapline "Publishing Africa's Research", says managing director Mike Schramm
Amy Bourke rounds up proceedings at the STM Annual US Conference, held in Washington DC, USA, in April
London Book Fair had an extra focus on academic publishing this year. Here, we report on some of the highlights from Olympia
As digital technologies re-shape traditional teaching methods in higher education, the MOOC is finding its feet, reports Rebecca Pool