There is plenty of talk about outsourcing publishing services but what does it involve and who does it? We talk to Gurvinder Barta, chief technologist of USA/India-based Aptara, which serves many well-known publishers
Keeping libraries relevant to users was a key theme for speakers at the recent Online Information event, as Siân Harris discovered
Gary Coker shares what MetaPress has learned about user search trends
Swets is taking a new approach to addressing customer needs, writes Sian Harris
John Murphy gets to know Maney Publishing
Researchers use a bewildering array of tools to find the information they need. David Mort and James Brown examine a new report that sheds light on how these tools are used and perceived
Information professionals are satisfied to offer their researchers anything that has been peer-reviewed, according to a recent study. Siân Harris finds out more
Information about intellectual property can be a vital resource for researchers as well as for lawyers, writes Bob Stembridge of Thomson Scientific
James Molloy
James Molloy reflects on the many different strands of his role as a librarian
Ted Slater and James Malone
Siloed data has a wide-reaching impact, say Ted Slater and James Malone
The last decade promised a revolution but high prices have stirred up a rebellion
Michele Avissar-Whiting
Michele Avissar-Whiting outlines the course of post-pandemic preprinting
Marian Asantewah Nkansah
Research Information meets award-winning Ghanaian researcher Marian Asantewah Nkansah
Eric Merkel-Sobotta
Eric Merkel-Sobotta discusses the APE conference, the Berlin Institute for Scholarly Publishing, and a great love of horticulture
Andrew Barker
Andrew Barker, UKSG chair, looks back on a difficult year – and towards a brighter future (and tells of his love for 50s jazz)
