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
Fiona Hutton
Fiona Hutton, of Cambridge University Press and Assessment, looks back over her career and tells of her love of the wilderness
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While open science has gained from the pandemic many challenges remain, writes David Stuart
David Armstrong
Options for disseminating research content have proliferated over the past decade, writes David Armstrong
Rachel Burley
The peer review-based publishing is under more pressure than ever to become faster and more open, writes Rachel Burley
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Shane Rydquist and Minhaj Rais ask: has investment in new content types led to a new era in discovery?
James Gray
Kortext CEO James Gray reflects on founding the company, his wider career, and some life-changing moments
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'Elitist world' discriminating against humanities must be avoided at all costs, write Martin Eve and Anthony Cond
Sami Benchekroun
Sami Benchekroun outlines post-pandemic trends in scholarly communications
Alvin Hutchinson
Institutional repositories have not evolved in the way they were first intended, writes Alvin Hutchinson
Frances Downey
Frances Downey, head of research and innovation culture at UKRI, explains the formation of the organisation’s Good Research Resource Hub
