Connecting digital heritage
30 May 2013
In April the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) opened its virtual doors for the first time. Executive director Dan Cohen reveals more
June/July 2013
Dynamic data presents a world of possibilities
30 May 2013
Sarah Bartlett reports from OCLC's recent conference about insights from data
Organisational transformation paves way for improved discovery
30 May 2013
Two US universities have recently taken different approaches to implementing discovery tools. Library directors Mary M. Somerville and Kristin Antelman reveal some of their experiences
The path to discovery
30 May 2013
Faced with a bewildering array of resources from a wide range of sources, it can be hard for a researcher to find the right information. Libraries can help by providing good discovery tools. Sian Harris asked some of the companies that provide such tools about the issues that libraries should consider
Completing the information cycle
30 May 2013
Text mining, altmetrics and data sharing are all hot topics today. Sian Harris meets some of the people behind the raft of small technology businesses that collectively make up Digital Science
Information professionals could do more for data
30 May 2013
The vision of an open-data future may still be some way off but David Stuart looks at some of the possibilities and the challenges along the way
The globalisation of education
30 May 2013
Linden Harris discusses the rising popularity of 'Massive Open Online Courses' and how they could change higher education on a global scale
Latest issue
Antonia Seymour, chief executive at IOP Publishing, and Andrew Barker, director of library services and learning development at Lancaster University, talk about hybrid working and re-thinking how we work
David Stuart writes: are new ways of measuring research are providing a more realistic picture of scholarly communication?
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Siân Harris looks at what role cloud-based services play in libraries today, their benefits and limitations and what challenges remain
Charlie Rapple
Kudos co-founder Charlie Rapple explains her passion for accelerating the dissemination – and impact – of science
Sowmya Swaminathan
Sowmya Swaminathan discusses the implications for publishers in helping to foster open research practices
Nandita Quaderi
Nandita Quaderi explains how Covid-19 continues to affect the citation network, and introduces a new kind of citation distortion
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere outlines how researchers in sub-Saharan countries are being hamstrung by economics
Helen Lippell
Helen Lippell explains why organisations should learn more about taxonomies, ontologies and metadata - and describes her love of a good quiz
Mark Hahnel
Figshare founder Mark Hahnel describes the company's beginnings and raison d’être – and his wider hopes for scholarly communications
Miriam Maus
If scientists are successful, we are successful, writes Miriam Maus, publishing director at IOP Publishing
