Survey reveals researchers` views on monographs
Academic monographs have been getting a lot of attention in policy circles of late. In the UK, HEFCE, Jisc and the AHRC have all…
December 2014/January 2015
Publishers must serve early-career researchers
The days when students completing a PhD could expect to spend a few years doing a postdoc abroad before walking into a faculty position…
Starting a dialogue with publishers
During the 2013 UKSG conference, T Scott Plutchak urged librarians and publishers to get to know each other outside of the buyer/seller relationship, and…
Meeting considers how open access could address inequalities
In most previous years, the annual meeting of the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association has taken place in eastern Europe. This year, however, the…
Big data and education: the power of transformation
Imagine a world in which teachers could analyse the answers given in exam papers not just to find out how much their students have…
Libraries could play key role in managing research data
Sharing and long-term preservation of research data are increasingly important to the research process, strengthening the process of science and maximising a funder’s return…
Openness and user experience guide future library systems
Library management systems (LMSs) are in a time of transition, moving from legacy models to new-generation systems. Recent years have witnessed a growth of…
Video enhances publications
There is a trend towards the inclusion of video in journal articles, databases and other scholarly resources. One company that is embracing this trend…
Making the connections between funder and research
How does CHORUS work? Researchers, research administrators, librarians and others have a lot on their plates and are going to be asked to do…