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
Five organisations define, describe, and share their thoughts on a subject that has become something of a hot topic in recent times
A growing number of mandates, incentives and declarations are driving progress in open data, reports Rebecca Pool
Leon Heward-Mills and Rebecca Lawrence discuss the Taylor & Francis acquisition of F1000 Research
Ann Michael looks back on a varied career encompassing nine different industries
The open-access movement is calling into question business models in scholarly publishing, writes Sami Benchekroun
In time for International Women's Day Caroline Birkle, vice president of research operations at Clarivate Analytics, spoke to us about flagship brands, research data services and metrics
Nick Fowler and Steven Inchcoombe introduce SNSI, an initiative to solve the cyber challenges facing the scholarly communications industry
Lisa Hinchliffe
The open research agenda – for publications, data, and code – is driving companies to explore new business models, writes Lisa Hinchliffe
The rise of preprints and the move towards universal open access are potential threats to traditional business models in scholarly publishing, writes Phil Gooch
