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‘The library ecosystem is somewhat stagnant and the threshold for innovation is really high,’ stated Martin Malmsten, senior developer, National Library of Sweden, in…

In 2009 Elsevier’s Cell Press division began to push the boundaries of the journal concept when it announced its ‘article of the future’ approach…

‘Asian patent information is not just interesting, it is critical. Researchers around the world cannot afford to ignore this growing hotbed of innovation,’ says…

Every year libraries obtain content from hundreds of publishers, and publishers sell material to thousands of libraries around the world. To aggregate and simplify…

Last November more than 200 delegates met together at the Pharma-Bio-Med meeting in Seville, Spain, to discuss the role of information professionals in a…

In 1969, Frederick Gridley Kilgour, founder and first president of OCLC, suggested that ‘application of computation to effect economies will not be enough. Only…

In many industries people are reluctant to contribute comments and ask questions at the end of a conference session. Not so the scholarly publishing…

What do research-intensive institutions need to do to maintain and expand their expertise? A recent review of higher education in the UK highlighted the…

It’s no secret that academic libraries worldwide are facing the most difficult economic challenges ever. Libraries’ acquisition budgets throughout Europe are at best static…

‘I use ebooks for work and leisure; I like them as I can carry a lot of books while travelling, but still feel awkward…

‘Open-access publishing… establishes the framework in which a much wider repertoire of adventures can take place… All of these adventures are tremendously exciting because…