Marketing to readers
Jacek Ciesielski, general manager of Poland-based publisher Versita believes that article-level marketing helps attract good papers and boost journal impact factors
Jacek Ciesielski, general manager of Poland-based publisher Versita believes that article-level marketing helps attract good papers and boost journal impact factors
Integrating information in academic libraries is very important but some users don't know how to find this information in the first place. Credo Reference is taking on the challenge of enticing users to their libraries' resources, writes John Dove
Science communication should go beyond peer-reviewed journals and conferences if the public are to engage with scientific developments, argues Jonathon Rees
Caroline Sutton reports back from the First Conference on Open Access Scholarly Publishing held recently in Sweden
To keep pace with information changes and the needs of users, librarians need some programming skills, argues David Stuart
The possibilities that networked electronic resources offer to researchers are extensive but do they know what they are allowed to do with the content available to them? Siân Harris and John Murphy ask about the challenges of licensing and rights management
Simon Hodson of JISC examines how technology and funding policies have changed the ways that researchers share data
At the ALPSP annual conference in September Fred Dylla of American Institute of Physics revealed how a new group from across the industry is seeking to find common ground in the open access stand-off, writes Siân Harris
Esther Harris explains why publishers need to rethink user experience and experiment relentlessly
More focus needs to be placed on user experience in the field of research, writes Jake Smallridge
What to do if your research paper is too long for an article but not long enough for a monograph? Katie Silvester explains
David Myers tells us about his new venture, the Data Licensing Alliance, and his adventures in wine-making
Scott Edmunds highlights opportunities to improve the publishing process by improving transparency, accountability and speed
More and more library publishers are sharing experiences to topple tradition, reports Rebecca Pool
Many readers of scholarly literature today are underserved by traditional publishing formats, writes Emma Warren-Jones
Sharing platforms offer effective ways of connecting with researchers and create fertile ground for serendipity, writes Claire Webber
Tamir Borensztajn assesses inequity in the research process and ensuring fair access to diverse information
Emily Choynowski surveys the challenges facing academic publishers in the Middle East
Delving into physics digital archives provides surprising and inspiring food for thought, writes Gaia Donati
Fiona Hutton, of Cambridge University Press and Assessment, looks back over her career and tells of her love of the wilderness