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For a long time measures of research impact have revolved around the citations that published works received, a practice that has often drawn criticism…

Making data openly available enables other researchers to validate and to attempt the replication of research results. Just as importantly, completely new work might…

EuropeanaTech 2015 was an exciting chance for researchers, archivists and developers working in diverse fields to come together to learn from one another. As…

At Digital Science our aim is to help researchers work in the most effective way possible, overcome the myriad challenges they face, and maximise…

Teachers, IT managers, librarians, lecturers and research managers from across the UK were given the chance to discuss the positive impact of technology on…

As publishers worldwide watch sales of scholarly e-books soar, many are now reviewing what readers want from the digital tome. From fluid formats and…

Publishing platforms are constantly evolving in an effort to deliver scholarly content to its many users. There is also a continued effort in the…

Last year, nearly a quarter of visitors to The London Book Fair (LBF) were interested in academic, STM and professional publishing.  For 2015, this…

An astonishing 48 per cent of online American adults (aged 16 and older) have taken an online course, and 10 per cent of them…

Social media is forming an increasingly central part of how we all communicate. Its online communities carry a strong and influential voice, and there…

According to conservative estimates, the UK’s higher education institutions are paying £160m per year for subscriptions to peer-reviewed academic journals; Research Libraries UK (RLUK)…