User needs are crucial
15 October 2012
Peter Philips has recently become chief executive of Cambridge University Press. We asked him about his vision for the industry
Tim Gillett picks five hot riffs on UX
October/November 2012
Free tool helps with journal selection
15 October 2012
Choosing which journal to publish your research in can be tricky and if English is not your native language it can be more difficult. Siân Harris finds out about a free, online tool to help with the task, whatever your native language is
Mobile publishing grows but questions still remain
15 October 2012
The past couple of years have seen a surge of interest from publishers and others in delivering research information on mobile devices but challenges remain. Siân Harris reports
Considering rights in a digital age
15 October 2012
Emily Goodhand examines the implications of recent copyright announcements and news, and speculates on whether a happy medium in digital copyright will ever truly be achieved
Librarians envisage positive role in open-access future
15 October 2012
Earlier this year Croatian open-access publisher InTech carried out research into open access in libraries. Paul MacKenzie-Cummins reveals some of the findings
Report reveals impact of open access on libraries
15 October 2012
Academic libraries need to evolve to continue to meet the needs of their users in an open-access world, reports Siân Harris
The changing face of databases
15 October 2012
As researchers are presented with many more ways to find scholarly papers online, Siân Harris takes a look at the roles of the traditional A&I database and potential disruptors
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As the pressure to understand student success rises, Rebecca Pool asks: are libraries coming around to learning analytics?
The publishing industry has yet to fully acknowledge the need to create accessible stories to increase the uptake of OA articles, writes Sabine Louët
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Szabi Steiner describes efforts to encourage data sharing at City, University of London
Jacqueline Thompson, Marcus Munafò and Ian Penton-Voak introduce a tool to help assess research quality
Sophie Goldsworthy and Ben Denne sift through 5,000 responses from HSS researchers
Jo McShea rounds up the 50th annual STM conference, held last week in Frankfurt
