Features

12 December 2014

Nicola Davies looks at the benefits and challenges of including video in scholarly resources and explores the future of this approach

26 September 2014

Hijacking of journal websites is a worrying side product of scholarly communication moving online and a topic that Iran-based journalist and researcher Mehrdad Jalalian is particularly concerned about. We asked him about the problem and how researchers and others can address the issue

26 September 2014

As the world of scientific publishing changes, authors need to be prepared for post-publication peer comments on their work, argues Anna Sharman

26 September 2014

With hype waning for MOOCs and the backlash in full swing, what does the post-MOOC environment look like for higher education? Simon Linacre explores an increasingly complicated future of teaching, learning and research

26 September 2014

Finbar Galligan imagines a future library where patrons drive all collection development

26 September 2014

Sian Harris explores how the growth and improved accessibility of the cloud is presenting a wealth of exciting opportunities for research libraries

26 September 2014

The Frankfurt Book Fair is a time when publishers and publisher services companies tend to showcase their latest developments and news and these are often in the area of publishing platforms. From shifts towards mobile devices and decisions about changing technology to trends in e-books and the launch of new database platforms, companies tell us about some of their latest trends

26 September 2014

William Gunn reports back from a session on altmetrics that he chaired at the SSP conference earlier this year

26 September 2014

The topic of metrics for scholarly impact can seem highly polarised but there might be fewer tensions between traditional and alternative than there first appear, writes Sian Harris

26 September 2014

It is nearly a year since EBSCO bought Plum Analytics. Sian Harris asks what has happened since the acquisition and what it means for the role of altmetrics in analysing research

06 August 2014

With the raft of policies and mandates that impact researchers and their institutions Sian Harris asks a range of publishers and publishing services companies about their approaches to open access

06 August 2014

With the raft of policies and mandates that impact researchers and their institutions Sian Harris asks a range of publishers and publishing services companies about their approaches to open access

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