Researchers have the same core content needs as they had in the past but the way they use content is changing, says Mary Sauer-Games, senior vice president, market development at ProQuest
The Norwegian library consortium BIBSYS recently selected OCLC's Web-scale Management Services as its new system. Sian Harris found out why and what this means for Norway's libraries
Modern information professionals are required to be information controllers, organisers, advisers and consultants, as Hervé Basset reports from the Pharma-Bio-Med conference
The rise in use of electronic research information has brought many changes. Siân Harris asked Swets and EBSCO about what the digital age means to subscription agents
As the number of patents filed by Asian countries grows rapidly, researchers elsewhere in the world are struggling to find, understand and work with this information. Siân Harris finds out how some companies are helping to meet this need
Elsevier is extending its 'article of the future' concept. Siân Harris found out about the plans and challenges from IJsbrand Jan Aalbersberg of the company at Online Information
Data was one of the buzz words at the Online Information exhibition and conference held in London in December, Siân Harris reports on discussions about linking library data
Neil Jacobs of JISC welcomes news of Nature Publishing Group's new open-access platform and considers what this means for research
Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool
Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure
Chris Smith
Chris Smith explains why they matter, and how publishers and universities can benefit
Rossana Morriello
Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy
Nandita Quaderi – editor-in-chief of the Web of Science – champions objectivity, selectivity, and data integrity
This article was jointly written by Andrea Chiarelli (pictured), Juliane Kant and Birgit Schmidt on behalf of Knowledge Exchange. Andrea Chiarelli is a consultant at Research Consulting. Juliane Kant is partner representative for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Knowledge Exchange. Birgit Schmidt is head of knowledge commons at Göttingen State and University Library.
Active engagement and collaboration are needed to deliver the promise of preprints, writes Andrea Chiarelli
