February/March 2014

As electronic publishing surges ahead, preservation initiatives are experiencing very strong growth. Global archive, CLOCKSS, for example, has yet again added more than fifty…

How important are libraries, and how important will they be in the future? These were key questions asked at the Online Information conference held…

The move from print to electronic journals had a dramatic impact on the creators, disseminators and users of this information. But it also affects…

When Andrew Preston and Daniel Johnson were boys riding their bikes and playing football in their home town of Whakatane, New Zealand, they had…

There are many different types of tools and resources for libraries and their users: to find information; to manage information; to purchase it; and,…

Rapid publication is a widely-pursued goal for authors and publishers. However, the review part of the process can take a long time – a…

Unlocking knowledge is an innately rewarding calling for academics, and excellence in research, demonstrated through published work, is the key to academic career advancement.…

Launching a new publisher with a new publishing model opens up opportunities to experiment with new approaches to publishing. This is what seven-year old…