Publishers should publicise their value to researchers better, believes Steven Hall, the new managing director of Institute of Physics Publishing
Last year the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) published a study into scholarly books carried out by consultant Laura Cox. Among the many findings, the study revealed that aggregators and e-book vendors were the favoured channels to market for publishers, although publishers' own platforms and those of their hosting company were also well used. Sian Harris asked some e-book providers about the role of aggregators, their relationships with publishers and the business models being used
Researchers and librarians around the world are embracing discovery services. Sian Harris talked to three providers of these tools to find out why they are becoming so popular with libraries and their users
Libraries generate and hold large amounts of data. David Stuart looks at the potential benefits of sharing and allowing people to innovate with it
Technology can help universities reduce costs while retaining strong values, according to discussions at the annual conference of the UK's JISC, which was held in March
The New Journal of Physics has recently launched video abstracts. Tim Smith explains how this will help communicate research
David Utting of JISC shares how £12.5 million from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) is being invested to give opportunities to UK researchers to store, manage and use their data using cloud computing
Friedel Grant looks at some new web-based initiatives that provide virtual access to the treasures of art galleries, libraries and museums around the world
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Jonathan Bresman explains why the Starship Enterprise and Jurassic Park needed semantic search
Neil Blair Christensen
Neil Blair Christensen discusses the evolution of enriched scholarly research
Anna Clarkson
Anna Clarkson details a reconstruction of the publishing process
Harriet Clark
The repository has become an increasingly important part of an institution’s infrastructure, writes Harriet Clark
Jennifer Schivas
Jennifer Schivas re-examines semantic enrichment’s strategic importance
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Many believe open access funding agreements will tip the balance of publishing output. But not everyone, says Rebecca Pool
Amer Abukhalaf
Research institutions and funders need to be more aware of the phenomenon, writes Amer Abukhalaf
Manisha Bolina
The need for fast, accurate and enriched data has never been more pressing, writes Manisha Bolina
Nathan Cunningham
A national infrastructure for research data is necessary to effectively apply AI and machine learning, writes Nathan Cunningham
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Publishers’ power in the research ecosystem must be tackled on a sector-wide basis, writes Silke Machold
Phil Gooch
Phil Gooch looks back at the history of semantic enrichment, and how it will be used going forward
Simone Taylor
AIP Publishing's Simone Taylor talks digital books, inclusion, long-distance walking and gluten-free baking
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Keywords help people find visual content on search engines, photo libraries and in-house image databases, writes Clemency Wright
Prabhakar Bisen
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Advancements in digital technologies have played a vital role in modernising the entire scholarly publication process, writes Prabhakar Bisen
