Features

INDUSTRY VIEW
Flourishing from complexity
01 September 2004

With the rise of the internet changing this industry beyond recognition, scientific publishing is becoming more complex. Siân Harris found out why this could make the agent's role more important than ever

archiving
Partners go Dutch to preserve the minutes of science
01 September 2004

Two years ago Elsevier became the first publisher to agree to deposit all its journals articles into the Dutch National Library. Elsevier's director of IT Solutions, Geoffrey Adams, explains why and how it is progressing so far

patents
Consolidation strikes the patent industry
01 September 2004

Thomson plans to buy Information Holdings, the parent company of MicroPatent. Peter Rees found out what this might mean to patent users

PROFILE: JAMES MICHALKO
When business and library training meet
01 September 2004

John Murphy profiles the president and CEO of the Research Libraries Group, an international organisation for libraries, museums and archives

open access
Interactive peer review enhances journal quality
01 September 2004

In all the talk of journals pricing and reducing the turnaround of the peer review process, the issue of quality can get overlooked. Ulrich Pöschl describes an open-access journal that is seeking to redress the balance

analysis
Users doubt benefits of consolidation
01 September 2004

David Mort kicks off our new analysis section with a critical look at the effects of mergers and acquisitions on end-users

CORPORATE PROFILE OF:
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING
01 July 2004

Survey shows how societies spend surpluses

CORPORATE PROFILE OF:
OVID TECHNOLOGIES
01 July 2004

Negotiating the web of information services

CORPORATE PROFILE OF:
EXTENZA
01 July 2004

The evolution of online access. From institution to end-user, and back again

CORPORATE PROFILE OF:
FIZ KARLSRUHE (STN)
01 July 2004

Celebrating twenty years of STN

CORPORATE PROFILE OF:
SWETS
01 July 2004

The E-Journals Management Drive

CORPORATE PROFILE OF:
SPRINGER
01 July 2004

Two renowned publishers under one brand

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