Patent power
27 January 2014
We ask Ann Chapman, co-founder of Minesoft, about patent information and 10 years of the PatBase patent database
James Gray assesses the situation and how it can be addressed
February/March 2014
Algorithms help assign reviewers more quickly
27 January 2014
Automating allocation of reviewers can speed up the review process - but the information about the reviewers' interests need to be good. Sian Harris speaks to the co-founder and CEO of open-access publisher Frontiers
Incentivising peer review
27 January 2014
Janne-Tuomas Seppanen describes a new journal that he hopes will provide recognition for good peer reviews
Wiley pilots transferable peer-review system
27 January 2014
Jackie Jones discusses why Wiley is piloting a new system to help transfer peer review between journals
The path to integration
27 January 2014
Last May, ProQuest bought e-book aggregator EBL. Sian Harris finds out about the company's plans to bring this and other businesses more closely together
Tracking and validating reviews
27 January 2014
Childhood friends formed New Zealand-based Publons to help academics build a reputation for their reviews, writes Sian Harris
From provider to partner: subscription agent roles evolve
27 January 2014
Sian Harris asks four subscription agents about how libraries purchase content and the implications of this for the agent's role
Carving new roles in the library
27 January 2014
Many discussions at the Online Information 2013 conference focused on the changes and opportunities for information professionals, writes Sian Harris
Preserving global scholarship
27 January 2014
As preservation professionals meet the rising demands of traditional publishers, can they also attend to the needs of riskier ventures, asks Rebecca Pool
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Matt Balara explains how an established publisher, De Gruyter, completed an extraordinary transformation
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From rapid disease information to a way to promote and share regional knowledge in multiple languages, preprints have come into their own in recent years. Siân Harris finds out more
Céline Richard
Céline Richard explains what the Large Hadron Collider has taught us about the importance of open access research
Ivy Cavendish
Ivy Cavendish tells the inspirational tale behind the formation of a writing tool for researchers, TooWrite
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There is a continuing need for the sorts of insights and judgements that only a person can bring, writes David Stuart
Tasha Mellins-Cohen
COUNTER reports have an integral role to play in our wider scholarly communication system, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Tony Roche
Emerald Publishing CEO Tony Roche talks of his career in scholarly publishing and a love of eastern cuisine
Alicia Wise
Alicia Wise, CLOCKSS executive director, reflects on her career and explains the importance of robustly preserving academic resources
Heather Staines
Heather Staines sums up proceedings at this year's Researcher to Reader conference
