A tool to normalise information about chemical compounds is the first result of a partnership between Elsevier MDL and Temis
Sabine Brünger-Weilandt, president and CEO of Germany's Fachinformationszentrum (FIZ) Karlsruhe.
The changing nature of research resources and the demands of its users are having a knock-on effect on the companies that help libraries to manage this information. Siân Harris discovers OCLC PICA's perspective on the library-management sector
There is a growing awareness of the need to preserve digital information. Tim Tamminga of Endeavor Information Systems describes how a new partnership with Sun plans to address this issue.
Leading STM database providers are starting to offer visualisation tools to help interpret search results. David Mort reveals how this could help existing users to get more from their information and encourage new users
Esther Harris
Esther Harris explains why publishers need to rethink user experience and experiment relentlessly
Jake Smallridge
More focus needs to be placed on user experience in the field of research, writes Jake Smallridge
Katie Silvester
What to do if your research paper is too long for an article but not long enough for a monograph? Katie Silvester explains
David Myers
David Myers tells us about his new venture, the Data Licensing Alliance, and his adventures in wine-making
Scott Edmunds
Scott Edmunds highlights opportunities to improve the publishing process by improving transparency, accountability and speed
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More and more library publishers are sharing experiences to topple tradition, reports Rebecca Pool
Emma Warren-Jones
Many readers of scholarly literature today are underserved by traditional publishing formats, writes Emma Warren-Jones
Sharing platforms offer effective ways of connecting with researchers and create fertile ground for serendipity, writes Claire Webber
Tamir Borensztajn
Tamir Borensztajn assesses inequity in the research process and ensuring fair access to diverse information
Emily Choynowski
Emily Choynowski surveys the challenges facing academic publishers in the Middle East
Gaia Donati
Delving into physics digital archives provides surprising and inspiring food for thought, writes Gaia Donati
Fiona Hutton
Fiona Hutton, of Cambridge University Press and Assessment, looks back over her career and tells of her love of the wilderness
