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
Michael Upshall is head of sales and business development at Unsilo
Michael Upshall reports on an ongoing survey focusing on artificial intelligence in academic publishing
Helen Tian considers what international publishers should consider when building a marketing strategy in this region
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Donald Samulack investigates the possibilities of augmented reality in academic publishing
Andrew Preston
Andrew Preston describes how to make transparent peer review work at scale
Micah Vandegrift
Micah Vandegrift discusses a broad variety of methods to share research and scholarship, especially infused with open values
The discussion in scholarly publishing has moved on from open access to open research, from opening up access to publications to opening up the whole research process and as wide a variety of research outcomes as possible.
Adrian Mulligan
Researchers now spend almost as much time searching for articles as actually reading them, writes Adrian Mulligan
Scholarly publishing leaders must show the way in using the technology to solve problems within the industry, writes Darrell Gunter
Roy Kaufman
Roy Kaufman focuses on a promising trend for dynamic, content-empowered learning environments
Catt Thompson-Baum
Catt Thompson-Baum, conservation manager for Wiley Digital Archives, gives an inside view of the world of archive collections – from mummified rats to medieval parchments
Claire Doffegnies
Given the constant discussion about Brexit at the moment, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that the EU Parliament continues to legislate on issues that affect the lives of citizens across Europe, from Agriculture to Transport, writes Claire Doffegnies
