Sarah Glazer introduces Libraries Without Borders, which is having a huge impact on learning in the developing world
Naniki Maphakwane, library manager at Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning, describes how ProQuest has been working with the Botswana Libraries Consortium to provide valuable research tools
South African journal publisher NISC is proud of its strapline "Publishing Africa's Research", says managing director Mike Schramm
Researchers face many challenges but in some places these challenges can be more pronounced for female researchers because of additional cultural and other pressures. Four researchers who joined INASP staff at the recent Gender Summit Africa meeting in South Africa share their stories
From the environment to gender studies, there is plenty of research taking place across Africa into issues that impact local people. Sian Harris looks at some of the challenges and opportunities for the continent's researchers
The rapid growth of digital information has led to rising interest in new approaches to information retrieval and discovery, writes David Stuart
As institutional repositories evolve, library publishers and university presses worldwide are using the systems to publish research papers and more. What will be the impact on traditional publishing models? Rebecca Pool investigates
Sharon Davies discovers some of the recent developments, challenges and emerging trends around Humanities and Social Sciences research
Authors need to be reconnected to the library to make it the starting point for research, argues Robert Lisiecki
Earlier this year, the UK-based Institute for Scientific Information, Clarivate Analytics, published a report called Profiles, not Metrics
Joe Tragert explains how to leverage discovery platforms as information literacy training tools
The mechanisms of scholarly communication are showing their age, writes Daniel Hook
