Boosting transparency
In September Louis Culot became chief executive officer of BioData, a Digital Science company. We ask him about convergence between experimental processes and research information
In September Louis Culot became chief executive officer of BioData, a Digital Science company. We ask him about convergence between experimental processes and research information
It is nearly a year since EBSCO bought Plum Analytics. Sian Harris asks what has happened since the acquisition and what it means for the role of altmetrics in analysing research
The topic of metrics for scholarly impact can seem highly polarised but there might be fewer tensions between traditional and alternative than there first appear, writes Sian Harris
William Gunn reports back from a session on altmetrics that he chaired at the SSP conference earlier this year
The Frankfurt Book Fair is a time when publishers and publisher services companies tend to showcase their latest developments and news and these are often in the area of publishing platforms. From shifts towards mobile devices and decisions about changing technology to trends in e-books and the launch of new database platforms, companies tell us about some of their latest trends
Sian Harris explores how the growth and improved accessibility of the cloud is presenting a wealth of exciting opportunities for research libraries
Finbar Galligan imagines a future library where patrons drive all collection development
With hype waning for MOOCs and the backlash in full swing, what does the post-MOOC environment look like for higher education? Simon Linacre explores an increasingly complicated future of teaching, learning and research
As the world of scientific publishing changes, authors need to be prepared for post-publication peer comments on their work, argues Anna Sharman
Hijacking of journal websites is a worrying side product of scholarly communication moving online and a topic that Iran-based journalist and researcher Mehrdad Jalalian is particularly concerned about. We asked him about the problem and how researchers and others can address the issue
Interviews for this article have been adapted from recent PhaidraCon roundtable events and from upcoming 2023 editions of EpistemiCast
Patrick Hargitt explains why 2022 became the year that accessibility got serious
Joseph Koivisto and Jordan Sly from the University of Maryland discuss the implications of the publications-as-data model
Despite the collective and decisive step changes in enabling the transition to open access this year, we should not be complacent, writes Susie Winter
Thomas Shaw and Andrew Barker from Lancaster University Library discuss the realities, challenges and future impact of open access in the research community
It’s not a question of if, but how. The future of scholarly publishing is open, yet the debate on how to accelerate the growth of open access continues