We ask Ann Chapman, co-founder of Minesoft, about patent information and 10 years of the PatBase patent database
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
Janne-Tuomas Seppanen describes a new journal that he hopes will provide recognition for good peer reviews
Jackie Jones discusses why Wiley is piloting a new system to help transfer peer review between journals
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
Childhood friends formed New Zealand-based Publons to help academics build a reputation for their reviews, writes Sian Harris
Sian Harris asks four subscription agents about how libraries purchase content and the implications of this for the agent's role
Many discussions at the Online Information 2013 conference focused on the changes and opportunities for information professionals, writes Sian Harris
As preservation professionals meet the rising demands of traditional publishers, can they also attend to the needs of riskier ventures, asks Rebecca Pool
The pandemic has provided a tantalising glimpse of the potential of open educational resources. Rebecca Pool asks: will they become our new normal?
You could do worse than to follow the advice of an iconic 90’s rapper, writes Susie Winter
Library search tools and services have a bright future – if they can support users in their preferred workflows, writes Matthew Hayes
Jason Priem tells of his hopes for a ‘long-overdue’ change in academic publishing
Sam Herbert
Sam Herbert, co-founder of 67 Bricks, casts his eye over the industry – and tells of his early love of surfing
We should meet users’ needs, no matter who they are, where they are from, or which language they speak, writes Ashleigh Faith
Tim Lloyd
Measuring the impact of open access agreements is critical for developing sustainable business models, writes Tim Lloyd
