Features
Sian Harris reports from IPI-ConfEx in Seville, Spain on how
patent information could help pharmaceutical research
John Murphy finds out why Google is interested in books and the information they contain
Electronic books are gaining popularity, especially amongst researchers, but there are still challenges ahead, write Tom Wilkie and Sian Harris
Industry representatives are working together to help ensure that future generations can access today's digital information,writes Bob Murphy of OCLC, which is one of the members of the new preservation task force
A recent OCLC study casts doubts on the role of Web 2.0 in libraries.
At the end of last year two very different publishers struck a deal that promises a host of new open-access journals. John Murphy spoke to Sage and Hindawi to find out more
Grace Baynes of Nature Publishing Group describes some of the ways that this company is using Web 2.0 to help researchers
The changes that the internet has brought to libraries have been dramatic. Now, the web itself is changing. Sian Harris reports back from Online Information about the implications of this for libraries and for the information they provide
Roddy MacLeod gives an overview of the latest engineering research information in 2007 and looks at what 2008 promises to offer in this discipline
Swets has recently bought the Scholarly Stats service from MPS Technologies. John Murphy finds out why
Roddy MacLeod reveals how universities, publishers and funding bodies have come together to improve how researchers are informed of the latest journal content.
From the traditional search and discovery tools to the latest in social networks, there's a host of online resources available to bioscience researchers. But do they actually want them, asks Rebecca Pool