Outsourcing helps to meet user needs
The original view of a disruptive technology, as coined at Harvard Business School, was that it spelt doom to big, mature companies. Because they…
October/November 2006
Personalisation tool scoops library services mashup prize
Over the summer of 2006, an eclectic mix of librarians, programmers, and interested individuals with web skills applied their talents to the task of…
Focusing on the users
Figuring out what users want and how they behave are some of the biggest challenges for publishers and for the companies that they outsource…
Users should be at the centre of Web 2.0 plans
There's been no hotter topic in 2006 than Web 2.0. Much has been made of its community engagement: putting research back into the hands…
Championing the case of smaller publishers
In recent years the profile of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) has been raised significantly by the energetic work of…
Building an information structure in the UK
Since 2002, the UK's JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) has shown a strong commitment to an emerging trend in research institutions and digital repositories.…