June / July 2008

Elsevier's Jay Katzen explains how new research 2.0 tools are helping researchers to source more pertinent information by connecting with others in their field

As more different types of research resources become available electronically, Atypon's Nash Pal argues that multiproduct platforms are the best way to ensure efficient access to all the information that researchers need

John Murphy discovers why three German libraries have teamed up for document delivery

Researchers in western companies want to know what their competitors are doing but it can be a challenge when many of those competitors are in countries like China or Korea. Siân Harris finds out how patent information providers are tackling the language barrier

At the start of this year, Italy's Istituto Superiore di Sanita (ISS) of Rome announced an open-access archiving policy. Elisabetta Poltronieri and Paola De Castro of ISS's Publishing Activities Unit explain what this will means to the institute's researchers and the wider research community

A British Library survey has revealed that users want the same rights with digital information as they have with print

Rolf Janke of SAGE Reference reports back on some of the e-book and e-reference discussions at the London Book Fair