Patent power
27 January 2014
We ask Ann Chapman, co-founder of Minesoft, about patent information and 10 years of the PatBase patent database
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
Latest issue
Faye Holst
Two librarians from the National Library of Scotland share their experiences with Faye Holst
A crisis requires rapid decision-making, and keeping record of these decisions becomes more important, says William Kilbride
Paul Stokes
Deciding to do nothing about preservation could be a disaster, says Paul Stokes
Julia Peregudova
The Russian Federation has declared 2021 as a year of Science and Technology – which predicts an increase in the sphere of scientific publications, writes Julia Peregudova
There is no easy answer, but some routes through the maze are becoming visible, writes Tasha Mellins-Cohen
More than 120 delegates from an array of institutions and countries around the world joined the organisers of CISPC for the first virtual version of the event.
